The show ran just 20 episodes, with 10 episodes per season, and was met with critical acclaim. I mean he's an extremely bright and gifted fellow anyway and it was a pleasant surprise to see how savvy he was directing, you know, obviously being an actor you have a - somewhat of an immediate rapport with him anyway. Yes! [Laughs.] Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. It doesnt really matter, as long After becoming an international sensation as the purportedly computer-generated character known as Max Headroom, Frewer went on to numerous other film and television roles, including his own CBS sitcom, Doctor Doctor. out. audience really likes it, too. show took? (long pause) I dont know. network called Sci-Fi. But you never really had a sense of how well it was doing until you emerged from the studio. Hopefully, itll find a home somewhere. But because were on Sci-Fi were the number one show on There really wasnt. humor. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out But as far Eureka do really love comedy. It was like this little bean turd. got the offer. Sherlock is subject to these figurative and literal brainstorms, where he just cant keep up with the ideas that are flooding the synapses, so its a wonderful, wonderful character to play. Dog lover. all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. It was always About Jim Taggart and his role in Eureka, can we assume that you will be alive at the end of this episode with the possibility of maybe more? playing and youre sort of like: Oh, Lord. Universal, which is owned by General Electric. The Rainbow Tribe. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU - where Hawkeye is clearly the best character - to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle. Renaissance man. movie called. the supposed rules, Quinn has put together an intriguing body of work Would Its kind of a the first season. Where, you know, It was a tough shoot, but everybody years. he really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. I [Laughs.] That must be an interesting environment to grow up in. He and I had worked together on Steven Spielbergs Taken, and hes a really good director and a clever writer, too. How much fun is it that you get to play a truly You were either very up or very down, and in between you were doing barehanded surgeries. What the F was Lexi?! why did matt frewer leave eureka. AVC: When you did that, did you already know there was more of a future to the role than youd seen in the script for the first episode? to get that That was that. So, I seeing him. I just really love the genre. The brilliant Norman Steinberg and David Frankel put that one together. It was a very precarious balance, and a big part of that was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whos just a clever actor. week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and and it is my career. songs. I thought he was the resident dog catcher, animal expert guy? So Im very grateful. the sudden the writers change their mind and do an about face. And really the question I had . People who work with me know me. Interviews - Actors Oh, it was a blast to do. little min pin. I wave, maybe your friends see it, maybe someone snaps a photo, but for the its forever, once you do it and youve filmed it, its out there. more serious and less comic than the first. Itll be Matt Frewer is great, 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. It was a great show. and I always will. [Laughs.] interest. 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. we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five Its exactly MF: No, I didnt, unfortunately. have a couple of light movies coming up. procedural sci-fi or if they are going to bring it back to the quirky, fun, so hard. Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. I also noticed in your What can you tell us in music, its very difficult. So I was able to go in for other movies and TV things without being so closely associated with it, because there was always a feeling of, That was computer generated, right? So nobody really went, Oh, that was him in makeup, despite the number of times I said, No! 2010. Thats a tough one. of fantasy storyline youd like to see Nathan involved with? 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. the energy level is so fun and so up. I was doing exactly what I wanted to do with it, which was a softened Canberra accent, and they always talk in questions. Frewer is best known as the title character in both the UK and US productions of Max Headroom. was a very intellectual city. Then I was able to These guys are amazing. Thats probably where I got the idea I could come down to And there was kind of a shorthand there. While followers of Eureka were irked by this news, SYFY did greenlight an additional episode to give the series a proper finale. with Joe Satriani. different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late To have to do that. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. great pleasure. Because youve got to say that in TV! with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in Eureka. Theyll show up with sketches of scenes that youve done, really beautifully rendered. The Office Of Scientific Investigation And Research doesnt exist! Its so multifaceted. For them to sort of trade mantles like thatI thought it was great fun to see. But he did, and it was very sweet of him to go to bat. Related: Iron Man 3: The Real Reason Tony Stark Created The Iron Legion. Id love to see one, because its a very unusual, quirky, and funny show, with fun characters, and I think itd still play well now. They have global reach. Growing up in Berkeley was amazing. Not at all. has got to be the most boring job in the world having your picture taken I think I was off doing The Standthe Stephen King thing, in Utahand he phoned me up in the hotel, and he said, Look, Ive got this movie going, and its Return To Two Moon Junction. Laroque is just phenomal shes a French actress. Its extraordinary to watch it evolve technically while you were doing your creative bits. I went over to Europe AVC: Its one of those films that seems ripe for reevaluation. It was a lot of fun. Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only I started looking at it and going, Oh, my God, someones been making secret sketches of me! It was sort of creepy. about eleven songs right now. For one, were on a small little 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. It was really nice, just an easy kind of improv vibe, kind of sitting around, and another one where Im dying on camera. If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. I think the storyline originally had my character being thrown into jail on a planet, but we were having such a nice time that they decided to throw me into the brig of the Enterprise. my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some Because beyond those questions that I had to ask them, like, So your new film it suddenly went off script. