The TV Zone

Sorry I've been silent most of this day, but I've been recovering from Knightrideritis, a kind of perncious adult-onset disease caused by prolonged exposure to NBC's remake of "Knight Rider" -- prolonged, in this case, meaning about four minutes or so. In any event, the reviews are in, and I'm pretty certain we haven't seen a turnout like this since "Supertrain" derailed nearly 30 years ago. Critics love this type of program because it stretches their rhetorical muscles, atrophied after years of having to watch/review comparatively superior product like (say) "Las Vegas." But this onslaught -- pile-on? -- today is remarkable. Go to metacritic.com to get a sampling -- it's fun, and you might even think of things to say about your boss (behind his or her back, of course). Meanwhile, watch "Knight" tonight -- we all need a good laugh right about now, and this newcomer is tonic from the gods.

Above: The Hoff gives thumbs-up to new "Knight Rider."
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