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Critic Reviews
Sep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Current-affairs references are woven throughout the two latter episodes, but there’s a much greater emphasis on rekindling the magic that was and is the real strength of the show. That said, Will & Grace doesn’t “just” feel as though it’s picking up where it left off 11 years ago. It is so full of contemporary grace notes, it almost feels like a brand new show.
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Sep 27, 2017
Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
It’s more than a little forced and weird to see Karen holding up a curtain swatch in the Oval Office while Grace pairs it with a Cheeto. ... What is not forced or weird at all, though, is the comedic chemistry between the four leads. Messing, McCormack, Hayes, and Mullally haven’t lost a single sassy step in their years out of each other’s orbits. ... Will & Grace is cleverly written and directed with crisp polish by veteran James Burrows.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
This season’s first three episodes crackle with repartee that breezily references such modern phenomena as the gay hookup app Grindr (“I could get finger herpes from scrolling,” Jack complains), the state of being woke, “fake news” and a “Ryan scale” for potential suitors (“He’s a Reynolds-point-Gosling!”).
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Sep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review:
It's not even groundbreaking in the way "Will & Grace" was when it first appeared in 1998. But, boy, this Will & Grace is fun to watch. It's entertaining to spend time with the characters again and since 11 years have passed since I last watched an episode, it doesn't feel as tired as it did once upon a time.
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Sep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The humor is tired in the old, comforting way--Karen and especially Jack (Sean Hayes), two of TV’s most ingenious supporting characters, spark with all their old wit. ... I have no particular nostalgic bond with recently-revived series like The X-Files and Gilmore Girls, but Will & Grace can override better judgement when it hits its rhythm. And not all of the political tones the show strikes are quite so repetitious.
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Uncle BarkySep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The broad histrionics of Will, Grace, Jack and Karen, who are still cavorting before a guffawing live studio audience, at times seem more dated than NBC’s early reluctance to let Will have a same-sex kiss or be seen in bed with another man. But there’s no hesitancy from the actors in terms of re-committing to these roles with a vigor that still drives the series like an old Wild Mouse amusement park ride from back in the day.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Will & Grace tries to navigate a delicate line, seeking to be topical and relevant -- almost 20 years after its premiere, and more than a decade since its end -- while still maintaining its broad comedic signature. For the most part, the revival pulls that off, returning to NBC in the equivalent of midseason form.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The feeling of being frozen in time is harshly apparent in the premiere episode. ... As exhausting as the Trump focus is, the bigger issue is that it throws away the events of what fans thought was the series finale in a rushed opening that explains why Will and Grace are once again living together. However, the second and third episodes do a much better job re-introducing the characters.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The premiere episode strains the hardest for relevance. ... The revival is steadier in the next two episodes, where it settles into its nimble mode of zingers, farce and slapstick. This is the sort of sitcom where, if two people walk into a fancy automated shower, you know they will get trapped in it. There’s a comfort in that. The show also retains its core dynamic.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
If you missed those two, and their more broadly drawn sidekicks, they’re definitely back, and pretty much the way you remember them. ... It may be unfair to expect that series to be groundbreaking. But after all these years, it’s hard not to want a little more than the same old story.
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Sep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review:
[The premiere] Titled "Eleven Years Later," it's a clumsy bit of catching up and realigning the show's pop culture references in ways that made me cringe frequently and laugh never. ... It's in the second episode that acknowledging the passing of time begins in earnest and really benefits the show.
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Sep 27, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The innuendos would make a seventh-grader giggle. ... Mullally’s Karen remains one of network TV’s greatest comic creations, even when she’s saddled with such lines as “Hasta la homos!” Hayes’ shtick has not aged well. Messing seems to be reading her lines in the pilot. It’s not all bad. The theme song has been given a kick.
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Sep 28, 2017
Season 1 Review:
When it premiered in 1998, Will & Grace was groundbreaking for its matter-of-fact depiction of the friendship between a gay man and a straight woman, even if its sitcom rhythms were already somewhat played out. Those jokes and storylines have only gotten weaker with age, and what was once a trailblazer is now left far behind.
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