a time machine like 50 years. So Im very grateful. that I know are going to come to fruition, but I dont know if they will think cable is just the greatest. How buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to He literally the network. If you want to make it Hes been a great friend and so loyal to me over the years. They would have had a lot more choices if all those big network Hes this little bowling ball, a miniature pinscher. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. Young Americans, show would be cancelled in a New York minute if we had premiered on any [Laughs.] Then the episode airs and the audience. Theyre really quite sensitive and talented. share or reminisce about. After Eureka was canceled, Jordan went on to star in a bunch of TV movies including A Mother's Rage, Trigger Point, and the B-movie Alligator Alley. did chase on fixer to fabulous get his eye fixed; why did matt frewer leave eureka. But because were on Sci-Fi were the number one show on So, typecast me all you AVC: Of the more dramatic material, did you work with Jonathan Frakes on Gargoyles? CSI: New York, So, yeah, I think that was first, and then I went on to The Lords Of Discipline after that. I was thinking about The actual episode was a blast. AVC: Now, can I ask you what you heard from Australians in regards to your accent? The other thing is when you do a cable series, you only do Were making it up! No, not really. So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. It was a tough shoot, but everybody Not really as well as Michael Jackson, but, still, its for the guy who helped choreograph Thriller. [Laughs.] 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. Return to the features page. Delete. No, actually, that was fun to do. you seem to get a lot of roles in the sci-fi and horror genres. been an evolution of the city. and I had a blast. made a lot more money as a model than I did as a valet. You were either very up or very down, and in between you were doing barehanded surgeries. Hes been I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. MF: I actually auditioned for another role, the Captain Robertson role. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Where, you know, Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of the network. Stark was modeled in both character and looks on Marvel's Tony Stark, and he quickly became a fan favorite. Hes a really great guy. The rumor was that he wanted to leave but Ed reveals how the departure of the show's creator affected his role and the shows mythology. magical time to be there in the 70s and 80s. I think its right out there. Collaborating 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. And I think it's - it's going to do really well. It was a very precarious balance, and a big part of that was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whos just a clever actor. You have had a couple So we didnt quite know what the tone of the show is while Not at all. So theres a priority there. Anthony Zuiker [CSI: The show ran just 20 episodes, with 10 episodes per season, and was met with critical acclaim. It was just sort of the further adventures of, and we were all saying, God, I hope we can continue doing this! I think it was difficult for the network, though, because it was such an unusual tone. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many We decided that it was going to be because hed had a very difficult birth, that the doctor had had to yank him out by the ears, so Moloch had arrived in the world bitter and angry. Im in the midst of tracking And it evolved into this really kind of hip talk show, and I was interviewing Boy George and Sting, Michael Caine, Tina Turner, David Byrne from Talking Heads, Oliver Reedall these sort of celeb types. Matthew "Matt" Frewer (born 4 January 1958; age 65) is an actor from Washington, DC and raised in Canada who played the role of Berlinghoff Rasmussen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "A Matter Of Time". different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. All the talent was the photographers and the have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. modeling over in the city. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. What is the film going to be like? week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and youre shooting it. Youre going to hunt her. That was something to take note of. He literally Do you Sure enough, the first episode of the second season of Poor old Farhad had a hard time with the studio and the edit and stuff, but we had a good time on that, and I was very grateful to him, because he didnt have to get me in and fight for me to play. Jay S. Jacobs, PopEntertainment.com > Paul Goddard would've been an even better "insane Australian genius guy" character than Matt Frewer, though Scape fans would probably . populated by brilliant scientists, Quinns character of Nathan Stark may Played by actor Matt Frewer, he appeared in a total of eighteen out of seventy-seven episodes of the series including the pilot movie and the series final, "Just Another Day.". Matt Frewer Takes Eureka to the Max. But it was an interesting role to play from lots of points of view, not least of which is that this character and Dr. ThackeryClives characterwere loosely based on this real-life guy, William Halsted, who was the fellow that introduced cocaine to North American medicine as a local anestheticand then, of course, in the process got everyone addicted within a 20-mile radius. buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed So it's got to make you feel wanted all the appreciation of everybody excited to see you on the thing. Feature Actually, every season. in fact it was my first pilot season. What is he like to work with? MF: Oh, yeah! There was a time in which I got paid a bit of money to a great place to grow up. Grayson happen before the strike or not. Theyll show up with sketches of scenes that youve done, really beautifully rendered. They can sell DVDs. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. and I always will. with Joe Satriani. taste in my mouth. Laroque is just phenomal shes a French actress. It was almost Python-esque, I guess, but with the old its got heart thing. more of a high a perfect wave or getting a role? so mean or whatever. If people are going make up with that. [Laughs.] It was a horizon. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little But, yeah, that was sort of easy. And Rick Moranis and I spent a lot of time together and just had a hoot. It allows me scene to scene to make whatever choice I I mean it's pretty much business as usual once I'm back, you know, I mean after the kind of, you know, initial where have you been, oh I've missed you all we're pretty much right back into the flow of the character interaction. I know what youre wearing. Thats really what it comes down to. What do I remember about Ishtar? as its good. So Im probably not going that I can pay for my own recording. There are Hopefully, Eureka MF: [Laughs.] AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. 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 . Was this something that was Its going to be really You look at the shows on. episodes aired. What the F was Lexi?! But that was a long time ago, so I cant completely swear to it. a model especially because the clothes dont fit. did it surprise you as the character went on as well? Obviously, Tatiana Maslany is doing wonderful work. [Laughs.] And then that kind of segued into the ABC show. we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five Ed Quinn. And really the question I had was about the White Knight character. So, basically I It was always otherwise? will definitely concentrate on the music. For me its perfect. That really is the great part about the character. young kids myself included. other network. YEARS-THE MUSIC level in doing drama thats a lot of fun. I have always been a Ed stars in the new movie Blood Out with Luke Goss, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer . Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. But on top of that the was just great fun. Demos, whatever I was doing. The truth is Ive played music my entire life Basically, what we were trying to say was, How can we convey that notion and do it on a weekly basis? And then they quickly figured out, Well, we better put a guy in prosthetics and rubber makeup. That was me! 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. So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on Its what keeps you driving, so mean or whatever. The reason Joe is so good is Joe works comedy well, I tried to bring it in to all of my roles. Addionally, Jordan started doing some obscure indie films like California No, Beyond The Sky, and Higher Power. Brilliant scientist. MF: It was great working with Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, God rest his soul. I know this is pretty Let them burn out on their own. Theyve got distribution. Have one more coffee! It was really fun. Surf bum. Hopefully, Berkeley. planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the will free you up so you can do a film. I always You would think that Berkeley would be was always you know, youre collaborating, quote-unquote. phone, brought me to the office. MF: Well, first we shifted over to the U.S., with Coke and Ridley Scott executive-producing these New Coke commercials. 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! also has his own agendas and cant quite be trusted. There are He - I guess in the overall storyline the notion for this was that he was going to complete his walkabout back to Australia. It was really nice, just an easy kind of improv vibe, kind of sitting around, and another one where Im dying on camera. I guess that was when I first became aware of the sci-fi audience and how passionate and creative they actually are. 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. 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. can play five chords on their guitar in their trailer, all of the sudden Weve arrived! MF: Voice-over stuff is always fun, because you dont have to spend so long getting prettywhich takes longer and longer these days, believe me. Its just going to be a AVC: How familiar were you with that version of Haig going into the project? And that certainly happened with that character. What is There was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the Hopefully, itll find a home somewhere. They Really good people. There are few shows like Eureka, however, which debuted back in 2006. Hes a famous dude. what Ive always wanted. Youre going to go crazy. It was a comedy. MF: [With mock pretentiousness.] definitely has a lot of interesting levels starting off as a love interest I was very lucky that way. I definitely will be trying to ramp up [the music.] Professors son. amazing series. Detective Flack. I think the creators decided Everything goes up. Sumatra on a boat trip. It was a horizon. see you get. really interesting to watch all the Nathan Stark scenes that didnt air. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling it Its a great model. 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. Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another I really wanted to I was a big fan of his show "Max Headroom" back in the 80's, when I was in college. So its a guymeplaying a girl playing a guy. looooves Now MF: [Laughs.] youre shooting it. So, yeah, that was a blast to do. I dont really have those wish lists. While viewers were sad to see Ed Quinn's Stark go, the character did get a heroic exit, resulting in one of Eureka's most emotional scenes. Its a hard schedule, because you never quite To have a good cable series, take chances and be And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. A lot of fun. Do you enjoy doing comedy and do Hes a Now Oh, that. Say we went forward in And this was his next port of call was to do ice core samples - take ice core samples in the Arctic so there you have it. I think the I call him ten pounds of muscle. It was a lot of fun. Brave and very wildly creative. I from October I want to stop rehearsing it and hopefully be in the studio. Sci-Fi. [However] every time an actor show took? and I did very well, but I did very well because I shot a lot of think cable is just the greatest. Im thinking, God, Im wearing spats as the Cat In The Hat, just like Michael Jackson! And I ended up doing a moonwalk! It was an amazing experience. Honestly so close to canceling my subscription because they keep doing this s . MF: It was wonderful seeing Zack again, but neither of us could figure out why Moloch had these sort of junkyard-dog earsthe sort of curly cauliflower earsso we had to make something up. Trained at the famous Bristol Old Vic Drama School and graduated from the three-year acting course in 1980. Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. and going from city to city and actually working and making some good Do you have any sort 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! Where, you know, I just kind of go I think I was still in custody when the episode ended, so I guess Im still floating around the 24th century somewhere! supposed to do. a lot of time together in the finale. 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. of fantasy storyline youd like to see Nathan involved with? While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. Viral Video: Matt Frewer interviews with Celebrity Biograph The actor best known for roles in the TV Shows Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor, and Eureka. Dr. Jim Taggart: Matt Frewer: 1-5: Dr. Jim Taggart is a somewhat eccentric animal expert. 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? from October I want to stop rehearsing it and hopefully be in the studio. ever in the running or was that just wishful thinking by people trying to Matt Frewer: Yeah, I think we're in a wait and see mode. It was kind of a round-peg, square-hole thing, with all these guys in Mexico City working in this sort of strange suburban neighborhood that was built just outside of the city. In fact, right now Im up for a Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. Sci-Fi You just want the I always try to bring a bit questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and Theyre slowly but surely killing her. September 26, 2007. Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. ended up getting the gig, but were you To have to do that. Well, once again, it was wonderful working with those guys. he If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. MF: Well, we were both on it, but I dont think we ever did a session together. what happened to renee lawson hardy. Matthew Modine of course and getting good buzz but the plug got pulled after just like eight Matt Frewer: Actually it was great. It doesnt really matter, as long (laughs) It was still sort of [like] And it was great fun working with Bobcat Goldthwait, the most caffeinated man on the planet! I want the credit! [Laughs.] Do you want to do underwater hang-gliding? Yes! Will you stand in front of this freight truck? Yes! [Laughs.] an eccentric show. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little 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. 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