A Misfit of Science thinks Nathan Fillion should be the new Knight Rider.
Andy Grieser, a columnist for Zap2It.com, thinks a revival of "Knight Rider" could work if Nathan was behind the wheel instead of likely lead Justin Bruening. That may work if the producers decided the new driver should be Michael Knight's cousin, not his son.
Other ideas, however, may be interesting: Lisa Weil, ex-Paris on Gilmore Girls could be a better Sarah than Deanna Russo, Michael Clarke Duncan could be KITT's voice (anything's better than Val Kilmer), and Eliza Dushku could be their FBI agent ally. Thing is, Eliza may be too busy with another show for that to happen.
April 06 2008
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Yeah they lost me after I read that. How can you take anything else in there serious after that comment? *sigh*
SenseiJJ | April 06, 12:51 CET
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner | April 06, 13:05 CET
MikeJer | April 06, 13:09 CET
Madhatter | April 06, 14:11 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | April 06, 14:12 CET
impalergeneral | April 06, 14:13 CET
Simon | April 06, 15:00 CET
Aside--wouldn't everything be better with Nathan Fillion?
Swiftly | April 06, 15:19 CET
Nathan Fillion is... Queen Victoria!
Nathan Fillion is... Malcolm X!
Yeah, not everything would be better, I don't think.
@theonetruebix | April 06, 15:23 CET
Furball | April 06, 15:26 CET
Swiftly | April 06, 15:32 CET
'Course, I'd pictured my version as a Battlestar Galactica-esque dark sci-fi drama with a proper criminal underworld, moral implications, and artificial intelligence that could learn and develop to kill us all. Cheery!
VaughnOfTheDead | April 06, 15:57 CET
I'm with Simon. I wouldn't wish this version on anybody. I mean, it opens with a hinted at threesome. Because, well... Actually, there's no reason at all. We just wanted to get the 13 year olds watching.
gossi | April 06, 16:24 CET
Then again, I'm bitter over many remake-type things, including Wonder Woman (for obvious reasons), and Daredevil--because it sucked.
I'm still grumpy they didn't cast Willem Defoe as Rorschach in the Watchmen movie.
Don't even get me started on the Dukes of Hazzard remake.
...Nathan Fillion as Oddball in another M*A*S*H!
...Nathan Fillion as the Fiddler on the Roof
...Nathan Fillion as Cesar Chavez.
ETA: Honestly, I think Nathan could pull off Queen Victoria: he does, after all, move very gracefully when he wants to.
Did she ever wear pretty floral bonnets? That could be the deal maker.
[ edited by BandofBuggered on 2008-04-06 23:13 ]
BandofBuggered | April 06, 16:52 CET
sporter | April 06, 16:56 CET
Honestly, I think Nathan could pull off Queen Victoria: he does, after all, move very gracefully when he wants to.
Did she ever wear pretty floral bonnets? That could be the deal maker.
And don't forget that a guy who looks like Nathan would like to be king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat. Plus, Nathan's from Edmonton, capital of Alberta. That's right next door to Saskatchewan, capital: Regina (queen). He was born for the part (or at least born within 750 km).
Ying | April 06, 17:35 CET
zz9 | April 06, 17:45 CET
Like the plot point that started at the beginning and ended two hours later.
@theonetruebix | April 06, 17:47 CET
Did Knight Rider ever have a discernible plot? Wasn't it just the 'Hoff and his car that was way cooler than him?
Now, whenever I think Knight Rider, I think of the Robot Chicken sketch that made fun of it. Or the MythBusters episode where they tested the whole driving-the-car-into-the-truck thing.
zz9, I'm waiting for the Camaro to make its comeback in '09. It's going to be a college grad present: to me, from me. 'Twill be sparkly yellow.
BandofBuggered | April 06, 17:53 CET
Please prove me right, America. Don't let me down again.
IrrationaliTV | April 06, 18:15 CET
BandOf Buggered, but will it talk?
zz9 | April 06, 18:22 CET
But I thought the car alone was cool enough to sustain the otherwise plotless TV movie.
The idea of Nathan in "Knight Rider" reminds me -- wasn't that sequence of him tailwhipping the Dodge Charger out onto the road in "Drive", him looking all badass, his partner lookin' all impressed, and then the thing just clunking out about the most wonderful thing ever on TV? I love that moment. "Drive" ruled. I liked the new model better than the classic, actually (for the story, not in general -- less conspicuous?).
Sigh... that's all the idea of Nathan in "Knight Rider" does, is make me miss "Drive".
KingofCretins | April 06, 18:49 CET
As for playing the ladies, Nathan would IMHO make a fine Victoria Regina. Or perhaps Miss Kitty in "Gunsmoke." And others in that line but not so much the Buffy or River or Cameron kind of role, no matter how fine he thinks his legs may be.
Peace, pie and kittens to you all.
FloralBonnet | April 06, 19:40 CET
That said, it would have been a perfect concept for Nathan, because he's a charismatic, funny, good-looking leading man. He could really lead a show like that (or a movie!).
But not the new Knight Rider, please.
dispatch | April 06, 20:04 CET
cabri | April 06, 20:33 CET
KingofCretins | April 06, 21:39 CET
Drive(ing) has not turned out well for Nathan in the past.
I always loved Tales of the Gold Monkey and there's an actor who'd be great reprising the Stephen Collins role, you get Ian McShane for the Roddy McDowall role and you've GOT something ...
Tonya J | April 06, 21:54 CET
Shey | April 06, 23:16 CET
[ edited by dreamlogic on 2008-04-07 10:01 ]
dreamlogic | April 07, 03:32 CET
Come on, how stupid did they think we were.
Furball | April 07, 05:33 CET
Back then, no-matter how good your effects-fu, the real world would impinge (especially on a TV budget).
I'm in the "wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy" camp since the pilot was pretty dire IMO but Nathan would definitely make it less unwatchable (not actually watchable - even the Cap has his limits - just closer to being so).
Saje | April 07, 06:08 CET
Furball | April 07, 06:17 CET
Yeah, it's a fair point, everyone has their line. I could live with 'Knightrider' (it wasn't always a "bush" BTW, sometimes there'd be a road-repair crew that left a convenient pile of "dirt" ;) but a lot of the stuff from 'Streethawk' for instance had even kid me thinking it was pretty silly (and 'Airwolf' with Vincent/Borgnine was mostly OK, after they left it got pretty daft though).
Saje | April 07, 06:36 CET
Just got a scary visual of a homemade A Team tank firing the Fonz at the bad guys.
Furball | April 07, 06:58 CET
He could use his cool to freeze the baddies though and if BA's van ever broke down he'd just give it a "cool thump" and hey presto and I bet some Fonz Wisdom (TM) would show Murdock just how silly he's being with the whole "horrific post traumatic stress" thing, so in many ways he'd be the perfect addition to the team.
In fact, i'll be amazed if the next season of '24' doesn't revolve around an Al Quaeda plot to clone The Fonz and use him for evil.
Saje | April 07, 07:30 CET
Another dream crushed.
My favorite Knight Rider tribute.
Sunfire | April 07, 09:02 CET
Kitt crashes through a brick wall, it's season 1.
Kitt crashes through some cardboard boxes or maybe a fence, season 2.
Kitt swerves to avoid a dropped candybar wrapper, season 3.
You could see the budget falling week by week.
zz9 | April 07, 10:54 CET
This show will be a sure fire bomb.
DarenG | April 07, 12:06 CET
That was my best laugh today! Thank you, zz9!
JohannaHunnie | April 07, 13:45 CET