K 2000 (televised series)

K 2000 ( Knight To wrinkle ) is a American Televised series , in 90 episodes 45 minutes, created by Glen A. Larson and diffused between the September 26th 1982 and the April 4th 1986 on the network NBC. In France, the series was diffused starting from the April 22nd 1986 on the Five and was repeated on NT1. In Quebec, the series is diffused on Prise 2.

Synopsis

This series puts in scene the adventures of Michael Knight, an adventurer of modern times and its sophisticated car equipped with an integrated computer and equipped with Artificial intelligence.

In the episode pilot, a police officer of the Long name of Michael is made draw above by Tanya Walker (Phyllis Davis) which seriously wounds it with the head. The F.L.A.G. ( Foundation for Law And Government ) deals with its medical care. It is about a private organization, rested by a billionaire at the end of the lifetime (Wilton Knight, played by Richard Basehart), whose mission is to fight against the crime. Michael Length is officially declared died. It goes back after several operations, of which one of Plastic surgeon where its face is worked with the image of that of the son of Wilton Knight, Garth Knight, a criminal psychopathe in cold with his father (will include/understand we it at the time of the episode " Goliath"). Michael Length then becomes a combatant of the crime under the name of Michael Knight. It is helped in this mission of a named car K.I.T.T. (acronym of Knight Industries Two Thousand ).

The car is controlled by an artificial intelligence, which is sufficiently developed to act, reflect and speak like an human being. Moreover, the car is resistant to the shootings of all the weapons known thanks to its " armor moléculaire". Its engine enables him to roll very quickly (300 Mph, either 480 km/h and 500 Mph, or 800 km/h for the last season). It is equipped with many other gadgets: it can for example jump over obstacles or chasms thanks to the Turbo Boost , eject its occupants with/against their liking or limit his sound levels thanks to the Silent Mode .

Hang

exploits of a solitary knight in a dangerous world. The knight and his mounting! New hero of modern times, the last recourse of innocent, the without-hope, victims of a cruel and pitiless world .

Distribution

Episodes

First season (1982 - 1983)

See also: Season 1 of K 2000

      1 (1-  1) : Revenge ( Knight off the Phoenix - Share 1 ) - 1 {{era}} left
      2 (1-  2) : Revenge ( Knight off the Phoenix - Share 2 ) - 2 {{E}} partie
      3 (1-  3) : Operations mortals ( Deadly Maneuvers )
      4 (1-  4) : Equipped wild ( Good Day At White Rock'n'roll ) the
      5 (1-  5) : The Stuntmen ( Slammin' Sammy' S Stunt Show Spectacular )
      6 (1-  6) : Motion of censure ( Just My Bill )
      7 (1-  7) : To the last drop ( Not has Drop to Drink )
      8 (1-  8) : Awkward witness ( No Big Thing )
      9 (1-  9) : The Prototype ( Trust Doesn' T Rust )
    10 (1-10) : The Mole ( Inside Out )
    11 (1-11) : Final verdict ( Final The Verdict )
    12 (1-12) : Professionals ( has Plush Ride )
    13 (1-13) : Amnesia ( Forget Me Not )
    14 (1-14) : Stony hearts ( Hearts off Stone )
    15 (1-15) : Freedom or death ( Give Me Liberty… gold Give Me Death )
    16 (1-16) : Operation Topaz ( The Topaz Connection )
    17 (1-17) : A so pretty small town ( has Nice, Indecent Little Town )
    18 (1-18) : The Gold of Aztec ( Carriage off Gold ) the
    19 (1-19) : The white Bird ( White Bird )
    20 (1-20) : Pirates of the road ( Knight Moves )
    21 (1-21) : Traffic ( Nobody Does It Better )
    22 (1-22) : Bargaining ( Shorts Note )

Second season (1983 - 1984)

