We loved the concept, but hated the execution. It appears so did Gary Scott Thompson, the new show runner. AintItCool has this quote:

“There was the original Knight Rider series which we all love, there was the 2-hour movie, and now there’s the new series. And they share in common a car named KITT, different car in some cases, and there’s going to be some people from the 2-hour movie who are carrying over to the new series. And we’re going to see some new faces too. That’s sort of what I told NBC when I came in. I said look, if you’re going to do the 2-hour again this isn’t for me and if you’re going to do that on a weekly basis I’m not your guy. I’m the guy who wrote The Fast and the Furious, I have a reputation, and that reputation’s going to be on this show so I need to make it cool.”

This is refreshing to hear. I’ve said before, the concept of revamping “Knight Rider” is a good one, they just failed to do that with the movie. What the movie ratings showed was that the concept worked…people tuned in to see a new K.I.T.T. Hopefully, Thompson can pull it off.