Re: Gob out, Batman in as Knight Rider's KITT

Why not Get the Proper voice instead.?
William Daniels.

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> Here's the same story from ComingSoon.net ...
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>     Kilmer Replaces Arnett as KITT in Knight Rider
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>     A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer
>     to replace Will Arnett as the voice of KITT on its
>     "Knight Rider" revival, reports Variety.
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>     Arnett ("Arrested Development") had already completed
>     his part for the pilot, which is slated to debut on
>     NBC on Sunday, February 17 at 9/8c. Producers Doug
>     Liman, Dave Bartis and Dave Andron -- along with the
>     network and studio -- were all fine with his
>     performance.
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>     For the better part of a decade, however, Arnett has
>     done voice-over work for General Motors -- as the
>     voice of GMC Trucks. NBC's new "Knight," however, is
>     "played" by a Ford Mustang.
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>     Not surprisingly, when GM found out about the Ford
>     connection, it asked Arnett to pull out.
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>     "I was very excited at the prospect of playing the
>     part of KITT in the new 'Knight Rider' movie," Arnett
>     said. "However, because of a long relationship with
>     General Motors as the voice of GMC Trucks, I had to
>     respectfully withdraw from the project."
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>     Source: Variety
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> I've never seen Arrested Development, so I have no idea whether or not
> he was a good choice to voice the new KITT, but it definitely looks
> like human selfishness and stupidity wins again (not to mention greed
> and deep pockets).  :-\