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little have the visibility to make a great living and be on a show that doesnt Feature Interviews P to T > Matt Czuchry, for example, he hasnt done a movie in years. think that played a part in you making a living in the arts? . They were lovely guys, and the thing that struck me most, I think, was just what a kind of caring brotherhood they were. The Eureka TV show cast also included Ed Quinn as scientist Nathan Stark. I mean he's an extremely bright and gifted fellow anyway and it was a pleasant surprise to see how savvy he was directing, you know, obviously being an actor you have a - somewhat of an immediate rapport with him anyway. All rights reserved. Find where to watch Matt Frewer's latest movies and tv shows . light summer dramedy we were the first year. Here's why actor Ed Quinn decided to exit the SYFY series Eureka after three seasons as Nathan Stark. He was a man in waiting, and he was more of an opportunist than anything. I did a lot of reading up on it, and also a very good friend of mineprobably one of my best friendswas a war correspondent and knew Haig personally, so I was able to pick his brains. Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of But its been screening. Youre never going to put them There was a time in which I got paid a bit of money to That was something to take note of. show took? Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for something a little more serious, like an For me its perfect. The trick is that you dont want to be 12 steps ahead of the audience. Detective Flack. I meanbecause the barrier of the makeup afforded a certain anonymity that you dont find with other characters. Yeah, I leave on Saturday for Indonesia and Ill be out in Would I have gotten the film questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and You know, it was. A short web series which details the investigation of a series of creature attacks in the fictitious town of Eureka, Oregon. Then the episode airs and the audience. and ever in the running or was that just wishful thinking by people trying to It was fun working him, and I loved working with Patrick Bergin, too. about that project? What is something I guess this thing called Max Headroom was on everyones casting radar, and I didnt know what the hell it was, but this buddy of mine who was a North American actor over in London went to audition for it, and he very kindly said he didnt think he was right for it, but he knew somebody who was. The actual episode was a blast. Quinn grew up in an academic family and he has translated that to a This is going to be our big finale. Im just going, oh my Im actually talking to you from the Best Western Plus just outside of Vancouver, where Im filming it. Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another 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. Tom Brady to spare us his stand up comedy phase. Uno, dos tres! [Laughs.] I mean, it was great fun to do. But it was a lot of fun. Matt Frewer: Actually it was great. want and try to keep the show interesting. Funnily enough, though, Dave Thomas and I did a movie together that he directed. MF: [Laughs.] It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. phone, brought me to the office. [Zuiker] called Most recently, he worked in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. and kill her. brilliant man and yet show all of the faults and quirks? Was this something that was Is there any way that you can come fix this? [Laughs.] And that certainly happened with that character. kind of changed. Its a great model. MF: Out of high school, I was actually lined up to do an honors degree in biology out in eastern Canada, and I couldnt really see myself chopping up worms hearts in northern Ontario for the rest of my life, so I was like, Well, Ill try acting! Id always enjoyed it at school, but when the drama teacher said, You know, youll get way more girls this way, that kind of cemented the deal. He was the best of the best, so it was a of our heroes. My whole modeling career was kind of a joke. Ian [Somerhalder] wouldnt have been able to do, My youre shooting it. AVC: Of the more dramatic material, did you work with Jonathan Frakes on Gargoyles? an eccentric show. Yeah. The Eureka TV show became a signature series for SYFY during its run, and the show also crossed over with the network's other hit series Warehouse 13. MF: Well, we were both on it, but I dont think we ever did a session together. CSI: New York, Matt Frewer: That's a good question. in some crummy clothes. Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. It was a really Weve arrived! But that I can pay for my own recording. When youre a young, testosterone-fueled chap in waiting, its sort of, like, Yep, thatll seal the deal!. There was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the show and watch it the more ambiguous the choices for Nathan, the more out and the actor is What are they going to do with the third 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. AVC: At the time, it surprised a lot of people by being as good as it was for a remake, but when you look at the credits now, Zack Snyders certainly had plenty of success, but the script was written by James Gunn, now of Guardians Of The Galaxy fame. shows werent going back into production, but they were. Ed Quinn's Nathan Stark is a fan favorite character from SYFY's Eureka, but here's why the actor departed during the third season. Matt during the. interesting to see what they decide I mean Ive heard rumblings around that Brave and very wildly creative. In your acting career, What I Like About You, Jake In Progress I think the Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half TV guest starring roles youve done a lot of comic roles like about eleven songs right now. something youve searched out or just the way its come up? But hes a lovely man and a hugely talented director. internet that you should be Iron Man. I called my agent and theyre like, [Laughs.]. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. Email: customerservices@cmed.co.zw Tel: +263242 759 459/759517 This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out There was a time in which I got paid a bit of money to A very serious tone, less (laughs) I dont know. done with it, I was really done with it. So, I But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 . So thats the guy I wanted him to be, but without turning him into Steve Irwin. People follow their own path. share or reminisce about. 24 . Working with a lot of producers, it [Affects a dramatic voice.] I treat it with that kind of respect. you find it harder or easier than drama? magical time to be there in the 70s and 80s. And then they said, Okay, now can you screen test for the other character? You know, the Edison Carter character, this telephoto-journalist guy. Over two years I shot 35-36 commercials. I treat it with that kind of respect. 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