Trivia: Heroes Creator Tim Kring’s Contribution 1982 Classic

Posted by Michael LaPenna

December 11, 2008 |

Before the Cheerleader needed saving and before Nathan Petrelli and his suave talk and chiseled chin mesmerized the ladies (and maybe a few dudes) Heroes creator Tim Kring was busy at work screenwriting for the story of Michael Knight and his talking car K.I.T.T. on the 1982 hit sci-fi series Knight Rider. It starred David Hasselhoff as a slick talking, quick thinking cop sselected by billionaire, Wilton Knight, and his Foundation for Law and Government to catch the bad guys with Michael’s intellectual supercar helping him call the shots. The original series aired from September 1982 to August 1986. A 2008 version recently premiered in September on NBC as the continuing story being told through Michael’s estranged son Mike Traceur played by Justin Bruening.

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