So what happened? I remember loving Knight Rider when I was a little kid. I just caught some episodes on the Sci-Fi Channel, and the show is just awful! Gawd, I can't believe how retarded this series is. It's loaded with camp villains and some really stupid plots. But this is what I watched on TV back in the time of 1982 to 1986. Bad acting and fake looking stunts appear to be part of the intended design of Knight Rider as well. How many times did they resort to using toy cars or bad miniatures on this show? One too many I'll tell you.
The physical fight scenes in Knight Rider are some of the worst I have ever seen in my life. Why couldn't they have gotten a real fight choreographer for Knight Rider? The character of Michael Knight was supposed to be some kind of kung fu expert, but when he fights the bad guys his moves are anything but real martial arts. The guy fights like a freakin' idiot with that made up karate he uses. Then there were the stunt doubles used for David Hasselhoff. They were all so damn obvious! If your stunt double has a mustache and well you don't, I think that's going to cause some problems.
Back in the 80's when I was a kid, I thought Knight Rider was totally radical and totally cool. Today I am an adult in my 20's and looking at this show makes me cringe with embarrassment. It's mind boggling that to this day such a stupid show manages an incredible loyal following of fans. I suspect 80s nostalgia has more to do with it then the actual quality of the series. Though great childhood memories don't make up for a terrible TV show, and Knight Rider is cheesy series that can't be taken seriously by anyone over the age of 14.
The physical fight scenes in Knight Rider are some of the worst I have ever seen in my life. Why couldn't they have gotten a real fight choreographer for Knight Rider? The character of Michael Knight was supposed to be some kind of kung fu expert, but when he fights the bad guys his moves are anything but real martial arts. The guy fights like a freakin' idiot with that made up karate he uses. Then there were the stunt doubles used for David Hasselhoff. They were all so damn obvious! If your stunt double has a mustache and well you don't, I think that's going to cause some problems.
Back in the 80's when I was a kid, I thought Knight Rider was totally radical and totally cool. Today I am an adult in my 20's and looking at this show makes me cringe with embarrassment. It's mind boggling that to this day such a stupid show manages an incredible loyal following of fans. I suspect 80s nostalgia has more to do with it then the actual quality of the series. Though great childhood memories don't make up for a terrible TV show, and Knight Rider is cheesy series that can't be taken seriously by anyone over the age of 14.