Knight Rider
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[edit] Introduction
Knight Rider was a television series created by Glen A. Larson, who also wrote, or co-wrote, all 84 episodes. It was cancelled in 1986 after 4 seasons, but spawned two TV movies, Knight Rider 2000 (1991), Knight Rider 2010 (1994), a new series, Team Knight Rider (1997-98) and at least two video games.
[edit] The Show
Wilton Knight (Richard Basehart) is a billionaire with a dream - that "one man can mke a difference". He establishes the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG), to fight crime in ways that the police can't. His company, Knight Industries, creates a car, the Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.) to help the man that Wilton selects to be that one man. K.I.T.T. has an artificial intelligence computer personality, is capable of speeds over 300 MPH and a coating that can repel more than just bullets. (K.I.T.T. also gets incredible gas mileage.)
Michael Long (David Hasselhoff) is a young police detective. He takes part in a police stake-out, which fails. He goes after the perpetrators in his Trans Am, but is ambushed and shot in the face. He is rescued by Wilton, and saved, but extensive plastic surgery has to be done, and he awakes with a new face, and a new identity - Michael Knight. He finally agrees to work for FLAG, just before Wilton dies, and with Devon Myles (Edward Mulhare), Wilton's friend and trusted associate, begins the crusade against criminals who have escaped being caught by regular police forces.
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[edit] 1980s
- More fandoms were represented in fanzines during the mid 1980s. The following fandoms were represented in fanzines during this period: "ST, SW, Raiders of the Lost Ark, mixed media zines, Battlestar Galactica, S&H, Space: 1999, Dracula, SF, Doctor Who, westerns, The Questor Tapes, B7, Buck Rogers, Hill Street Blues, Darkover, Alias Smith and Jones, A-Team, Airwolf, Captain Scarlet, Dark Shadows, Greatest American Hero, Hardcastle & McCormick, Indiana Jones, Knight Rider, MASH, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, The Professionals, The Phoenix, Rat Patrol, Remington Steele, Riptide, Simon & Simon, Man from UNCLE, Wizards and Warriors, Wild, Wild West, Man from Atlantis, Superman, Sapphire & Steel, Tales of the Gold Monkey, TJ Hooker, Tomorrow People, Blade Runner, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sherlock Holmes, Japanimation, the Chronicles of Amber, etc.“ (Langley)
- During that same period, personal computers, aided by their word processing programs, started to have an impact on the publication of fanzines. They, along with the growth of coping services, led to a growth in the number of fanzines and created a situation where more fen could produce their own, high quality fanzines.
[edit] 2000s
- On April 2, [2002]], the LiveJournal community knight_riderxxx was created. [1]
- On March 4, 2006, the LiveJournal icon community knight_icons was created. [2]
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[edit] External links
- Knight Rider: FanWorksFinder
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