#ki2t

[larytello]

Some motivational reminders from some of my favorite cars!

Bonus under the cut XD

I mean, are you tired of being nice? Do you wanna go APESHIT??? KARR'S GOT YOUR BACK, GO APESHIT

#I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HIT A NEW PERSONAL RECORD ON HOW MANY CHARACTERS I DREW IN A SINGLE DAY LMAO #Knight Rider #KITT #KI2T #KI3T #Knight Industries Two Thousand #Knight Industries Three Thousand #KARR #Knight Automated Roving Robot #Herbie #Herbie The Love Bug #The Love Bug #Herbie Fully Loaded #Bumblebee #Transformers #VIN #Vehicle Integrated Neurotech #Fast Layne #BMW i Vision Dee #Cars #My Art

[doodeepantalones]

When they defend each other

ALSO YES I WATCH KR ON MY OLD ASS 2010 TV

“I beg your pardon!?”

“Not now, KITT!… I BEG YOUR PARDON?!?”

Like “watch me I’m gonna do it louder”

#knight rider #k.i.t.t. #michael knight #ki2t #they’re so cute heehee #they’re besties

[cyber-northern-lights]

KI3T: Your smile? It brightens my day.

Me/Reader: Your happiness? I live for that.

Mike Knight: Hotel? Trivago.

#i had to post that #knightrider2008 #knight rider #knight rider 1982 #knight rider 2008 #KITT #KI2T #KI3T

[that-banana-headed-bovine]

i was thinking

which is not a good idea but i digress.

I wonder if the reason every attempt to reboot/revamp/reimagine Knight Rider has “failed”--I say failed very loosely because I know that the ‘08 show has a solid fanbase, TKR less so but still definitely some supporters, even the movie has its fans...and I don’t mean to invalidate that, because I hate when people crap on media just because it doesn’t fit their standards and genuinely love that so many people get enjoyment from these spinoffs/reboots...just that these shows didn’t resonate with fans of the ‘82 show as much as they’d probably hoped for which is why the movie’s reboot never happened and ‘08 only got one season and TKR faded into relative obscurity--is because Knight Rider as a concept doesn’t really have a fulfilling way to wrap up.

Like, every other iteration of Knight Rider relies on stuff happening after the original show, and what could possibly have happened that’s good for everyone involved?  In order for KR 2000 to happen, Kitt had to be deactivated for like, over a decade, just to be brought back for the movie and the spinoff that never really happened... and now you have to live with the knowledge that it will just happen again after that spinoff.  That’s not Fun to Think About.  It, as a concept, is taking a crap on the original--not necessarily because it tried to, mind you, but it’s the only way to write Kitt out of the story for any amount of time because he can’t get sick, he can’t retire, he doesn’t have a life outside of This.  When This ends, what’s left for him?

I don’t know as much about ‘08 and TKR, I’ve just been obsessing on KR 2000 a bit recently, but the same thing kinda happens.  If I remember correctly, ‘08 implies that Ki2t’s been dismantled in a similar fashion to KR 2000... but even if they didn’t have a scene directly calling for that, the absence of Ki2t in any capacity would likely lead us to assume the worst, possibly running with KR 2000 being canon or just writing off reasons, because if Michael makes a cameo without Ki2t, then surely SOMETHING went wrong.  Even if it didn’t, even if Ki2t had returned with Michael by his side, the existence of a next generation gets us thinking.  About the mortality of our heroes.  About the fact that someday Michael will be gone, and considering that Mike has his own special pal at this point, what’s left for Ki2t?

And for TKR, it probably handles Ki2t the best ironically from what I can tell, but still.  If Kitt’s there, helping out our new heroes, by himself... that means he’s alone now, doesn’t it?  Still contributing how he can, never dropping his allegiance to FLAG entirely, but they didn’t do the same in kind.  Without any arc to indicate that he’d want a life on his own, we’re left to wonder how on Earth he’d fend for himself as a car, not like he can pump his own gas, and if he ever did find another companion then, well, it’s only a matter of time.

