Will & Grace stretches the boundaries of existing social limitations by challenging social constraints. Similarly, Archie Bunker, a domestic comedy genre focused on societies’ struggle with racism and bigotry (Barker, 2000). This essay will examine how controversial ideologies narrated in Will & Grace is becoming socially acceptable or at least tolerated. I will attempt to explain how innovation or lack of innovation of the series, production techniques, and the main themes influence the social acceptance of Will & Grace. However, before this analysis continues a brief introduction in

The director, James Burrows, uses a combination of production styles to shoot Will & Grace. The first technique is using a single camera with multiple setups and the second is proscenium (Barker). Burrows uses the first technique in limitation. The episodes requiring this style are used to narrate the characters’ movement. A single camera with multiple setups was used in the episode “It’s a Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” Grace attempts to please her man, Leo, by pretending to be outdoorsy. She convinces Will & his newfound friend to attend a pumpkin picking party in the countryside. The single camera technique allows the audience to identify and participate with the characters. Typically, this technique is indicative of genre trying to express the chaos and intensity of the narration (Barker). Burrows used the second production technique proscenium throughout most of the narration. This production form imposes the visual impression of a stage. The Television viewers’ maintain a constant distance from the characters suggesting the feeling of a fourth wall (Barker). This production style is important for focusing the audience on the characters’ in Will & Grace. Multiple cameras film the x-axis of the set and then z-axis when exiting occurs (Barker). Examples of proscenium in comedy genre are All in the Family, Cheers, and Everybody Loves Raymond. General production techniques are comparable in television genre. However, it is the specific production techniques that can convey meaningful narration.

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The theme in Will & Grace reflect the changing ideologies in today’s society. The common thread that binds Will & Grace is the theme, social tolerance. Regardless of diversification of sub-themes, tolerance is woven in the narration. The following are a few examples of sub-themes in which tolerance emerges. The first example is the episode Fagmalion Part One: Gay it Forward. The narration of this episode explores the coming out experience for a new homosexual. Karen co-ordinates a blind date between her cousin Barry (Dan Fatterman) and Will. This comedy genre approaches his coming to a contestant on Miss America. Will and Jack strive to makeover Barry’s personal as the perfectible datable gay man. Meanwhile the narration introduces Grace to her new neighbour Julie (Rosanna Arguette). Grace and Julie's first encounter leaves Grace querying if Julie has sexual desires for Grace.

Megan Mullally (Karen Walker) plays Grace’s assistant. Karen is a loud socialite boozehound who is generally oblivious to her surroundings. The narration contrasts Will and Jack’s personalities, similarly contrasting Karen and Grace’s breast size. Of course, Karen is empathetic to Grace’s man chest.

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