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Jim Burrows on the death(s) of the sitcom

Monday, 19 Sep 2016 | 6:00 AM ET

TV legend Jim Burrows has directed more than 1000 episodes of TV, including The Big Bang Theory, Friends, Cheers, Will & Grace and Frasier. He’s attended 8 funerals for the sitcom, and tells BINGE why there will be many more.

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