The unique relationship between Will Truman and Grace Adler continues to evolve this season in the adult comedy about two best friends ? Will who is gay and Grace who is straight. Contains the complete f... more »ifth season.« less
Caridad R. from NEW HAVEN, CT Reviewed on 9/11/2013...
Will & Grace never disappoints. Love all their seasons! If you haven't watched this show when it was current, highly recommend getting your hands on all the seasons and watching from the first episode!
Movie Reviews
Edited episodes no commetaries. Start the boycott
Pageturner in NYC | Manhattan | 09/08/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"What is going on with this set? WILL & GRACE has one of the slowest release schedules so you;'d think there would be plenty of time for adding bonus features (and assembling clips from this season's episodes into three-minute montages is nobody's idea of a bonus). Where are the commentaries by the entire cast? Its just cheap. Now, we find out that the episodes are syndicated versions with minutes trimmed from each episode? Who in their right mind wants to collect edited episodes (especially when the show is playing four times a day on TV in that same edited format). People who buy season TV sets are collectors and want COMPLETE episodes. There's no excuse for foisting episodes that were edited to make room for more commercials after it went into syndication. And anyone who thinks we should be happy for such shoddy treatment, i ask, "Would you by a movie on DVD that had a musical number, an action chase scene or some dialog cut from the version you saw in the theatre?""
Episode guide
W. Oliver | Alabama | 06/13/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Season Five of "Will and Grace" sees Grace getting married and Karen on the streets after her divorce from Stan. The celebrity guest list was in high gear with Madonna, Kevin Bacon, Minnie Driver, Rip Torn, Macauley Culkin, Andy Garcia, Gene Wilder, Nicolette Sheridan, and Roseanna Arquette making appearances. Some very memorable episodes, especially the season finale, appear in season five. It was the last really good season before the series started going downhill.
1. And The Horse He Rode In On - After running into a light post, Grace is rescued by a handsome Jewish doctor on a horse (Harry Connick Jr.). Karen is wooed by a suave suitor (Rip Torn).
2. Bacon and Eggs - Jack is hired as Kevin Bacon's personal assistant but Bacon doesn't realize that Jack has been stalking him. Grace gets a visit from Dr. Leo (Harry Connick Jr.)
3. The Kid Stays Out of the Picture - Infatuated by her handsome doctor, Grace has second thoughts about conceiving a child with Will.
4. Humongous Growth - Will and Grace continue to feud over their planned parenthood. Jack and Karen trick them into attending a child's birthday party.
5. It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - A bicycling adventure tests Will and Grace while up in the Catskills with Leo and his pal in a quest for Halloween pumpkins.
6. Boardroom and a Parked Place - A senior partner in Will's firm (Gene Wilder) assumes command. Karen and Jack are shocked to discover that Karen is living in her limo.
7. The Needle and Omelet's Done - Karen talks Will into getting a Botox injection. Jack has another run-in with his acting teacher Zandra (Eileen Brennan). Grace makes a fool of herself in front of Leo's parents (Tom Skerritt and Judith Ivey).
8. Marry Me A Little (Part 1) - Grace accepts Leo's marriage proposal but numerous conflicts cause Grace to question her decision.
9. Marry Me A Little More (Part 2) - Will is upset over Grace's marriage to Leo.
10. The Honeymoon's Over - Will reluctantly lets Karen move in with him. Jack goes incognito to escape the gay Mafia.
11. All About Christmas Eve - Grace is torn between trying to decide who to spend her Christmas eve with - Will or Leo. In the meantime, her indecision is causing Will to loose his composure.
12. Field of Queens - Will and Jack join a gay soccer team. Karen falls for a handsome restaurant owner (Andy Garcia) but is depressed when he doesn't return her call.
13. Fagmalion Part 1: Gay it Forward - Will and Jack attempt to transform Karen's geeky, in-the-closet cousin (Dan Futterman). Grace meets her new neighbor, a far-out masseuse (Roseanna Arquette).
14. Fagmalion Part 2: Attack of the Clones - Will and Jack continue their efforts to transform Barry (Dan Futterman). Grace is upset when Leo leaves on a three-week mission to Africa.
15. Homojo - Will and Grace fear that their friendship has lost its spark. Karen is jealous when Jack befriends her British rival, Lorraine Finster (Minnie Driver).
