Will & Grace's legacy lives on. The zany fag/hag groundbreaker changed the shape of media - gay and mainstream, alike, giving middle America another, more appetizing view of the homo breed. The wildly popular half-hour sitcom continues to be shown in syndication, thus garnering even more fans. And the show's legal legacy keeps kicking, as well.

Producers David Kohan and Jason "Max" Mutchnick filed a $55 million lawsuit against NBC back in 2003. The gay-straight buddies claim the National Broadcasting Corporation undersold the show's value when reworking a licensing deal. Access Hollywood elaborates:

The lawsuit alleged NBC Studios cut a sweetheart deal because Will & Grace was produced by NBC Studios and licensed to NBC. Attorneys for NBC Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, denied wrongdoing.

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Brian Austin Green's latest role will involve him taking it in the back door. The former 90210 heart throb has signed on to play gay in Will & Grace co-creator David Kohan and Max Mutchnick's new CBS comedy.

Unlike W&G, on which the fag/hag dynamics provided most of the punchlines, the new show revolves around two men - one gay and one straight - and their female coworkers. Apparently it's loosely based on Kohan and Mutchnick's real-life friendship. Sounds like a real laugh riot...

As for Green pretending to dig dick - it makes perfect sense to us. In fact, we always thought David Silver played for the other team. He did, after all, have pierced ears. Also, what straight guy would date a dog like Donna? None.

In other media-related, but certainly more lighthearted news, the boys over at AfterElton have compiled a list of Hollywood's most powerful gay boys, complete with list of anally-inclined accomplishments and fun queer quotes. Included in the list are Michael Patrick King, Will and Grace co-creator, Max Mutchnick and music mogul, David Geffen. And, of course, who could forget the only black man included, Paris Barclay: the same man who just days ago called for Isaiah Washington's head? It's also worth noting that there's not a single actor among the bunch.

As for our favorite, we have to say Darren Star.

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If you're like us, you didn't mind seeing Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes make their exit from primetime. Their departure was, to be polite, long overdue — and the series finale's drawn out, melodramatic plotlines didn't make Will & Grace's death very painless. So we're not sure how we feel about already being inundated on Lifetime – during our marathon Golden Girls viewings, to boot – with promo spots for McCormack's upcoming Love Spring International.

For better or worse, Eric is using his star power just to promote the show; as executive producer, he won't be appearing on camera. Love Spring, a faux reality show about a professional dating service, is Reno 911 meets The Office, sprinkled with some Arrested Development. We'll have our TiVo set for the June 5 premiere, certainly, if only to see how the character Burke plays into the gay stereotype.

(Interestingly, Love Spring's website is plastered with ads from online dating service PerfectMatch.com. How's that for product placement?)

Love Spring International [Lifetime]

The Malcontent features clips of the Will & Grace cast on , as they begin what is obviously going to be a "farewell" process to be stretched out longer than Susan Lucci's Emmy acceptance speech. But can you blame them? Malcy says it best:

If Will & Grace is stale and has run its course, the cast and crew still deserve to take their bows. When people are looking back at the age of the gay rights movement and how open gay culture finally entered the mainstream of American society, this is a show that will rightly belong on our little pink wall of fame.

We are so quick to forget how times have changed--more importantly, how times used to be. Remember when advertisers threatened to pull out of Melrose Place for showing a man-on-man kiss? (Which was subsequently edited out, amidst protests from Aaron Spelling himself!) That wasn't long ago. Granted, Will hasn't exactly burned up the romance meter, but it was a start.

It's probable that with Will & Grace's exit, the current obsession with gay characters everywhere will soon turn passe', just like black characters were once on all the best TV shows and are now relegated to the likes of UPN dismalness. But it was good to have been allowed the chance at all. Although we can't imagine who will be next in the "special social group" party on TV. Who is left? Little people? Perhaps Mormons, with the success of Big Love. Hmm.

FYI: The best Will & Grace moment is Matt Damon's audition for the gay men's chorus. If you don't agree, you are insane. Does anyone have a clip of the episode? It's not on YouTube.

Watch the Oprah clips here:

Will and Gracing Oprah's Couch [The Malcontent]

We know you don't watch Will & Grace anymore (except for the reruns on Lifetime), but you should start again to see the end of an era--the show is wrapping up May 18 forever an ever. (Except for the reruns on Lifetime.)

Our friend at Mr. Nightlife has been stalking the cast snagging tickets to the finale tapings, and he's dishing the dirt on what happens in the final shows. And honestly, from the looks of things, they promise to be quite good. The show must have tracked down the good writers again. You must admit, when Will & Grace is on point, it is some of the best TV out there. Those Thanksgiving episodes belong in the Smithsonian.

For selections of his recap, read after the jump:

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It seems the hammer has come down on the proposed Jack McFarland Show.

