Lethal Weapon: Inside the On-Set Clashes That Nearly Killed the Fox Series

Oh totally. Clayne was definitely not perfect. But I can understand his frustration. With that one video of him yelling about the sound, it said they had been working on that scene for hours. Hours!! Could you imagine being on set for hours trying to film one scene, and every time you reset the scene and start over, it gets ruined by noise from a location that should have been locked down, but wasn’t. I think that would piss off anyone, and I could see someone in a moment of pure frustration losing it. The writer of the article, Monica, said in a Periscope chat that they had been trying to get that one shot for 8 hours when he lost it. So I can understand that.

The convo with him and Damon, it would be interesting to hear the unedited version. Like what was said before that exchange? Reading that Damon stated daily that he hated his job, that he wished the show got cancelled, refused to do table reads, refused to read the script and insisted on only being given his lines, not to mention a list of all these other demands (the writer said in the Periscope chat that Clayne on the other hand had no demands or requests, whereas Damon had multiple memos for his diet, how he was to be talked to, and all that other stuff), yeah I can see why Clayne called him a pussy. I can only imagine how frustrating it could be working with someone like Damon. Especially when he set back production (he “called in sick” the day before the incident) and then after the incident refused medical care, and insisted on having the tapes rewound so his assistant could get a video of him getting hit by accident, then demanding that they fire the entire FX department and call his lawyers in and threaten a lawsuit.

I mean, yeah...I can see why Clayne said what he said. Was it professional? Of course not. He definitely has some temper issues and speaking his mind probably when he shouldn’t. But I think anyone would lose it if you were dealing with someone like that.

Damon’s tweets (he’s apparently back on twitter now) also made him look really bad.

The thing that gets me, is not only all the people who came out in support of Clayne (by which I mean cast and crew, not to mention previous co-workers), but also the fact that so many of the crew were supportive of Clayne, over Damon. The only one who supported Damon was the actress who played Bailey, who apparently lied in one of her tweets claiming that Clayne said he wished the show was cancelled, when really it was Damon who said that. She was called out on it and deleted the tweet, stories also came out about how she was constantly late to set - if she ever showed up, regularly didn’t know her lines and was really unreliable. No one else came out in defence of Damon. That says a lot to me.

The fact that the network decided to keep Damon and fire Clayne makes no sense. Sure Clayne was passionate and sometimes let his temper get the better of him, but why keep the guy who constantly said he hated the show and his job and wished it got canceled? And said it every single day too! Not to mention the guy with all the demands, who cast and crew didn’t defend, and who also tried to get the show cancelled by threatening a lawsuit and demanding people get fired? It makes no sense. Was the WB completely unaware that people didn’t watch the show for Damon? Or did they keep him because he threatened to sue? The fact they're getting rid of cast and crew who were supportive of Clayne (100 people out of jobs) is ridiculous. Apparently Jordana Brewster and Kevin Rahm have also been fired. Who knows who else.

The real people to blame for all this mess is WB, for hiring inept people to run the show. Talk about unprofessional. How do you not lock down a set for filming? Word is they rarely ever had producers on set, and the showrunner only ever came to set when shit went down. Ridiculous. WB should have shut it down the second tensions started rising between Clayne and Damon. The fact they didn’t, and let Damon get away with so much, and let it fester for 2 seasons is ridiculous.

Yup! If Crawford is out, so too should Wayans. I heard he actually got physical with Matt Miller. Like how the hell do you get physical with and hit the fucking producer of the show, and still keep your job? All because they think Wayans has pull and cried because of his family? That’s what got the lead from Criminal Minds fired. So Crawford calls Wayans a pussy and a little bitch, and get frustrated and yells when the director and other crew fail to secure their location, and he gets fired? It all makes no sense. If Crawford should have gotten fired, then so should Wayans. Especially since Wayans is the only one who physically put his hands on someone else, Crawford didn’t.

I really hope the show tanks hard and gets cancelled. I feel sorry for the cast and crew, especially those who were behind Crawford and all those who lost their jobs because they were on his side (I believe Kevin Rahm and Jordan’s Brewster were fired as well, don’t think it’s been announced yet but it was heavily implied by the author of the article in her Periscope q&a). But Damon did this all to them, and he’s the one to ultimately blame. The sad thing is, he doesn’t even give a shit. He hates the show and said he wanted it cancelled, so he’ll get his wish now.

Also....is your name from Red Dwarf? Loved that show! Have the full series on DVD! 😀