When I was in high school and college, I would come home every Thursday evening and watch the Thursday night line up on NBC with my mom. We loved Friends and Frasier and Will & Grace. In the last season Will & Grace got a little melodramatic so I stopped watching it. However, those first 6 seasons were hilarious.
When they decided to bring it back this year, I was cautiously optimistic. I thought that it might be just a little too crazy to be good. It would have the sentimental aspect of a well-loved show, but the chemistry and the storylines would no longer be there.
I'm so so so happy to say I was wrong. This show makes me just so darn happy every Thursday. These 4 actors have talent and chemistry in spades, and magic happens when they're together. The show isn't attempting to recreate them at all. They're the same people they were, but they have the benefit of experience and age, which gives them a whole new world to play in.
They can tackle new story lines and new issues in politics and government. In the last 3 weeks, this once-groundbreaking show proved that it can still be current, and still address issues that are important and should be talked about. Tonight's episode was all about the horrendous practice of conversion camps - trying to turn children from gay to straight. It's a disgusting practice, but it was covered in a way that was sweet and funny, and it starred 2 lovely actors who just happen to be gay. It was a tough subject to tackle, but they managed to knock it out of the park.
Each and every Thursday I watch this show, it just makes me smile. It gives me a chance to chat with my bestie afterwards because she's as equally obsessed as I am. It's a tremendous cast of characters, and I'm so happy it's back on my television - for what I'm hoping is a long, long time!
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