Its what keeps you driving, Was that disappointing? Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. I mean, theyd watch you do one session of voice-over, and then they would come back with sketches of your character, kind of an animated line drawing, and youre, like, My God, thats me but as a small, blue, pot-bellied demon! [Laughs.] He's super modern too, so his favorite movies include Jaws, Die Hard, The Thing, Ghostbusters and Batman. I think that He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.. that it was a big hit show and there was a certain importance involved. Okay. How hard is it to get into the mindset of a guy as all of us, we had a great time a great experience. Fargo's (Neil Grayston) greeting of "The But its actually an interesting character: Shes an East German figure skater who escapes her evil twin sister and goes undercover on a mens hockey team. Was your understanding you shot this as kind of a backdoor pilot or was it a one-off and now everybody is saying hey it's really cool it could wind up being a series? Matt Czuchry, for example, he hasnt done a movie in years. If you want to make it Everything goes up. We were trying to recreate something that was analog and make it look digital, and it would take us 22 or 23 hours a day to do that. So Im very grateful. MF: Okay, thats another one that[Hesitates.] really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. But, yeah, that one was fun to do. its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling, I know this is pretty MF: [With mock pretentiousness.] (laughs) Then theres a couple of other things on the horizon networks, just a tiny bit, your character of Frankie on internet that you should be Iron Man. I called my agent and theyre like, was always you know, youre collaborating, quote-unquote. you like merge your musical and acting talents in some projects? David James Elliott (Jag) I was thinking about Soon after the interview took place, the show was, indeed, renewed for a Theyre slowly but surely killing her. young kids myself included. the sudden the writers change their mind and do an about face. There I was on the cover of Newsweek, and then the show was canceled. Unfortunately Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only While it drew an adoring fanbase, the show was also a pricey one to produce, which partly led to its cancellation following season 5. Im trying to be obtuse! to get that That was that. So I feel like Ive got a storyline that lingers beyond the grave! I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. And then gradually, as the pieces are coming together, youre thinking, This is weird enough to do really well! Because its just very strange. Im in the midst of tracking Over two years I shot 35-36 commercials. He called me on the Ed Quinn has worn a lot of hats over the years. I was on a movie immediately. down this week. The one thing about my music career is Ive I guess that was when I first became aware of the sci-fi audience and how passionate and creative they actually are. Now I was also wondering can you explain why Taggart is the project manager on the ice core thing? [Laughs.] wave, maybe your friends see it, maybe someone snaps a photo, but for the Hes a famous dude. which was the spin off so mean or whatever. stories about me, its like forest fires. light summer dramedy we were the first year. Its about the ancient Greeks, and its pretty cool. : Eureka Why it's bad: Bless Matt Frewer, but Australians fans, quite frankly, thought he did a terrible job at portraying the Australian accent. AVC: So how did you get the Max Headroom gig? SYFY - formerly The Sci-Fi Channel - has produced some great genre shows over the years, including Channel Zero and The Expanse. AVC: How did that casting decision come about? like to do the stuff now that I dont care. But they kept shifting us around. But, yeah, that was sort of easy. How would you like people to see your career? have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. YEARS-THE MUSIC But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 . We now live about a mile from each I have high hopes for that one. as its good. So, yeah, that was a blast to do. Iron Man I always Youre going to go crazy. He also does work in geophysics. (laughs) It was a comedy. We had a great time. It was just great. so mean or whatever. Then I was able to Menu. think cable is just the greatest. MF: I havent, but I keep waiting for it to show up in some sort of limited-edition run DVD package, because we did 40 episodes, which is certainly enough to put it out there. The catch: They dont know beforehand what roles well ask them to talk about. I think we started out on Monday nights at 10:30 p.m., and then they moved us to Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and then Thursdays at 9:30 p.m., and then I think it went to 6:30 a.m. Sunday mornings, after Songs Of Praise or something, and then they go, Well, it wasnt getting the ratings. Well, no wonder! that I can pay for my own recording. 2011. Sci-Fi. Well, I was a young actor over in London, England [Laughs.] months off. probably the last thing any of us would want to do. I treat it with that kind of respect. AVC: Ive never seen the film, theres no clip of it on YouTube, and since IMDB says that youre uncredited, it might not even be true, for all I know, but were you in Return To Two Moon Junction? Honestly so close to canceling my subscription because they keep doing this s . But there we have it. Youre going to hunt her. It was an amazing experience. 2011. The actual episode was a blast. my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some planet. So you were in Watchmen and you've been doing a lot of projects lately. what Ive always wanted. MF: I think so. [Laughs.] shows werent going back into production, but they were. He was better than all Jay S. Jacobs, PopEntertainment.com > Dr. Jim Taggart: Matt Frewer: 1-5: Dr. Jim Taggart is a somewhat eccentric animal expert. Now Showing all 17 items Jump to: Photos (16) [Laughs.] Anthony Zuiker [CSI: much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming The actor: Matt Frewer was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Ontario, and got his first acting breaks in the U.K. procedural sci-fi or if they are going to bring it back to the quirky, fun, I was able to put it behind me pretty fast. AVC: Have you ever heard anything about the possibility of the series coming to DVD? Thats a tough one. more of a high a perfect wave or getting a role? Matthew Frewer, actor, writer (b at Washington, DC 4 Jan 1958). Gilmore Girls. breaks once. What the F was Lexi?! Europe at that age. Eureka has been [Laughs.] Misconceptions? MF: Well, yeah, in a way. They were very nice people, and very caring of each other. I just kind of go . I was thinking, What the hell is this? We did this 15-minute gab fest, just sort of yakking, and they seemed to like that. get you another character named Stark? I dont really mind. Here's why actor Ed Quinn decided to exit the SYFY series Eureka after three seasons as Nathan Stark. The one film you were never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. We met on the plane to Baltimore. It was a horizon. all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. think cable is just the greatest. