The latest show to get caught up in the hype machine that plays off a brand and nostalgia. If it weren't titled "Lethal Weapon" it'd be a mediocre bombastic cop show that leans more towards the absurd. If you've seen even one of the movies you don't need to watch the others and the same goes for the series. The only thing the show has going for it is the casting of the main characters, but that alone doesn't make up for the pivots between a campy and sincere tone in a single breath. There's a "bad guy of the week" structure, plot lines you see coming miles away, and "jokes" that do little to balance the random dips into wanton verses exhilarating or purposeful violence. Makes me think of Backstrom where if you weren't a fan of Rainn Wilson's comedic style you couldn't explain the appeal of another cop show with weak character development and a cliche plot. FOX knows its crowd though, because the same empty headed time investment that made a show like Empire popular might fuel this indefinitely as well.
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The latest show to get caught up in the hype machine that plays off a brand and nostalgia. If it weren't titled "Lethal Weapon" it'd be a mediocre bombastic cop show that leans more towards the absurd. If you've seen even one of the movies you don't need to watch the others and the same goes for the series. The only thing the show has going for it is the casting of the main characters, but that alone doesn't make up for the pivots between a campy and sincere tone in a single breath. There's a "bad guy of the week" structure, plot lines you see coming miles away, and "jokes" that do little to balance the random dips into wanton verses exhilarating or purposeful violence. Makes me think of Backstrom where if you weren't a fan of Rainn Wilson's comedic style you couldn't explain the appeal of another cop show with weak character development and a cliche plot. FOX knows its crowd though, because the same empty headed time investment that made a show like Empire popular might fuel this indefinitely as well.