Lethal Weapon: Ford F-150 Gets Starring Role in TV Show
You know, we wonder how on earth this is going to be made into a TV show. If you’re too young to remember, Lethal Weapon is part of what made both Mel Gibson (well, outside of Mad Max) and Danny Glover household names. Over the top action, stunt driving, mismatched turned buddy cop story, and “I’m getting too old for this,” are what made it fun. However, Fox has decided that “hey, we’ll make this a TV show and not just a movie series.” Will it work out? We don’t know as we’re only obsessed with the Ford F-150.
Check out this trailer and then check out some behind the scenes footage we got from a “mutual friend.”
There seem to be some good points and some, uhh, interesting points to this show. It’s going to be interesting to see how this all comes together, without a doubt.
Until the fall lineups start to hit, with Lethal Weapon scheduled to launch on “Wednesdays,” we aren’t totally sure what to expect. That F-150 is certainly a good looking truck, though.
Fox’s Synopsis:
“Combining action and drama with friendship and humor, LETHAL WEAPON reboots the hit movie franchise, as it follows classic cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh, who are working a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles.
Grief-stricken after the loss of his young wife and unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL-turned-detective MARTIN RIGGS (Clayne Crawford, “Rectify”) moves to California to “start over” at the LAPD. He’s paired up with ROGER MURTAUGH (Emmy Award nominee Damon Wayans, Sr., “My Wife and Kids,” “In Living Color”), who’s just coming back to the job after a near-fatal heart attack. Riggs’ penchant for diving headfirst into the line of fire immediately clashes with Murtaugh’s prudent, by-the-book technique. It’s clear from the moment they meet, this partnership could be lethal. But during their first case together, Riggs drags Murtaugh on a high-speed chase culminating inside the Long Beach Grand Prix and into a seaport shootout with drug dealers – and despite his protests, the older cop feels more alive than he has in years. Meanwhile, Riggs gets a glimpse of why Murtaugh is so determined to get home safely at the end of each day – he’s got a family and a newborn baby of his own. By the time their investigation ends, Riggs realizes he may have found something worth living for – a partner and friend like Murtaugh. And even Murtaugh figures this arrangement might just work out after all. If only Riggs doesn’t get them killed first…”
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