Will & Grace (2017)

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

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  1. Mgrasso99
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    This was the worse premiere ever. I used to love Will & Grace ...now they are so political...I wanted to enjoy watching a funny show and all it did was annoy me.....
  2. 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 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 notI 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.    … Expand
  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 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 JackNever 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!!    … Expand
  4. Harr111957
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    Really looked forward to the new Will and Grace. I saw the first episode and was disappointed. The whole episode was one "one liner" after another. It did not feel like they were telling a story. Lost my interest and I don't plan to watch it again.
  5. chershae
    Oct 10, 2017
    2
    I used to love Will and Grace. Politics and bashing Trump was the focus of the whole show. Although I am not a Trump fan, I hear people attacking Trump all day everyday. Watching a comedy such as Will and Grace is supposed to take your mind off the tough times the world faces and is supposed to bring the country together through laughter, not help in the seperation of the country vs. ourI used to love Will and Grace. Politics and bashing Trump was the focus of the whole show. Although I am not a Trump fan, I hear people attacking Trump all day everyday. Watching a comedy such as Will and Grace is supposed to take your mind off the tough times the world faces and is supposed to bring the country together through laughter, not help in the seperation of the country vs. our president.

    It really shows a lack of respect from everyone involved in creating the show to portray the president in such a low way and revolve a whole show around in.

    Sadly, I took this show off my DVR list after the first disappointing episode.    … Expand
  6. 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 are so full of themselves. It feels at times like they might be channeling their real life personalities. Will not tune back in.
  7. mahlahamber
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Please...the laugh track on Will and Grace is terrible. When there was no audience laughter I enjoyed the jokes more. The show is the funniest going right now. Stop telling me where to laugh.

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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
  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.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Lily Moayeri
    Sep 28, 2017
    90
    Nothing about this reboot is a disappointment. If you were a Will & Grace fan the first time, you're going to love it all over again. This is how comedy is done.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Sep 28, 2017
    80
    Essentially, the gang of four does what they did best, shooting zingers at one another, getting into social and romantic pickles, and dancing around the stage like loonies, all while the audience cackles.
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