An Untimely Knight Rider Rant

[TMC]

http://theaxisofego.com/2012/03/26/a...ht-rider-rant/

Here’s the deal: An undercover police officer named Michael Long is trying to bust some bad guys. He may be a police lieutenant, but he’s actually spent half a year in the field. And, by “field,” I mean posing as part of a security detail for a chemical company in an attempt to prevent industrial espionage. At least I think that’s what’s going on. Something within hailing distance of that is definitely happening. We don’t need to get bogged down in details, nerds.

The important part is that this plan goes to hell within the first few minutes of the series, resulting in the following:

1. Michael Long’s friend and partner Muntzie (posing as an electrician) gets gunned down in the parking lot of the hotel by a security expert named Gray, played by the always-evil Lance LeGault. Gray is operating under orders of another guy named Fred Wilson, who was posing as an employee of the chemical company. Despite the fact that this is part of a six-month police investigation, there are no nearby cops ready to apprehend Muntzie’s murderer, leaving it up to Michael Long to take Gray and the others down solo. Meanwhile, Muntzie lies bleeding to death in the middle of the Circus Circus parking lot, with no medical personnel or law enforcement in sight. We’re off to a great start.

2. Long pursues the bad guys, but one of the executives from the company (who just happens to be a beautiful blonde named Tanya) issues a proclamation that she’s going with him to pursue the industrial spies. I’m fairly certain that it’s not part of standard police procedure to allow a civilian to do a ride-along when in hot pursuit of dangerous criminals.

3. Upon catching up to the bad guys . . . wow . . . where to start? Michael attempts to arrest them based on a charge of treason. Again, I have no idea how a local cop has jurisdiction in a treason case, nor am I clear on how stealing from a private company would fit the definition of “treason.” Those points are moot, because Tanya betrays Michael when she helps the people who infiltrated the chemical company, including Fred Wilson . . . you know what? It’s really stupid. The important part is that Tanya shoots Michael in the face.

4. The bad guys leave him for dead. A mysterious helicopter shows up and rescues Michael Long. This is where things go flying off the rails . . .