See also: Season 2 of K 2000

    23 (2-  1) : Goliath - 1st part ( Goliath - Share 1 )
    24 (2-  2) : Goliath - 2nd part ( Goliath - Share 2 )
    25 (2-  3) : Memories of childhood (or) the Promise ( Brother' S Keeper )
    26 (2-  4) : Merchants of dead ( Merchants off Death )
    27 (2-  5) : To live in peace (or) Dead angle ( Blind Spot )
    28 (2-  6) : Return to Cadiz (or) Return to Cadiz ( Return to Cadiz )
    29 (2-7) : Burgling (or) K.I.T.T the cat ('' K.I.T.T the Cat '').
    30 (2-  8) : Flight of car (or) K.I.T.T to measure ( Custom K.I.T.T. )
    31 (2-  9) : The Good program (or) Heart which survives ( Soul Survivor )
    32 (2-10) : The Circle of fire (or) Alliance of fire ( Boxing ring off Fire )
    33 (2-11) : Lost memories (or) Nightmares ( Knightmares )
    34 (2-12) : Gipsies (or) Holy Night ( Silent Knight )
    35 (2-13) : The Treasury of Charlie (or) a knight serving ( has Knight in Shining Armor )
    36 (2-14) : A very special agency (or) diamonds have their price ( Diamonds Aren' T has Girl' S Best Friend )
    37 (2-15) : One night for stars (or) Warriors of the white line ( White-Line Warriors )
    38 (2-16) : Race for the life (or) the Race with the life ( Race For Life )
    39 (2-17) : The Victoire at all costs (or) the Demon speed ( Speed Demons )
    40 (2-18) : The Return of Goliath - 1st part ( Goliath Returns - Share 1 )
    41 (2-19) : The Return of Goliath - 2nd part ( Goliath Returns - Share 2 )
    42 (2-20) : Mini chip (or) Micropuce ( has Good Knight' S Work )
    43 (2-21) : The Mouth of the snake - 1st part (or) the Mouth of the snake - 1st part ( Mouth off the Snake - Share 1 )
    44 (2-22) : The Mouth of the snake - 2nd part (or) the Mouth of the snake - 2nd part ( Mouth off the Snake - Share 2
    45 (2-23) : My more beautiful song of love (or) inaccurate Diffusion ( Let It Be Me )
    46 (2-24) : Public works (or) Of the large metal ( Big Iron )

Third season (1984 - 1985)

See also: Season 3 of K 2000

    47 (3-  1) : The King of the robots - 1st part ( Knight off the Drones - Share 1 )
    48 (3-  2) : The King of the robots - 2nd part ( Knight off the Drones - Share 2 )
    49 (3-  3) : Diamond Robbers ( The Ice Gangsters )
    50 (3-  4) : Always more quickly ( Knight off the Fast Lane )
    51 (3-  5) : Ball dressed up ( Halloween Knight )
    52 (3-  6) : The Return of K.A.R.R. ( K.I.T.T vs. K.A.R.R. )
    53 (3-  7) : Bastard ( The Rotten Apples ) the
    54 (3-  8) : The Alligator ( Knight in Disgrace )
    55 (3-  9) : Dance handled ( Dead off Knight )
    56 (3-10) : A new friendship ( Lost Knight )
    57 (3-11) : The Chameleon ( Knight off the Chameleon )
    58 (3-12) : Murder to measure ( Custom Made Killer )
    59 (3-13) : The black Demon ( Knight by has Nose )
    60 (3-14) : Poor K.I.T.T. ( Junk Yard Dog )
    61 (3-15) : Self-defense ( Buy Out )
    62 (3-16) : The Education of Billy ( Knightlines )
    63 (3-17) : The 19th hole ( The Nineteenth Hole )
    64 (3-18) : Black Crystal ( Knight and Knerd )
    65 (3-19) : Family spirit ( Ten Wheel Disturbs )
    66 (3-20) : The Retirement of Miss Missile ( Knight in Retreat )
    67 (3-21) : Beautiful but not stupid ( Knight Strike )
    68 (3-22) : What a circus! ( Circus Knights )

Fourth season (1985-1986)

See also: Season 4 of K 2000

    69 (4-  1) : The metal Knight - 1st part ( Knight off the Juggernaut - Share 1 )
    70 (4-  2) : The metal Knight - 2nd part ( Knight off the Juggernaut - Share 2 )
    71 (4-  3) : Sequestered K.I.T.T ( KITTnap )
    72 (4-  4) : The big sleep ( Sky Knight )
    73 (4-  5) : The Tomb of Kobes ( Burial Ground )
    74 (4-  6) : The bad lots ( The Wrong Crowd )
    75 (4-  7) : Bacteria ( Knight Sting )
    76 (4-  8) : Happy birthday ( Many Happy Returns )
    77 (4-  9) : The Winner ( Knight Racer )
    78 (4-10) : Behind the bars ( Knight Behind Bars )
    79 (4-11) : District in danger ( Knight Song )
    80 (4-12) : The Perfume of the pinks ( The Scent off Pink )
    81 (4-13) : The Machine to kill ( Killer K.I.T.T. )
    82 (4-14) : Illegal demolition ( Out off the Woods )
    83 (4-15) : Attention, magic ( Deadly Knightshade )
    84 (4-16) : Redemption of the champion ( Redemption off has Champion )
    85 (4-17) : Los millet diablos ( Knight off has Thousand Devils )
    86 (4-18) : The Flamers ( Hills off Fire )
    87 (4-19) : The Perfume of freedom ( Knight Flight to Freedom )
    88 (4-20) : The Saboteur ( Fight Knight )
    89 (4-21) : The Rising sun ( Knight off the Rising Sun )
    90 (4-22) : Knight and the voodoo ( Voo Doo Knight )