It makes it really hard to reboot something where all of the implied endings are grim, where it thrives in thinking about the Now and not giving the Later much thought.  The closest I’ve come to a satisfactory conclusion is in a human/android AU, because at least then Kitt going on to live his best life is feasible.  As in, he is physically capable of providing for himself once the others are gone, as tough as it is.  Right now, the best I’ve got is that when Michael retires he brings his friend with, who gladly continues to provide for him until the end, at which point he’s developed the skills to be on his own and help others along the way... it’s still not great though, no?  Genuinely curious, what are your thoughts on this?  Or am I just,,, being a killjoy for no reason LMBO I don’t mean to be really, just wondering

oh and Edit that’s not even talking about how Stevie fricken died so rip Michael’s happiness ig uwu

#implied character death #I guess? #knight rider #knight rider 1982

[signalsgirl2112]

Last night I dreamt that they brought back Knight Rider 2008 for another season (for whatever the fuck reason) and it started off by bringing back KI2T, circuits and vehicle wholly, and of course they started bickering with KI3T. "Why have I been replaced with this nonsensical beast??" "Michael would not have let this happen!" Etc...

The reason that KI2T was brought back as a whole was to a). share their past memories on missions that were blocked behind a password wall that no one except the OG Michael Knight (hoff) and KI2T possessed or knew about (and that KI3T could not for the life of them work around - "primitive encryption that modern machines didn't know how to break", and the Hoff had forgotten the password through not using it over the past few decades) and b.) to add to the team and get upgrades(kind of a type of fanservice?? I would be 100% for this lol - seeing KI2T apart and "dead" in the KR2008 pilot, I honestly cried lmao)

I unfortunately woke up before a major plot point was revealed, but would LOVE a bonus episode of KR2008 like that.

Gonna tag @volbeast and @knightthreethousand because I don't just want to yell into the void about this lol

#knight rider #dream rant number ??? #kr2008 #kitt #ki2t #ki3t

[knight-rider-fan-2000]

Since we’re talking about the way cars experience gender, I wanted to give my two cents about Kitt because Kitt is best boy.

I feel like Kitt’s gender identity centers a lot around his voice. He really likes and identifies strongly with his voice, so it makes sense that, his voice being masculine, he identifies as male. Another important part of his identity might be also based on how he interacts with the other important men in his life: Micheal and Devon. I want to highlight Devon here especially, because Kitt carries himself a lot like how Devon presents- an intelligent, debonair gentleman with the voice of reason. With Devon being a bit of a father figure to him, it makes sense that Kitt would want to imitate that.

However, our boy has no time for gender roles! Kitt isn’t afraid to express more traditionally feminine traits, which is something I appreciate our 80s show for not belittling very often (for being an 80s show it does really well!). Kitt cares a lot about his appearance. He doesn’t like getting dirty. He’s definitely the more submissive one of the bunch. And he hecking asks for flowers I mean really~

#knight rider #ki2t #if you aren't a fan of this interpretation of gender just don't interact #but if you are then :) #karr would be like 'why bother with gender' #and kitt clutching his gender be like 'IT ME' #k.i.t.t.

[jollyj-the-dabbler]

Just some humanized famous cars( RIP me don’t know how to draw cars)

Do NOT re-post my art without my permission

#christine #christine 1983 #knight rider #kr #kitt #ki2t #knight industries two thousand #micheal knight #david #david hasselhoff #my art

[jetravenex]

I WROTE IT :D

It’s the first chapter but there’s going to be more to come! I have a lot of ideas for this crossover :D

#Persona 5 #P5 #joker persona 5 #miraculous ladybug #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #marinette dupain cheng #Knight Rider #KITT #KI2T #MLP #MLPEG #Sunset Shimmer #RWBY #Ruby Rose

[art-corner-of-merci]

>//says I won’t post doodles anymore >//posts a doodle dump

#knight rider #kitt #herbie #herbie the love bug #the love bug #knight rider 2008 #ki2t #ki3t #doodle #doodle dump

[larytello]

I had my very first experience as an English teacher yesterday, the class is small, we introduce ourselves, talk a bit about our families, where we live, what we like, y'know the "basic stuff" as they're adults (+1 teen). I'm teaching Level 2 English, so all this convo was useful not only to get to know each other before classes really start but also to review all they learned in Level 1 previously.

