Honestly, I was just taking a friendly jab at you; but since we're discussing it.... Quote:
Nowhereman said:
There is a big difference between changing the car in knight rider, to the helicopter in Air Wolf.
Air Wolf was more grounded in reality, with the copter being cutting edge at the time, and a lot of the stuff it did was real (they had gotten info from the military, but were not allowed to discuss what was & wasnt real).
Yes, a supersonic helicopter is very grounded in reality. Airwolf may not have had a talking computer AI or near indestructible vehicles, but it was still very 80's TV fantasy.
Quote:
Nowhereman said:
With Knight Rider, the car was not the "inovation" it was all the tech that was added!
So....... the car wasn't what was really important then, huh?
Quote:
Nowhereman said:
For instance, the dash display on a new Knight Rider would have to change as the puter tech in the real world has advanced so far since the 80s,
But automobile design and construction hasn't? 
Quote:
Nowhereman said:
The helicopter in Air Wolf would look a little silly being a "one of a kind" super helicopter if it looked older than current models!
Wouldn't you say the same thing about a "one of a kind" super car with a 20+ year-old body design?
The fact is that you have to look at the purpose of the vehicle in the story. A 1969 Dodge Charger will always work for the General Lee because even when the original show hit the air, that model was already a decade old. It fit in then and now with the common practice of the redneck South to find and rebuild old cars, especially the old muscle cars of the late 60's/early 70's(Dodges even more so because of the crazy MOPAR cult). The same for Starsky and Hutch because a Gran Tarino would convey the same kind of cool image in an updated version as it did in the original show (I'd even go to say even more so due to Starsky and Hutch making the Tarino a cool car). It's all about the image that the vehicle gives the character(s).
For that reason, an updated A-Team couldn't use the same old GMC van because vans don't carry the same 'cool factor' now as it did then. An update would more than likely have to use an Escalade or other high end SUV. This is doubly so for vehicles that are supposed to be technologically superior to anything else for the exact same reason you described. It'd look silly using an outdated design.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
| 
