A Select Scene From Knight Rider, Starring Socrates
March 17th, 2007
EXT. DUSTY ROAD - DAY
The trademark KITT car speeds past obstacles, giving chase to an unmarked four door sedan.
INT. KITT CAR - CONTINUOUS
KITT: “These criminals aren’t going to get away, Socrates.”
SOCRATES: “Hmm. Criminals.”
KITT: “What is it, Socrates?”
SOCRATES: “What IS crime, really? Aren’t criminals simply called criminals since they do not go along with the ideological status quo?”
EXT. DUSTY ROAD - DAY
KITT swerves to continue the chase, driving up the back of a parked trailer truck, CRASHING through a palate of empty boxes, then comes crashing back down to Earth — still close behind the fishtailing sedan.
INT. KITT CAR - CONTINUOUS
KITT: “No time for philosophical questions, Socky. Shall I use my advanced anchor technology to stop these baddies in their tracks!?”
SOCRATES: “Philosophy knows nothing of time, Kitt my friend.”
KITT: “I understand. But- Hold on for evasive action!”
EXT. DUSTY ROAD - DAY
KITT jumps over a ravine, CRASHING down to the ground, doing a full-on 360 degree spin and then regains traction…speeding after the sedan.
INT. KITT CAR - CONTINUOUS
SOCRATES: “And yet…isn’t action merely the state of rebelling against inaction?”
The car SCREECHES to a halt.
KITT: “Out.”
SOCRATES: “I’m sorry?”
KITT: “Out of the car.”
The door opens, automatically. Socrates looks at the car and the open door with sadness.
SOCRATES: “Are you sure you wouldn’t rather talk this through?”
KITT: “No, Socky. No, I wouldn’t.”
Socrates is HOT.
Comment by Wordmaven — March 17, 2007 @ 12:40 pm
Although I grant you your creative license, I think this scene would played out differently. As Soccy would have said: “An un-examined life is not worth living.” He would have examined how cool it is to drive around in KITT and decided it was worth it!. Go Greeks!
Comment by Wordmaven — March 17, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
Wordmaven - Your observation of Socky is completely flawed.
Comment by Pauly D — March 17, 2007 @ 1:36 pm
Paul, you may be right, I have an unrestrained attraction to Greek philosophizers.
Comment by Wordmaven — March 17, 2007 @ 3:42 pm