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So yeah, probably like most of the people that watch it and like everyone who dismissed it, my initial thought was ¨Lethal Weapon? well that must be crap¨. I dismissed it once, and then another day couldn't find anything to watch, and came across the title again and thought ¨well fine, can't be worst than some other stuff I've watched¨, and boy was I pleasantly surprised. It's hard to use the title of such a loved franchise as Lethal Weapon and miss the attempt, but in this case, they nailed it. Of course the Murtaugh-Riggs chemistry from the movies is very hard to replicate, but on the show, they do very very well. It's got the action and it's got the comedy. Damon we already knew is funny, but the real surprise here is Clayen Crawford (Riggs), I really really hope to see him get a chance to do many other things. Haven't had any disliking on this show, except maybe the casting choice of Richard Cabral, who plays a weird ex-gang division cop, he's just too weird. Other than that this show is golden. Extra points for having someone work with the main actors in weapons handling, every time Riggs and Murtaugh have to engage a gun, it looks like they really do know how to handle it, proper grip, trigger safety, etc, wish whoever deals with those details knew their work doesn't go unnoticed, way too refreshing when nowadays shows and movies make it too evident you are just watching an actor who has no idea how to use the gun they are handling.

This show deserves way more than a 6.6... it's funny and entertaining, a whole new set of actors instead of recycled ones from other shows. The comedy is not the stupid kind of comedy either. To be perfectly honest I don't even know how I ended up watching it. I went online, looking to continue another show I'm currently on, and by mistake clicked on this from the NEW SHOWS list. I realized about 2 minutes in that it definitely was not what I was there to watch but 2 minutes in, I was hooked. Could've just hit back and looked for my other show, but instead here I am, 4 days later and just finished all ten episodes on an un precedented binge run. Since I finished the first season now there's nothing else but waiting for the second one.

This is what TV shows should be like. In an age of stupid teenage shows or stupid superheroes shows with far-fetched science, getting something as real and raw as The Night Of is so so so so refreshing. You get a real look (at least it feels at real as it can get without going into documentary mode) at the NY jail system and at how a normal kid can spiral down once he's in it. Nothing in this show feels fake or forced, not the acting, not the storytelling, not the facts of how things happen... nothing! Everything here feels so real. Don't go at this expecting non-stop action and big budget special effects, you'll crash miserable. The action in this show is delivered emotionally and mentally. There are so few good shows out there that once I finished this one I just felt like going back at it from the start, that's how good it is. Thank you for such a piece of art!