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Will & Grace - Season Two

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Here is the Will & Grace Season Two Episode Guide. I have yet to see the DVD. Now where's The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season Two?

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner: The platonic pair find life even messier without each other after Grace moves...across the hall. Meanwhile, Karen informs Jack that his marriage-for-show to Rosario must go on in order to keep her maid in America.

Election: Grace gives Will a run for his money when she enters his unopposed race to be named tenant-board president. Meanwhile, Jack hits the jackpot when Karen tries to buy his forgiveness after she loses his bird, Guapo.

Das Boob: A flattering newspaper photo gains Grace the attention of an old crush (Scott Patterson) who was never one to keep abreast of her before. Meanwhile, Jack is destroyed to learn that Will had a thing with his former fling (Anthony DeSantis).

Whose Mom Is It, Anyway?: Grace hits the roof when her matchmaking mom (Debbie Reynolds) visits with yet another man in tow. Unfortunately, he's perfect...for Will. Meanwhile, Jack and Rosario meet with an INS agent who's well acquainted with Jack's past.

Polk Defeats Truman: Grace teaches Karen about budgeting by taking her outlet shopping, while Will sells himself short to land a fickle, filthy rich client (Gary Grubbs). But when the bottom drops out, a vindicated Grace feels bad about coming out on top.

To Serve and Disinfect: After closing his office, Will accepts a dare to work as one of Jack's cater-waiters. Meanwhile, Grace catches Karen at work - in an adult film.

Homo for the Holidays: Jack tries to come out to his mom (Veronica Cartwright), who shows up for Thanksgiving dinner at Will's armed with a secret of her own. But before any secrets are spilled, Karen and Grace duke it out over their make-believe ex-lover, namely Jack.

Terms of Employment: Grace enlists an out-of-practice Will to sue one of her clients (Gregory Hines), a hotshot lawyer who kills her case, but saves Will's career. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen turn a training film set into an adult entertainment experience.

I Never Promised You an Olive Garden: Bored with Rob and Ellen's low-rent tastes, Grace and Will dump them for a pair of highbrow downtowners (Tamlyn Tomita, Steve Valentine). Meanwhile, Karen helps Jack face his painful past during a trip to her kid's grade school.

Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy: Will kisses up to Karen to appease his new boss (Gregory Hines); Jack and Grace get into hot water over an antique teapot.

Seeds of Discontent: When an old school chum (Megyn Price) asks Will to father her child, a jealous Grace tries to thwart her baby-making plans.

He's Come Undone: Will's sexy dreams about Grace land him in therapy and send her on a couch trip with his hunky shrink (Markus Flanagan). Meanwhile, Jack and Karen clash over her treatment of Rosario.

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad: Will and Grace are forced to pose as married at his father's awards dinner; Jack's blind date may have a surprising connection to his past.

Acting Out: Will and Jack appear on Today to protest NBC for yanking a gay kiss from a sitcom episode; Grace seeks Karen's advice on dumping a weirdo beau. Al Roker guest stars as himself.

Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend: Will has designs on Grace's newest interior-decorating client - his ex-boyfriend (Chris Potter); Karen tries taking her "career" more seriously.

The Hospital Show: When Karen's husband, Stan, suffers a heart attack, the gang takes bets on whom the sassy socialite will turn to for emotional support.

Sweet (and Sour) Charity: As the gang plunges into charity work, Will and Grace direct a kids' play, while Jack infuriates Karen by giving away her favorite pair of pumps.

An Affair to Forget: When two pals ask Will and Grace to be the best man and maid of honor at their wedding, Grace's sexy past with the groom is exposed.

Girls, Interrupted: Grace befriends a sassy kleptomaniac (Molly Shannon); Jack has a crush on the leader of a group of "ex-gays" (Neil Patrick Harris).

There But for the Grace of Grace: Will and Grace are alarmed when the friendship of two bickering oldsters mirrors their own; Ben (Gregory Hines) impresses Jack and Karen with his hidden talents.

Best Friend's Tush: A catty socialite (Joan Collins) of Karen's acquaintance vies with Grace for a client; Jack tries marketing an odd invention.

Ben? Her? Conclusion: After his legal tussle with Karen, Jack moves in with Will, who is reeling from reversals in his career and love life

Will and Grace's second season is even better than the first, although I still don't think it's at its best, but the whole season shows promise as it rolls along to its finale...

