I watched the pilot episode for the new Knight Rider series the other day... Actually, I should rephrase that. I tried to watch the pilot episode. But after about 15 minutes, I just couldn't continue. I cannot express in words just how bad it was. I have to admit, I actually liked the original Knight Rider... The theme was actually the ringtone on my cellphone for a while. But I'll be the first person to admit that it was a terrible show. It was just one of those good terrible shows. You know what I mean?

But this new show... Holy crap... It makes the old show look like one of the gems of television. I can't imagine how anyone could even begin to consider it a good show. What were the producers thinking? Oh, and I agree with the reviews I read after the fact that the show is basically just a 40 minute long Ford commercial. Everybody knows that the original KITT was a Trans Am, but that show was anything but a Pontiac commercial... But even in the 15 minutes I watched, there were so many completely intentional shots of the new KITT's Ford logo, or Mustang Cobra emblem... It was insulting. Oh well... One less thing for my DVR to concern itself with.

Sarah, Kate and I just watched Across the Universe. I was skeptical of the movie when I first heard about it since other Beatles-inspired movies in the past had been pretty bad and never saw it for that reason. But we finally decided to watch it and I have to say I'm reasonably impressed. It was a very well done movie, and while it did get a little... um... trippy after about the half way point, it was a good story, and it was shot beautifully. And I have to say that the actors all did a fantastic job, even if none of the leads had established careers. Also, Eddie Izzard as Mr. Kite... Great.