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Will And Grace Normalized Gay Lifestyle

Will And Grace was paired with Friends for nearly a decade on NBC’s Must See TV Thursdays. Both shows told simple stories about people struggling in their careers. Friends settled for being politically correct. Will And Grace, however, featured two openly gay characters; Will and Jack.

For eight years the show told Will and Jack’s stories as precisely that. The characters were allowed to live their lives as ordinary human beings. By the end of its first run (the show has since been revived on NBC), Will And Grace earned 83 Emmy nominations. It took home 16 trophies. Taking a 180-degree turn next, King of the Hill is one of the few shows about the conservative side of America.