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Specs For the New KITT

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-shadowy-flight-into-the-dangerous-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The upcoming made-for-TV Knight Rider movie features an all-new version of the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). Popular Mechanics has the 'specs' for the original Hasslehoff-mobile, as well as for the digital-effects enhanced version in the 2008 production. 'Designer Harald Belker, who has created the Batmobile for Batman and Robin and a next-gen space shuttle for Armageddon, came onboard to give the new KITT. a unique look. "The goal was to make it look more aggressive without being hokey or garish," Belker says.'"

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  1. Morphing. Bletch. by Animats · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh, please, not more Transformers. Those transformations looked so stupid. At least do something that's geometrically possible.

    In the early days of morphing, I was visiting Pacific Data Images, and I stopped by a workstation where an artist had a pictures of a tiger's face and a truck front on screen. She was trying to find control points that would morph to the other without looking totally stupid. It just wasn't working. Yes, you can morph anything to anything, and you'll get a smooth transition, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea artistically.

    (Incidentally, Hollywood just made a very good movie: "Charlie Wilson's War". It's a totally outrageous story that happens to be quite true. Written by Aaron Sorkin, who did most of "The West Wing".)

  2. Re:Science Fiction vs outright fantasy by xENoLocO · · Score: 0, Troll

    Someone has penis envy.

    Just because the new KITT is that much faster, doesnt mean you gotta go and get all jealous and shit.

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