Christopher Lloyd (writer)
Writer/ Show Creator
About This Interview
In his Archive interview, Christopher Lloyd talks about writing for such series The Golden Girls, Frasier, and creating the show Modern Family. Christopher Lloyd was interviewed in Los Angeles, CA on June 25, 2010; Beth Cochran conducted the two-and-a-half-hour interview.
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Christopher Lloyd on the "stolen camera" style of Modern Family and how the show is scripted
Clip begins at: 00:01
Christopher Lloyd on the highly intellectual aspect of a show like Frasier and why it worked to take that risk; on giving credit to the intelligence of your audience; a "10%" joke
Clip begins at: 55:20, Duration: 04m 11s- Christopher Lloyd on the storytelling on The Golden Girls and the six-scene format
Clip begins at: 23:18, Duration: 01m 58s - Christopher Lloyd on his advice to aspiring writers: get life experiences
Clip begins at: 33:59, Duration: 00m 39s - Christopher Lloyd on casting Modern Family; Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet; casting the kids
Clip begins at: 02:31 - Christopher Lloyd on why The Golden Girls was a ground-breaking show and its influence on future sitcoms
Clip begins at: 36:32, Duration: 02m 59s
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On his early years and influences; on his father the television writer David Lloyd
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On his college education, beginning to write and reading scripts for HBO;
Clip begins at: 06:08 - On the filming of the Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust" which his father, David Lloyd wrote; his first writing job on The Golden Girls; the writing process; the cast and characters on The Golden Girls; why the show was ground-breaking and lessons he learned from it.
Clip begins at: 12:20 - On the show Down Home; meeting his wife who is also a writer; on Wings and what he learned writing on that show
Clip begins at: 39:31 - On working on Frasier as both writer and producer; on the highly intellectual aspect of a show like Frasier and why it worked to take that risk; on giving credit to the intelligence of your audience; a "10%" joke; the writing process
Clip begins at: 47:59 - Chapter 2
- On Frasier and the character of "Niles" played by David Hyde Pierce; his favorite episodes; on winning an Emmy for Best Series for Frasier; on the relationship between the characters Niles and Daphne; working with John Mahoney; on guest-appearances from Cheers characters such as Ted Danson; on the relationships between various characters on the show
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On deciding to leave Frasier after seven seasons; on developing Bram and Alice; on returning to Frasier to write the final season and final episode; on the writer David Angell; on the legacy of Frasier and shows he worked on after it was off air
Clip begins at: 25:25 - On meeting Steven Levitan and forming a writing partnership, starting with Back To You; working with Ty Burrell and Fred Willard; on creating the show Modern Family with Steven Levitan
Clip begins at: 49:50 - Chapter 3
- On Modern Family and its style of looking into the camera without explaining it as a documentary; on ad-libbing; on casting the show; on the pilot; on working with Steven Levitan; on his favorite episodes to-date; on coming up with story ideas; on celebrity guest-stars
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On the Modern Family production schedule; on what's coming up in Season Two
Clip begins at: 21:45 - On the state of network television; on standards and practices; on the effect of the internet on his career as a tv writer; on his proudest achievement; on his dad's influence on him; on
Clip begins at: 25:13
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