"Will & Grace" (1998)TV series 1998-2006

Creators:

David Kohan
Max Mutchnick

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

21 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Where there's a Will there's a Grace

Plot:

Will and Grace live together in an apartment in New York. He's a gay lawyer, she's a straight interior designer.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Interior Design | Gay Straight Relations | Gay Lead Character | Gay Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 27 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 162 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Aug. 20	11:00 PM	LIFE	Queens for a Day	#7.10
Wed. Aug. 20	11:30 PM	LIFE	Queens for a Day	#7.11

Cast

Eric McCormack	...	Will Truman (186 episodes, 1998-2006)
Debra Messing	...	Grace Adler (186 episodes, 1998-2006)
Megan Mullally	...	Karen Walker (186 episodes, 1998-2006)
Sean Hayes	...	Jack McFarland (186 episodes, 1998-2006)
Shelley Morrison	...	Rosario Salazar (74 episodes, 1999-2006)

Also Known As:

Will and Grace (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 (sexual references/scenes) | Australia:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

155 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

KoMut Entertainment

Trivia:

Grace's middle name is Elizabeth.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Pilot, when Jack and Will are playing cards with two other guys, Will deals Jack his first card two times between shots.

Quotes:

Will: [after telling about how he and Grace got in a fight when he came out] Then we didn't talk for a year.
Pam: Wow.
Karen: Yeah. Good times.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Marci X (2003)

Guest Starring On This Show Equals Charity

Will & Grace came on to the scenes as one of the first shows to include, or revolve around, homosexuals. I remember an Entertainment Weekly article that featured a line of guest stars appearing on the show (Cher, Minnie Driver, Matt Damon, Kevin Bacon, to name a few). The line is seemingly endless. I don't even think Friends in its ten years came as close to who these people met.

It's a charming sitcom that revolves around four New Yorkers. Will Truman (Eric McCormack) is a gay in a suit; he doesn't realize how gay he is until he catches himself criticizing the clothes people wear. He's also a lawyer who often has to defend self-proclaimed high-brow Karen (Megan Mulally) from the trouble she and her alcohol will get into. Jack (Sean Hayes) is as queer as can be, and he never fakes it. Unfortunately, his outgoing flamboyant self has yet to get laid. Grace Adler (Debra Messing), in my opinion, plays a much finer role- she is exciting yet predictable. She is the most down-to-earth character, a character the audience doesn't always respect, but needs to have to make sure Karen and Jack don't set things on fire.

What I'll remember this show for is for the warmth that the show attempts to achieve at the end of every episode, like every sitcom, but the characters are more delightfully zany. I'll also remember the episode where Gregory Hines (as Will Truman's boss, Ben) does a fantastic tap dance superior to Jack's sloppy version (Jack never gets to see Greg do it though) before his farewell. Oh, yeah, and for the hundreds of celebs who appear on the show to support the gay movement that Will & Grace is doing through comedy.