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Will and Grace: Complete Series 1 [DVD] [2001]
enlarge	Actors: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes, Shelley Morrison Studio: E1 Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£49.99~~ Buy New: £7.15 as of 25/11/2009 23:05 GMT details You Save: £42.84 (86%) New (17) Used (19) from £6.25 Seller: gzoop Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 2109 Format: Box set, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 6 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 455 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.7 EAN: 5030305700058 ASIN: B0002DXN7M Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1998 Release Date: April 3, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review iWill Grace/i debuted with a controversial splash because one of its two lead characters is gay--but smart writing and topnotch performances, not politics, have made the show a hit. Two neurotic and sharp-tongued urbanites--gay lawyer Will (Eric McCormack) and straight interior designer Grace (Debra Messing)--delight in their volatile but enduring friendship as they share a sumptuous New York apartment. Sweeping into the mix are Will's unapologetically queeny friend Jack (Sean Hayes) and Grace's wildly eccentric assistant Karen (Megan Mullally). Much like iSeinfeld/i, the humour on Will Grace springs from self-obsession, petty jealousy, and compulsive interfering in each other's lives--basically, the building blocks of human nature. The show's writers apparently feel compelled to keep the lead characters warm and likeable in the usual sitcom mode (which hardly seems necessary, as McCormack and Messing are naturally engaging). As a result, it's Jack and Karen who get free reign to be truly obnoxious and ridiculous--which, of course, makes them incredibly funny and charismatic. Hayes and Mullally rise to the occasion, ripping through absurd situations and arias of narcissistic wit with dazzling panache.p iWill Grace/i's plots routinely center around scenarios that could feature a married couple or two same-sex roommates: Will and Grace bicker over buying a dog, find their relationship tested by apartment renovations, or discover they're both pursuing the same guy--standard sitcom material that the gay factor gives a clever spin. Though their relationship gets in the way of their sex lives, the two take so much pleasure in each other's company that they can't help but stick together--a surprisingly chaste theme for such a culturally groundbreaking show, but one that iWill Grace/i's addicted audience undoubtedly appreciates. --iBret Fetzer/i

Customer Reviews: A great start to a great sitcom February 21, 2008 KM (England) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Back in 2004 when Friends finished there was a gap in my Friday night TV watching (back in the days when I was skint and couldn't afford to go out on a Friday and Saturday night) and this was soon filled with a programme I'd never seen before. This programme was 'Will Grace'. After watching a few episodes we were instantly hooked and decided to try out the DVDs. We've started watching them again now from the beginning and they are still as funny and entertaining as they was when we first watched them 4 years ago. br / br /The show is about a gay lawyer (Will) who has recently broken up with his long-time boyfriend, and his best friend (Grace) who is a designer and in a bad relationship which results in her leaving her fiancé at the altar. Grace then moves in with Will and so sets the foundations of show. As well as the two main characters there is Will's friend Jack, who is also gay and constantly in-and-out of various jobs whilst he is trying for his dream as a stage actor. Then there is Grace's "assistant", the rich alcoholic Karen. br / br /The show has genuinely funny gags and sketches that has me in stiches in every episode. The dialogue is fast flowing and extremely quick off the mark with some really clever come-backs and one-liners. The characters are also all very likeable and each have certain characteristics that are so unique to this sitcom that it actually makes it even funnier than the likes of Friends and so many others like it. Although it's not as good as Frasier (probably my favourite US sitcom), this is a highly enjoyable and very re-watchable show that is a must-watch for anyone looking for a good laugh and a great series to get into - especially now as you can get it for under a tenner! br / A must see show February 