Without wishing to get all soppy, it was like having old friends back in your living room after yonks.

Thankfully, it's as sparky as ever.

In fact, the show is better than it was in its final seasons of its first iteration, when it was guest-star heavy, the jokes were tired, and it seemed that Jack and Karen took over the show.

Is it breakthrough television? No, but I laughed a few times and enjoyed myself, two thresholds most fall shows failed to meet.

You might love it. You might hate it. But, once again, you won't be able to ignore it.

Right from the opening, the cast feels like home. The chemistry is easy and quick and the jokes are flying.

What will save this show and ensure people continue watching it is that the characters and the performers who create them are utterly brilliant.

Will & Grace proves that a good, old-school sitcom is still a worthy and engaging endeavor, depending ineffably on chemistry and timing.

It's a pleasure to watch as the narrative focuses on the core foursome and their unusually delightful self-centered problem-solving skills.

After an 11-year absence, the hit sitcom is returning to NBC not much worse for the wear.

Although it's like going back in a time machine, it's a past I certainly won't mind visiting for the next few months.

Will & Grace returns in much better shape than anyone could have guessed after being away for 11 years. It's an entertaining, albeit unlikely return from a groundbreaking series.

There's nothing musty about this comeback, featuring the entire Emmy-winning and well-preserved original cast... They haven't missed a beat as they immediately get down to silly yet sophisticated business, earning audience guffaws with their barbed humor.

The return of Will & Grace after an absence of 11 years is pretty much a success. If you liked it before, you'll probably be pleased with the new episodes, which are well-executed and excellently performed.

Will and Grace are Sisyphean sitcom figures, rolling the rock for romantic love, only to wake up at the end of every story arc back at the bottom of the mountain, making pop culture jokes with their besties instead.