"Lock the doors and close the blinds -- we're going for a ride..."

Well, I watched it. The "Knight Rider" movie event on NBC, that is.

Was it cheesy? Hell, yeah.  But there were moments where socKs and I laughed out loud. And where we thought the car was neat. True -- it would have been cooler if voiced by Will Arnett, but Val Kilmer did a satisfactory job filling in.

And yes -- there is a special appearance by David Hasselhoff in the two hour movie event.  Sadly, he appeared only as Michael Knight -- not, as I had hoped for, as the evil Garth Knight. What I did find ironic was that Michael Knight and Mike Traceur, apparently father and son, look a bit alike. This, however, should not have been the case, as Michael Knight's true face died in the first episode of the original series when his appearance was altered through reconstructive surgery.

The final scene gave me something unexpected. Bravo for that...

Would I watch this as a series? Yes. Even if it gets really dumb.  I'm still a sucker for a talking, wise-ass car.