Percy Carey: 10 Reasons Why Knight Rider Should Be A Comic

[Each week, Complex columnist Percy Carey a.k.a. MF Grimm dives into the world of comic books with industry interviews, reviews and more.]

Since so many properties out there are merging the lines of media, I’d like to point out a few that should make that jump. So, in true Letterman style, I will be bringing you the top ten reasons why TV shows, movies, and other such things should become comics.

So this week, we start with a TV show that has been saved from the fire not once but twice: when it was remade from the original version, and then again when the network decided to revitalize it instead of canceling it. So without further adieu, I give you my top ten reasons why Knight Rider should become a comic book…

#10: Any excuse for David Hasselhoff and the new Michael Knight to make an appearance at Comic Con is worth its weight in gold.

#9: Because it had its series revitalized, not canceled like some shows this fall (hang your head in shame, Christian Slater). And what better way to keep KITT alive than put him in print.

#8: It’s a talking car. A talking car. End of story.

#7: Car chases, shootouts, solving mysteries, and bringing crooks to justice. Sums up Knight Rider. Sums up comic books. Do they go together? Seems like asking if you’d be out of place wearing a green and red sweater to the office Christmas party.

#6: Did I mention the talking car?

#5: Every time an '80s property gets optioned, an angel gets its wings.

#4: While we’d miss out on the sweet '80s theme music in a comic, the new car transforms. And that’s cool.

#3: Imagine: Jim Lee, handling the Knight Rider project. Goosebumps.

#2: Because the Frasier comic was missing the bad-ass flare that a talking car and gunfights can provide.

#1: With all of the '70s and '80s shows and movies being remade, let’s start the action television trifecta off right. First, the Knight Rider comic. Then, move onto Magnum, P.I. and Macguyver. With Short Circuit being re-imagined, let’s bring back the '80s, but do it right this time. Show the youth of today the three greatest TV action heroes, and it all starts with a man and his car.

The new Knight Rider series airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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