Could you find a more repulsive picture of Kilmer?

As much as I love Arrested Development, I had a hard time w/ Arnett as Kitt.
He's just not butch enough.
Kilmer manages to be more butch and more homo-erotic at the same time - "Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?"

Well, there went the only reason to watch that show.

Dammit...what's up with screen names lately?!
todell=Mad_Science

@UDMAN: Vals bringing back sexy, in a big way.

BS explanation. NBC just wanted a bigger star and needed a way to weasel out of their agreement with Arnett. I hope Job got paid for his trouble.

Suck in that gut Iceman!

The... uh... Plaque for the alternates is down in the ladies room...

I want the Mazda Furai as KITT with nothing but the engine sound for a voice.

@neredowell: That is Gob...not Job...

@RoninianHoon: Well, Ford does kind of run that show, don't they?

Negative, knight rider, pattern is full.

Oh man... There are so many quotes running through my mind right now I think it's about to explode...

"Just a walk in the park, Kazansky."

Tom Cruise would have been great for this, bless his little heart.

Matt, nice photo shop job. Where did you find that photo of my 66 year old father walking on the beach with his shirt off?

Val definitely has sexy cred... thank goodness voices don't succumb to time and gravity like bellies do (being middle-aged myself, I shall be generous... karma and glass-houses being what they are).

@neredowell: Nope. You can thank GM for this one...they reminded Arnett that he belongs to them, and were not so much interested in loaning him to a project that is actively branded and marketed by the Blue Oval. He'll make more money as the voice of Professional Grade, anyway.

They've made a huge mistake

(it should be noted that not only is that one of the best AD quotes, it's applicable in SO many situations....much moreso than, "I just blue myself" for example)

@PatFromGundo: And thanks for the tip, btw -- we had it before the e-mail from you -- but appreciated nonetheless!

I'll bet thye made the switch to Kilmer based on a "gut instinct".

Val is a method actor. Right now he's bulking up to be as big as a car.

WOW!! Earth Shattering!! I cannot believe it!! Whow would have thought?!!
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The show sucked the first time, Why would anyone want to bring it back?

Why not a have a great sexy womans voice. I'd rather hear something like that out of my vehicle. Definitley not Rozan, Rosie, Ellen, Opra, or that aweful AppleBee commerical voice though.

@UDMAN:Took the words right out of my mouth.

@CEman: Do NOT blaspheme the F-body Knight Rider...ever.

Re: the filename of the photo of Val Kilmer

The word is spelled p-a-u-n-c-h. I don't mean to be a nitpicker, I just figure that since it's a word that's rarely seen, people might like to know.

@2006Jeeptj: Why not have a great sexy womans voice...

I've heard that some time ago the Air Force tried re-recording the automated messages in their fighter planes, replacing the stentorian male voice with a sultry women's voice on the theory that pilots would find it less stressful and perform better. Apparently it didn't work that way; instead, the pilots were conditioned sexy purr = imminent death, so they switched back to the old "WARNING, WARNING, DANGER WILL ROBINSON!" messages.

"Mel Torme he is not!"

@CEman: If you have nothing nice to say...

@2006Jeeptj:
Too funny. I just had a thought what it would sound like to have Wanda "Apple" Sykes doing KITT:

"Mike, honey, you about to get yo ass shot a huge ass missile, baby. I'll turbo boost you outta here, don't you worry. Uh huh."

Come to think of it, that'd probably improve things a bit...

@Hyman Decent: Yes, for a minute I thought Mr. Kilmer was going to play Frank PONCHerello in the new CHiPs feature film*. Perhaps Anthony Edwards as John Baker?

*I just made up the CHiPs feature film thing. Wishful thinking I guess.

"That's no voice-over actor... it's a space station!"

As for me, I'm gonna miss William Daniels' petulant voice as K.I.T.T. :(

I'm.....blind.....

@laughingacademy: Really? The last study I read said that women's voices are more readily paid attention to by men. Whatever, Knight Rider could rock a sexy women's voice.

Ok, so I get smacked for posting a billboard of a classic pr0n flick, and you guys put this.. this.. THING on my Jalopnik.

I'm speechless.

@PatFromGundo: Because the GMC campaign will easily outlast the Knight Rider revival, yes?

Through this whole "New Knight Rider" thing, I've just been thinking, "At least I can laugh at Will Arnett," and now I can't even do that. I'm done trying to care about this.

KITT could be done by a woman's voice, but could the public tolerate a KITT that was always on the phone, never had its mirrors adjusted properly, and needed Michael to take over whenever it had to back up?

What about Bruce Vilanch???? He would love the gig cause he could come in to do voice work in an extra small "Surfs up" T-Shirt

@ash78: Dude, now you'll have to enter a witness relocation program to keep you safe from the wrath of the Jezebel gals...!

@Ray Wert:
Bring em on!!! ;-)

I hated it when it was on. I still hate Hasslehof. The whole thing just makes me wanna puke. Just shows how pointless tv has become...

I think the KITTs voice should have been a "ethnic" voice, that would have been shweeet! Kinda like tech support!

@ash78:

"First you expect me to drive a stick, now you want me to parallel park? I can't do that Michael and you know it, *sob*."

Now I can join witness protection too.

Don't worry Val. If you look confident, you also look like a winner.

@Dr.Danger: That sounds like something Ponch would say. I liked CHiPs better than Knight Rider anyway.

Oh C'MON!!!!

that picture disturbs me...lol

@Seiven: In ways I can't put into words...

So does that mean a whole new set of Knight Rider commercials?

I like the thought of a Jessica Alba-voiced K.I.T.T. That has potential...