On the one hand, it should come as no surprise that a TV spinoff of a 1990s action movie franchise is reverse engineered from a semi-successful TV spinoff of a 1980s action movie franchise.
“L.A.’s Finest” looks a lot like Fox’s “Lethal Weapon” — there’s the loyal-but-edgy partner dynamic, the crazy action scenes, the hourlong, case-of-the-week structuring, the lead characters’ loner and family woman archetypes — even the spouse’s profession is the same.
(Though “L.A.’s Finest” never explains how an Lapd detective and an assistant district attorney afford a freaking mansion near downtown Los Angeles — more on that later.)But “Lethal Weapon” premiered on a well-established, freely accessible broadcast network.
Its ratings success makes sense given the continued demand for procedural dramas from audiences who still tune-in for live TV (or keep up via their DVRs).
“L.A.’s Finest” is launching Spectrum Originals, a
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