KNIGHT RIDER - THE COMPLETE SERIES

One of the best 80s shows of all time and it’s a great throw ride for any generation X person!

Loved the show

Knight rider is a action pack and fast moving! Great car kitt is! Thanks again

I grew up watching NightRider. When I found it here I was egar to buy it, and I'm no disappointed. I have watched it several times since I got it. Looking forward to match it again.

Like all of the modern released of "Knight Rider," this set lacks the original pop and rock songs heard when the series was originally broadcast. Younger viewers probably won't notice this, but people who remember watching it during the original television run and later syndication should. Basically, it's as if a talented karaoke band were recreating the songs. By no means is this a deal-breaker, because the as-broadcast episodes with their original soundtracks literally cannot be purchased today, unless you're a VHS fan. The video quality in general is quite good, though obviously not on par with a modern 1080p release. Bright scenes (which are the majority) have very good detail and color, but I found that very dark scenes seem to have had some sore of artificial "film grain" filter applied to them. The discs' authors evidently thought that this would maintain the illusion of the series as having been in Full-HD all along; to me, it just looks like a cheap digital attempt at enhancement and I would rather that they had left the old analog blurriness in. Overall, I'm glad that I bought the set. The soundtrack is not what I remember from childhood, but the video quality more than makes up for that. Please be advised that there are no extras at all, no additional audible language tracks, and not even any subtitles. This is a completely bare-bones Blu-Ray set. So if you are hearing-impaired, or if English is not a language with which you are comfortable, you will not enjoy this set.

"Knight Rider" aired on NBC from September 26, 1982, to April 4, 1986 consisting of 90 episodes over the course of 4 seasons. I was 7 years old when it originally debuted back in 1982 and it along with The A-Team were my favorite television shows for about 3 years. The show is most definitely a product of its time but I still find to be a lot of nostalgic fun that is still entertaining decades later. In terms of blu-ray releases of the series, Japan got a nice complete series blu-ray set on November 27, 2014. This was followed by a North American complete series budget blu-ray release by Mill Creek Entertainment on October 4, 2016, which is what I had previously owned prior to the 4K UHD set released by Universal on July 22, 2025 which I upgraded to from the 2016 Mill Creek bluray set. German boutique label Turbine released a lavish collector's edition blu-ray box of the entire series on December 30, 2022 followed by a slimmed down standard version on November 10, 2023. Regarding Universal's complete series 4K UHD set, it is a 21 disc set consisting of 20 4K UHD discs and a standard bluray disc that contains an excellent little over an hour long new restrospective documentary on the series. The 4K UHD release was controversial due to Universal's decision to cram up to four and a half hours of content on a single 4K disc resulting in bit rates that hover between the low and upper 40's for the most part occasionally spiking into the upper 60's and low 70's depending on the scene. (Some notable sites like The Digital Bits erroneously claimed that the bit rates on this 4K set never escaped the 40's.) This decision resulted in some compression artifacts being visible normally in the form of how the film grain is resolved being that this show was shot on 35mm film stock in a full frame aspect ratio which is how the show is presented here. The other issues is that with the exception of the double length pilot episode, the rest of the 2 hour event episodes are presented in their 2-part syndicated versions rather than the original full length broadcast versions. I am not sure why Universal when working on their 4K restorations from the original camera negatives would restore/scan the 2-part syndicated versions of the 2 hour event episodes rather than the original broadcast versions. Lastly is that there is still a handful of missing songs throughout the series due rights issues as well as season 4 being presented in mono when it originally aired in stereo (the first 3 seasons aired in mono). The Turbine German bluray release is notable in that to date it is the only release featuring all of the original uncut broadcast versions of the series along with all original music having been restored. The Turbine release also presents season 4 in stereo rather than mono in the case of the Univeral 4K UHD release. As a result of the issues I mentioned about the Universal 4K UHD release, a lot of people wrote this release off as compromised which I can't argue as this set should have been perfect. Despite the compression issues resulting from so much content being put on each disc resulting in lower than expected bit rates for the most part, I still found the 4K UHD release to be a massive night and day difference compared to the budget Mill Creek bluray release. I cannot compare it to the Turbine bluray set as I did not purchase the German release due to how pricey it was. I do know the Turbine release is a 20 disc set so it makes me wonder how the bit rates are as a result on the German bluray release in comparison to Univeral's 4K UHD set which also contains all 4 seasons on 20 4K UHD discs. The biggest reason to purchase the 4K UHD complete series set from Universal is due to the inclusion of HDR10 which makes the show simply come alive like it never has prior. The HDR grading is tasteful but really makes colors pop while also delivering inky blacks with no crush visible. Skintones also look natural and perfect to my eyes. Regarding the visible compression issues, I still found most episodes looked fine to my eyes, occasionally amazing, though eagle eyed viewers will notice the film grain to clump up and look noisy in several shots hurting fine detail as a result. For the most part, I was still impressed at how this film looks in 4K UHD despite the issues present. If you are like me and upgrading from the Mill Creek bluray set, prepare to be greatly impressed with how significantly better the show looks in 4K UHD with HDR10 which makes the Mill Creek bluray set look like DVD upscales in comparison. For the most part, if you just set back and enjoy the 4K UHD set for what it is rather than focusing in on the compression issues, it still can manage to impress. It is truly like seeing the series all over again for the first time. I was still impressed overall. Sound is presented in lossless mono for all 4 seasons which is slightly odd being that season 4 originally aired in stereo. I thought the audio sounded clean, clear and well defined throughout. English subtitles are included for the hearing impaired. Special features are as follows: Season One - Disc One: - Knight of the Phoenix parts 1 & 2 Audio Commentary featuring David Hasselhoff and Glen Larson Season One - Disc Five: - Knight Moves (SD 6:07) - Knight Sounds (SD 6:37) - Knight Rider: Under the Hood (SD 15:51) - Photo Gallery - Blueprints Gallery Season Three Disc Five: - The Great ‘80s TV Flashback (SD 29:01) Season Four - Disc Five: - Knight Rider 2000 (SD 1:34:44) Bonus Disc: - Knight Rider: Behind the Wheel (HD 1:01:00) Overall, this 4K UHD is a bit of a disappointment as it clearly shows that Universal took some unfortunate short cuts that seem to be a bit of laziness in terms of the presentation of the series. On the other hand, the show still looks quite excellent in 4K UHD despite the compression issues thanks to the inclusion of HDR10. The new hour long documentary is nice however some additional commentary tracks and interviews with the cast and crew would have been the icing on the cake. If you are upgrading from the Mill Creek bluray set, then this 4K UHD release is a no brainer. However if you are upgrading from the Turbine bluray set, it is a bit more of a tougher sell. I still find the 4K UHD set to be recommended warts and all. The show has never looked better thanks to HDR10 even though it could have looked even more impressive with higher bit rates afforded by the episodes bring spread over 3 or 4 more 4K discs.

