Back in June we
told you that Universal had announced a Sept. 9th DVD release of the pilot telefilm for the 2008 updated version of
Knight Rider, starring Justin Bruening, Sydney Poitier, Deanna Russo, Bruce Davison and the voice of Val Kilmer as the "Knight Industries Three Thousand" (K.I.T.T.). Then, in July, we
reported that the studio had changed their minds, and canceled the DVD release. While no reason was given, it was possibly due to the show's pick-up as a full series, and intentions to simply incorporate that pilot into an eventual "Season 1" DVD release.
However, that doesn't appear to have been the end of the story! FYE and Suncoast stores, both part of the Trans World Entertainment Corporation ("TWEC"), are giving away copies of this DVD free, while supplies last, with purchase of certain other TV-DVD sets.
F.Y.E.' s website has full details of the offer. While we couldn't find any information about this at the Suncoast website, the box art (see below) does display the Suncoast chain's logo on it, as well as F.Y.E.' s.
The free-with-purchase release goes under the title "
Knight Rider - An Icon Reborn," which certainly sounds fitting! DVD titles to purchase, which qualify you to get this disc, include any of the first four seasons of the original
Knight Rider series, either season of
Friday Night Lights, the first season of
Heroes on DVD (the Blu-ray version isn't included), any of the first three seasons of
The Office, the first season of
30 Rock, or the first two seasons of either
Miami Vice or
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Purchase any one of the above, and you should be able to drive off with K.I.T.T.! See your local store, or the chain's website, for complete details. Our thanks to "Jeff " for sending us the heads-up about this promotion.
