Will and Grace / Tison Pugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pugh, Tison, author.

Series:

Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.

TV Milestones Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Will & Grace (Television program : 1998-2006).

Will & Grace (Television program : 2017-2020).

Sexual minorities in popular culture.

Sexual minority culture.

Situation comedies (Television programs)--History and criticism.

Situation comedies (Television programs).

Genre:

Television criticism and reviews

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The sitcom Will & Grace (1998-2006, 2017-20) shifted the media landscape and its treatment of queer themes by starring an openly gay protagonist, Will Truman, on primetime network television. Will, along with his best friend Grace Adler and their constant companions Jack McFarland and Karen Walker, engaged in many stereotypical sitcom shenanigans imbued with decidedly queer twists. Despite the series' groundbreaking nature, its accuracy and responsibility in representing gay men-and of queer culture in general-has been questioned throughout its initial run and reboot. Author Tison Pugh places the sitcom in its historical context of the late 1990s and early 2000s, considering how it contributed to contemporary debates concerning queer life."--amazon.com

Contents:

Introduction: A Queer Television Milestone

A Queer Primer for "Grandmothers in Kansas"

Gay Stereotypes and the Limits of Utopian Queerness

Visualizing Queerness and the Quest for a Gay Kiss

The Reboot: Will & Grace Reborn in the Trump Era

Conclusion: The Queer Legacy of Will & Grace

Episodes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814349076

0814349072

OCLC:

1381711571