Will & Grace (2017)

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 28, 2017
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27

Critic Reviews

  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Sep 29, 2017
    60
    The script drips with 2017 references, but the banter, the physical humor and the covalent bond holding the foursome together take us right back to the George W. Bush administration. Depending on who you are, maybe that’s not so terrible.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Sep 27, 2017
    60
    It’s mainly the transitions between grounded moments and zingy, moderately hostile banter that give “Will & Grace” trouble.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Sep 27, 2017
    60
    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.
  5. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Sep 27, 2017
    60
    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.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Sep 26, 2017
    60
    [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.
  7. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Sep 27, 2017
    50
    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.
  8. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Sep 28, 2017
    40
    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.

Awards & Rankings

78
#78 Best TV Season of 2017
55
#55 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017

User Reviews

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 87
  3. Negative: 26 out of 87
  1. dapperebas
    Sep 30, 2017
    3
    I was really looking forward to this 2017 W&G. But what a disappointment it was. They are trying so hard but that is just the problem. In theI was really looking forward to this 2017 W&G. But what a disappointment it was. They are trying so hard but that is just the problem. In the old seasons Will, Grace and coked up, pill sniffing diva didn't try to be funny, they just were. Now even their face are saying....'wasn't that just so funny what I just said, huh huh nudge nudge wink wink'. Only Jack had a few jokes that were not trying to be funny but just were.
    So #sad.
    I'll give a couple more episodes. Hopefully that will make it less slapstick and more witty comedy.    … Full Review »
  2. nameless
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    I loved this show when it was first on. Couldn't wait for this release. Why did the narcissism not bother me back then? These characters areI loved this show when it was first on. Couldn't wait for this release. Why did the narcissism not bother me back then? These characters are so full of themselves. It feels at times like they might be channeling their real life personalities. Will not tune back in.… Full Review »
  3. Ededed
    Apr 6, 2018
    0
    Never meet your heroes and don’t bring back a classic. This worked when the characters were younger. One would think they might have grown upNever meet your heroes and don’t bring back a classic. This worked when the characters were younger. One would think they might have grown up a bit and learned something along the way. What was kinda cute before is now just sad. The script in episode 1 was contrived and forced. Loved Eric in Perception, thought Debra was decent in her recent cop show. Don’t expect the Karen and Jack characters to get better-they’re just comedic filler and couldn’t carry a show on their own. This reboot could work if the scripts get a lot smarter and the characters get a lot more developed. I wrote this critique before I watched episode 2 and here comes a storyline abut their age. These characters haven’t learned anything about themselves over the years and that is more than a little sad. Frankly, the scripts of both episodes were at fault. Too much obvious gay stereotypes and weak political commentary, not enough smart writing.

    Sad to see this is already renewed for a 10th and now an 11th season. Too bad network executives prematurely made this decision. Guess it can be reversed if the bad reviews continue and audience share keeps dwindling. Come on, we deserve better than this!

    Addendum: Still very little to justify bringing this back. It just doesn’t work when years have gone by and they act like nothing has been learned and nothing needs to change. The one recent episode was a shameful attack on Trump and all things conservative. Beneath contempt and poorly written. Even the non-political plots are shallow and weak!!    … Full Review »
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