Lethal Weapon was a great movie series starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as Riggs and Murtaugh respectively. Well, now the movie series is becoming a FOX TV series starring Clayne Crawford as Martin Riggs and Damon Wayans, the Sr version, as the “Too Old for This” Roger Murtaugh. These movies turned TV shows are always a little tricky to navigate especially when getting actors to step into the shoes of famous actors’ iconic roles. Mel Gibson was Martin Riggs and Clayne has a large shadow to overcome with this role.
With all that said, I have to say that this trailer looks pretty good. It looks like Clayne does a decent job of playing the wild card to Damon Wayans straight man. The problem this show is going to have to overcome is having people compare the characters to the movie versions, which is one reason why Rush Hour the series really didn’t hit. It will be interesting to see if this show is met with acceptance, as I will definitely be setting my DVR for at least a few episodes.