Honestly as a kid this show was so cool. As an adult, I still watch it and can like it. However this show definitely could have been better. The idea and concept were fine. The issue fell on other things. Some of them were even pretty funny.
As many have mentioned the stunts and stunt doubles were so obvious. In fact, one of the episodes it looks as if the stunt double is Eric Bogosian. This amazes me how obvious it as, and it wasn't just a few episodes.
Plots were up and down. Certain shows made sense throughout, others were inconsistent, while the rest were questionable at best.
Acting could have been better, but is nowhere near as bad as others made it out to be. After all, was this supposed to be Broadway or something?
Last but not least, Action, Fight Scenes, etc. This is where the biggest joke comes from IMO. I really wonder about David Hasselhoff. Does he even know how to fight? Watch Knight Rider to see what I'm talking about. Man, I have never seen fight scenes like these.
Michael Knight was supposed to be one who knew how to fight, as in Martial Arts. In fact, there's a scene in the first episode (technically, even if it was in Part 2 as it was a 2 parter) where several truck drivers were going to beat up Michael and he let's them know that he is very heavily trained in Martial Arts. The problem here is David Hasselhoff doesn't know jack. The karate he uses is beyond a joke. Pretty much a silly kid goofing off trying to make fun of fighting is a good way to describe it. He uses it so much, but it simply looks ridiculous. There was an episode where he fought two Asian men. Two men who knew Kung Fu. Really? He actually was doing well too. Yeah OK, fake karate kicks and completely horrific made up form and stances he used. There was even an episode where he kicked someone and lost his balance. WTF?? We'd appreciate an honest fight scene. As long as the action was present that's the main thing. The phony karate was simply terrible. Whenever there are fight scenes I simply get ready to start laughing at the silliness, especially anyone with "Sensei" Michael Knight. I simply was waiting for a time for Hasselhoff to yell Kiai during one of his Hasselhoff-Fu kicks. The fight between Michael and Garth was funny too. Those fake, weak kicks from Garth. That scissors kick too was something else. It looked like the can can commercial. Another issue were fights that were over as soon as they started. The bad guy is supposed to be some bad ass, yet here comes Hasselhoff taking him out with one kick or punch. Really??!!
All in all, it wasn't a bad show, it wasn't a great show. It was a pretty good show at the time and still is decent today, even if you can see more silly stuff. As I mentioned earlier I still watch it. It really isn't awful as many people make it out to be.
As many have mentioned the stunts and stunt doubles were so obvious. In fact, one of the episodes it looks as if the stunt double is Eric Bogosian. This amazes me how obvious it as, and it wasn't just a few episodes.
Plots were up and down. Certain shows made sense throughout, others were inconsistent, while the rest were questionable at best.
Acting could have been better, but is nowhere near as bad as others made it out to be. After all, was this supposed to be Broadway or something?
Last but not least, Action, Fight Scenes, etc. This is where the biggest joke comes from IMO. I really wonder about David Hasselhoff. Does he even know how to fight? Watch Knight Rider to see what I'm talking about. Man, I have never seen fight scenes like these.
Michael Knight was supposed to be one who knew how to fight, as in Martial Arts. In fact, there's a scene in the first episode (technically, even if it was in Part 2 as it was a 2 parter) where several truck drivers were going to beat up Michael and he let's them know that he is very heavily trained in Martial Arts. The problem here is David Hasselhoff doesn't know jack. The karate he uses is beyond a joke. Pretty much a silly kid goofing off trying to make fun of fighting is a good way to describe it. He uses it so much, but it simply looks ridiculous. There was an episode where he fought two Asian men. Two men who knew Kung Fu. Really? He actually was doing well too. Yeah OK, fake karate kicks and completely horrific made up form and stances he used. There was even an episode where he kicked someone and lost his balance. WTF?? We'd appreciate an honest fight scene. As long as the action was present that's the main thing. The phony karate was simply terrible. Whenever there are fight scenes I simply get ready to start laughing at the silliness, especially anyone with "Sensei" Michael Knight. I simply was waiting for a time for Hasselhoff to yell Kiai during one of his Hasselhoff-Fu kicks. The fight between Michael and Garth was funny too. Those fake, weak kicks from Garth. That scissors kick too was something else. It looked like the can can commercial. Another issue were fights that were over as soon as they started. The bad guy is supposed to be some bad ass, yet here comes Hasselhoff taking him out with one kick or punch. Really??!!
All in all, it wasn't a bad show, it wasn't a great show. It was a pretty good show at the time and still is decent today, even if you can see more silly stuff. As I mentioned earlier I still watch it. It really isn't awful as many people make it out to be.