“I read the script and I put it down and I called Max and said, ‘Why can’t we do it again?’ And he said, ‘We can.'” Will & Grace: Season 1 TV show clips, bonus features available on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On Demand from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. “Max just emailed the four of us and said, ‘Hey guess what? I have the set and we should do something, and within 45 minutes, all of us said yes,” Mullally reminisced of Mutchnick getting the cast together to film that election special. That short special is what set off the full-blown revival - both for the fans and for the cast. The “Will & Grace” cast first came back together for a short episode special about the election, which was released last year ahead of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s debate. “That made me feel like we have a place and we’re not going to fighting an uphill battle…I thought, why not?” “There’s been a very non-cynical, nonjudgmental response,” he said. McCormack explained that ever since the revival was announced, the response from fans and critics has been so positive that he felt like the new episodes would be well-received. For the last year, it’s been a confusing time and I haven’t laughed very much, and to come back together and to laugh out loud and to be surprised by one another and to have new stories to tell and to have another opportunity to do it, it’s a no-brainer.” “We all came together and read and it felt like coming home,” Messing added.
Why wouldn’t we want to do this?” said Kohan. When asked why the cast and creators wanted to continue onto a second season, the panel all agreed that their first table read for Season 1, which took place Wednesday, felt like being right back at home.