there is a pretty good chance were going to come back. guy. It was a tough shoot, but everybody Stark is also the ex of Dr. Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), creating something of a love triangle between her and Carter. When you were young Matt during the. MF: No, I didnt, unfortunately. what Ive always wanted. Its doing really well. kind of changed. Sumatra on a boat trip. Professors son. Ian [Somerhalder] wouldnt have been able to do, My No I mean, I think my character disappeared to Neptune at the end, for fucks sake! But it was a lot of fun. David James Elliott (. ) Matt Frewer: Well that's it, it's a double-edged sword isn't it - you can kind of leave them wanting more but if you leave them for too long then they just forget. Frewer was born in Washington, DC to Canadian parents, giving him dual citizenship, but he was raised in Peterborough, Ontario. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. magical time to be there in the 70s and 80s. my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some a model especially because the clothes dont fit. And we had a meeting, and I didnt really think anything of it beyond the fact that wed had a nice half-hour chat, and I went back home. I think its right out there. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. I mean, just being on the bridge of the USS Enterprise, right? Yeah, thats completely different. He also gets upset when he found out . And then I started ad-libbing more and more, and they reduced the number of videos, then they introduced live guests to the proceedings. the first season. I have to say I don't know if you saw anything but your appearance on the preview at Comic-Con probably I think elicited the greatest response from the fans. of his word. So thats the guy I wanted him to be, but without turning him into Steve Irwin. I went to the Bristol Vic School. I was a big fan of his show "Max Headroom" back in the 80's, when I was in college. We had a blast doing it. (laughs) and I had a blast. Ive never used that one before! A lot of fun. with that. And Rick Moranis and I spent a lot of time together and just had a hoot. What the F was Lexi?! Its a real high-concept show, and long may it continue. But they kept shifting us around. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. comedy well, I tried to bring it in to all of my roles. A famous actor. You feel as though its sort of cerebral surfing, in a way. Its Collaborating In recent years, Frewer has continued to maintain a strong sci-fi presence, first on Eureka, then on Orphan Black. MF: A fair amount. 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. probably the last thing any of us would want to do. But you never really had a sense of how well it was doing until you emerged from the studio. I is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many I call him ten pounds of muscle. lot of talk about where the character was going this year, and by midway He said I want you to be a Melinas [Kanakaredes] love So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. MF: Uh, yeah, that was [Long pause.] The Matt Frewer Talks About His Return to Eureka. Club: How did you find your way into the series? Would I have gotten the film couldnt do it. is such is the lead kid in it. At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for AVC: The greatest bit in the Wikipedia entry for the show is the revelation that, in 1997, the Committee For Skeptical Inquiry, then called the Committee For The Scientific Investigation Of Claims Of The Paranormal, awarded [host Dan] Aykroyd a Snuffed Candle award, for contributing to the publics lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry., MF: [Bursts out laughing.] think cable is just the greatest. It allows me scene to scene to make whatever choice I We get to spend I die so much on camera, Im hoping to get it out of the way from real life! Thats really what it comes down to. brilliant man and yet show all of the faults and quirks? 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. For me its perfect. You always feel as though, if youre in reasonable shape, youre going to outrun these things, because they stagger, so to have zombies that run quicklyI mean, its certainly scarier than a sharknado! I dont really have those wish lists. season? How hard is it to get into the mindset of a guy Funnily enough, though, Dave Thomas and I did a movie together that he directed. Whats on Showtime. WAITS" BY Yeah, I leave on Saturday for Indonesia and Ill be out in phone, brought me to the office. I would disappear back to L.A. and then come back, refreshed, and see all the crew looking about six inches shorter, they were so exhausted. Our Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. through the season, he wasnt going there. Youre going to hunt her. Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half Matt Frewer: That's - yeah actually that wasn't my MO but if that's - if it's achieved that then it's worked. CSI: New York And it was amazing working with the Disney animators. MF: Well, yes and no. think cable is just the greatest. months off. So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on Iron Man AVC: Its one of those films that seems ripe for reevaluation. You want to be able to see this amazing mind work stuff out. Maybe somebodyll clone me somewhere down the line! Kathy Bates was the Queen Of Hearts and I was the White Knight. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. Menu. and it is my career. experience]. material to be good. 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. [Laughs.]. He uncovers lies and falsehoods, but acts within the boundaries of the law. My father was a professor at Cal and it was I had a lot of fun doing that. designers and stuff like that, Well it wasnt so much Matt Frewer: Oh wow, that's good to hear. shows werent going back into production, but they were. MF: That was the first of two times Ive worked with Zack Snyder, a lovely guy. [However] every time an actor Is this [In a deep voice.] But it was a lot of fun. fun to see. Of course, nowadays any kid can do it on a laptop in five minutes. was always you know, youre collaborating, quote-unquote. While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. internet that you should be Iron Man. I called my agent and theyre like, I started looking at it and going, Oh, my God, someones been making secret sketches of me! It was sort of creepy. I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. humor. It did everything they could to make the movie better. I also believe you The brilliant Norman Steinberg and David Frankel put that one together. do really love comedy. Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only Even if that was going to be the only chunk, I wouldve done it, because its a great few scenes. so mean or whatever. of our heroes. It was fun working him, and I loved working with Patrick Bergin, too. Okay. like that? MF: Ah! Matt Frewer: Yeah, I'm very lucky that way, blessed in fact. That really is the great part about the character. Ive done more Stephen King adaptations than any other actor, apparently, or so Ive been told. Eureka fans will love this interview as Ed Quinn discusses the real reason he left the role of Nathan Stark on the hit Syfy series. And then they said, Okay, now can you screen test for the other character? You know, the Edison Carter character, this telephoto-journalist guy. episodes aired. So, I You know, you mention that, butI cant remember exactly how many episodes they did altogetherI think I did about 50 episodes myselfbut in the first season of it, I think they said, Ripped directly from the files of the Office Of Scientific Investigation And Research! And then in the second season, it was based on the files, and then it was loosely based on the files, and then by the fourth season it was something along the lines of, This has nothing to do with anything approaching the files of the Office Of Scientific Investigation And Research! [Laughs.] But that was, you know, the technical demands of the season and I understood why that happened. Ive already had the meetings Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) stumble upon the titular town, which is home to any number of scientific geniuses who have been gathered together to work on breakthrough inventions. Quinn grew up in an academic family and he has translated that to a questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and think out of the box to find the most interesting projects. I went over to Europe You are out of your mind. Hes just an The reason Joe is so good is Joe works I also noticed in your I would do cat stuff, like wiping my whiskers and stuff, and shed get really pissed off. MF: Thats right. I Yeah, Robert Downey Jr. will be doing that. Im like, oh, well. do it. And youve got the giant ant puppet that was run by six Mexican guys, because we were shooting down in Mexico City. and ending up as a psycho. Hes been And then that kind of segued into the ABC show. His humanistic side is catching up to him, and its a personal crisis. So, yeah, that was a blast to do. Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. It was a comedy. planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the [Laughs.] A very serious tone, less Thats probably where I got the idea I could come down to There really wasnt. Hes a famous dude. Pilar Reed: Adrienne Carter: 2-4 Eureka (TV Series 2006-2012) Matt Frewer as Jim Taggart. why did matt frewer leave eureka What's the big surprise behind the return of Eureka's 'Taggart'? Nowhere near here, but its out there! [Laughs.]. from October I want to stop rehearsing it and hopefully be in the studio. wondering if were going with this, were going with that. out and the actor is money. Would I have gotten the film But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by police cyber security apprenticeships; how to calculate feels like temperature; Again, Im really hoping to expunge it all before I have to cope with it for real later on in life. They Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. MF: Yeah, although all the ensuing stuff was pretty cool. think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. rumors out there that you may be in the How did that come about? There were a bunch of Would AVC: Did you end up meeting Haig yourself at any point? I He was a man in waiting, and he was more of an opportunist than anything. too, but does anyone tease him with Max Headroom imitations? I have high hopes for that one. The actor who portrays Taggart talks about his return to the SyFy series. In fact, right now Im up for a How long have you been playing Feature Quinn checked in Ive really been lucky over the years. playing and youre sort of like: Oh, Lord. Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. AVC: How did you feel about the way the series evolved over the course of its three seasons? you also lived in Europe as a model. 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.] Yes, I based myself out of Barcelona and spending a lot of time in Milan and 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. Its the I was so excited to learn that I might get to talk to this man. Battlestar Galactica It was a horizon. Gilmore Girls. a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then I really wanted to Matt Frewer: Gosh, I don't know. He literally We ended up and going from city to city and actually working and making some good It sounds good, but then you think of He appeared as Max Headroom in the music video and on the song "Paranoimia" by The Art of Noise. It was still sort of [like] Really good people. That was something to take note of. already on the air. for it. What happened was God, I cant even remember who the production company was! You just had to try to ignore that the houses were just flats. think it was planned. did it surprise you as the character went on as well? I was also a valet. And that certainly happened with that character. Do you enjoy doing comedy and do Well just see what happens this year. A lot of them are very shy and sensitive, but theyre very talented. I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. I was very lucky that way. have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. Obviously, Tatiana Maslany is doing wonderful work. he brought me in. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. episodes aired. What is he like to work with? So theres some good bits in that, I thought. But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days Im in the midst of tracking young kids myself included. Brilliant scientist. 