Comments

K 2000 made it possible David Hasselhoff on television to begin fully his career, since he had played only of the secondary roles in various series up to that point. Its character, Michael Knight, are a modern, courageous and generous hero, seeking each time to avoid violence and the recourse to the firearms. Its name itself evokes the Chevalerie. In the majority of the episodes, it meets innocent and tempting young woman who needs her assistance and who falls in love with him.

The model of the car of K 2000 is a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am model 1982 especially modified for the series like the shield before (allowing the integration of the famous red Chenillard, representing the “eyes” of KITT), the interior worthy of a cockpit of plane (the original model has purified an enough interior), and very slightly the back (tinted fires).

In 1988, at the time of the festival of the centenary of the Eiffel Tower, the car was exposed in a stand under the tower and some rare lucky ont been able to go up inside. Alas, the interior was only plastic ends, certainly cut out well and assembled, but completely without life. The magic came from the assembly! However, it is possible to be made its own KITT starting from Pontiac Firebird Trans Am " Third Gen" 3rd generation covering years 82 to 92 - (bought on Ebay for example: http://motors.ebay.com) and by buying one of the kits of transformation present on the market (see http://www.knightreplicas.com).

One of the versions used in the series belongs to the TV host Vincent Perrot who cannot lead it of night, because the many indicators obstruct control.

This car, which is complete and travelling (it was used for the external catches of sight, contrary to models used in studio for certain cascades) was the subject of a test in the magazine Car-retro (N°232).

Organization of the episodes

The majority of the episodes are preceded by an assembly of various scenes to come.

Credits

One sees there travelling KITT in a Désert through an image coloured crimson. Various details of the Voiture are shown, then scenes of the pilot episodes are visible on one of the screen S of the Instrument panel, with in basic music the mythical topic of the series played Synthétiseur, taken again and adapted many times in hits of varied kinds (Rap-Techno-Dance).

Music

This series was the first to use musical tubes of the moment in background music, process which became blow a fashion.

Derivative products

Telefilms

Cinema

Glen A. Larson prepares an adaptation of these television series to the cinema, for 2008 whose realizers would be the Weinstein brothers. Initially David Hasselhoff was not to belong to casting, but it is extremely probable which it always holds the role of Mickael Knight; one speaks about Paul Walker to hold the role of his son.

Board games

  • Knight To wrinkle (1982)
Published by Parker Brothers. From 2 to 4 players for one duration 10 minutes.
  • Knight To wrinkle (1982)
Published by ASS. From 3 to 5 30 minute old players.

Video games

  • 2004 : Knight To wrinkle 2 on Windows and PlayStation 2 . Developed by Davilex and published by Universal Interactive the October 29th 2004.
  • 2003 : Knight To wrinkle on Windows . Developed by Davilex and published by Universal Interactive the March 30th 2003.
  • 2002 : Knight To wrinkle: The Range on PlayStation 2 . Developed by Davilex and published by Koch Media the November 8th 2002. Only for the European market.
  • Knight To wrinkle on Atari 2600 . Published by Studio Ranges.
  • Knight To wrinkle on BORN . Published by Acclaim.
  • Knight To wrinkle on PC-Engine, in 1989.
  • Knight To wrinkle on Amstrad cpc464

Cartoon

This series was the subject of an adaptation in Cartoon, published in France by the editions Dargaud. The scenario is signed Oliver Fontaine and the drawing Angelo Di Marco. There to date exists one episode, the Machine to kill , published in 1988.

Merchandizing

Many toys, figurines and models were marketed since the commencement of the series, with a slice of bread box for the oldest objects to a model of the F.L.A.G.M.U. ( Foundation for Law & Government Mobile Links ) in 2007.

See too

External bonds

  • the return of K2000 in 2008 with David Hasselhoff
  • Knight 2000 - Site French-speaking on the series French-speaking K2000
  • Site on French-speaking series
  • Site on French-speaking series
  • Site on French-speaking series
  • Site on series
  • Clip-video of K 2000 German fans: " Pizza pie Knight Rider"

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