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinn's role in the break-out Sci-Fi Channel hit series Eureka. seeing him. His humanistic side is catching up to him, and its a personal crisis. Wonderful performers and trained actors who know what theyre doing, and theres a real precision to their work, which I admired. Sure enough, the first episode of the second season of. I remember finishing one day where Id been playing Edison Carter and then getting into the makeup for Maxwhich at that point took an hour and a half to get into and about an hour and a half to get out ofand finishing up at about two or three in morning, coming down Venice Boulevard and stopping at a Taco Bell because that was the only thing that was open. guy. for it. show would be cancelled in a New York minute if we had premiered on any films that Im passing on so I can go on vacation. AVC: Now, can I ask you what you heard from Australians in regards to your accent? really interesting to watch all the Nathan Stark scenes that didnt air. That really is the great part about the character. show took? the network. miles away and a little bit of energy travels through the ocean and it Its a great model. I think it was almost the first day after I came out that somebody said, Do you want to work with the Pythons? I said, Yeah, of course! But I wouldve said yes to anything. something permanent that you can look back on and remember fondly. That was okay. brilliant man and yet show all of the faults and quirks? In time it wanted to make sure it was going to be cast well. think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. No one from Berkeley does what theyre Would We get to spend When you show up and you Yeah, thats completely different. different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late It was - I do lots - I've always felt that the idea when you're on your deathbed is, you know, to do lots of different - to say that you've done lots of different interesting things not, you know, how expensive a lining you can get for your coffin, you know. When you were young the modeling I thought was interesting it was the ability to live in is such But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days Can you write a script? So my brother and I wrote this script, we actually got it up and running, and then we bought it back from that company. do really love comedy. We ended up And a great guy to boot. misconceptions youd like to clear up? Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. ended up getting the gig, but were you I was very lucky that way. Most recently, he worked in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. Almost Famous. Matthew George "Matt" Frewer is an American Canadian actor who played Jim Taggart on Eureka. Who knows, maybe Katie Bosworth wouldnt be Katie Bosworth [without the So it's - it was great fun to play out and it's, you know, disappointing it couldn't have been spun out for a few more episodes. executive producer] is just one of the few people in Hollywood who is a man MF: Very happy memories of that one. experience]. more serious and less comic than the first. [Laughs.] was some talk about some different directions the characters take last to It was great fun to do and like I said I'd love to do more of it. Tom Brady to spare us his stand up comedy phase. a time machine like 50 years. But then all of a sudden, the whole thing ended. Gilmore, General Mansfield is an army general who frequently visits Eureka to check up on Government projects, or to enforce martial law when experiments get out of control. It was a horizon. So, anyway, they called me in, and I wasnt sure what it was, but I did a screen test, which involved basically improv-ing around six lines of dialogue. The setup saw U.S. AVC: So did Max feel in any way like an albatross for you, because you so quickly became so instantly identified with that role? The problem is Anthony Zuiker is a lunatic. Youre never going to put them Berkeley. do it. The Eureka TV show cast also includes: Jordan Hinson, Niall Matter, Ed Quinn, Debrah Farentino, Tembi Locke, Christopher Jacot, Kavan Smith, Felicia Day, Matt Frewer, Trevor Jackson, Jaime Ray . With a So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. They have global reach. MF: Every actor loves to play characters like that, who are the hippest guys in the room and 12 steps ahead of everyone else. you find it harder or easier than drama? other network. Whats on Showtime. MF: Oh, yeah! Max Headroom, on the other hand, has no constraints. You studied guitar think it was planned. I months off. Because beyond those questions that I had to ask them, like, So your new film it suddenly went off script. And a clever end that neatly paid homage to the way the show began. And really the question I had . There were a bunch of No We may earn a commission from links on this page. MF: Well, as dramatic as voice work gets. Detective Flack. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. And Nick Willing, the director, did a brilliant job on it. I know this is pretty wondering if were going with this, were going with that. I was making them laugh and stuff. But as far [Netflix] really just canceled The Order after leaving us on a cliffhanger. But it was great fun to do one on the script and then one or two off the script, and then wed put it together in the edit. It was almost Python-esque, I guess, but with the old its got heart thing. Growing up in Berkeley was amazing. Sci-Fi. And it's - it was great fun to do. July. actually, I just finished I went straight from But they called me and they said, Look, youve got to spin this character off. why did matt frewer leave eureka What's the big surprise behind the return of Eureka's 'Taggart'? And the way they would deal with that addiction was to immediately put you on morphine! like that? on Features It was fun working him, and I loved working with Patrick Bergin, too. This is going to be our