Okay, so for the first time in ages, I contribute an entry, and... it's a link.

[almightyhat]

I swear I'm working on something big, though.

However, I got pointed in the direction of this story today, and in light of how the general consensus that the cast of Knight Rider is unweildy...

"Knight Rider" changes gears, ejects stars

Comments

[elfinessy]

Good news, me thinks :-)

[almightyhat]

The only thing I'm really iffy on, besides the level of Network Meddling going on here, is that they're keeping Zoe, TV's cutest little sociopath, instead of one of the grownups. A show like this needs a strong moral anchor, and the kids ain't got it.

(And I have a feeling that Zoe is being kept on for purely fanservice reasons, and I am not bang alongside that.)

[dknightshade]

Interesting. I would not expect both Yancey and Bruce to both go. Oh no, who's going to be in charge?! It's the twentysomethings leading the twentysomethings.

Honestly, I would have swapped one of the head guys for Zoe, but that's me. And both of them had potential to be interesting.

[almightyhat]

That was my thought! Where are the grownups? Or at least the people who can play the boss. I have this horrifying suspicion they're going to put Sarah in charge, and unless they plumb new depths of her character, it'll just make me hate her. Right now I only kind of dislike her.

I would definitely have swapped Zoe for Charles, but that's cos I don't like Carrie on a personal level-- I mean, I want the excess characters gone (they're interesting characters, but there are too many of them), and I understand splitting the sex-appeal difference and using the two hot guys, two of the girls, and the car... so I'd've expected them to keep Carrie. Zoe is cute, but dramatically useless. Her job on the Knight Industries Research site is listed as 'office administrator.' I have not yet been able to figure out why we're watching an office administrator. That's like Kathy or Dr. Alpert being in every episode of the original

[dknightshade]

Yeah, even though I don't care for Carrie much (or don't care for the way they've used her), she could at least pretend at being in charge - lacking anyone else. Sarah (I think you're right) - not so much. She can't even sort out her feelings for Mike, much less give him direction. I don't dislike Sarah, but I really don't see that working.

Yeah, Zoe is just, puzzling.

Overall, I think it's good that they're losing people, but sadly I don't know that they've chosen wisely.

[almightyhat]

I can see why they bumped who they bumped... Torres is liable to be a baddie on us (that's my bet and I'm sticking to it), and Davison and Poitier are, you know. Movie stars and stuff. They can't be cheap.

But yeah, Sarah has this tendency towards being emotionally manipulative and definitely can't see the big picture most of the time, Billy... actually probably could be a decent anchor but he's not... quite got the stomach, the cojones, or the seniority for being the boss, Mike and Kitt are the ones most in need of a moral compass, and Zoe... is Zoe. She's adorable, but she's ever so useless. It's like they're trying for a character like Aubrey (she's in the glasses there) and couldn't quite make her network-friendly enough to cross the line twice the way she really needs to. (You ever watch NCIS? She's totally supposed to be their Abby. Sadly, I think Billy's their Abby

[moonbeamsfanfic]

LOL! I just finished reading through all the comments in copperbadge's post, after a minor hour long detour through that WiR site another Café-er linked, only to refresh my Flist and see this...

How's that little ditty go again: I am you and you are me and we are all connected? *eg*

I love the intarwebs! XD

Yes, I have nothing pertinent to add to either discussion thread, but I am amused by the cross-fandom connectivity nonetheless. I also feel like breaking into another chorus of Boom De Yada, but even I know that might be pushing it. :P

[almightyhat]

Hey, I had to let folks know, right? *grins* Didn't know you were a friend of Sam's.

I think it's, 'I am you as you are me and we are all together.' But someone might've been on something when they wrote it, so it probably doesn't matter. Goo goo g'choo.

... there's always time for boom de yada. I mean. Extreme unbridled optimism, dude for serious. Always kinda need that.

[moonbeamsfanfic]

I've been following Sam since early 2005, so I'm actually one of the long-time Café-ers, but I don't tend to post much myself. I'm usually too intimidated by the massive amounts of smart and articulateness that most of his tremendously HUGE readership is made of to step out of lurker mode for more than the occasional drive-by comment

[almightyhat]

Living With R would be the best sitcom ever, seriously.

You should comment more! Course, I should comment more. I keep reading things and forgetting to contribute, myself.

[calger459]

Wow...I'm happy about this and at the same time, as mentioned in a couple other comments, worried. If they really want to recapture the dynamic and feel of the original show (which is going to be QUITE a feat at this point anyway, I'm curious as to how they'll manage it), I don't see how you can lose Charles. I agree, he's probably pretty expensive (guy actually has creds!) but also he's the only Devon equivalent...the idea that KITT's care is now going to be in the hand of these barely competent twentysomethings is more than a little terrifying

[almightyhat]

The optimism hat is a good hat. And I know from hats. *nods sagely*

I can see a lot of good drama coming from this, I really can, but again-- totally need that anchor, that guy who's giving the orders, doing the exposition, who has the contacts that our twentysomethings, you know, don't.

I've been poking the NBC forums and everybody seems to be a little worried and a little happy. Seems to be the going thing. "Yay trimming the cast! Wait, not trimming Zoe?" (Honestly, I'd rather they cut Sarah, but THAT'S not gonna happen.)