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092 0  791.4 Burrows|bengelska 
100 1  Burrows, James,|d1940-|4aut 
245 10 Directed by James Burrows :|bfive decades of stories from 
       the legendary director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, 
       Will & Grace, and more /|cJames Burrows, with Eddy 
       Friedfeld ; [foreword by Glen and Les Charles] 
246 1  Directed by James Burrows :|b5 decades of stories from the
       legendary director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will
       & Grace, and more 
250    First edition 
264  1 |bBallantine Books,|c2022 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    xi, 352 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
       |billustrations (some color)|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "From the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, 
       Cheers, Frasier, Friends, and Will & Grace comes an 
       insightful and nostalgic memoir that offers a bounty of 
       behind-the-scenes moments from our favorite shows, peeling
       away the layers behind how a successful sitcom comes 
       together--and stays that way. In Directed by James Burrows,
       the legendary talent not only provides backstories into 
       the genesis and casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he 
       directed, Burrows also offers insight into how these 
       memorable shows are created, how they get on the air, and 
       how the cast and crew continue to develop and grow each 
       season, all coupled with tales of his challenges, career 
       victories, and defeats, as well as advice for those who 
       aspire to direct. All this from the man who helped launch 
       the careers of Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson,
       Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, and Melissa McCarthy. 
       Readers will discover the childhood and young adult 
       influences and experiences that inspired Burrows, 
       including, first and foremost, his father, legendary 
       playwright and Broadway director Abe Burrows. Directed by 
       James Burrows explores Burrows's journey in theater and 
       television, including his first gigs in "the family 
       business" in the late 1960s, his start working on Broadway
       and regional theater, directing, stage managing, and 
       building sets. Hoping that his theatrical experience could
       be transferable to TV directing, he applied for a job with
       The Mary Tyler Moore Show. From there, he became a sought-
       after television director. His major break came with Taxi,
       for which he directed more than half of the series. 
       Forming a partnership with writers/producers Glen and Les 
       Charles, he then co-created the mega-hit Cheers, directing
       most of its episodes. Burrows went on to direct the pilots
       and multiple episodes of Frasier, Friends, Mike & Molly, 
       The Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men, plus all 246 
       episodes of Will & Grace and episodes of more than a 
       hundred other shows. A heart-and-soul master class in 
       sitcom, Directed by James Burrows reveals what it truly 
       takes to get a laugh"--|cProvided by publisher 
600 10 Burrows, James,|d1940- 
600 17 Burrows, James,|d1940-|2fast 
648  7 1900-talet|2sao 
648  7 2000-talet|2sao 
650  0 Television producers and directors|zUnited States
       |vBiography 
650  6 Producteurs et réalisateurs de télévision|zÉtats-Unis
       |vBiographies 
650  7 Tv-producenter|2sao 
650  7 Regissörer|2sao 
650  7 Television|2sao 
650  7 Television producers and directors.|2fast 
651  7 United States.|2fast 
655  0 Autobiographies 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2fast 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Friedfeld, Eddy|4aut 
700 1  Charles, Glen,|d1943-|4aui 
700 1  Charles, Les,|d1948-|4aui