Will & Grace - Season Two

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Summary: Will & Grace - Season Two
Review: Hey, this should be called the "Karen and Jack" show." Too funny - could watch it over and over!

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Summary: They are the best...Brilliant.
Review: I can't imagine some who doesn't really like this show... They are awesome..!! This show is the greatest show ever made on TV. They are artistic, creative, and super talented. The writing is excellent.. Every element in "Will and Grace" is just perfect. Every Charater has its unique flavor..:)The music, the costums, the makeup.. every sigle thing is BRILLIANT. I can't wait till the release of the rest of the seasons...!!Plz amazon do that as soon as possilbe..:)

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Summary: Great, but lacking.
Review: I love this DVD box set. I love Will & Grace as well. That's why I have Season 1 as well on DVD. I have no real problems with the way this DVD box set has been assembled. Only thing missing is the ability to watch the show in Spanish(dubbed), being that I'm bilingual. That's why I love Season 1. I get twice the laugh on that 1. Maybe they will re-release Season 2 dubbed in Spanish. If you're bilingual like I am, you'd know what I'm talking about. Can't wait for Season 3 on DVD! I just hope they have it where I can watch it in Spanish like Season 1!

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Summary: If you love Will & Grace you will love this series dvd
Review: I would find it hard to believe that whoever was primarily responsible for assembling the package design for this DVD set still has his or her job. Sloppy. Just sloppy.

The disc contents info listings are inaccurate, some of the shows are out of order (the 2-part finale leads off disc 4 instead of concluding it), an episode listed for one disc actually appears on another, etc.

I thought we were supposed to be dealing with reasonably intelligent professional folks at these studios! I'm sure many of them are doing their jobs well and accurately, but when goofs like this make it to the product when it hits the street it just makes everyone involved look incompetent. Perhaps some of these mindless offenders are in a union and have protected jobs. No motivation for excellence. Perhaps. Oh well. End of rant.

And now, the content itself:

Season 2 is arguably funnier than season 1. That is a tribute to the writers and the producers -- they found ways to keep the show fresh when the show could have so easily been stuck in a repetitive rut, repeating the same gay jokes over and over and over.

The "themed featurettes" are once again disappointing. All they are are 3-minute collections of show clips and punchlines. Not exactly value-added material, y'know.

Suggestion for Season 3's box set: find someone with half a brain to personally see the development and production process through from start to finish. Establish some direct accountability in the hopes of preventing the stupid, preventable design and chronology errors that made the Season 2 set look so unimpressive. Heck, if they will pay me enough I will come do it myself. Start to finish - initial concept to street release. How much are the current folks getting paid for this, anyway? Too much, apparently.

Advance warning to the production company and studio: Many of us will be deliberately searching for similar goofs when Season 3 comes out later. Save yourselves some embarrassment and do your jobs right. The top man or woman on the totem pole is just as responsible as the line employees at every step along the process. Sloppy output and inefficiency = lack of respect for the consumer.

Surely it should bother the DVD production staff that the lasting impression the consumers have of the Season 2 set is "Great show, but the production staff is borderline incompetent". Try shaking off that image, guys and gals.

It's just more proof that "the world is run by C students". (-Anonymous)

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Summary: Show is even funnier, but packaging is woeful!
Review: I would find it hard to believe that whoever was primarily responsible for assembling the package design for this DVD set still has his or her job. Sloppy. Just sloppy.

The disc contents info listings are inaccurate, some of the shows are out of order (the 2-part finale leads off disc 4 instead of concluding it), an episode listed for one disc actually appears on another, etc.

I thought we were supposed to be dealing with reasonably intelligent professional folks at these studios! I'm sure many of them are doing their jobs well and accurately, but when goofs like this make it to the product when it hits the street it just makes everyone involved look incompetent. Perhaps some of these mindless offenders are in a union and have protected jobs. No motivation for excellence. Perhaps. Oh well. End of rant.

And now, the content itself:

Season 2 is arguably funnier than season 1. That is a tribute to the writers and the producers -- they found ways to keep the show fresh when the show could have so easily been stuck in a repetitive rut, repeating the same gay jokes over and over and over.

The "themed featurettes" are once again disappointing. All they are are 3-minute collections of show clips and punchlines. Not exactly value-added material, y'know.

Suggestion for Season 3's box set: find someone with half a brain to personally see the development and production process through from start to finish. Establish some direct accountability in the hopes of preventing the stupid, preventable design and chronology errors that made the Season 2 set look so unimpressive. Heck, if they will pay me enough I will come do it myself. Start to finish - initial concept to street release. How much are the current folks getting paid for this, anyway? Too much, apparently.

Advance warning to the production company and studio: Many of us will be deliberately searching for similar goofs when Season 3 comes out later. Save yourselves some embarrassment and do your jobs right. The top man or woman on the totem pole is just as responsible as the line employees at every step along the process. Sloppy output and inefficiency = lack of respect for the consumer.

Surely it should bother the DVD production staff that the lasting impression the consumers have of the Season 2 set is "Great show, but the production staff is borderline incompetent". Try shaking off that image, guys and gals.

It's just more proof that "the world is run by C students". (-Anonymous)

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Summary: If They Keep Saying It's A Classic Long Enough....
Review: I've seen enough of this show--because it's in syndication more than MASH--to realize that I have never laughed once at anything on it. They're even running episodes on airplanes after the movie, so I can't even get away from this "I Love Lucy for the New Millenium" thirty thousand feet off the ground.

