Knight Rider (TV series)

Knight Rider. NBC TV series, mid-1980s. Glen A. Larson, exec. prod. USA: Universal.

KITT, the AI, computerized car that is the "steed" for Michael Knight, is arguably smarter than the human nominal hero of the series. Briefly commented on in H. F. Waters, "TV's Record Crime Wave," q.v. under Drama Criticism. Willis lists a 94-minute version in 1982, directed by Daniel Haller, presumably the pilot. KITT is on permanent display at the Universal Studios theme park in Universal City, CA.

Subject of a nicely creep enonium about four minutes into Mr. Robot, episode "esp3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk"; note praise of Knight Rider for its foreshadowing dependence on technology in near-future world of Mr. Robot (ca. 2017), and the real world that show reflects.

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