David Hasselhoff Upset He Was Driven Out Of 'Knight Rider' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-09-2008, 12:00 AM

David Hasselhoff insists he'll have nothing to do with a planned Knight Rider TV series because producers ignored his ideas for the project's hit pilot and ousted him as a guest star.

Hasselhoff, who was the original Knight Rider on TV in the 1980s, claims he came up with the idea of reviving the franchise and even presented TV bosses with a plot treatment for the show.

But when producers decided to take a different direction for the TV pilot, which aired in America earlier this year, and cut Hasselhoff out, the Baywatch creator decided he wanted nothing to do with the new Knight Rider.

He rants, "Basically, I brought the project into (TV network) NBC. They read my treatment, which involved Michael Knight and his son, and they called me up and said 'Hey, we're going ahead.'"

But it soon became clear that producers were going in a different direction: "They asked me to come in and do a cameo and promote it and I said I would. But it was not what I had in mind. I didn't get a chance to see the show until the final product and it was clearly not what it could've been. It was someone else's vision. I clearly could've brought more of Michael Knight and the past into it. The bottom line was they missed a big audience because it was not retro and that was the whole point of it - being retro. I mean everybody grew up watching that show and they loved it. They missed the point of heart, humour and action. They didn't have heart, humor and I don't know how they didn't have action."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

tv star collector · 05-09-2008, 08:54 AM

Considering how NBC totally botched the remake of The Bionic Woman,
I am not surprised ... and I completely agree with David Hasselhoff.

TJL · 05-09-2008, 08:58 AM

The updated Knight Rider was weak.

Hoff should count his blessings that he's not involved with this show.

MikeLutton · 05-09-2008, 10:44 PM

where did u read that at am is there a link or anywhere was it on his website

05-09-2008, 12:00 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	David Hasselhoff Upset He Was Driven Out Of 'Knight Rider' David Hasselhoff insists he'll have nothing to do with a planned Knight Rider TV series because producers ignored his ideas for the project's hit pilot and ousted him as a guest star. Hasselhoff, who was the original Knight Rider on TV in the 1980s, claims he came up with the idea of reviving the franchise and even presented TV bosses with a plot treatment for the show. But when producers decided to take a different direction for the TV pilot, which aired in America earlier this year, and cut Hasselhoff out, the Baywatch creator decided he wanted nothing to do with the new Knight Rider. He rants, "Basically, I brought the project into (TV network) NBC. They read my treatment, which involved Michael Knight and his son, and they called me up and said 'Hey, we're going ahead.'" But it soon became clear that producers were going in a different direction: "They asked me to come in and do a cameo and promote it and I said I would. But it was not what I had in mind. I didn't get a chance to see the show until the final product and it was clearly not what it could've been. It was someone else's vision. I clearly could've brought more of Michael Knight and the past into it. The bottom line was they missed a big audience because it was not retro and that was the whole point of it - being retro. I mean everybody grew up watching that show and they loved it. They missed the point of heart, humour and action. They didn't have heart, humor and I don't know how they didn't have action." (This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Considering how NBC totally botched the remake of The Bionic Woman, I am not surprised ... and I completely agree with David Hasselhoff.

05-09-2008, 10:44 PM	#4
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,873	where did u read that at am is there a link or anywhere was it on his website