Lethal Weapon.
Was okay, but a bit odd. Dunno if it'll last or not, it had some funny moments, but it's weird seeing the characters being played by other people.
Wayans seems particularly out of place. He doesn't really seem old enough and has a bit too much of the LA attitude about him for Murtaugh. I can't see him saying he's 'too old for this shit' even if it wasn't on network TV. His take on the character is prissy and too sensitive, and doesn't seem very much like a down to Earth blue collar guy who has been working the streets for 25 years. He doesn't seem tired, is too confident, and lacks the family man feeling Glover managed.
It is kind of odd hearing Riggs with such a pronounced Texas accent. He lacks the manic and reckless crazy that Gibson brought to the role and is a bit too subdued. He's too quiet and relaxed and lacks that sense of being unhinged and unpredictable. They do manage to get across his depression, but didn't manage to capture his mania.
Wayans's Murtaugh is too energetic and lacks humility, and Crawford's Riggs is too relaxed and lacks that sense of self destructive rage that the films managed to give him.
As a funny buddy cop show it could work, but it really doesn't seem much like Lethal Weapon. The two leads seem like two completely different characters with the same names. They aren't bad as a duo in an action/comedy cop show pair, but it doesn't quite work in relation to the franchise. At least not with the first couple of episodes anyway.
