"Will & Grace" A New Lease on Life (1998)

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

David Kohan (creator) &
Max Mutchnick (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Will & Grace" (1998)

Original Air Date:

28 September 1998 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Will must decide whether to support Grace's independence by encouraging her to take an apartment across...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Character | Gay | New York | Lawyer | Gay Friend

Cast

Eric McCormack	...	Will Truman
Debra Messing	...	Grace Adler
Megan Mullally	...	Karen Walker
Sean Hayes	...	Jack McFarland
Gary Grubbs	...	Harlin Polk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Idelson	...	Will's Secretary, Ellen (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
James Burrows

Writing credits
David Kohan		(creator) &
Max Mutchnick		(creator)
David Kohan		(written by) &
Max Mutchnick		(written by)

Produced by
Bruce Alden	....	associate producer
Adam Barr	....	consulting producer
Tim Kaiser	....	producer
Michael Patrick King	....	consulting producer
David Kohan	....	executive producer
Jhoni Marchinko	....	producer
Max Mutchnick	....	executive producer
Dava Savel	....	consulting producer
William Lucas Walker	....	supervising producer
Tom Leopold	....	consulting producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jonathan Wolff

Cinematography by
Tony Askins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Chakos

Casting by
Tracy Lilienfield

Production Design by
Bruce Ryan

Art Direction by
Glenda Rovello

Set Decoration by
Melinda Ritz

Costume Design by
Lori Eskowitz-Carter		(as Lori Eskowitz)

Makeup Department
Cynthia Bachman	....	make-up
Patricia Bunch	....	makeup artist (as Patty Bunch)
Danny Goldstein	....	hair
Luke O'Connor	....	hair

Production Management
Nina R. Lederman	....	executive in charge of production (as Nina Lederman)
Dale White	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caryn Shick	....	second assistant director (as Caryn Rae Shick)
Dale White	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter M. Gurski	....	leadman (as Peter Gurski)
Gilbert Spragg	....	property master
Rusty Spragg	....	assistant props
Doug Devine	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charlie McDaniel	....	re-recording mixer (as Charles A. McDaniel III)
Edward L. Moskowitz	....	sound mixer (as Ed Moskowitz)
Craig Porter	....	re-recording mixer
John Hart	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dic Alexander	....	key grip
Carlos Arguello	....	camera operator
Gary Baum	....	camera operator
Joe Garcia	....	best boy electric
John Greene	....	gaffer
Travers Hill Jr.	....	camera operator
Jeff Richardson	....	best boy grip
Glenn K. Shimada	....	camera operator (as Glenn Shimada)
Paul Jacobsen	....	lighting console programmer (uncredited)
David Tolsky	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Sean Tuell	....	best boy grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Paris Morra	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Abram	....	wardrobe assistant
Mary Walbridge	....	wardrobe supervisor
Andrea Federman	....	key set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Stephen P. Arkle	....	colorist (as Steve Arkle)
Tony Teresi	....	on-line editor
Robert S. Douglas	....	on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Rimas	....	music licensing (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Leung	....	transportation

Other crew
Sally Bradford	....	production assistant
Steve Clark	....	production assistant
Jill Freeman	....	assistant to executive producer
Tracy Gaydos	....	production secretary
Eric L. Hurd	....	production assistant (as Eric Hurd)
Janet Kagan	....	script supervisor
Eugene Lew	....	production accountant
Brad Miller	....	assistant to writer
Michael S. Peters	....	assistant to writer
Donald Petersen	....	production assistant
Steve Sandoval	....	production coordinator
Russ Sherman	....	technical coordinator
Michael S. Peters	....	assistant to writers (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adam Barr		(episode 4.26 "A.I.: Artificial Insemination, Part 1")
Jeff Greenstein		(episode 4.27 "A.I.: Artificial Insemination, Part 2")
Alex Herschlag		(episode 4.27 "A.I.: Artificial Insemination, Part 2")
David Kohan		creator
David Kohan		(episode 3.24 "Sons & Lovers, Part 1") (episode 3.25 "Sons & Lovers, Part 2")
Kari Lizer		story (episode 4.26 "A.I.: Artificial Insemination, Part 1")
Max Mutchnick		creator
Max Mutchnick		(episode 3.24 "Sons & Lovers, Part 1") (episode 3.25 "Sons & Lovers, Part 2")

Art Direction by
Melody Harrop

Makeup Department
Arrick Anderson	....	hair stylist
Donna Marie Fischetto	....	key hair stylist: New York

Production Management
Lucille Smith	....	production manager: New York Sequence 2002

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John P. Aguirre	....	second second assistant director
Kathleen E. Kearney	....	second second assistant director
Brent Stanton	....	second second assistant director (day player)

Art Department
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Christopher H. Lawrence	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist
Valerie Stulman	....	sound recordist (multiple episodes)

Visual Effects by
Adam Howard	....	visual effects
Bryan Whitaker	....	Flame artist: MFX

Stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunts
David Hugghins	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Carmine	....	director of photography: second unit
Ron Ervin	....	grip (2000-2006)
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Michael R. Marquette	....	assistant camera
Matthew Santo	....	assistant camera: New York
David Yellin	....	lamp operator

Casting Department
Michele Berumen	....	casting assistant
Toni Magon	....	casting assistant
Bryan Riley	....	casting assistant

Music Department
Scott Clausen	....	composer: additional music
Rich Ragsdale	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
John Arbuckle	....	marine technician
Kate Burrow	....	assistant to executive producer
Jamie Fiench	....	publicist (2005)
Julie Fleischer	....	script supervisor (2000-2003)
Jamie French	....	publicist (2003)
Peter Hansen	....	caterer: pastry chef
Laura Kightlinger	....	writing consultant (1999-)
Marion Koh	....	assistant to executive producer
Roger Lundblade	....	audience warm-up
Vanessa Rojas	....	production assistant (2005)

Production Companies

• KoMut Entertainment
• Three Sisters Entertainment
• NBC Studios

Distributors

• NHK Sôgô (2002) (Japan) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

KoMut Entertainment

Trivia:

When Will turns on the television, Conan O'Brien's guests include twelve-year-old pin bowler Jhoni Marchinko, named for the series' writer and eventual executive producer.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: A boom mic is visible when Karen offers her hand to Jack when they first meet.

Quotes:

Will Truman:And must you always let that bird out of its cage?
Jack McFarland:Hey, birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim. Will's gotta lighten up.

Movie Connections:

References "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Blame It On The Bossanova

Another Great Episode of Will & Grace

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This was a great follow-up episode of Will & Grace. Grace has yet to move out of her ex-fiancé's house and Will tells her that she needs to start looking at apartments. Grace just wants to move in with Will, but Will does not think that is a good idea. She finally finds an apartment that she wants and she signs a two-year lease on it. Will learns about this and does not think that she has made the right decision. He realizes that he can not be apart from Grace, and he asks her to move in with him. She declines because she wants to do something on her own for once. After she did that, she accepts Will's offer and moves in with him. This is also the episode where we see Jack and Karen meet each other for the first time. Their scene together was hilarious, and I could definitely tell that the writers were going to expand on their relationship with each other. They have such great chemistry together. As I said earlier, this was another fantastic episode of Will & Grace following to pilot.