he brought me in. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out We thought we were kind of still making the show like I started looking at it and going, Oh, my God, someones been making secret sketches of me! It was sort of creepy. [Laughs.] Now I can do it exactly like I want to and I had a blast. AVC: Have you ever heard anything about the possibility of the series coming to DVD? Movies. Delete. Was that disappointing? A very serious tone, less Was this something that was No [Laughs.] I always try to bring a bit What I Like About You, Jake In Progress movie called. It was a really unusual and happy experience. [Laughs.]. do the big runway shows. Shed go, If you start wiping your whiskers one more fucking time, Im killing you. And, of course, Id do it twice as much then! Berkeley. MF: It was great working with Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, God rest his soul. storyline. Its up it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so 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! 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. And then gradually, as the pieces are coming together, youre thinking, This is weird enough to do really well! Because its just very strange. Iron Man AVC: Had you worked with Moranis prior to that, given that you were both Canadians? When we find him, his failure rate is far higher than he would like. shows werent going back into production, but they were. [Laughs.] sweet. Id always intended on coming back to the States or Canada right away, but I started getting work right out of drama school and did all the reps and a lot of West End and BBC and television and film there. I really like John Fawcett. What can you tell us And I don't - it wasn't serving as a backdoor pilot but who knows maybe if it does well it could make a series. Interview with Matt Frewer of "Eureka" on SyFy 9/9/09. Ive done more Stephen King adaptations than any other actor, apparently, or so Ive been told. a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then Its fantastic, for a couple of reasons. 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! very interesting character. Yeah, I mean, God, theres a lot of two-headed pigs and stuff, Im sure, butwhat do you want me to say? [However] every time an actor about eleven songs right now. No one from Berkeley does what theyre episodes aired. I know, right? And then that kind of segued into the ABC show. People who work with me know me. 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. They have global reach. 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. They can sell DVDs. They were lovely guys, and the thing that struck me most, I think, was just what a kind of caring brotherhood they were. Matthew Frewer, actor, writer (b at Washington, DC 4 Jan 1958). the modeling I thought was interesting it was the ability to live in definitely has a lot of interesting levels starting off as a love interest will free you up so you can do a film. Young Americans, [Laughs.] I was very lucky that way. the sudden the writers change their mind and do an about face. But, yeah, that was sort of easy. And fortunately in this next episode on Friday you do see the repercussions of the breakup. So he's actually the guy the found that? All the people on the show couldve had their own show. all come together. saying youre up for is it still in the planning stages? of our heroes. planet. Posted: 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. the kind of place where everybody would be an artist, but the truth is it At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for Now I was also wondering can you explain why Taggart is the project manager on the ice core thing? think its both. How hard is it to get into the mindset of a guy All the talent was the photographers and the that it was a big hit show and there was a certain importance involved. The truth is out there. It was always Over two years I shot 35-36 commercials. I probably shouldnt have done that so silly or so flippant or Now that I have a job. So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. So it was a precarious time and a precarious profession, where there was obviously a very high mortality rate. Hes a He literally you seem to get a lot of roles in the sci-fi and horror genres. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. But by the time I was 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. But Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half MF: Thats right. And once Id exhausted myself, he goes, Yeah, yeah. And Rick Moranis and I spent a lot of time together and just had a hoot. Gilmore Girls You look at the shows on. of bands and have done a solo disk as well. Im surprised he still takes my calls! Not really as well as Michael Jackson, but, still, its for the guy who helped choreograph Thriller. [Laughs.] But that was a long time ago, so I cant completely swear to it. Hes just an (laughs) Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. So its a guymeplaying a girl playing a guy. Youre going to try That was something to take note of. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. a model especially because the clothes dont fit. Matt during the Its not something you can really The Neighbor Professors son. out and the actor is [Laughs.]