6, 2005 Ms. N. K. Davis 12 out of 16 found this review helpful Will and Grace has filled the gap left by the ending of Friends, without evern trying. The stories are well written and often having me crying with laughter. The characters are superb and the actors perfectly cast. pFor anyone who has been living underground for the last few years and has managed not to watch Will and Grace, or if you love it like I do, buy the DVD's as you will laugh over and over again Excellent December 29, 2004 8 out of 15 found this review helpful Will Grace has always been one of my fave shows, and I couldn't wait to get it on DVD.pAn excellent series of 2 gay men in New York, with a straight female friend.pWill is a single professional guy, who can't find love. Grace is a single female who can't find love. The fact that they love each other is irrelvant. Jack and Karen add a load of laughs, and are more funny together than the 2 characters in the main role. (Would love to see a spin off series about Jack and Karen !)pThe extra features on the DVD's are a bit sparse and disappointing - in fact they're the same on every disc ! A classic, award-winning U.S sitcom September 8, 2006 Ian Phillips (Bolton, Lancashire, UK) 2 out of 4 found this review helpful Along with Cheers (1982-1993), The Golden Girls (1985-1992) and Friends (1994-2004), Will And Grace (1998-2005) ranks as my favourite American sitcom. This handsomely packaged 6-disc box set of the very first season of NBC's unforgetable and top-rated sitcom, contains all 22 episodes. There is also a wealth of enthralling bonus features which includes great, nostalgic interviews with the cast and crew, interesting behind the scenes footage, useful biographies of the principal actors, enjoyable themed montages and last but certainly not least some very amusing series 1 out-takes. This box set certainly gives you your moneys worth! br / br /The first season of Will And Grace commenced production in early 1998. Will Grace had been created by masterminds David Kohan and Mat Mutchnik. All episodes of series 1 were directed by James Burrows. br / br /Will Truman (Eric McCormack) is a handsome, hot-shot lawyer. Genuine and warm, Will became a rock for his best friend Grace Adler (Debra Messing). Grace is a beautiful, sassy and smart interior designer. On the very first scene of the shows pilot it appears as though Will and Grace are lovers but it quickly transpired that Will is infact gay. Therefore their rather intense but very close relationship remains firmly platonic, much to the disappointment of Grace who subconciously is harbouring a secret, burning desire that one day Will will "turn straight" and that they become a couple. This is only touched upon occasionally and the main premise of the series is drawn on their complex, lively and always fun to watch friendship. br / br /In the opening episode of Will Grace, Will had recently split up from his long term partner and Grace changes her mind about getting married, literally moments before the deed. Shortly afterwards Grace decides to move into Wills classy, high-rise apartment. br / br /Will has an overtly flamboyant and outraeously camp gay friend, Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) who becomes a central figure in the show as this season progresses. At work, Grace is somewhat assisted by the inefficent, lazy, independently wealthy Karen Walker (Megan Mullaly) who sees working for Grace as just a mere hobby and because of her financial status, doesn't even bother cashing in her salary cheques. Were it not for Karens useful business contacts, Grace would have fired Karen as other than that her part in Grace's thriving business is useless. Another character eratically seen in the series is Karens amusing, put-upon-maid, Rosario Ynez Consuela Yolanda Salazar McFarland (yikes what a mouthful) who is played with inimitable comic flair by Shelley Morrison. br / br /All 22 episodes in the first series are marvelous blends of skilfully played comedy. Particuarly memroable episodes include A New Lease Of Life which depicts Will and Grace desperatley trying hard to get accustomed to one another living with each other. That episode also sees the legendary first meeting of the shows wackier characters, Jack and Karen, who become just as an integral part of the show as Will and Grace. Will On Ice, Boo Humbug, Secret Lays and the seasons finale, Object Of My Rejection are amongst my own personla favourites but there are no dud episodes here and each one is wonderfully enteratining packed