Admittedly, when Fox announced that it was bringing “Lethal Weapon” to television, many fans (this one included) of the beloved movie were skeptical. For one, “Lethal Weapon” is arguably the greatest buddy-cop movie franchise ever made, and together with “Die Hard” is one of the best action vehicles the ‘80s had to offer.
Another reason we weren’t sold on the idea is the fact that we’re all sick and tired of Hollywood reboots. Whether on the big screen or on TV, Hollywood remakes have generally been “meh” at best. But thank the stars that something unexpected happened, and we now have one of the more endearing cop shows out there today.
Not only does “Lethal Weapon” rev up the action, but their comedic timing is also a hoot-and-a-half. These are two of the things the movies did supremely. The banter between Mel Gibson’s Martin Riggs and Danny Glover’s Roger Murtaugh were among the funniest in an action movie, ever.
But what the TV series, more specifically, its two lead stars does though, is make the roles their own. Sure, we all compared Clayne Crawford to Gibson at first, noticing all the shortcomings. But a few episodes in, we get to care for him as much as we did Gibson. Damon Wayans though hit all his notes smoothly right away.
We can only hope for greater things in seasons to come.
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