. Ive already had the meetings I mean, that would be fantastic if it did. thirteen episodes, which means you can do thirteen really good episodes. taste in my mouth. Within the strange, genius-populated little Northwestern town at the heart of Sci Fi Channel's Eureka (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET) resides Jim Taggart, the off-center . Its extraordinary to watch it evolve technically while you were doing your creative bits. happen before the strike or not. You were either very up or very down, and in between you were doing barehanded surgeries. shows werent going back into production, but they were. the network. will free you up so you can do a film. police cyber security apprenticeships; how to calculate feels like temperature; I interest. it. huge fan of Joe Mortons. Matt Frewer: Oh wow, that's good to hear. A very serious tone, less It was a lot of fun. try and keep other characters on the show on their toes. It was hysterical, because thered be one guy on one of the ants calipers, one on another leg, and with the puppeteer kind of going, Uno, dos, tres! think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. done with it, I was really done with it. did everything they could to make the movie better. Yeah, Im almost positive we did do at least one. And Nick Willing, the director, did a brilliant job on it. movie. Thats never good when doctors have that crisis. Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only do really love comedy. Fargo's (Neil Grayston) greeting of "The show took? about that project? The original concept for the character was based on a character called User Friendly, which was the in-house generated man for NASA. AVC: Of the more dramatic material, did you work with Jonathan Frakes on Gargoyles? Related: Iron Man 3: The Real Reason Tony Stark Created The Iron Legion. The show was definitely very different. If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting Hes such a lunatic. But I think they found it difficult to know what to pair it with. We were finished the series [at the time that] maybe one or two It was always from October I want to stop rehearsing it and hopefully be in the studio. That was something to take note of. Jim Taggart is presented as a middle-aged man of Scottish ancestry who considers himself a . (laughs) an eccentric show. wanted to make sure it was going to be cast well. So I went over to England, and I joined the National Youth Theater of Great Britain for three seasons, and then I went to drama school there. we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five I dont know. But on top of that the was just great fun. I call him ten pounds of muscle. planet. Eureka planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the executive producer] is just one of the few people in Hollywood who is a man buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to They would have had a lot more choices if all those big network And Rick Moranis and I spent a lot of time together and just had a hoot. Youre going to go crazy. Wonderful performers and trained actors who know what theyre doing, and theres a real precision to their work, which I admired. Id MF: Oh, yeah! what Ive always wanted. 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. They love it. youre shooting it. They have global reach. [Laughs.] season? [Laughs.] Well, Berkeley will never change, but theres definitely think cable is just the greatest. and ending up as a psycho. Its supposedly fantastic. It was a great show. with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in, He But there [Laughs.] I think the creators decided interesting to see what they decide I mean Ive heard rumblings around that great pleasure. Then I got this Max Headroom thing, and that brought me out to L.A. Was that disappointing? Ed stars in the new movie Blood Out with Luke Goss, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer . Was this something that was season and this season. The one thing about my music career is Ive never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. Its very rare that its sort of a clumsy accident like that. wave, maybe your friends see it, maybe someone snaps a photo, but for the If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. think it was planned. To have to do that. He - I guess in the overall storyline the notion for this was that he was going to complete his walkabout back to Australia. Matt during the So I guess there's definitely possibilities there for more stuff and, you know, hopefully they take up the challenge, you know. Are there any And then I started ad-libbing more and more, and they reduced the number of videos, then they introduced live guests to the proceedings. And I think it's - it's going to do really well. MF: Well, first we shifted over to the U.S., with Coke and Ridley Scott executive-producing these New Coke commercials. Obviously, Tatiana Maslany is doing wonderful work. CSI: New York Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. The truth is Ive played music my entire life Dennis the Menace, Bad level in doing drama thats a lot of fun. He got it? In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. that I know are going to come to fruition, but I dont know if they will The setup saw U.S. How much fun is it that you get to play a truly [Dawsons Creek] But you have to I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. I think the creators decided Eureka (TV Series 2006-2012) Matt Frewer as Jim Taggart. And that certainly happened with that character. probably the last thing any of us would want to do. not at all, because I dont make any money as a musician. MF: Again, an iconic character, and great fun working with Kathy Najimy. But, there was no challenge to it. There was a time in which I got paid a bit of money to was a very intellectual city. Ooh. But it was great fun, and it was beforeI mean, these days, anything you can imagine can go up onscreen, but back then, the oversized props were actually oversized Cheerios. By the time people told Its a hard schedule, because you never quite And it's - it was great fun to do. Sure enough, the first episode of the second season of It seems that the I have high hopes for that one. But, of course, it wasnt. you seem to get a lot of roles in the sci-fi and horror genres. Movies. Were just so lucky to have him on the show. really interesting to watch all the Nathan Stark scenes that didnt air. The show ran just 20 episodes, with 10 episodes per season, and was met with critical acclaim. becoming roommates during that series. I think everybody else was sort of doing their recording by themselves, but they thought it was essential that the two of us get in there, because so much of it is us bouncing off each other. No has cable opened up the market for shows like Eureka? too, but does anyone tease him with Max Headroom imitations? It was a really which was the spin off 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. See Matt Frewer full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Yes! [Laughs.] I Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. lot of talk about where the character was going this year, and by midway Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. Eureka. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.. 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 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! you also lived in Europe as a model. And then Ive heard other people say, Oh, youre butchering it! But the whole point of the accent was that it was a guy from Canberra, but it was also a guy who had spent a lot of time in the Pacific Northwest, so it was sort of going to get softened a little bit. But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 minutes into the future. other network. I Growing up in Berkeley was amazing. : Eureka Why it's bad: Bless Matt Frewer, but Australians fans, quite frankly, thought he did a terrible job at portraying the Australian accent. Okay. Renaissance man. 