All the episodes

It's Knightrider . Enough said.

Good 👍

The theme tune starts then the words, "Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law." Those few lines and the theme music used to stop a young hyperactive child in his tracks back in the 80's and 90's. As soon as i saw Kitt the world stopped for me, i used to love watching Knightrider I think my parents loved the fact i used to just shut up sit down ( i really was a nightmare child! ) and give them an hour break, once or twice every week. I was glued to the TV as soon as the music and KItt was on. I adored that showed and vowed oneday i would have a car like Kitt which talks. It never happened obviously ( although i do talk to my car !) To the boxset ..... What an awesome DVD boxset containing the best 80's show ever. The new Knight rider has nothing on the Original, even the women in the original were very pleasing ( although i only remember kitt ! ) Enough about how awesome Hoff and KITT were, we all know they are an all time great combo. If your doubting to buy this boxset dont, just purchase it, its worth every penny. The first time i watched a dvd from my boxset, i could not stop smiling like the little child i used too, what a great feeling. For that reason alone its worth every penny it costs, and the fact its under £50.00 is just an unbeleivable bargain. Now to the pro and cons of the boxset PROS : - -ALL the episodes in proper DVD cases. -Bonus features -The DVD ends creates a picture of kitt inside the box -The lid contains like a contents of every episode, so you know which episode you can watch if theres a particular one. -Decent qaulity video and sound ( remember this is nigh on 25 years old ! no HD here ! ) Cons ( not really but for the sake of giving a review ) :- The boxset is big, (its 26 DVD cases what did you expect!) Like one reviewer said the PILOT episode is on DISC 7 and not DISC 1. It will remind you how great the old days were !!! This is a rare boxset that everyone will love to watch no matter what age or gender. i regularly watch this with my mum and cousin sisters. press TURBO BOOST and buy it NOW !! hope that helps make your mind up !

