In case you weren’t aware, TTAC’s publisher (that’s me) and Autoblog’s Editor-in-Chief (sounds painful) John Neff have been having an epic pissing match in the comments section of our blog on their HUMMER vs. Toyota comparo. I took them to task for not disclosing the sponsorship for their off-road safari. Neff signed-on to say there was no sponsorship– except for the vehicles themselves and insurance (which was activated by their blogger’s driving). And besides, WHY DON’T YOU LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! Anyway, we’re still waiting for that little piece of fair disclosure text under their blog. And needless to say, we will continue to put AOL’s automotive extremity in a Fujiwara armbar as and when we see fit. And this time we don’t see fit. Once again, AB’s Alex Nunez friggin’ well NAILS his live blog of Knight Rider, this time chronicling Season 1, Episode 4. Forbes centogenarian scribe Jerry Flint may feel the need to quote Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, but I’m bookmarking Nunez’ Knight Rider screed for my personal posterity patrol. Behold! “8:45: KITT ID’s the guy who poisoned Mike. ATTACK MODE! They plot to intercept. Mike talks to Sarah. He loves her. His heart stops. KITT: “He is dead.” Suddenly, I feel more alive.” And “8:57: Cut to: dreamy sequence. Sadly, this is not heaven, Mike is not dead, and we’re going to probably do this again next week.” In fact, The Hollywood Reporter reports that NBC has ordered-up four more episodes of Knight Rider for Mr. Nunez’ haiku-like evisceration. Can’t wait. No really. I’m a big fan.
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When I was 13 years old, I watched a show about a talking car with magical powers.
Now, thanks to the life-changing invention of the internet, I am writing a comment about a meta-blog about a blog about a TV show about a talking car with magical powers, targeted at 13 year olds.
Something is wrong here.
I am writing about reading a comment written about a meta-blog about a blog about a TV show about a talking car with magical powers, targeted at 13 year olds.
Something is even more wrong there.
The original Knight Rider, while soft in plot and cheezy in execution – looks like an Oscar-worthy drama compared to this mess of a show. Nunez’s live blog is spot on. I find myself watching masochistically like waiting for Lindsay Lohan to humiliate herself next. Oh yeah – and to see just how far Ford can push the product placement envelope. Clearly, marketing has never been their forte.
Something is even more wrong there.
No, you’ve just gone meta-media.
I saw this show one night at the gym….quit reading the inane dialogue captions after a minute or two and went back to looking at the fat girls on the treadmills….now I remember why I “don’t own a television machine”…..I’ll keep reading my books, thank you.
Robert,
Thank you.
@SherbornSean,
My head just exploded.
@1996MEdition,
It would explode more, except that, you know, it can’t.
Oh wow! So now we have someone to comment on TV like sports commentators! EXCELLENT!!!
Not really excellent. The sports commentators are a big part of why I watch very, very little sports on TV.
Maybe we could limit sports event commentators to 400 words or less?
I’m with 1996MEdition. Watching less and less TV all the time. These days it is recorded or reruns via DVD where I can fast forward anytime I please.
correction: books and TTAC (sorry guys)
The original Knight Rider, while soft in plot and cheezy in execution – looks like an Oscar-worthy drama compared to this mess of a show.
While I don’t think the current version of Knight Rider is a great show, I think it is better than the first. “Soft and cheesy” barely scratched the surface and William Daniels was irritating.
I just don’t think the current show is all that bad.
Stupid show.
I find it stupid that those idiots talk about how poor the show is and then spend their own time blogging about it. Like wtf? Every week I need to read these damn headlines about the show. Just don’t watch it if you don’t like it. But I bet these guys are closet fans and don’t want to admit it.
The show is fine and better than watching some of those dumb ass reality shows. It’s a show about a talking car for crapsakes. Enjoy it for what it is or don’t watch it. The best scenes are of the Mustang just driving in normal mode, the rest is throw away. I could watch that car driving for an hour than watching some of these reality shows.