16. Women and Children First - Demi Moore plays Jack's former baby-sitter who comes back into his life. Grace has a girls-night-out with Rosario, Karen and Julie.
17. Fagmalion, Part 3: Bye, Bye, Birdie - Will develops feelings for the newly transformed Barry (Dan Futterman). Karen and Beverly Leslie (Leslie Jordan) attend a silent charity auction.
18. Fagmalion, Part 4: The Guy Who Loves Me - Will and Jack force Barry to choose between them. Karen dons Rosario's maid uniform in order to attract a handsome maintenance man.
19. Sex, Losers & Videotape - Grace enrolls in Jack's acting class in order to make a sexy video for Leo. Will, Karen and Mr. Stein (Gene Wilder) form an anti-romance club.
20. Leo Unwrapped - Will attempts to surprise Grace for her birthday by sneaking Leo back from Africa.
21. Dolls and Dolls - Madonna plays Liz, Karen's crazy new roommate. Jack and Grace are afraid that Will might be addicted to painkillers.
22. May Divorce Be With You - Karen hires a young hot-shot lawyer (MaCauley Culkin) for her divorce case when she finds that Will is acting as Stan's attorney.
23. 23 - Stan dies and Karen and Lorraine (Minnie Driver) battle for his estate. Leo asks Grace to accompany him to Gautemala.
24. 24 - Karen and the gang set sail on her yacht to scatter Stan's ashes. Karen is not too happy to find that Lorraine is a stow-away. Grace is worried about Leo's foxy traveling companion (Nicolette Sheridan). Will and Jack get drunk and pass out together."
Disappointed
Albert M. Vojtkofsky | Dalls, TX | 09/08/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I have waited a year for this release, and was very upset to find out, as so many have already mentioned, that the episodes are not complete. At first I thought I was crazy, but then my favorite line (in the Madonna episode) was completely missing (where Jack says "as a gay man, I'm oddly attracted to you" and Madonna/Liz says "I know, I get that a lot"). What was Lion's Gate thinking? I think they really need to re-release the season, and allow people (who purchased this rip-off) free exchanges."
We waited 1 year and 13 days for this?
Rodney Bogardus | Buffalo, NY | 09/10/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"As Will & Grace fans, we've been slighted time and time again with regard to DVD releases, whether from lack of special features, from slow release schedules, or from problems with actual DVDs. It was bad enough that Lion's Gate botched the releases for seasons 2 and 3, but now they've done all of us W&G fans a tremendous injustice by giving us syndicated versions of episodes of our beloved, recently-departed show.
That's right, the six episodes from season 5 that are what NBC liked to call "super size" episodes (Boardroom and a Parked Place: 40-min, Women and Children First: 40-min, Dolls and Dolls: 40-min, May Divorce Be With You: 35-min, 23: 40-min, 24: 45-min) appear on this DVD set as the syndicated, or "cut", versions! When a normal-length episode is cut for syndication, it's not fantastic, but it's also not of too much consequence because not a lot of footage is removed; however, when an episode is extended to begin with and it is cut for syndication and crammed into a 22-minute timeframe, that is disastrous not only because several minutes of footage are removed, but also it runs the risk of the episode being non-sensical because too much footage is removed.
With as slow of a release schedule as Lion's Gate has resorted to since the season 3 DVD set, one would think that that would give them the time to ensure quality DVD releases. That seemed to be the case, as the season 4 DVD set was perfect, but Lion's Gate is back to business as usual: inferior DVD season sets. This time though, they are doing us a sincere three-fold disservice by:
1) giving us syndicated versions of episodes on DVD,
2) not labeling the DVDs as containing syndicated versions,
3) charging us the same price as the other season DVD sets for an inferior product.
Like a previous reviewer suggested, it's time to start the boycott. Lion's Gate has to realize that we're not happy about this release, nor are we willing to tolerate any more syndicated episodes on DVD! I urge you to contact them now to let them know how you feel about this. It takes only a few voices to elicit change."
Season Five = Total Dissapointment
A. Steppes | FL, USA | 09/14/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I can't believe the episodes are all clipped. We waited over a year for... this? I am a huge fan, but this is not the best season, maybe too many deleted scenes actually DO make a difference.
What really surprises me... are all those people giving 5 stars!"