Will & Grace is returning, but how will the upcoming revival affect the show’s original series finale? Recently, TVLine‘s Michael Ausiello teased the NBC series reboot.
The 12-episode revival will see the return of cast members Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, and Megan Mullally. The sitcom originally ran on NBC for eight seasons before ending in 2006.
So how will the new Will & Grace episodes deal with the show’s series finale, which saw Will and Grace estranged for many years? Ausiello says the revival will largely ignore the estrangement storyline:
They’re (mostly) pulling a Roseanne. The finale posited that Will and Grace remained estranged well into their 50s. That will clearly be scrubbed from the history books. Completely eliminating Will and Grace’s now-teenage children (with Leo and Vince, respectively) from the revival equation will likely prove more of a challenge. But that’s what boarding school is for, right?”
Also, Messing revealed the new episodes will take place 11 years after the events of season eight:
All I know is that I was told that they’ve come up with a very creative way of dealing with how the show ended, and that it will be in real time. So it will be 11 years after.”
NBC’s Will & Grace revival is set to debut this fall.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Will & Grace? Will you watch the revival?
In other words, it will be the always highly creative “it was a dream”.
No thanks. Guess you couldn’t create anything new. Move along.
I am not sure if I would consider “Will & Grace”‘s 20-plus-year estrangement storyline really all that stupid, but if I do, does this mean the legacy of “Will & Grace” is tarnished by the upcoming revival?
Why can’t it just be a dream?
Changed my mind. I probably won’t be watching this show after Debra Messings latest political comments. Sign me Trump supporter!
I totally agree with Rose. I was really looking forward to this show until Messing’s political statements came out. They were not nice. I wish Hollywood celebs would keep their political beliefs either to themselves, or at least respectful!!! Thank you.
If these show writers didn’t like the way the series ended, they never should have written them so badly. W&G had one of the dumbest endings. Hopefully they redeem themselves with the “rewrite”
Agreed!…also, considering the boom of social media, the original series ending wouldn’t have made sense. They wouldn’t have lost track of each other for that long. They might have only spoken minimally, but a complete estrangement (since they left on good terms at their last face-to-face meeting) was unlikely.
Yes bring back Will and Grace
Can not wait! These writers will dream sequence away the prior finale or something even more creative. Looking forward to a long run again this time.