[LaW]Maverick January 9, 2008 Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 9, 2008 So they're bringing back Knight Rider. I loved the show as a kid, because I was so obsessed with cars and I loved the Firebird he drove. Now we're getting a Mustang, and I have to reiterate my initial statement "Booo!" They could have made it the new Camaro, which looks freakin' sweet, but nooooo. Then again, I guess GM has a history of telling the show to screw off so, maybe it happened again: Producer: "Hey, we want to use the new Camaro as KITT in a Knight Rider revival series." GM: "You mean we'll get free advertising on a weekly TV series in prime-time?" Producer: "Yup." GM: "F-you pal! Take KITT and shove it where the sun don't shine!" Producer: "Um..so you don't want the free advertising?" GM: "Get out!" Producer: "Ok, sheesh." It's like when they went to VW for Transformers: Bay: "Hey, we'd like to use the VW bug for Bumblebee in the new Transformers movie." VW: "So it's free advertising in a multi-million dollar blockbuster movie?" Bay: "Yup, we want to stick to the original Bumblebee image." VW: "And he's a good guy that saves the day more than once making VW look awesome?" Bay: "Yup." VW: "Screw you pal, we're not interested!" Bay: "..." Honestly, what goes through the heads of some of these auto-manufacturers when they're making decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 January 9, 2008 Share shep48 Member January 9, 2008 transformers was a GM commerical. wasnt that camaro awsome !!!!! first quarter of 09, gonna be hard not to trade the truck in on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick January 9, 2008 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 9, 2008 transformers was a GM commerical. wasnt that camaro awsome !!!!! first quarter of 09, gonna be hard not to trade the truck in on that. The Camaro is SWEET. In addition, there was 1 Ford in the movie, Barricade was a Mustang Mach 1, I believe (I know it was a Mustang anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 9, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 9, 2008 I'm sure it's not free advertising...I would almost guarantee the car maker pays something for that kind of exposure...which in turn helps fund the movie/tv series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick January 9, 2008 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 9, 2008 I'm sure it's not free advertising...I would almost guarantee the car maker pays something for that kind of exposure...which in turn helps fund the movie/tv series. I read that, at least in the case of Transformers, they originally went to VW simply asking to use the Bug. They told VW that it would be free, but VW turned them down. Lemme see if I can find a link. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Bumblebee-T...s-Out-2883.html That kinda implies it. I wish I could remember where I initially read/saw the story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 9, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 9, 2008 Well if thats the case...yeah, thats dumb....maybe they were asking for a slew of free cars for the movie or something...i dunno, cant see someone turning that down. Besides...i'm not really sure they would need permission to use it....no more than you need permission from every auto maker everytime you see one of their cars in a scene parked on the street. I would think as long as they bought the cars, which are totally available on the open market, they could do what they wanted. But GM i'm sure they would have been asked to pay....they are whores and would never turn down free publicity like that, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek January 9, 2008 Share TheGeek Member January 9, 2008 I'm guessing Ford just put in a better deal. Plain and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler January 10, 2008 Share boiler Member January 10, 2008 I'm guessing the producers decided they wanted that mustang, and didn't even ask GM. My guess, anyways. From what I have read, it's not officially a "series" yet, they have done a two-hour "movie-ish" pilot, but that's all that is guaranteed to air at this point. This may have changed since I read that article, I'm not sure. *side note on the bumblebee thing - watching the interviews with Bay on the DVD, he seemed like he never was really big on having bumblebee as the VW bug from the start, because it just wasn't visually what he was looking for (which is why they still used a bug in the car buying scene as a token homage to the original). I happen to agree - I never cared for bumblebee much in the original cartoons because I thought the VW bug was kinda lame looking. I had NO problems whatsoever with the producers changing him to a Camaro. What hot chick in her right mind would make out with someone on the hood of his "pimp" VW bug? Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windex January 10, 2008 Share Windex Member January 10, 2008 And they dart... Thats Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 15, 2008 Share anonymo Member January 15, 2008 Bay is a horrible, horrible director and even worse actor. He is also a giant db. That's all the explanation I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazz January 16, 2008 Share Shazz Member January 16, 2008 KITT needs to be a GM car. The dual wing on the Stang looks stupid. I like that Shelby, but not as KITT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 16, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 16, 2008 Wow, that Trans Am looks sweet...are they planning to release that as well as the Camaro? That almost makes me consider buying an American car. I also think Dodge did a great job with the new Challenger...very similar to the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazz January 16, 2008 Share Shazz Member January 16, 2008 2011 Trans Am Revealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 16, 2008 Share anonymo Member January 16, 2008 Oh man I hope I have my car paid off by 2011 so I can sell it and get a Trans-Am! (I feel like I have to state that I'm being serious here ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick January 17, 2008 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 17, 2008 I sill miss my '86 Firebird.... My only problem with that Firebird is that it has no pop-up lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters January 17, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni January 17, 2008 i read on myspace that the interface is going to be powered by microsoft sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick January 17, 2008 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 17, 2008 i read on myspace that the interface is going to be powered by microsoft sync. Reliable news source...and MS Sync has some cool features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 17, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 17, 2008 i read on myspace that the interface is going to be powered by microsoft sync. They considered using Mac but no one would write software for it, so then they had to decide....hmm....fight crime with a technologically capable machine...or ride around in a witchin car, make phone calls, and listen to itunes.... But on a side note...iRider was gonna have a really cool looking, but otherwise useless touch screen climate control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters January 18, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni January 18, 2008 lol - you guys must be using msn messenger to come up with this. in other news, a service pack is scheduled to be released to fix one of the 200,000 known vista bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 18, 2008 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 18, 2008 lol - you guys must be using msn messenger to come up with this. in other news, a service pack is scheduled to be released to fix one of the 200,000 known vista bugs. <3, i /me still using XP....Vista = pewp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters January 18, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni January 18, 2008 They considered using Mac but no one would write software for it, so then they had to decide....hmm....fight crime with a technologically capable machine...this part made me giggle. coincidentally, while doing research for something totally legal and highly ethical, i came across this: Windows - XP & Vista only Please note that the Windows version of Deluge is quite a bit less stable than our Linux/Unix client, as Deluge is developed on Linux. Actually, it is probably safe to say that everything is less stable on Windows, not just Deluge http://deluge-torrent.org/downloads.php (ps - osx is built on the bsd kernel -> unix) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 18, 2008 Share anonymo Member January 18, 2008 bsd kernel -> unix :laughcry: :laughcry: Oh boy...I know it is now, but only barely...still this made me laugh. I also think it's funny because they still use/call it XNU, which stands for? (win a cookie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus January 18, 2008 Share Laz.e.rus Member January 18, 2008 Xenophobes Need Underwear ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters January 18, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni January 18, 2008 nt. touché, mo, but by the same logic, all linux distros are lnu, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 18, 2008 Share anonymo Member January 18, 2008 Xenophobes Need Underwear ? X Not Unix nt. touché, mo, but by the same logic, all linux distros are lnu, right? Yeah...it gets fuzzy...XNU and LNU are both based in unix but not...wish they would make up their minds (or stop being so pretentious) We should probably drop it there as I think someone might get hurt (mentally, a bystander...probably boiler for trying to figure out who's dissing who) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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