The two have great chemistry and a dandy set of writers. The surprise here is that one of the new season’s most derivative ideas is one of the sharpest, well-acted sitcoms coming to the small screen. Related: RT25 First Reviews Flashback: Felicity The bawdy asides sound witty rather than smutty, and the show has been shrewdly assembled. This sophisticated show has pop-culture references, loving friendships, well-cast stars and the sure hand of director James Burrows. The show’s writing makes it stand out from much of NBC’s factory-room dreck. Though Will & Grace is not without flaws, it is, in a word, hilarious, with a superb cast and snap-diva dialogue. The most likely success of the season, as well as the most Frasier-like in its ability to transcend a contrived premise. – John Levesque, Seattle Post-Intelligencer With a little will and a touch of grace, this show could be a big winner. Will & Grace season 2 key art (Photo by Chris Haston/NBC) Here’s what critics said about season 1 of Will & Grace when it first premiered: Now, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking sitcom, McCormack and Hayes have come together with a new podcast at Wondery titled Just Jack & Will, which will find the duo watching classic episodes (Hayes has allegedly never watched the show) and reminiscing with stories from the set. Riding the TV remake and revival trend, Will & Grace returned to NBC in 2017 with new episodes, bringing the cast back together for a three-season run, the first of which is Certified Fresh at 89%. The series ended in 2006, and its core cast went on to enjoy successful careers: McCormack starred in TNT’s Perception for three seasons, led Netflix’s sci-fi drama Travelers, and exercised his villain chops in Shudder original series Slasher Messing took on memorable roles in Smash and The Mysteries of Laura and played herself in the Billy Eichner rom-com Bros Mullally appeared in Parks and Recreation, Children’s Hospital, and Party Down and Hayes is currently starring in the Broadway production of Good Night, Oscar - for which he won the Tony, and co-host of popular podcast Smartless with fellow actors Will Arnett and Jason Bateman. The Television Academy awarded the show 18 Emmys during that run. Throughout its initial eight-season run, Will & Grace grew on audiences and the subject matter progressed with time. The Will & Grace revival in 2017 (Photo by NBCUniversal) That cop-out takes a lot of potential bite out of the show.” Terry Jackson at the Miami Herald contended that the character of Will was written to make his character more palatable for viewers: “He doesn’t date and seems to have been crafted as a good-looking masculine gay guy whom homophobes can accept. Considering the fact that LGBTQIA representation in the media was so meager, the ways in which Will & Grace brought the general public into this community were deemed by some as one-dimensional and watered down. The fact that two openly gay characters were front and center in every episode and were welcomed into homes across the country, was a very big deal.Įven President Biden celebrated the series for opening the door to the public’s acceptance of gay rights.īut it wasn’t all rave reviews. Will & Grace wasn’t a smash hit out the gate, but employed the tried-and-true sitcom formula that bolstered NBC’s comedy slate. McCormack and Messing in a promotional image for Will & Grace season 3 (Photo by ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection) “Getting Burrows to direct your pilot is the equivalent of having your house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.” “The concept is more credible than it might sound thanks to clever scripting, an appealing cast, and the masterful hand of James Burrows,” Tom Jicha from South Florida Sun-Central wrote about the first episode. With the help of legendary television director James Burrows, snappy dialogue, comedic timing, and the talented cast, Will & Grace rose in the small-screen ranks to inevitably find its home on NBC’s coveted Thursday night “Must See TV” lineup. Max Mutchnick and David Kohan created the series, basing the story concept on Mutchnick’s real-life childhood friendship with New York casting agent Janet Eisenberg. Similar to the format of ’90s sitcoms like Seinfeld and Friends, the series’ story is set in New York City and follows the hilarious exploits of the duo and their outlandish besties: rich socialite Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) and struggling actor Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes). Will & Grace is a sitcom about the long-standing friendship between meticulous gay lawyer Will Truman (Will McCormack) and neurotic straight interior designer Grace Adler (Debra Messing). Will & Grace stars Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Sean Hayes (Photo by Bill Reitzel/NBCU Photo Bank)
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