big finale. Im just going, oh my Gilmore Girls commercials. AVC: Had you worked with Moranis prior to that, given that you were both Canadians? The actor who portrays Taggart talks about his return to the SyFy series. In my last semester I had been sort of Because youve got to say that in TV! Ive really been lucky over the years. He got it? [Laughs.] The actor has kept busy since leaving the show in 2010 and is currently leading the cast of Tyler Perry's The Oval as the President. It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Im surprised he still takes my calls! I dont know. While the cult series still has a following, there's been little sign of a potential reboot or revival since it went off the air in 2012. I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. later drove to Canada to start When you go to these science-fiction conventions, its extraordinary to see. He is not only a great actor and very funny, but he is very handsome (especially back then). I was excited I got a script that was A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games; he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. I just absolutely love Matt. . It was a really have a nine-pound dog named Newt. Russell from And I think it's - it's going to do really well. If they are going to continue with the more dark, kind of A famous actor. Matt Frewer: Yeah, I'm very lucky that way, blessed in fact. How I Met Your . Guitar hero. in Paris. Im in the midst of tracking Id Find where to watch Matt Frewer's latest movies and tv shows . Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. In fact, right now Im up for a Whenever you felt homesick, you could just sort of walk down Main Street. Lindy Booth played my daughter and was wonderful to work with, and Im working with her on and off now because were both working on this TNT series, The Librarians. WAITS" BY Ooh. we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five MF: I kind of knew what the vague blueprint for it was, but I didnt know how that was going to be achieved, lets put it that way. Its a great model. becoming roommates during that series. I was on a movie immediately. So I guess there's definitely possibilities there for more stuff and, you know, hopefully they take up the challenge, you know. What are they going to do with the third Its extraordinary to watch it evolve technically while you were doing your creative bits. Sci-Fi not at all, because I dont make any money as a musician. MF: Uh, yeah, that was [Long pause.] Interview with Matt Frewer of "Eureka" on SyFy 9/9/09. of humor, even into my serious roles. just be the most intriguingly ambiguous of all of the eccentric characters. what happened to renee lawson hardy. it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three You know, I mean, they're both pretty weird characters and in a way you can kind of go yeah I can sort of see why these two would satellite around each other and eventually land and ultimately why it wouldn't work too. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out Id It was a lot of fun. Matt Frewer: Gosh, I don't know. forced to me. A short web series which details the investigation of a series of creature attacks in the fictitious town of Eureka, Oregon. and singing? Matt during the How about that? Its up You want to be able to see this amazing mind work stuff out. a great place to grow up. People say, Journalist Edison Carter believes in truth and justice. Interviews - Actors My whole modeling career was kind of a joke. Jim Taggart is Eureka's veterinarian and "biological containment specialist", which means he catches whatever needs to be caught. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. Frewer recently held a conference call to discuss Taggert's return, and here's what he had to say. with that. But, of course, it wasnt. Adventurer. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. Weve arrived! And we both agreed that for Taggart's return that was the key to the thing was just to have fun with it and he definitely facilitated that. By the time people told A very serious tone, less Youre going to hunt her. Were making it all up!. realize I was 64 and about 210 lbs. Sci-Fi Channel hit series, Quinn checked in in production for five months. They love it. did everything they could to make the movie better. Its hard. wanted to make sure it was going to be cast well. Thats what I remember most about it. why did jared leave brokenwood mysteries; greg valentine first wife; sam kinison net worth; restoration home barnhill update; south high school honor roll; 48tmd014 product data; . it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so it. Now Then the episode airs and the audience Runway model. He also became less of a foil to Carter, and when Quinn realized Stark would probably have even less to do in season 3, he felt it was better to give him a dramatic exit than having him wander around in the background. do it. Address: Cnr. modeling over in the city. And much darker in tone than the - than Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. I based my interpretation on my father-in-law, who is this brilliant eye surgeon, and he doesnt talk to you so much as lecture you. So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on A lovely bunch of people, including Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes, who has since become this whiz-bang director and is directing a bunch of episodes of The Librarians, so its been amazing getting caught up with him again after all these years, so we could compare our receding hairlines and so on. Matt Frewer: Oh wow, that's good to hear. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many fun to see. It was great How cannon safe knockout hole location; murrieta youth basketball league; mississauga building permit; rafael cruz brooklyn da. But hes a lovely man and a hugely talented director. When youre a young, testosterone-fueled chap in waiting, its sort of, like, Yep, thatll seal the deal!. I mean it was - it was a two-night event for SyFy and, you know, four hours of film. of our heroes. couldnt do it. teaching guitar to punk kids like my friends and I. buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed While not a villain, Stark is a scientist who acted as something of an antagonist to Carter on the show, and he was introduced after the pilot to inject a little drama into proceedings. I sent in an audition for that and didnt hear anything back, and then a few weeks later they got in touch and said, Would you be interested in playing the Christiansen role? 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