Knight Rider - popular Hoff-helmed crime-fighting TV epic of the 80's is being remade this year for NBC. Something that many will already know no doubt, but news has reached mine ears that the voice of the much loved super-car - KITT - will be none other than Batman!

"Val Kilmer has apparently stepped in to provide the voice of KITT in NBC's revival of hit 80s TV show Knight Rider. He replaces comic actor Will Arnett, who reportedly had to step down due to a conflict of interest."

See MSN says it's true! Val Kilmer will be voicing our favourite sarcasticly cool...Ford Mustang??? (Ford Mustang?! Jeez, why not round off all the really cool sharp edges and wrap it in bubble wrap for good measure! *ahem*)

Kilmer has had a good resurgence in his career of late but is he right to do something like this? I don't know...to me it just feels a little like he's gone back to selling out again. But hey, what with the success of all the other re-franchised franchises such as Bionic Woman, Battlestar Galactica and The Sarah Conner Chronicles - maybe I'll be wrong and Knight Rider 2008 won't suck as much ass as the Blade series did.

Hmm....seems slightly familiar to any Metroid-gleaned eyes doesn't it?

I wonder if Nintendo have spied the similarity between their Aurora-Unit-Turned-Evil and this 'Educational Toy'. All I know is you wouldn't catch Mother Brain teaching kiddies the universal encyclopedia not when there are planets to control, space pirates to reign over, and bounty hunters to destroy. Education of the laser-kind only!

What's worse is the $119.95 (that's around £79.00 for those of us with limey origins). I thought you paid for schools to teach kids anyway?