Director James Burroughs - one of the components of the success of cult sitcoms

In total for his entire forty-year creative career, Burroughs took part in the creation of more than one hundred comedy series, which brought him a colossal fortune of $ 2 billion. TV director and producer James Burroughs is a laureate of ten Emmy awards, most of which were nominated for Best Director.

Good start

Burroughs has become famous in television circles thanks to the creation of sitcoms. They were filmed since the 70s of the 20th century. The most successful project in this time period was the show "Chirs", or "Merry Company", created by him. Sitcom consists of 11 seasons. The action of the comedy series mainly took place in the state of Massachusetts, in a Boston bar called Cheers. The regulars of the drinking establishment were local residents who regularly gathered together to relax, socialize and have fun. The show is rated IMDb: 7.80, 28 Emmy prizes and 117 nominations for the award. The series takes a significant position in the history of American TV. The sitcom has a successful spin-off "Frazier", which also consists of 11 seasons.

Successful career continuation

In 1978, director James Burroughs began work on the production of a more than successful "Taxi" project (IMDb: 7.70). The series regularly aired from 1978 to 1982. Burroughs occupied a director's chair throughout the five seasons, taking a direct part in the creation of each of the 114 series. The narrative famously twists around the employees of a fictitious company, successfully ahead of competitors in the market of passenger transportation in New York. Burroughs in this sitcom was fortunate enough to work with real movie stars. The creation of the series involved Danny DeVito, Judd Hersh, Tony Dantz and others. The series deservedly received 18 Emmy awards. The show was positively appreciated and loved by critics. The project achieved its greatest success in the first two seasons, but after the rating began to fall. Producers turned off production. However, James Burroughs did not remain out of work.

The second most popular

The next significant milestone in the development of the creative career of the director becomes the sitcom "Will and Grace." The comedy series is the repeated winner of Emmy and the nominee for Golden Globe. James Burroughs acts as a director for all nine seasons. The plot of the project introduces the viewer to four main characters: a lawyer of unconventional sexual orientation, his best friend-designer, her rich assistant - a secular lioness, and also an eternally unemployed actor - their mutual friend. The show is set in New York. The series after the premiere instantly conquers spectator love and becomes the second most popular in the US.

Is focused on success

James Burroughs, whose eyes are perfectly suited for success, seems to be the main component of the success of each TV project, to the creation of which the director put his hand. That's in the sitcom, aired in 2010 and continuing to this day, he put the vast majority of episodes. Surprisingly rational Burroughs treats secondary heroes: those who do not cause much interest in the viewer, disappear after several series, and bright and promising lingers for a long time, growing up to permanent participants. The comedy series is rated IMDb: 6.40.

The show "Mike and Molly" tells the story of the relationship between a policeman from Chicago Mike Biggs, who is overweight, and teacher Molly Flynn, who is also not well-proportioned. At the girl to problems with weight difficulties with the broken mother and eternally smoked sister are added. The first season of the project illuminates the vicissitudes of dating the main characters, the second - the features of their marriage, and the third - the attempts to become parents. Burroughs, modestly silent about their merits, considers the success of the project a successful casting of actors. In the sitcom "Mike and Molly" starring comedian Billy Gardell, for whom the image of Mike is the role of all life, and the matchless Melissa McCarthy, familiar to the viewer on "Cops in a skirt" and "The Girl in Vegas".

All for the director's sake

Not surprisingly, in one of the best comedy series in the history of the US TV "Friends" James Burroughs also acted as a director. According to the confessions of the actors, he was for them a kind of guru, sometimes the best psychologist who helps not only during filming, but also in life. The director encouraged the performers to get to know each other, maintain relations outside the set. According to Burroughs, this has a beneficial effect on the game of the whole ensemble cast. Between the director and the participants of the show, there was established such a trusting relationship that the actors happily did everything that James would ask for. According to the majority of actors cast, the director gave them the best period of acting career, which will remain forever in their hearts. Most recently, all the main participants of the cult sitcom gathered together for the first time in 14 years and took part in the special edition of the show, which was dedicated to the legendary filmmaker James Burroughs.