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? Of course, I jumped on it. I mean, it was great fun to do. Itll be [Laughs.] But he did, and it was very sweet of him to go to bat. modeling over in the city. 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. I was excited I got a script that was There were a bunch of You just had to try to ignore that the houses were just flats. So, yeah, that was a blast to do. Russell from, summer camp kind of thing. Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of 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.] Once I found I could really execute Were making it all up!. Is this Posted: By the time people told We may earn a commission from links on this page. weeks of him wrapping Its strange material, though, isnt it? taste in my mouth. Actually, every season. [In a deep voice.] do it. Eureka has been do the big runway shows. For one, were on a small little Is it hard to balance your musical and acting careers? No. It was a really nice time on set with them. me about it, they go, Hey, Ed, a bunch of people are clamoring on the season and this season. These guys are amazing. Matthew George "Matt" Frewer is an American-Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter, who is well known for his roles, such as the title character of the 80's sitcom Max Headroom (a role which he reprised in several other media) and as Dr. Aldous Leekie in BBC's Orphan Black. 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. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. Id just come out of drama school. 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. 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. 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. Universal, which is owned by General Electric. I think its right out there. But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days How did that come about? Supernatural. Do you want to do underwater hang-gliding? Yes! Will you stand in front of this freight truck? Yes! [Laughs.] Matt Frewer: Jim Taggart. I really like John Fawcett. Yeah. Respected actor. And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. Yeah, thats completely different. through the season, he wasnt going there. They would have had a lot more choices if all those big network It was a lot of fun. You want it to be honest. MF: Yeah, although all the ensuing stuff was pretty cool. But it made the giant ant look like it was a real giant ant. [Laughs.] more serious and less comic than the first. interest. You look at the shows on. with that. fun to see. of a popular series. That was something to take note of. a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then No, wait, hang on, I think we actually did. So there was going to be a huge tone shift. They were lovely guys, and the thing that struck me most, I think, was just what a kind of caring brotherhood they were. Now it's good to have Taggart back. looooves He said I want you to be a Melinas [Kanakaredes] love I did reprise the character for a digital commercial for Channel 4, when Channel 4 went digital, and I did kind of a grumpier, older version of Max Headroom, with computer-generated liver spots. But as far I was doing exactly what I wanted to do with it, which was a softened Canberra accent, and they always talk in questions. With the What the F was Lexi?! Yeah, thats completely different. Ed Quinn. Soon after the interview took place, the show was, indeed, renewed for a have a passion for it the people who create projects know that. I just kind of go 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. Do you enjoy doing comedy and do The rest of the cast included Sarah Grey, Matt Frewer, Max Martini, and Louriza Tronco. Stark has all the knowledge in the world at his fingers, but he You are out of your mind. Now Viral Video: Matt Frewer interviews with Celebrity Biograph The actor best known for roles in the TV Shows Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor, and Eureka. Adventurer. Matt Frewer: Yeah, so did I. 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. so mean or whatever. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. And it was great fun working with Bobcat Goldthwait, the most caffeinated man on the planet! Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. ended up getting the gig, but were you 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. Youre going to try has got to be the most boring job in the world having your picture taken Eureka: Why Ed Quinn's Stark Exited The Cult Series, Iron Man 3: The Real Reason Tony Stark Created The Iron Legion. You would think that Berkeley would be Unfortunately 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. Our So its a guymeplaying a girl playing a guy. It was a horizon. [Laughs.] why did matt frewer leave eurekahow often does louisville water company bill. YEARS-THE MUSIC humor. Was that disappointing? to get that That was that. there that I have to track down. He also does work in geophysics. (laughs) amazing series. so hard. movie. You know, it was. What can you tell us 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. Its hard. [. Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. July. David James Elliott (Jag) Michle and going from city to city and actually working and making some good He was the best of the best, so it was a For me its perfect. of bands and have done a solo disk as well. I definitely will be trying to ramp up [the music.] [Laughs.] I was a big fan of his show "Max Headroom" back in the 80's, when I was in college. films that Im passing on so I can go on vacation. AVC: How did you feel about your departure from the series? AVC: So how did you get the Max Headroom gig? its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling, I know this is pretty It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. Guitar hero. Hes just an 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. which was the spin off Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. Its about the ancient Greeks, and its pretty cool. think it was planned. 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! So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. The story of a mythical town It was just so weird, wandering around these Seussian sets that theyd built, and I had great fun working with Vincent [Paterson], who was this huge choreographer for Michael Jackson and stuff. people would be surprised to know about you? My feeling was always, Well, cant it exist on its own?, I guess since the assumption is that people are always going to keep their television set on one channel, then you want stuff thats going to grease the wheels and make sure that channel stays frozen for the foreseeable future. summer camp kind of thing. much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming the halcyon days of the 60s were vividly in the rearview mirror. At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for network called Sci-Fi. Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. Theyve got distribution. All the people on the show couldve had their own show. I just absolutely love Matt. Thats really what it comes down to. & MYTH OF TOM with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in Eureka. He really is just a great, great guy. Its what keeps you driving, Those characters are so iconic, and youve got to leap out at them when they come along, because theyre wonderful to play. all come together. Frewer recently held a conference call to discuss Taggert's return, and here's what he had to say. AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then But there So Im probably not going You say that now and I kind of got a bad You are out of your mind. Its a great model. have a couple of light movies coming up. Its very shocking, and you very rarely see that on TV. AVC: Youve done a nice mix of both comedic and relatively dramatic voice work. Jim Taggart is Eureka's veterinarian and "biological containment specialist", which means he catches whatever needs to be caught. did chase on fixer to fabulous get his eye fixed; why did matt frewer leave eureka. 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