Will & Grace: Season Seven
by James Burrows
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Actor: Bobby Cannavale, Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally, Sean HayesDirector: James Burrows
Brand: NBC Universal
Writer: Adam Barr
Writer: Alex Herschlag
Writer: Barry Langer
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Writer: David Flebotte
Writer: David Kohan
Writer: Gail Lerner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 515 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Will & Grace: Season Seven
Movie Review: COMPLETE and UNCUT episodes... finally!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a genuinely complete season of our beloved WILL & GRACE on DVD! After buying the DVDs for seasons 3-6 only to find that nearly all of the "super size" episodes and many of the hour-long episodes were the syndicated versions on the DVD, NBC seems to have gotten their act together and put together a long-overdue quality DVD release with season 7. The "super size" season premier, "FYI: I Hurt, Too" and the hour-long "Queens For a Day" are both fully intact with no scenes cut and are presented in their complete original broadcast versions.
As for the season itself, I'm in the minority of W&G fans by really liking this season. Many fans claim that season 7 is their least favorite, but I think of it as the recovery season, or the comeback season, if you will. Like another reviewer said, this season the show returned to the basics, which is all the show ever needed, if you ask me. I think the show's genuine problems were found in seasons 5 and 6: Grace married Leo, Karen dated and subsequently married Lyle, and Debra Messing's absence throughout season 6 due to her pregnancy definitely took its toll on the overall quality and dynamics of the show. Seasons 5 and 6 certainly had great episodes, but they also had their share of duds which precipitated the show's decline in ratings and quality.
What works about season 7 is that it is complex, proportionately mixed with comedy and drama: Grace getting over her failed marriage to Leo and Karen getting over her husband's death and her failed brief marriage to Lyle, all underlying the comedic situations that Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen usually find themselves in. I especially like how no time is wasted stringing Leo along-- he disappears after the first episode! Near the end of the season premier Grace appears at Will's door with an overnight bag and says, "I just couldn't. It's over." It's a heart-wrenching scene that lasts about 30 seconds, but it's one of the most real and touching scenes in the entire series. Grace's marriage was over and she relied on Will, her best friend, to catch her fall.
What doesn't work about season 7 is the gratuitous celebrity guest stars. I don't begrudge the show for this, rather it's the fault of the network for forcing the show to accommodate guest stars. Lily Tomlin, Sharon Stone, Jeff Goldblum, and Molly Shannon were great ("Partners" with Lily Tomlin is one of my favorite episodes of the season and series), but there was no need for another appearance by Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson's appearance was beyond ridiculous and unnecessary, and the part of Vince's best friend "Nadine" could have been a much more unique and interesting character had Kristen Davis not been cast in the role, who landed the part solely on the basis of her recent SEX AND THE CITY fame.
Considering the quality of the DVD release and the season itself, I think it deserves 5 stars, simply for fact that there are no edited episodes to be found. Despite the fact that there are very few extras, I can enjoy this season, in its entirety on DVD, for what it was. Season 7 wasn't the show's greatest season, but it rectified the problems presented in previous seasons and set the show up for its superb final season.
Summary of Will & Grace: Season Seven
The unique relationship between Will Truman and Grace Adler continues to evolve this season in the adult comedy about two best friends - Will who is gay and Grace who is straight. Contains the complete seventh season. Plus themed featurettes and an outtake reel.Similar DVD Movies
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