...speaking of, as other reviewers have mentioned, the episodes (on the last disc) are completely out of order--you need to use the episode guide in the booklet in order to avoid confusion. I'm surprised that NBC let such a mix-up slip by, especially for one of their highest-rated shows (I could understand if the episodes were backwards, but they are completely shuffled around randomly). Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until I'd watched all the DVDs, and remained confused about what had happened after the "final" episode. I realize this may not be that big a deal to most people, but this really bothered me and took a little bit away from the last couple of episodes since I wasn't so much focused on the humor, but trying to put illogical pieces together.

The extras are also skimpy (same kind of featurettes as the previous season's DVD, and no interviews this time), but at least all the episodes are there... in some order.

I just hope NBC wakes up when making the next season's DVDs...

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!

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.

This DVD is a case of false advertising. Even if you disregard the promotional hype that the Second Season Edition contains "Outtakes" and "Commentaries", the cover of the box set proclaims it is "Loaded With Extras". It is loaded all right, but not with extras. It is loaded with mistakes and printing errors. And no "Commentaries" or "Outtakes". There is no excuse for a DVD Video company to be so careless with their product. Indexes and menus are intended to help the viewers navigate the programs, not hinder them. Criticism aside, I bought this box set because I am a fan of the show. The episodes are funny and entertaining, even if the final product is not. Shame on NBC Home Entertainment. You are a disappointment.

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)

The episodes are classic.(...) Many events happen in season two: Grace moves out of Will's apartment (across the hall). Jack moves in with Karen & Rosario. Will loses his job, but finds another. I won't list synopses of episodes, because a more diligent fan has listed them below. This DVD is worth the excellent price on Amazon. It's simply hilarious and makes good weekend watching. However, there are a few problems with the DVD. As for special features, there are no commentaries and no bloopers, only the themed featurettes which include scenes from the episodes. The featurettes are indeed funny, but when you've seen all the episodes, they lose their luster. The DVD box list of episodes is wrong - the first episodes of discs 2, 3, and 4 are actually the last episodes on discs 1, 2, and 3. And on disc 4, the episodes are out of order (they appear to be backward). This isn't that big of a deal, as you can watch them in order if you choose, but I was surprised when I pressed "Play all" to find that the last episode was first (I hope that makes sense). You'd think that NBC or Lions Gate would have found those mistakes before releasing the DVD.

Let's face it - we buy these DVDs for the convenience of watching episodes whenever we choose. I would have enjoyed bloopers, interviews, and commentaries, but Will & Grace shines on it's own. The episodes are 5-star, but the DVD itself is only 3 (because of the mix-ups and the lack of bloopers and commentaries which I was led to believe would be on this set). If you're a of fan high-brow (and low-brow) comedy, buy this DVD. I've rarely laughed harder.

The Season 2 DVD box set of "Will & Grace" was released on March 23rd. The 4-disc set includes all of the season 2 episodes along with 12 featurettes. Previously specified outtakes and commentary tracks were not included. The set also contains numerous print errors and mastering errors. Errors include: mis-aligned cursor graphics in the menus on 16x9 televisions; incorrect episode order (particularly Disc 4); featurettes are spread across all 4 discs - not on disc 3 as printed; one-hour season finale split into two episodes rather than shown as originally aired (and are the first 2 episodes on Disc 4); episodes not on the disc specified in the print; episodes missing content aired in the original broadcast ("Ben? Her?" Part 1 is missing a line, while Part 2 has a rather large edit at the beginning); front cover is mis-printed with "Loaded With Extra Features." On a positive note, the season as a whole has many top-notch episodes.

Will and Grace is one of the best comdies to hit television in a very long time. The antics, chemistry and timing between Eric McCormick, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes is outstanding! This second season is just the beginning of many more funny times to come. It truly shows all their talent and how Emmy winning deserving they all are...not to mention all the writers and director. My only disappointment was that there are again no outtakes like with the season one DVD release. That would add so much to this already great DVD collection. Hopefully they will be on season three...and four...and five...
ANd a P.S....I am not sure if this was intentional but on disc four the episodes are not in order of how they occured on television. They are backwards. Ooops!

This is either a case of sloppy copyediting or rushing in production. The DVDs do not contain the episodes as listed on the box, which makes finding a certain episode next to impossible. Disappointing.