Knight Rider


 

:For the American media company, see Knight Ridder.

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~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Story
Supporting cast
Enemies
Spinoffs
Cultural impact
Other Countries
Cast and credits
Trivia
See also
External links
Literature

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Random Robot Roundup

Dan Gates sent a Technology Review article on the UMan robot (for more see our previous coverage of UMan and other gripping robots). Amy McKinzie let us know that NBC has used to refurbished industrial robots from her company in the new Knight Rider TV series. The folks at the RoboDevelopment Conference announced the finalists for their annual Innovator Awards and the OpenJAUS free software architecture, which we reported on a while back has made their list. Trossen Robotics let us know that they've launched a new Educational Robotics Division that will carry robot kits specifically tailored for classroom use. Chris Bruner told us about a paintball robot sentry that weighs in at 10lbs and cost less than $500. David Calkins brings news from the world of orgasmotrons and teledildonics, where the ARSE ELEKTRONIKA 2008 conference will explore the intersection of sex and technology. The PC/104 consortium announced approval of the EPIC Express specification, adding stackable PCI Express support to future PC/104 boards. Roland Piquepaille posted in his blog about robot gas stations in the sky and ship-cleaning robots. And from the Swirling Brain come stories of robots on unicycles (with video), airbags for old people, a list of history's greatest robot hoaxes, info on the WowWee Bladestar autonomous indoor flying robot, and a Wired article on robot hands. Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing facts we should report? Send 'em our way please.

Knight Debuts In Third

NBC's Knight Rider finished in third place in the ratings in its Sept. 24 premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Knight's Poitier Still Lesbian?

NBC's Knight Rider threw viewers for a loop when FBI agent Carrie Ruvai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) was introduced in a February television movie/pilot: She was shown climbing out of the bed she had just shared with a blond woman. Will that change?

Arias Reveals Legion Details

Yancey Arias (NBC's Knight Rider) told SCI FI Wire that he will play a Los Angeles cop in the upcoming apocalyptic movie Legion.

Battlestar's Billy Is Knight's, Too

Fans of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica may be forgiven for doing a double take when viewing the premiere of NBC's Knight Rider on Sept. 24: There's a character named Billy, and he's played by Paul Campbell.

TV Smackdown II: Rider Vs. Seeker

Round Two of SCI FI Wire's Fall TV Smackdown: NBC's Knight Rider takes on the syndicated Legend of the Seeker.

Cast Hasn't Met Knight's Kilmer

Val Kilmer, who voices K.I.T.T. in NBC's upcoming reboot of Knight Rider, has yet to meet the other cast members in the television show.

Bourne Inspires Knight Stunts

The cast members of NBC's upcoming Knight Rider reboot series will do as much of the stunt work as allowed, following in the footsteps of Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity, and that's no coincidence: That film's director, Doug Liman, is an executive producer of the new show.

Knight Revs Up Its Premiere

The stars and producer of NBC's upcoming Knight Rider talk more about what to expect as the revamped show roars onto a screen near you.

Knight Rider Ranks High

NBC's upcoming Knight Rider series is registering a high recognition factor among potential audiences, Variety reported. It is one of just six new shows so far that are hitting more than a 20-percent awareness among audiences, according to the latest fall tracking reports.