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Will &#038 Grace: Changes Ahead

Remember that NBC show called Will &#038 Grace? Last season, it was more like Leo &#038 Grace... and Oh Yeah, Will. The show needed a bit of shake up last year, executive producers Jeff Greenstein and Jhoni Marchenko tell TV Guide Online. (We agree. It was getting sort of shrill.) "Getting Grace (Debra Messing) married was a big risk," admits Marchenko, while defending the "conflict and good stories" it generated. And "fans like the effect it's had on Grace," adds Greenstein. "She's more together, less neurotic, more of a woman." While that heterosexual marriage will survive  at least until November sweeps  the producers know the show's fans (including us) miss the love that used to scream its name between Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace. "One of the things we'll be doing over the initial dozen episodes is that Will and Grace will find themselves enmeshed in each other's lives a lot more," Greenstein promises

Thu, Sep 25, 2003

Boomtown's Big Fall Changes

Despite its memorable characters, intriguing stories and terrific acting, NBC's cop show Boomtown looked headed for doomtown. Happily, the Peacock has given the critical fave a second season and a new time slot &mdash; Fridays at 10, starting Sept. 26. This spot was long home to Law &#038 Order: SVU, which dominated the night. "Moving to Fridays helps a lot," executive producer Graham Yost tells TV Guide Online. "It's a more crime-friendly spot." Perhaps too friendly. CBS's crime show The Handler with Joe Pantoliano could prove tough competition. And what about Boomtown's occasionally perplexing multi-perspective storytelling? "Our feeling is that Fridays at 10, people are already a bit looped," Yost says, "so they'll be able to figure out the show fine. They're already seeing things non-linearly." But it's not all in the timing. "Sometimes, shifting points of view can stop the action," he concedes. "If

Fri, Sep 19, 2003