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>, "80 Knight"
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>> "Anybody" <anybody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > In article <hhkOg.59616$OI1.5409@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, lraszewski@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(L.
>> > Ross Raszewski) wrote:
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>> > This is the same silly idea which means we're now stuck with the
awful
>> > and barely recognisable new "reimaginaed" Battlestar Galactica -
about
>> > the only thing that's remotely the same is the name and core idea.
>> >
>> > We've also got fools at Paramount that want to "reboot" the Star Trek
>> > franchise, this time basically ignoring anything they want to that's
>> > already been established.
>> >
>> > Two examples among lots of other ridiculous "remake" / "update"
rubbish
>> > coming out of Hollyweird in recent years.
>> >
>> > If these idiots like this want to make their own shows with their own
>> > ideas, then they should go and make their OWN show, and not hi-jack
an
>> > old one and bugger it up beyond recognition. The ONLY reason to do
this
>> > is to stuff more money into big-wigs pockets at the expense of the
>> > original versions' fans.
>> >
>> > What we definitely do NOT want is some garbage masquerading under the
>> > "Knight Rider" name - we've already been there with the awful Team
>> > Knight Rider. They should simply release the DVDs of the original and
>> > make a new show with a NEW NAME ... just put "based on Knight Rider"
in
>> > the credits if by some miracle it has anything remotely recognisable
in
>> > it.
>>
>> All 4 seasons are out on DVD, and even if they do make a new Knight
Rider
>> movie, and even if it sucks, the new movie won't erase the DVD's from
>> history. They will still all be there, for you and everyone else to
>> watch.
>> Does Hollywood care about money, and only money? Yep, it sure does.
>> Does Hollywood making a new Knight Rider movie mean the original show
is
>> going to be harmed? I can't see how it would be.
>> The point is, no one knows if it will be any good or not. You can't
judge
>> something that hasn't even been made yet.
>
> True, but you can have stomach-turning expectations based on all the
> other unrecognisable garbage coming out of Hollyweird that uses the
> same name as an old show. Their track record is attrocious, so a "new"
> Knight Rider isn't somthing to look forward to, but rather dreaded.
> :-(
The track record depends on who you ask. I for one enjoyed the new "Dukes
of
Hazzard" movie. It wasn't anything like the original show, but I still
enjoyed watching it.
> A "new" Knight Rider doesn't "harm" the original in the sense that it
> does still exist, but it does cause confusion and split the fan-base.
I don't see how it splits the fan base. Some will like both shows, some
will
like one or the other. Look at Star Trek. There are 6 series'. Some fans
love all of them, some fans hate some, and like some. I don't think it
splits anyone up. Everyone has there own opinion.
> It makes no sense at all to use the same name on a new show that's SO
> different - people expecting to se the original (or something remotely
> recognisable) end up disappointed,
If it has KITT and Michael Knight in it, then the show is Knight Rider.
Perhaps a "2006 version", but it's still Knight Rider. Changing the name
won't do anything. It's still the same as I said before. If it's not liked
by audiences, then it won't make any money, and will be forgotten, and
won't
harm the original KR at all. Look at "Team Knight Rider". It didn't even
last one season, but it sure didn't hurt the original series. They even
threw Michael Knight and KITT in there, and it still didn't harm the
original. Movies and TV series' have been re-made since TV began. It's
part
of TV and movies.
> and people who didn't like the
> original are unlikely (or at least less likely) to watch the new
> version because of the name.
I doubt this at all. "The Dukes Movie", "Star Trek: TNG" and "Battlestar
Galactica" all did quite well. The "Charlie's Angels" movies did quite
well
too.
> Simply changing the car used for KITT of course is not what I mean by a
> "new" Knight Rider show, but it is the first step in the wrong
> direction of making silly changes for the sake of "updating" a show to
> current ideas. The show is a product of its time. If they want to make
> a "new" show, then they should make a NEW show with a different name to
> match the different ideas they're using.
I guess I just don't get your problem with using the same name. For
arguer's
sake, I will say that you are entitled to your own opinion. However,
should
the new KR movie come out and be totally un-like the original KR, and bomb
big time, I will still have my original KR DVD's, and I can still watch
them
with pride.
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