“Knight Rider“ is not anything new, it was there in the early eighties, we have had movies on it and last year in 2008, it came back to television. But after its very  season 1, NBC cancelled the series due to its low ratings. A very sad news for the fans, I am sure they all must be disheartened with NBC’s this decision.

But then one should never lose hope and who knows the prayers of the fans might be answered. Wondering how? It’s back as “Knight Rider on-line Podcast”. Yes, the only way the fans could get their favorite series back. As all the fans of the series, “Knight Rider”, must be aware of the fact that Knight Rider runs an on-line Podcast and they were hopeful that the series would be picked up for another season. When it was announced that Knight Rider was not coming back, all the work at the Podcast was halted.

Everyone connected to the on-line Podcast were keen to get a second season for the series. They all were busy preparing for the Knight Rider Festival and launching the campaign for a  season 2. Disappointing them, NBC announced that they are canceling the show and that put the matter to rest forever.

But for the time being there is no need for the fans to lose heart, as the on-line Podcast has something that will be very interesting for the fans. They have some special edition episodes available for the fans. So, all those people who are interested in watching Knight Rider can entertain themselves with those unedited episodes of the Knight Rider at the “Knight Rider on-line Podcast”.

Hey people! So the new Knight Rider TV Show is here to entertain us all. But everything does not seem to be right with this sequel to the original adventure cum action drama. Whereas the original series was an instant hit the new series has barely been able to stand on its feet. Perhaps that is why the series has been cut short by four full episodes and at least three characters are also being removed from the series. So I just thought to take a look at the reasons behind the series inability to get the success that the original series enjoyed.

Well, personally I feel that the popularity of the original series rested on many reasons. First, the concept of a former police detective fighting crime with the help of hi-tech car that could even talk was very innovative at that point of time. It was an era when things like auto navigation, artificial intelligence, talking machines etc. were not things that common people talked about. Secondly, the idea of giving a new face to an almost dead human being was also not very old. Thirdly, the series covered crimes that could be faced by any common man which appealed to the audiences in a more personal manner.

As for the sequel, the series has premiered in an era when science fiction has acquired an entirely new meaning with series where the adventures are related to an extra territorial world. So the concept of a crime fighting car with an ex-cop at its helm seems a bit obsolete. Also the series, rather than focusing on neighborhood crime, has covered the broader concept of terrorism which even though has affected most of the people does not have a personal appeal. Thirdly, the series also suffered due to a collection of characters which seemed totally unnecessary. And finally I feel that the show has suffered most due to its becoming an advertiser for various political agendas. I mean come on who would like the idea of being fed with political thoughts instead of being entertained!