Will & Grace comes to a close this season, and NBC execs had considered spinning off the queeny character Jack McFarland, played by Sean Hayes; but sources say Hayes is reconsidering, after witnessing the not-funny-at-all horror that befell "Joey Tribiani" in the awful Joey. Hayes is a talented actor--Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, the movie that introduced Hayes to gay audiences in America, is one of the great gay independent films of our time. He needs to learn from Madonna (and certain ex-reality TV "stars" who now work for Queerty), and do something new.

We also presume the decision is lukewarm with NBC execs, as ratings for all their shows are sinking into the toilet and they are realizing they need to wipe the slate clean. The cast of Will & Grace is also rumored to be considering a movie based on the show, but everyone leaving a cancelled program says that to sound cool. We hope they don't do it, as a Will & Grace movie would be ghastly.

Time to let Will & Grace go the way of the dodo bird [Yahoo UK}

We’re not shocked the Britney’s going to be on Will & Grace (the girl needs to do something besides smoke and endanger her baby’s life) but we’re shocked by these screencaps of the episode. Why? Britney’s looks great. It’s been so long since we’ve seen her sans Kevin and dirty, slinging a baby on one hip and a Camel Light on the other, we have to admit we were kinda’ shocked.

Maybe the old Britney is returning and we can get back to grooming her to be the next Madonna. Somebody’s gotta’ keep the torch.

Britney on Will & Grace [Just Jared]

When NBC announced Britney Spears would play a Christian Fundamentalist who hosts a cooking show called “Cruci-fixin’s” on Will & Grace, we knew there’d be an uproar, but, well, not because of this: the American Family Association (we don’t know about you, but we’ve missed them terribly lately) is all up in arms about her character.

"To further denigrate Christianity, NBC chose to air [the episode] the night before Good Friday," AFA Founder and Chairman Donald E. Wildmon complained.

"NBC does not treat Jews, Muslims or other religions with such disrespect. Yet the network demonstrates a deep of hostility toward followers of Christ."

Of course, we’re horribly offended as well. Not about the crucifix thing, though (it’s a JOKE, people.) No, we’re just offended that we have to sit through a half hour of Britney Spears trying to act.

Let’s just hope she spares us with her singing.

NBC Offends Christians Again [CNS News]

• Taye Diggs goes gay. We're jealous of Will. [Rod 2.0]

• Dave Chapelle is doing the tell-all interview on Oprah as to why he bailed on his show. Oprah asks Chapelle whether he was on drugs. Let the photo of him on her site do the talking. [Oprah]

• A lesbian couple, both of whom are in the army, married in England. We’re waiting for two men to do the same: imagine two men kissing in uniform. Hot. [Gay.com]

• A bill to ban gay marriage in Maryland was killed after Democrats amended the bill to allow civil unions with full marriage rights between gay couples. [Fox News]

• The amount of Brokeback art has grown since our post from yesterday. And it’s still really bad. [eBay]

• Having obviously missed her outstanding work on Crossroads, Will & Grace's producers are giving Britney Spears a cameo this season. Let's just be thankful she's not bringing Kevin with her. [MSNBC]

• In case you missed Dubya's State of the Union speech last night, he did manage to pander to the conservatives by throwing in some anti-gay sentiments: "(Americans) are concerned about unethical conduct by public officials, and discouraged by activist courts that try to redefine marriage." [365 Gay]

• A hit gay film that's not Brokeback Mountain? Korea's got their own. [Bloomberg]

• Gay Talk, the BBC's last gay radio show, will soon be forever silenced. [Gay.com UK]

• Kate Moss and Boy George have much in common: A shared English heritage, celebrity, a love for nose candy, and a strong likelihood they'll both get off easy for their crimes. [AP via Yahoo] [Evening Standard]

• We know you're going to go out dancing this weekend anyway, but LA area queens have the chance to rip off their shirts, boogey down for a good cause, and then drive their tired gay ass home in a new Scion. [iDance]

If you’re like us, you watch Will & Grace for one reason and one reason only: rich-bitch Karen Walker. Well, as we’ve already told you, Megan Mullally has ditched the accent, Rosario (we’re sad about that, too), and the martinis and signed on to host a brand new daytime talk show.

"The Megan Mullally Show" will include comedic and musical elements, skits, field segments and a band, Mullally said. But one thing it won't have in common with many talk shows of its ilk is that she won't be seated behind a desk. Although the actual set is still being worked out, Mullally said she's aiming for something that's "fresh and different."

Sure, the first times we hear her without her high-pitched “Karen” voice are gonna’ freak us out, but we’ll get over it. Word is the show won’t be as static as most talk shows either (desk-free!) and will feature celebrity guests and good old-fashioned musical stylings. Oh, and we once say Megan and her band, The Supreme Music Program play at The Virgin Mega Store and let’s just say the girl can sing.

Now herrrrrre's 'Megan Mullally' [Reuters via Yahoo]