Television
'Knight Rider' drives off into sunset
We have previously covered all the major developments in the story of NBC's Knight Rider remake so it is only fitting that we would report on its end. Or, at least, what seems to be the end. As you may recall, Knight Rider came on strong with a backdoor pilot TV movie during the writers strike. To the surprise of no one who understands ...
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'Knight Rider' hits CTRL, ALT and DEL
If you have been following the saga of the new Knight Rider in these pages, you know that the show debuted with a backdoor pilot TV movie that did well enough in the ratings to justify being picked up as a series. The series, of course, has not been doing well — critically or in the ratings. Each week, it has shed massive numbers ...
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Alas, 'Knight Rider' rolls on
One step forward, two steps back. Last time we talked about the weak-sauce Knight Rider cash-in remake, the news was good. Well, technically it was bad — the series' ratings had dropped considerably from its big TV movie pilot.
We found this information rather amusing since it matched exactly our early prediction — that the (awful) TV movie would do well ...
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When 'Truth' becomes 'Legend'
By now, you've probably watched so much CNN you've got a ticker running across your retinas. You've undoubtedly seen so many ads "approved by" their maker you're ready to toss your telly out the window.
Don't.
At least, not just yet.
Executive Producer Sam Raimi (Spider-Man movies) and I would like to invite you (not together, though, as he doesn't know I exist) to step out of reality ...
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'My Own Worst Enemy' a smart mash-up
Christian Slater. Remember him? For awhile there back in the late 80s and early 90s it looked like he was going to be a pretty big deal. Then, in the early 2000s, he just kind of vanished. Oh sure he was still around but his projects weren't garnering much attention. Fickle fame, it seemed, had doomed Slater with the worst of all labels: has-been.
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