NBC taps Liman for ‘Knight Rider’

Network readying two-hour backdoor pilot

 NBC is bringing back “Knight Rider,” tapping Doug Liman to produce a “Transformers”-inspired reworking of the 1980s hit action-drama series about a man and his indestructible supercar.Peacock is readying a two-hour backdoor pilot for the project, with tentative plans to air it as a telepic later this season. Liman is open to the idea of directing, assuming his feature sked allows. If the telepic clicks, a new-model “Knight Rider” could be on the air as early as next fall.

Dave Andron (“Raines”) is writing the pilot script and will serve as supervising producer alongside exec producers Liman and Dave Bartis (”The O.C.,” “Heist”) for Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Prods.

Success of “Transformers” had a role in inspiring NBC Entertainment chief Ben Silverman’s decision to revive “Knight.” The thinking is that smallscreen f/x have advanced to the point where it’d be feasible to have a weekly series in which cars shift shapes.

It’s also likely the new show will explore the idea of “evil” cars to offset the heroic talking K.I.T.T. car of the original skein, which starred David Hasselhoff. That said, skein is expected to essentially remain focused on the story of a single man fighting for justice with the help of his superadvanced car.

There’s also huge potential for advertiser integration. General Motors was all over “Transformers,” and it’s easy to see NBC striking a rich deal with a single automaker to serve as the exclusive auto brand for the new “Knight.” It’s understood preliminary talks have already begun.

Peacock is also veering from current conventional wisdom by moving forward with a telepic/backdoor pilot for “Knight.” Nets rarely produce telepics with an eye on turning them into series anymore, in part because the telepic has essentially disappeared from the broadcast network scene.

But NBC execs no doubt feel “Knight Rider” is enough of a pre-sold brand to lure an audience. What’s more, the telepic could serve as a good replacement for repeats come spring, perhaps replacing an encore of “Heroes” or “Bionic Woman.”

“Knight” originally aired on NBC from 1982 until 1986, with Hasselhoff playing smooth crimefighter Michael Knight. A spinoff skein, “Team Knight Rider,” aired in syndication during the 1997-98 season.

Project was put together by CAA and Adam Kolbrenner of Madhouse Entertainment.

Glen Larson created the original “Knight Rider” for Universal Television.

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I hate it when I can’t tell if I dig something or not.

People DO dig it - Reaper that is.  Metacritic States:

That’s pretty good.  I definitely ENJOYED it, and I think I get a sense for what they’re shooting for…so yeah.  I’m gonna give it a few eps.  I added it to my DVR.  Need to remember to do the same with Bionic Woman, which I ALSO missed on its initial airing.

One thing I DID enjoy, however, is the commercial I saw for that show Supernatural.  That shit looked hella awesome.  I may need to give that’n a glance, see if it can hold my attention.  I always figured it for some wanky WB garbage full of boymodel douches that sex through television free of any identity (beyond their alluring blue eyes) that you always see on those shows.  You know, the kind that chicks on LJ make icons out of that say shit like Serendipity in the lower left hand corner and make you want to stab yourself in the face until the world makes sense.  More the fool me, I guess, ‘cuz check out this dark-ass premise:

Season One

When Sam Winchester was an infant and his brother Dean was only four years old, their mother, Mary, was murdered on November 2, 1983 (All Souls’ Day). Her husband, John, saw blood dripping onto Sam’s cradle, looked up, and found his wife pinned to the ceiling, her midsection sliced open. A moment later, she burst into flames. John told Dean to take baby Sam outside and tried to make a desperate and futile attempt to save his wife while the house was consumed by flames.

After a psychic told John that something of the supernatural was responsible for Mary’s death, he became obsessed with finding and destroying the thing that killed his wife and in the process trained his sons to recognize and defend themselves against paranormal entities. At a young age, both Sam and Dean became resourceful sleuths and experienced fighters assisting their father in his quest to destroy dangerous creatures and find the demon that had killed their mother. However, Sam rebelled against the lifestyle his father chose for him, eventually having a falling out with his father and leaving to live a “normal” life. He attended Stanford University on a full scholarship and lived with his girlfriend, Jessica Moore, in an apartment near campus. But when Dean, after two years of estrangement, appears one night on Sam’s doorstep during the autumn of his senior year, bearing the news that their father has gone missing while on a “hunting trip”. Sam reluctantly agrees to help Dean in the search….

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Just reading that makes me wanna check it out.  Reckon I will.

I dunno.  It’s not like I NEED more TV, because tons of shit is starting back up…The Office (win), 30 Rock (win), Heroes (sort of win), SCRUBS (February?), 24, LOST, Battlestar Galactica, Bafmodad Supreme Vs The Burrito Bandits…and now Reaper, @ least for awhile.  I HAVE PROJECTS, PEOPLE.  Things I’m trynna do.  I blame Gabby, because the only reason I have a cable box is the fact that we live together…now I’m all addicted to TV and shit.  It’s fucked up!

ps brain no workie.  me joshlock do small amount of work-related bullcrap and then go to bed.  plz to be dreaming of boobies and butterscotch

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I FORGOT TO WATCH REAPER

SHIT.

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