Insomnia, people that have it always complain, and bitch,
and moan. I have it. Sure I need extra coffee in the morning but
it provides me with extra TV time. After
my wife and son are fast asleep I simply go downstairs, turn on the tv and
watch movies or old tv shows. Right now
I am grateful for not only the insomnia but for Mill Creek for putting out my favorite
show as a kid, Knight Rider. Now the
insomnia has really paid off as I can relive all of the Hoff’s great moments.
For those of you to young, or that lived in a cave during the
80s. Knight Rider was the coolest show
on tv. It stared David Hasselhoff as
Michael Long , a police officer who is shot in the face. He is given plastic surgery and a new
identity as Michael Knight. The man who
did this for him is Wilton Knight a billionaire who is starting his own law
enforcement division. He recruits Michael
to lead this and gives him KITT, the Knight Industries Two Thousand. It’s a computerized Pontiac Firebird. Its bullet proof, has weapons, talks, has
artificial intelligence, everything a nerd would want in a super car.
I could not wait for Sunday Night when I was
little. No matter what I was doing I had
to be home, changed into my pajamas in my room and ready to watch Knight Rider. Even as a little kid I knew the Hoff was
James Dean cool.
Every show something bad happens and Michael and KITT drive
in and save the day and get the girl. In
season 2 we meet Goliath, which is an evil semi-truck made out of KITTS special
metal shell. The guy driving it is
played by David Hasselhoff in a cool duel role.
He plays Garth Knight, William Knight’s evil estranged son. I watched that one last night as well. I always remembered being really worried when
Goliath smashed up KITT, but its ok, because KITT got re modded and came back
even cooler than before.
I watched about 7 episodes
total last night scanning a bit of each disc. And I must say Mill Creek did a
great job with this blue ray set. Its
packed in a nice slip box and each season is individually packed in standard
blu ray cases. Which alone makes it worthwhile as some TV sets lately have
really skimped on the packaging aspect buy using the cheap plastic shells in a
big box. These are actual blu ray cases. The picture quality is fantastic as is the
sound. If my son would not have been
asleep my sound bar would have been blasting the amazing opening theme. In fact when he woke up it did.
Now I know there are lots of people out there who will argue
that the show is lame by today’s standards but I disagree. I found that after spending my night watching
it that it hold up really well. If you
were a fan of the series from back in the day this is definitely a must own
set, I’ve watched random episodes in
syndication when they pop up but the quality is bad. I really can’t stress how amazing this one
looks, even the flashing back and forth red visor when KITT talks just glows on
the screen. The car chases come to life
with not only the picture but the sound as well.
Another thing is that this not only a show that holds up
over time for you to still be able to enjoy, but it also is a good one to watch
with your kids. When I explained to my
7yr old about the computerized car his first question was “Does it talk” when I replied yes, his next question was “Can
I watch it?” to which I also replied yes.
Mill Creek is known for putting out amazingly large tv
series set and this is no exception. It’s
all 4 seasons, on 16 blu rays. If you
loved it growing up buy it, show it to your kids and let them experience the
joy that you don’t really get in modern day television. I’ve always said Baywatch would have been
much better had Hasselhoff rode around in a talking dune buggy. Sadly he did not, but he did in Knight Rider,
except it wasn’t a dune buggy, but we covered that.
Bottom line this is a must own. And remember titles like this tend to go out
of print so I would pick this up now and start reliving this great show from
the 80s
Overall 4 out of 5 stars
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