Knight Rider 1.02: Journey to the End of the Knight

I've always had a thing for tv shows / movies about people (usually hot guys) driving some object at a really fast speed (usually space ships, though sometimes it's a jet). Knight Rider taps into the sentiment in a major way. Kitt is an incredible vehicle and the chase scenes in the episode are just so cool. When I watch it I feel like a little kid watching Days of Thunder or Top Gun for the first time.

And the guy who plays Mike Tracer isn't shabby at all either. In all honesty, I would probably still watch this show even if it had no plot. But the fact is, it does, and it's a pretty good one at that.

The episodes consist of a specific conflict that must be resolved by the end of the episode. However, there is also a really intense set of threads that are carried over from episode to episode (I say this after only having seen the first 2 episodes). What is it that Mike's forgotten about his past? Who is the leak that was hinted at in ep. 1? How fast is Kitt learning and what will happen when he's adapted enough that he thinks he can make better decisions than his driver? Not to mention the relationship between Mike and Sarah is picking up speed.

My one complaint: where is the FBI chick (who, in case you didn't know, played Rachel on Joan of Arcadia for some of season 1)? I'm starting to get very suspicious of her. But then again, the man in charge doesn't seem to be that trustworthy either.

But I just love the car.

-Faith