Just when you thought the world was through with David Hasselhoff, his name pops up again, bringing back memories of talking cars and bad acting all topped with a healthy dose of cheese. He is in talks to appear on NBC’s “Knight Rider,” reprising his role as Michael Knight from the original series.

As if that isn’t enough, throw in a few soap stars. Yeah, that’s sure to breed good TV. “The Young & the Restless” co-star Deanna Russo has landed the female lead in the movie/pilot opposite fellow soap star Justin Bruening.

“Rider,” is a sequel to the 1980s series that centers on Mike Tracer (Bruening), Michael Knight’s son who never knew his dad. Again, just brilliant thought provoking TV. With a premise like that how can you go wrong? Oh wait, it’s already wrong on many levels.

Burned by his love for childhood best friend and one-time girlfriend Sarah Kamen (Russo), Mike is wasting away in Las Vegas when Sarah reappears and is willing to pay off Mike’s gambling debt in exchange for help.

Sarah is the brilliant estranged daughter of KITT inventor Charles Kamen, who works as an assistant professor in the engineering department at Stanford. When she receives word from talking-car KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) that her father is missing, she and KITT set out to find and recruit Mike.

All I can say is, they are gonna have to work hard to make this even watchable. Let’s hope they at least updated KITT.

Sorry KITT. Sounds like RUST See TV.

[Comingsoon.net]