The pilot for the "Lethal Weapon" show does a good job in introducing the two principal characters, Roger and Martin, the same two from the movies from which the show is based on.
As with in the movies, Roger is the more serious, a little bit fearful of the pass of time, and totally against doing reckless things while Martin is the one who has lost all hope and just wants to... let it all go. They get paired together and pretty soon are investigating an apparent suicide that may be something entirely different.
The characters are, in this first episode, quite similar to the characters from the movies. Wayans does a good job as Roger, while Crawford is an acceptable Martin, not very charismatic, but good enough in bringing the pain and loneliness of the character to light. The plot is simple, very simple, but the chemistry between the characters is good enough that it makes for it.
The biggest problem with the pilot is its penchant for unnecessary violence. Yes, the characters are supposed to be reckless and violent, but there are a couple of occasions where it crosses the line. On top of that, it seems that the show may fall into the better-shoot-the-bad-guy-instead-of-making-a-good-story shortcoming. Let's see, as pilots are normally always on shaky ground.
From this first episode, though, it seems the "Lethal Weapon" show may have good characters and chemistry, but simple story-line and case of the week.