When I say that WILL & GRACE is a lame sitcom, you should see the way some people react. I'm not saying it doesn't have a right to exist, that the cause of civil rights needs to beaten down to the ground, that internment camps should be built. I'm just saying that this show is NOT FUNNY.

And, folks, it's not a hate crime to dislike this show.
Calm. Down.


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Summary: Great show, great DVD!
Review: Ignore the nitpickers, the bottom line is that all the episodes are in the set and Season 2 is one of the strongest. The DVD quality is excellent in terms of reproducing sound and vision.

Buy It Now!

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Summary: The Very Best of Will & Grace!
Review: In my opinion, Will & Grace was at their best in Season 2. Every one of these episodes were some of the best sitcom writing in years. W&G earned a 'Best Comedy' Emmy from this season, as did Sean and Megan for supporting roles. Season 2 offers some of my all-time favorite episodes. Who can forgot 'Das Boob' when a picture in a newspaper makes Grace's chest appear much larger than they are - with the hilarious scene of Grace, Jack, and Will feeling each other up. 'To Serve and Disinfect' is awesome!! Grace finds out Karen was in an adult fetish film and has some fun getting her back for all the mean put-downs Karen has thrown at her. Also, Will works for Jack as a waiter serving lawyers. This is one of the best episodes ever!! 'Homo for the Holidays' is outrageous! Jack 'comes out' to his mother (as Karen says, "What is she, headless?") - a very well-written, socially responsible, yet so damn funny episode. 'The Hospital Show' where Stan is in the hospital and the gang all bet which one of them Karen will cry to first. Karen finds out about the bet and has some fun with them. 'An Affair to Remember' features Rob & Ellen making wedding plans and later Ellen finds out that Grace slept with Rob. So, to get back at him, she tries to sleep with Will - who can forgot her shaking her bra-laden boobies at Will saying, "Get a load of these torpedoes!" "Girls, Interrupted" was the most controversial episode of the season and ultimately one of the best. Jack falls in love with a guy who's trying to get him 'back on the straight and narrow'. So Karen and Jack attend one of his church-based meetings (turning gay people straight) only to expose everyone as attending a 'gay pick-up joint'. I for one thought this was very brave writing and it is down-right funny.

I guess I could go on and on, but if you really want to see the best episodes of Will & Grace, you have to buy Season 2. It is without a doubt one of the finest sitcom seasons in television history. You definitely won't be disappointed!

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Summary: The "I Love Lucy" For The New Mellinium
Review: Just as the majority of us have grown up channel surfing only to have seen "I Love Lucy" run, re-run and re-re-run, and laughing-out-loud every time as if it were our first experience, "Will And Grace" now replaces that ground-breaking and pioneering sitcom we will grow old watching over and over with adoring anticipation.

With Grace (Debra Messing) seducing us with her sexy, and often "hands-on" comedic displays, Will's (Eric McCormack) reactive facial expressions and quick-to-the-punch retorts, Jack's (Sean Hayes) endearing honesty coupled with his hilarious ability to shine and Karen's (Megan Mullally) irrepressive and fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants knack of incredibly funny yet critical one-liners, "Will And Grace" takes the top spot for small-screen comedy entertainment.

It really doesn't matter whether you're gay, straight or somewhere in between. "Will And Grace" never stays on one side of the tracks for very long and provides equal comedic relief to every sexually orientated niche doing it with style, impeccable comedic timing and knee-slapping hilarity.

For anyone who's ever wanted for quality sitcomic entertainment with an adoring cast and situations that will have you laughing every time you watch, "Will And Grace" is your all-around best bet and the best yet since the yelpings of "Babaloo!"

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Summary: Didn't They Learn From Season One?
Review: Let me first say that I am a huge Will & Grace fan and will explain why I rated this DVD with only 3 stars. If you are interested in viewing hilarious and brilliantly written comedy episodes, then Season 2 will be a great purchase and will not disappoint. I, however, always look at the DVD extras. Will & Grace Season 2, as was the case with Season 1, could have really been "loaded with extra features" but, once again, this DVD is lacking. In fact, it's worse than the extra features in Season 1. On this DVD, there are themed featurettes on each disc which are truly well done. But, why are there no interviews with the cast, the producer, the director? Why aren't there any outtake featurettes? I'm sure we ALL would have loved to see bloopers by Will, Grace, Jack, Karen and even Rosario. There must have been tons on the cutting room floor. Even humorous mistakes (which I'm sure there were) by guest stars would have been fun to include too. As cleverly put together as the themed featurettes are, having only them on each disc is a bit redundant.

Also, I did notice that the listings on the jacket describing the contents of the discs is inaccurate. For example, according to the jacket, the themed featurettes are supposed to only be on disc 3, but, in fact, they're on each of the 4 discs. As well, disc 4's episodes do not follow in cronological order. In other words, the season finale is the very first episode on the disc. What's that all about?

I'm not impressed at all with the production of this DVD and you will not be either. I only hope they'll learn from Season 2 because they obviously didn't from Season 1. Perhaps Season 3 will be so incredibly "loaded with extra features" we'll forgive them and forget about this one. Go ahead and purchase Will & Grace Season 2 for it's sidesplitting comedy, but if you're looking for the "loaded with extra features" you won't find it here...trust me.