Chuck Lorre is a sitcom legend, particularly with his Big Bang universe expanding, but none of that would have probably happened without his good friends James Burrows and Bob Broder. The director quickly became Lorre's go-to for handling pilots, and he helped the TBBT franchise get started with a bang. Meanwhile, Broder was both men's agent. Through their work, some of the biggest comedies in TV history were made. So, these were big losses for Lorre.
Burrows’ recent death hit even harder because Broder died last year. The agent, lovingly nicknamed 'Darth Broder,' earned a reputation as a tough negotiator. So, within the last nine months, Lorre has lost two of his most important TV collaborators. When he sat with Deadline to remember Burrows, what he had to say made me very emotional:
