PREDICT the level of raw SUCKAGE we can expect from the "Lethal Weapon TV Series Reboot."
YOUR thoughts?
'Lethal Weapon' TV Series Reboot Heading to Fox
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/lethal-weapon-tv-series-reboot-heading-to-fox-20151003
Network orders put pilot for new series based on Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's buddy cop franchise
Lethal Weapon will soon head to television as Fox has ordered a series reboot of the film franchise. Fox has given the TV series based on the Mel Gibson and Danny Glover buddy cop films a put pilot, which all but guarantees that the show will air in some capacity on the network or face substantial penalties to Warner Bros TV, the studio producing the reboot. While the franchise's original producers will not be involved in the TV reboot, they have reportedly given the project their blessing, The Hollywood Reporter writes.
Like the film franchise, which spawned four movies and raked in nearly a billion dollars at the box office, the series will revolve around Roger Murtaugh (originally played by Glover), a homicide detective who's "getting too old for this shit," and his partner Martin Riggs (Gibson), an unstable, risk-taking narcotics officer.
Deadline writes that the original narrative will change slightly for TV, with Riggs now a former Texas cop and Navy SEAL who moves to Los Angeles following the loss of his wife and baby. He's then partnered with Murtaugh, who must avoid stress in his life after suffering a minor heart attack. Chuck writer Matt Miller will write and co-executive produce the reboot. No word yet which actors will assume the Murtaugh and Riggs roles.
Rebooting popular films as TV series has become a trend in recent years, with shows like Syfy's 12 Monkeys, MTV's Scream, CBS' Limitless, Fox's Minority Report, FX's Fargo and A&E's Psycho-based Bates Motel just a handful of television shows that have roots on the big screen.
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...my guess is that because it is Fox, they'll trot out a "special episode" behind a proven ratings winner like "The Simpsons" (assuming that show is still high in the ratings). They will wait until "rerun season," and they will air a special "new" episode of The Simpsons as a run-in to an episode of LW. Everyone will watch the Simpsons and then turn off the TV or change the channel, though.
weren't they pretty "R" rated movies? The first movie was very good, I thought. The second one had its moments (Joe Pesci was great in his role, "but, but you're blek" and "free South Africa ya dumb sonuva bitch!"
, but they smoothed over/sanitized Riggs' rough edges/suicidal nature too much. The third & fourth were just money grabs, I thought.
You know the story about "Under Siege 2," right? It takes place on a train. One of the "Die Hard" sequels...not sure if it was 2 or 3...planned to have Bruce Willis fighting terra on a train. Idea was scrapped when Steve Segal beat them to it. Lethal Weapon 4 always seemed to me like the good idea got cancelled at the last minute and they ran out of ideas so they hired Chris Rock, hoping he'd fix everything. He did not.
