“Will & Grace” Spinoff “Karen & Jack”

October 6th, 2008 by Castina

NBC is planning a spinoff of its smash Thursday night comedy Will & Grace that could debut on the small screen as early as next Fall.

The new series, tenatively dubbed Karen & Jack, will follow flamboyant gay “Jack MacFarland” and wacky alky “Karen Walker,” the loopy sidekicks who were a staple on the hit sitcom, which left the air in 2006.

According to the National Enquirer, Emmy-winning actor Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, who played Karen, recently spent a night out at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles discussing the new show.

“Sean didn’t want to carry the show alone and there didn’t seem to be any hope of reuniting him with Megan because she went off to do her own talk show.”

But when Megan’s ill-fated daytime series got the ax in January 2007, she and Sean pitched Karen & Jack to NBC.

The network is already working on a pilot.

“They feel there is still a lot of life left in their character and a lot of comic possibilities.”

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27 Responses to ““Will & Grace” Spinoff “Karen & Jack””

On October 7th 2008, Mikey M wrote:

Sometimes Supporting characters should stay supporting characters.
Remember Flo from Alice or Florence from The Jefferson? Gloria from All in the Family??
Leave it alone.
On October 8th 2008, Ash wrote:

Holy Crap that would be great! I’d be glued to the set every week.
On October 8th 2008, Matty Freestone wrote:

Supporting characters, come on those two made the show!!
Will and Grace are awesome!!
Karen and Jack are freaking unreal!!
Those two are just the best on screen… cant wait guys….
On October 15th 2008, iheartny wrote:

omg this is the most exciting thing ive heard for sooo long!!!
On October 17th 2008, CJ AND E wrote:

we loved jack and karen and when will and grace went off the air it was jack and karen we missed.
we got our tivo ready.xoxo
On October 18th 2008, Sofos wrote:

Tonight made my year. I been waiting for YEARS for Jack and Karen to have thier own show. 80% of the reason I watched Will & Grace was because of Jack and Karen. The first time they touched stomchs was day I fell in LOVE with both of them. For years I called the show Jack and Karen and my wife knew what show I was talking about. I just hate soon after the show will air, I have leave overseas for period of time. Aug 09 will take to long get here. I need write NBC tell them produce the show.
On October 20th 2008, Zoe wrote:

oh my god i would die. i am in love with jack and karen!!!!! i have a love obsession with will and grace and i think then comedic genious of jack and karen has the strength to hold its own :)
On October 25th 2008, Marina wrote:

YES,YES,YES,……A spinoff of Jack and Karen would be absolutley wonderful….I lived to watch the Will and Grace show….I Love Will,Grace,Jack and Karen….And was so sad when it went off the air….I wish they were back on….I just recently bought the whole 8 series of the show…Any time I find a move/show with one of them in it, you bet I’m watching it….You can’t go wrong with a Jack and Karen spinoff….They still much to offer.
On October 29th 2008, gary wrote:

Time goes by way too slow since hearing about this! J and K are amazing since Jack is rich the dynamics would be ironic
On October 30th 2008, sean connery wrote:

Jack and Karen made that show we all know that I AM SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On November 9th 2008, David wrote:

At Last!!!! Never understood why it was called Will & Grace in the first place, it should always have been Karen & Jack!! Can’t wait, hope it happens and it’s not just a cruel rumour!!!
On November 13th 2008, paulo ribeiro and inês nogueira wrote:

Yeahhhhhhh were a couple of friends of lisbon, portugal, and we really hope that this new serie with jack and karen will begin soon …. we love them. were actors tooo … eh eh eh. good luck
On December 9th 2008, mutz wrote:

omg i cant wait i love jack and karen they totally made the show i just hope there are enough loyal viewers to keep it on the air
On December 29th 2008, Eric Robertson wrote:

OMG, that would be awesome! I want Rosario to be in it too though….and occasional guest appearances from the other characters, including Will, Grace and Leo. Maybe if they can have lots of celebrity guest stars like WAG did, people will watch. Bring out the BACON!!
On December 31st 2008, Doug wrote:

I am so excited about this, because Karen and Jack made the show. I can’t see this show being anything but a success for NBC, I could never get enough of Karen’s character!
On January 2nd 2009, Brooke wrote:

Woah that would be awesome. They are hilarious together xD
On January 4th 2009, Darby wrote:

Yes, Yes, Yes. Let’s just hope they do it right we don’t want to forget the lousy spin off’s of yesteryear re Joey and the Tortelli’s. i’ve always thought those two were the best things that could have happened on that show- personally I found Grace to be a spoilt, whiny bitch and will to be a bit of a dolt. But I agree bring back Rosario.
On January 5th 2009, Elliott :D wrote:

I think that’d be great! :) I mean everyone loved Jack & Karen on Will & Grace, so why not have a spinoff? Hilarious! :D

But like everyone else is saying, I just hope that there will be enough viewers/fans to get it off the ground and keep it alive. … But, umm, yeah. Good luck to Megan and Sean (and the crew).
On January 7th 2009, katie wrote:

i love love ove will and grace and i cant wait for jack and karen
On January 21st 2009, Cam Seaton wrote:

Cant wait, I agree they were the show, although to make it awesome there has to be regular episodes featuring will or grace..occasionally and it has to stick with a few of the other minor characters, beveley Lesley and Rosario
On January 24th 2009, Princess Tomme wrote:

OH MY GOD!!!! Im really excited and yet not so. I love Jack and Karen, but i have a strange feeling it will spoil them, the reason they were so funny was because Will and Grace kept it in reality.
I 100% agree about having Rosario and Bev Les, but how about we actually see Stan atleast once?
I feel sorry for the actor who has to be him after all the fat jokes about him.

TTFN
P.T x
On February 4th 2009, Jan wrote:

Yay! Yay! and Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!! I religiously watch the re-runs on lifetime every single night ( both episodes!! ) I love Jack and Karen. I’m a TV lover and I have to say that mot many programs can make me laugh out loud like W&G.

Thanks!
On February 5th 2009, Tom wrote:

OMG!! Karen and Jack, in my opinion, were 2 main reasons to watch Will & Grace. I always LOVED the character of Karen. Hurry, hurry… I can’t wait!!!
On February 6th 2009, let me tell u something wrote:

Karen and jack basically carried the show of will and grace. Karen won the most awards, and was the first cast member to recieve an emmy award. The show will be much more fun and xciting than will or grace ever was. Wo ever leave it alone was, fuck u. You know nothing about TV.
On March 11th 2009, Bart wrote:

Alcohol. Pills. Karen’s my soul mate!! This show could be great! It could surpass “Will & Grace” in popularity, if it’s done right. They need Shelley Morrison back as ‘Rosario’ and they need at least a couple of the “Will & Grace” writers on board. Occasional visits from “Will & Grace” would be great too…Kinda like they did on “Frasier” with the old “Cheers” characters.. Can’t wait!!
On March 16th 2009, Tina wrote:

I cannot wait i am so excited i hope that it doesnt let me down though..
SEAN, MEAGAN. i wish you guys the best, your awesome
On June 10th 2009, mark wrote:

i think its a fab idea but the way will & grace ended with them growing up etc characters bein killed off i.e. leslie etc could they make it work i would like to think so though they were fab and made the show,it would either have to be set now in present time or flashbacks of them doin more together like when the show was on. best odf luck to them i will be watching no doubt.