New Knight Rider in 2008!

Growing up in the 80’s, one of my favourite shows besides the Transformers was Knight Rider. After some pretty awful restarts (cue The Knight Rider 2000 Movie and Team Knight Rider), it looks like 2008 will mark the return of the story of a lone crusader in the dangerous world… the world… of the Knight Rider!

Michael Tracer, played by soap star Justin Bruening, is a disgruntled Iraq war veteran and the son of former lone crusader, Michael Knight, who will be played by David Hasselhoff in a cameo during the series premiere on February 17th, 2008. The two hour premiere will be a sort of passing of the torch from the old generation to the new generation, from father to son. I wonder if the new Lone Crusader will have a singing career too?

What about KITT?  Well, he’ll still be black, but instead of the GM Trans AM from the 80’s, he’ll get some of his influence from the horrid Team Knight Rider which featured FORD vehicles. KITT will return as a Mustang Shelby GT500KR that will take multiple configurations reminiscent of the Convertible and Super Pursuit mode of the orignal. Here’s a quick video from the launch that shows off his three distinct forms:

The final change to KITT will be his voice.  Gone is the familiar wise-cracking voice acting of William Daniels who will be replaced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development / Blades of Glory) as the voice of the New KITT.  Personally, I think that it would’ve been cool to have Daniels back in the role. I mean, what made KITT… KITT was the personality and the voice. I can see how they don’t want the new KITT to be “Dad’s Car” but think about what would have happened if in the Transformers movie, the first time that Prime spoke (still can’t get over the “LIP” thing), it was some other Schmoe? Look for the two hour premiere of The NEW Knight Rider on February 17th, 2007!

On another note, I’m still giving away at Samsung 20 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor and 4 GB Samsung MP3 player at Futurelooks. Contest ends December 16th so ENTER NOW!

The Best Stunts Are Done Stupid and Drunk

Creating a potential disaster is pretty easy when aided with alcohol. First you add in the redneck hick. Then you offer said hick a few of his favourite piss beers (Budweiser…bleh…). Next, you dare him, while he is a little wasted, to jump his SUZUKI Sidekick over a dirt jump that looks like it was made for bikes, not cars. For extra ghetto redneck factor, we have him do this all in the trailer park. Since the Sidekick has an extremely weak roof and rolls very easily, you’d have to be either really drunk or really stupid or both to try this. Unless you want to be part of the voluntary population control program, don’t try this at home. Check out the pre-ignition preparations…

*Video may contain redneck hicks swearing LOUDLY so it may not be suitable for work

The First Snow of Winter 2007

Yesterday, it started with a light dusting of snow in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Overnight, the storm made a turn for the worst in Port Moody, and by today, the flakes got huge, the temperature dropped, and we’ve got a bit of a blizzard on our hands. I actually ordered up snow tires a couple of weeks ago before the storm, but a backorder on the Dunlop Winter Sport 3D’s that I ordered up only got here yesterday.  Unfortunately, the tire shop doesn’t open on Sundays, so I was unable to get them mounted on the Subaru.

So right now, I’m driving around in some of the worst snow that the Lower Mainland has seen in a while on a set of Pirelli P-Zero Nero All Season Tires.  Well, most of the seasons.  The P-Zero Nero All Season and Summer tires share the same tread pattern, and even Pirelli themselves say it is for “Light” occasional snow.  With about a foot of the white stuff actually sticking to the ground, and two major hills flanking either side of my neighbourhood, it’s been great entertainment trying to power my way out of here. I’m wondering if I can even get to the tire shop to get my snow tires put on tomorrow. I’m actually less scared of getting stuck than I am of getting hit by someone else, but having snow tires makes it easier for me to get out of the frickin’ way.

How’s the snow where you are?