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By Sean Lund
GLAAD Hollywood Hotsheet Fall TV Season Begins:
Debuting in the coming weeks are gay-inclusive series Dawson's Creek (Wednesday, September 29), NYPD Blue (November 9) and the premiere of the new Kevin Williamson drama Wasteland (Thursday, October 7). The debut of the new ABC comedy Then Came You, which features a recurring gay character, has been pushed back to mid-season. Will & Grace Return: After winning its time slot throughout the summer, the hit NBC comedy Will & Grace debuts its second season Tuesday, Sept. 21. Picking up where last season's finale left off, the hilarious season premiere finds Grace (Debra Messing) moving out of Will's (Eric McCormack) apartment; Will getting ready for a date with someone he meets at a Borders bookstore; Grace throwing a dinner party; and the irrepressible Jack (Sean Hayes) moving in with Grace's super-rich assistant Karen (Megan Mullally) and his new "wife" --Rosario, Karen's maid. Later this season, fans can look forward to the return of Debbie Reynolds for at least four episodes as Grace's mother, and Will finally getting to date A LOT! "You'll see Will on a slew of bad dates," series co-creator Max Mutchnick told USA Today.
Take Note: The Ever-Popular Delta Burke: Former Designing Woman Delta Burke will be returning to TV this fall in the new comedy series Popular, which debuts Wednesday, Sept. 29, then moves into its regular slot Thursday, Sept. 30. Burke will play former Miss Texas Cherry Cherry, whose daughter, Mary, runs for homecoming queen (Burke herself was the real-life Miss Florida in 1974).
Speaking before the start of the Los Angeles premiere last Tuesday, Vilanch told the crowd (which included Will & Grace star Eric McCormack, RuPaul, Margaret Cho, Kathy Griffin and Doris Roberts), "I hope you like this movie. If you haven't heard anything about it, basically, I'm dead from the beginning of the movie, and the little boy doesn't know it!" You Don't Say "Daniel threw this big swing dance birthday party for me and he had the ring on him the whole night. He was going to (ask me) but he didn't because we had too much champagne. He gave it to me the next morning in bed; we were just waking up. I was half asleep when he whispered in my ear asking me. And the ring was in his hand. It was perfect.'' Will & Grace's Debra Messing, on her engagement to actor-screenwriter Daniel Zelman in USA Weekend. VCR Alert:
Tuesday, September 21: The hit comedy Will & Grace begins its second season, as Grace (Debra Messing) moves out and throws a dinner partywithout Will (Eric McCormack). (NBC, 9:00PM ET/PT) Tuesday, September 21: The premiere of the WB animated series Mission Hill, featuring a sixty-something gay couple, Wally (voice of Tom Kenny) and Gus (voice of Nick Jameson), in recurring roles (WB, 9:00PM ET/PT) Wednesday, September 22: The premiere of Oh Grow Up, an ensemble comedy featuring Ford (John Ducey), who separates from his wife when he realizes that he is gay (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) Thursday, September 23: A new episode of Action, starring Jay Mohr and featuring Jack Plotnick as gay film development executive Stuart and Lee Arenberg as Bobby, a gay-but-closeted-and-married studio president (FOX, 9:30PM ET/PT) Thursday, September 23: Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland on Will & Grace) is scheduled to visit Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, 12:35AM ET/PT) Saturday, September 25: Season premiere of Profiler, featuring gay computer pro George Fraley (Peter Frechette). For more information on this season's lesbian, gay and transgender TV characters, visit GLAAD's Fall TV Scoreboard at GLAAD Online ( www.glaad.org ). |
James Van Der Beek heats up Dawson's Creek for another season of teen angst 
Eric McCormack: Will get naked this season 
Delta Burke, here showing off her new line of clothing, will return to TV Sept. 29 
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