And then, as we go from one topic to another, letting the talk flow, I mention I have been watching Knight Rider (1982) and I made a point to watch it with subtitles in English because I'm not familiar with early 80s lingo - the point is, watching something I enjoy, I'm learning new vocabulary too. Then I show a picture of a Knight Rider poster on my tablet to let them know what I'm talking about.

And then this girl stares at it wide eyed. "WAIT. WAIT, I KNOW IT. I WATCHED AS A KID WITH MY DAD. IT'S CALLED......"

We both say the Brazilian Portuguese title of the series at the same time. "A SUPER MÁQUINA!"

So with a bit more talking, it turns out she watched the 2008 series with the Mustang and she loved KITT so much she's currently studying Control and Automation Engineering.

AM I TOUCHED? AM I HAPPY TO KNOW THIS LITTLE SERIES HAD SUCH AN IMPACT ON SOMEONE? ABSOLUTELY NOT, WHAT GIVES YOU THIS IMPRESSION AUDSHSFLAFUIOHLDF???

#Personal #Lary's adventures as an English Teacher #Knight Rider #Knight Rider 1982 #Knight Rider 82 #KR82 #Knight Rider 2008 #Knight Rider 08 #KR08 #KITT #KI2T #KI3T

[doodeepantalones]

“She probably wants a white jeep or sm” no I want the 80s talking supercar who’s besties with David hasselhoff

#knight rider #k.i.t.t. #michael knight #ki2t #i really do #I’m gonna own a trans am one day fr

[cyber-northern-lights]

Okay, I've decided to draw that beauty today.

I just love him ^^

#knight rider #KITT #KI2T #knight rider 1982 #pontiac trans am #fan art #michael knight #Sassy AI in Pontiac body #car drawing #shading #Kmight rider fandom is diamonds and gold #80s #80s icons #Knight rider 2008 #glen a. larson #ai

[logictxt]

a few more objecthead KITT doodles

#knight rider #kitt #ki2t #object head #log can draw #i love him aight

[volbeast]

Every day I wake up and remember that KI3T never got the characterization he deserved and my soul weeps openly

#knight rider #kr08 #like it's unfair to compare him to KI2T bc in the 80's series they never wanted to elaborate on HOW Michael and KI2T became #so close and an unstoppable duo #the 2008 series really went into discussion on the fact that an AI would have trouble adapting to human interaction #Which is interesting story-wise! #To let it fall by the wayside and have the series be cancelled was so unfortunate because I wanted to see how KI3T would #eventually react in more emotional ways to situations #which they were getting there but it was never fully explored bc there wasn't enough show to let it happen at a natural pace #tl;dr im sad about a fictional AI again lads ;w;

[spyride]

headcanon that for KITT's cyberpunk verse, his nanotechnology is carried over from the KI3T predecessor and he is capable of the same transformations, but with the cars from the same quadra models. so, his main vehicular form is of course the v-tech, but his attack mode is the quadra type-66 avenger. the idea is that the foundation combined both KI2T and KI3T's functions into the current KITT quadra prototype.

#.info #given the fact the foundation would be nearly 70+ years into the future they would definitely use better technology #and it would be easier to combine both versions of kitt into one personality #ill go into more details about that later bc oh man is the kitt quadra model a complex ai.

[knight-rider-fan-2000]

Knight Rider (1982) fans  🤝 Knight rider (2008) fans:

- Loving Kitt - Reading headcanons for Kitt no matter what continuity the author intended. - Agreeing Kitt’s voice is the greatest.

#knight rider #knight rider 1982 #knight rider 2008 #ki2t #ki3t #kitt #!!! #solidarity! #I might not know the continuity but I love KR08 fans! Y'all are lovely! #k.i.t.t.