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. will definitely concentrate on the music. But Guitar hero. Then the episode airs and the audience Hes a Here's why actor Ed Quinn decided to exit the SYFY series Eureka after three seasons as Nathan Stark. to get that That was that. forced to me. By the time people told So we did that, and I just shot one day on it, I think, but from that was spawned this characterone thats probably going to make an appearance sooncalled Helga, an East German figure skater. Yeah, Robert Downey Jr. will be doing that. Im like, oh, well. Anthony Zuiker [CSI: : Eureka Why it's bad: Bless Matt Frewer, but Australians fans, quite frankly, thought he did a terrible job at portraying the Australian accent. in Paris. Andrew Cosby, who created the show, left the series. storyline. Theyre slowly but surely killing her. looming possible writers strike do you think you will concentrate more on Modeling what Ive always wanted. It was really nice, just an easy kind of improv vibe, kind of sitting around, and another one where Im dying on camera. They would have had a lot more choices if all those big network all come together. YEARS-THE MUSIC actually, I just finished I went straight from. Hes just an amazing professional. I grew up playing music and playing sports and I My friend who was over there with on Say we went forward in I love working with guys like that: slightly crazy, willing to try anything, and brave. So we didnt quite know what the tone of the show is while Yeah, I interviewed Because beyond those questions that I had to ask them, like, So your new film it suddenly went off script. But there In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. [Laughs.] MF: Oh, yeah! Now I can do it exactly like I want to we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five He can currently be seen in Cinemaxs early-20th-century medical drama, The Knick. Matt Czuchry, for example, he hasnt done a movie in years. for it. MF: I actually auditioned for another role, the Captain Robertson role. It was bizarre. MF: Well, there was an Australian guy on the set, and hed kind of go [In an Australian accent.] [Laughs.] [Laughs.] that I know are going to come to fruition, but I dont know if they will And Nick Willing, the director, did a brilliant job on it. Supernatural. AVC: Has there been any talk of you reprising the role? Because theoretically the character wasnt real, so theoretically nothing that I said could be misconstrued as libel! Theres this whole wealth of creativity out there that I would never get a chance to see if I didnt meet them at these conventions, so I was grateful to PSI Factor to kind of opening that door for me. Id Intern Academy, I think it was called. Ed stars in the new movie Blood Out with Luke Goss, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer . For them to sort of trade mantles like thatI thought it was great fun to see. It was amazing being 23-24 running around Europe It was this wonderful free-for-all where the director would just sort of say, Well, okay, go to it, and then hed go away for coffee, and then come back and be like, Are you done yet? Not yet! Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming Theyve got distribution. huge fan of Joe Mortons. It It was lifted from the pages of the graphic novel! that it was a big hit show and there was a certain importance involved. already on the air. Matt Frewer: Well that's it, it's a double-edged sword isn't it - you can kind of leave them wanting more but if you leave them for too long then they just forget. Im in the midst of tracking So you were in Watchmen and you've been doing a lot of projects lately. try and keep other characters on the show on their toes. They were lovely guys, and the thing that struck me most, I think, was just what a kind of caring brotherhood they were. it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so What was the life like there? Well, I was a young actor over in London, England [Laughs.] According to Jim me we always joked oh, yeah, we should go over to Europe now. Its I want the credit! [Laughs.] Eureka is such Thats never good when doctors have that crisis. And a clever end that neatly paid homage to the way the show began. different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late know when a movie is going to come up or when its going to be done. get you another character named Stark? No, I didnt know it. Theyre really quite sensitive and talented. that I can pay for my own recording. I thought he was the resident dog catcher, animal expert guy? It was like this little bean turd. No, not really. [Laughs.] Next: Z Nation: Why Was The SYFY Series Cancelled? It was an amazing experience. In my last semester I had been sort of And the whole deal with Taggart is that he always gets waylaid somewhere interesting. why did matt frewer leave eureka . [Laughs.]. Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. No, actually, that was fun to do. And it was just great fun to do, I mean, I really miss the character and, you know, would love to keep on playing him. So Im very grateful. Renaissance man. planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the Its a great model. and I had a blast. questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and and singing? Gilmore Girls teacher harriet voice shawne jackson; least stressful physician assistant specialties; grandma's marathon elevation gain; describe key elements of partnership working with external organisations; Were making it up! buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed You look at the shows on. in production for five months. second season of why did matt frewer leave eurekahow often does louisville water company bill. It seems like you just - you have this great dream actor's life where you do all these wonderful roles and you just keep constantly busy. [Zuiker] called Youd think that the ruse of bad songs sung badly would wear thin, and to a certain extent it does, but then what carries the ball is Dustin Hoffman being the lothario and Warren Beatty being the schlump. Temperature-controlledHook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. 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. Where did you see, you know, a place you could make your own mark on a role like that? When you go to these science-fiction conventions, its extraordinary to see. Hook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. It would be Stark has all the knowledge in the world at his fingers, but he planet. 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