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>, Charles
> Galloway <CSGalloway@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >NBC taps Thompson to ride 'Knight'
>> >April 2, 2008, 3:00 PM EST
>> >'Furious' scribe inks two-year deal with UMS
>> >By Josef Adalian
>> >Variety
>> >NBC is adding some fuel to its new "Knight Rider" series, signing
"Fast
>> >and
>> >the Furious" scribe Gary Scott Thompson to serve as exec producer and
>> >showrunner.
>> >
>> >Producer Universal Media Studios has also made a two-year overall deal
>> >with
>> >the scribe, who most recently shepherded the Peacock's "Las Vegas."
>> >Thompson
>> >will work alongside exec producers Doug Liman and Dave Bartis, as well
>> >as
>> >scribe-producer Dave Andron, who wrote the pilot and is remaining with
>> >the
>> >series.
>> >
>> >Another "Las Vegas" vet, Matt Pyken, is also joining "Knight" as an
exec
>> >producer.
>> >
>> >NBC confirmed a series order for "Knight" earlier this week (Daily
>> >Variety,
>> >March 31).
>> >
>> >UMS prexy Katherine Pope said that as soon as it became clear "Knight"
>> >was
>> >headed to series, landing Thompson became a priority.
>> >
>> >"The network and studio all came to this idea separately. There was a
>> >list
>> >of one," Pope told Daily Variety.
>> >
>> >Exec also said Thompson would help up the quality of special effects
on
>> >"Knight." "Action and effects are going to be a real priority for us
on
>> >this
>> >show," Pope said.
>> >
>> >Deal for "Knight" comes as Thompson is still mourning the sudden death
>> >of
>> >"Las Vegas," a staple of the Peacock sked that got an unexpected ax
>> >after
>> >the strike. Skein had been a dependable performer on Friday nights;
>> >there's
>> >been buzz that "Knight" could end up on Fridays as well.
>> >
>> >Click here for more tv news on Variety.com.
>
> Based on almost all of the reviews of the pilot / movie, this is likely
> to be a short-lived series.
What reviews are you reading? Most of the reviews I have seen were
positive.
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