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Will and Grace Say Goodbye

Although dealing with sensitive issues, Will and Grace never focused on controversy and the show`s main objective has always been to make people laugh. Eight years have passed since the show`s debate episode, and looking back it seems the show has more than achieved the goal. While ?Will & Grace? nudged cultural and comedic boundaries, however, its success came from sticking to the basics, according to those who made the series: Be funny and be good company.

?I think the humor of the program got people there and I think the relationship got people to stay,? said Max Mutchnick, who created ?Will & Grace? with writing partner David Kohan. ?David and I have always said a show creator?s job is to put together a television show that consists of a world of people that you either want to be or you want to hang out with,? Mutchnick said. ?In the case of ?Will & Grace? it?s about friendship. Everybody wants that kind of relationship in their lives. Gay, straight, black or white ? that?s second to it.?

?Will & Grace? was part of NBC?s powerful 1990s-born sitcom family that included ?Seinfeld? and ?Friends? and is the last of its generation to bow out, increasing the void for the ratings-challenged network. Some critics have argued the show?s quality ebbed although cast and creators argue it?s leaving with head held high, citing its 15 Emmy nominations last year.