with LAUGHS, LAUGHS and MORE LAUGHS! br / br /The title of episodes on series 1 are: br / br /1: Pilot br /2: A New Lease Of Life br /3: Head Case br /4: Between A Rock And A Harlin's Place br /5: Will On Ice br /6: William, Tell br /7: Boo Humbug br /8: Where There's A Will, There's No way br /9: The Buying Game br /10: The Truth ABout Will And Dogs br /11: The Big Vent br /12: My Fair Maid-Y br /13: Secrets And Lays br /14: The Unsinkable Mommy Adler br /15: Wil Works Out br /16: Big Brother Is Coming: Part 1 br /17: Big Brother Is Coming: Part 2 br /18: Yours, Mine Or Ours br /19: Alley Cats br /20: Saving Grace br /21: Grace Replaced br /22: Object Of My Rejection br / br /The startling contrast of characters is what helps make Will and Grace such a KNOCKOUT classic! Whilst Will is mostly cool, calm and collected (though almost shrinks to stereotype when under pressure) Grace is deeply insecure and needy but loveable with it. Jack however is much more animated, manic, eccentric and blatantly extrovert whilst Karen is dry, witty, ever-sarcastic and like Jack, exceedingly eccentric. The neat blance of Will and Grace's relationship is considerably down to earth in comparison to the hilarious pairing of Jack and Karen. The calmer, more subtle characters of Will and Grace brilliantly compliments the zany, cartoon-like duo of Jack and karen. br / br /Eric McCormack is very likeable in his role as the smooth and suaeve lawyer, Will Truman whilst Debra Mesing is equally as loveable as astute interior-designer, Grace Adler. The different dimensions of Grace's character are explored throughout series 1 and at times when she is at her most comically emotional, her child-like facial expressions vastly resemble that of Lucille Ball's inimitable Lucy Ricardo character in the classic sitcom, I Love Lucy (1951-1957). br / br /Sean Hayes is totally hilarious in his performance of camp, wannabe actor/entertainer, Jack McFarland. Jack has delusions of becoming a first class entertainer and his cabaret act entitled "Just Jack" at the local gay bar provides some of the funniest parts in the whole show. His nervous energy is dynamic and his relationship with Karen is quite simply masterful comedy. br / br /As fort Megan Mullaly as squeaky voiced Karen Walker, she is arguably (in my opinion) the funniest of the lot. Her dynamite, on screen presence steals any scene she is in with her sharp, witty delivery being perfectly timed. Her continual put downs to Grace cause vast amusement. br / br /Special guests stars in the first season include a gloriously camp and over the top turn from Debbie Reynolds playing Grace's starry-eyed and eccentric actress mother and also a likeable performance from Gregory Hines as Will's fair-minded but occasionally awkward boss, Ben. br / br /Will And Grace was the first U.S sitcom since Ellen (1994-1998) to feature a gay lead character. However it managed to avoid a blaze of controversy by making Will primarily low key which as a gay guy myself I found commedable as it would have been so much easier to have turned him into a steretype. However in the shows early episodes, a lot of gay men criticised the show for making (what they perceived anyhow) Will too un-gay. The flamboyant, stereotype gay role comes with Sean Hayes character. The subtelty of Wills character blended with the extrovert Jack worked extremely well. many of those notions were quickly dispensed with as series 1 progressed and audiences and critics alike recognised that Will and Grace was indeed a special, unique show of very good quality. I was absolutely GUTTED when Will and Grace finished production for good in 2005 as it seemed as though it would just go on and on and on. However the secret of a good sitcom is knowing the right time to call it a day. Season 1 takes you back to when the magical phenomenon br /of Will and Grace very first started. br / br /Will and Grace boasts a rollercoaster dialogue, riding with clever, sharp, intelligent wit and fabulous perforamnces from the four leading stars. A major landmark in American television history! A CLASSIC!!!! br / br / br / br / br / A laugh a minute really October 9, 2007 Gn O'sullivan (London) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful With the exception of the sketchy pilot episode, the first series of Will And Grace is as tight and hillarious as can be expected. Particularly the fact that the storylines continue though episodes unlike some sitcoms. br /A must for all friends fans!

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