Produto danificado...

Was soll man sagen? Knight Rider eben. Musste mich echt zusammenreißen als ich die erste Season hier auf DVD gesehen hab. Gott haben die viele Fehler gemacht. Z.B. sitzt, wenn K.I.T.T. aleine und lehr fährt, da doch tatsächlich einer in nem Sack oder sowas ähnlichem mit Sehschlitz. Der Sack oder whatever hat annähernd die gleiche Farbe wie der Sitzbezug und mit annähernd meine ich man sieht den Unterschied mehr als offensichtlich. Und wenn kitt auf zei Rädern fährt, sieht Micheal Knight so aus als hätter mal eben 50-60 Kilo zugelegt. Aber das macht die Serie so gut, denn in der zweiten Season haben sie dann doch den ein oder anderen Trick gelernt, auch wenn man bei den großen Stunts, z.B. als Goliath durch einen anderen Laster fährt und K.I.T.T dann danach drüberturboboostet (das Wort hab ich mir ausgedacht :-) )sieht das sie mit Spielzeugen gedreht wurden. Aber he was solls, es ist Knight Rider und verdammt es sind die 80Žs von denen wir hier reden. Überrascht war ich, dass die 2te Season bis auf die Folge White-Line Warriors, komplett auf deutsch verfügbar war, denn das hier is ja eigentlich ein U.K. Import und auf der Box steht davon nix. Season 1+3 sind auf English und irgendwie haben die Damen und Herren bei der Zusammenstellung gemacht, denn S1E20 ist der K.R. Pilot und auf der letzten DVD von Season 1 (DVD 8) ist zusätzlich Knight Roder 2000, der Knight Rider Film drauf. Also erst DVD / rein, da die Folge Knight of the Phoenix gucken. Dann die Serie schauen und dann nochmal disc 8 rein und den Film gucken. Bissl Kompli aber passt schon. Was Season 4 angeht, ich weiß nicht ob sie in Deutsch verfügbar ist, da ich auf der hälfte von Season 3 diese Rezension geschrieben habe. Ich weis etwas früh. ABER: ES IST KNIGHT RIDER!!! Wie kann man da was schlechtes sagen. Es sei denn man ist nicht mit dieser Serie aufgewachsen. Und jede noch so schlecht aussehende (aber nicht gemachte Folge) dieses Kult Klassikers ist 1000 mal besser als dieses 08/15 Remake von 2008. Was nicht verwundert, denn da gabs ja nur eine Season mit nur 16 Folgen wenn mich nicht alles täuscht und wenn doch wen scherts. Fazit: Allein schon wegen der überkrass nervigen Originalstimme von unserem geliebten Knight Industries Twothousand ein absolutes Must Have. Dazu kommt die bravuröse schauspielerische Glanzleistung sämtlicher Charaktere und insbesondere David HasselhoffŽs :-) (Sorry aber der musste sein). Kurz gesagt kauftŽs euch! Habt Spaß und macht ne Reise zurück in die 80Žs. PFLICHTKAUF!!!!!

最近子供の時に良く観ていたナイトライダーがとても懐かしくとてつもなく観たくなり、既に購入していた全シーズンのDVD -BOXとナイトライダーコンプリートBlu-ray-BOXを観ている日々。ふと、knight rider Complete Series Blu-rayが気になり、違いはあるのかなぁ、と情報を見てみると各話のオープニング前のディーザーが全て入っているような他の記事の情報と収録総合分数も違うようなので、今回思い切ってBlu-ray版を購入しました。英語音声しかなく、字幕もない為、既に持っているDVD -BOX やコンプリートBlu-ray-BOXを観て理解してます。(吹替の日本語と日本語字幕を頼っている自分には大変ですが) 発売当初どうだったかは不明ですが、まだ観始めたはがりではありますが、シーズン1のオープニング前のティーザーが入っており、ある意味既に購入しているDVDにもBlu-rayにもないティーザーが入っていたのでとても良かったです。 もう私も40代後半で50代に近い歳ですが、ナイトライダーはとても思い出が深く、大切な宝物の１つになると思います。購入出来て良かったです。