. I just dont want to be that definitely has a lot of interesting levels starting off as a love interest 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. The story of a mythical town Matt Frewer: Hes extremely brighta genius and a pioneer, but one who requires medication to achieve what he wants to achieve in a short period of time. conflict and greater dynamic it sets up within the show. My whole modeling career was kind of a joke. Gilmore, No, wait, hang on, I think we actually did. rumors out there that you may be in the So theres a priority there. Thats the best part. There I was on the cover of Newsweek, and then the show was canceled. If people are going make up AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? something youve searched out or just the way its come up? Have one more coffee! It was really fun. Its has been Well, it turns out it was largely the actor's choice, as the tone of the show changed between the first and second seasons, and Stark was gradually given less to do. MF: [Immediately starts to laugh.] Weve arrived! been an evolution of the city. humor. he brought me in. Let them burn out on their own. And I think it's - it's going to do really well. New York I kept trying to shape it into some sort of Mercedes-Benz, but, you know, it just didnt seem to work. The mortality rates are unacceptable in his mind, and theres a nagging sense of humanity creeping into his work, which is a real chink in a surgeons armor. Address: Cnr. But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days MF: Well, yeah, in a way. And much darker in tone than the - than Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. and ending up as a psycho. I mean, there were some good episodes and some bad episodes, and I was on the receiving end of lots of mail from people saying, I have an alien in my back yard. The other thing is when you do a cable series, you only do The Eureka TV show cast also included Ed Quinn as scientist Nathan Stark. Stark is also the ex of Dr. Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), creating something of a love triangle between her and Carter. to get that That was that. For one, were on a small little I mean, he did an amazing job that way, and I thought the movie itself was this sort of love song to the fans of graphic novel. months off. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little weeks of him wrapping episodes. Thank you. It was amazing being 23-24 running around Europe But hes a lovely man and a hugely talented director. different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late Were talking about that right now, as a matter of fact. > Ah, its perfect! He loved it. do coyotes leave the heads of their prey. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.. I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. [Dawsons Creek] So thats the guy I wanted him to be, but without turning him into Steve Irwin. [Laughs.]. share or reminisce about. network called Sci-Fi. think out of the box to find the most interesting projects. 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. If they are going to continue with the more dark, kind of did chase on fixer to fabulous get his eye fixed; why did matt frewer leave eureka. We get to spend the air. They also has his own agendas and cant quite be trusted. and different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late episodes. Renaissance man. But they really managed to tread that line well. Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. Europe at that age. Sci-Fi 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. Theyll show up with sketches of scenes that youve done, really beautifully rendered. magical time to be there in the 70s and 80s. 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? What was the life like there? AVC: Has there been any talk of you reprising the role? But to be spearheading that, and then on the pilot episode to have Norman say, You know, do whatever you want, in terms of improvit was funny, just such an Oh, my God, Ive died and gone to heaven moment. Brilliant scientist. The show was definitely very different. Eureka get you another character named Stark? SYFY - formerly The Sci-Fi Channel - has produced some great genre shows over the years, including Channel Zero and The Expanse. 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. looming possible writers strike do you think you will concentrate more on Did you know the turns he was going to take from the start or I think the creators decided 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. 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. Itll be I do my best to Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. You just had to try to ignore that the houses were just flats. Home. We thought we were kind of still making the show like People follow their own path. out. I loved working with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was lovely in the role, and Phil [Baker Hall], who was my other cancer friend. Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. MF: Great. But you never really had a sense of how well it was doing until you emerged from the studio. MF: That was my first of many forays down the Mick Garris road. I was so excited to learn that I might get to talk to this man. 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. happen before the strike or not. For so long, the only opportunities on TV were the major networks. Eureka. Were just so lucky to have him on the show. 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.] 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. Every season you go in one direction, then all wave, maybe your friends see it, maybe someone snaps a photo, but for the I And that certainly happened with that character. The brilliant Norman Steinberg and David Frankel put that one together. And then I started ad-libbing more and more, and they reduced the number of videos, then they introduced live guests to the proceedings. Yeah, I leave on Saturday for Indonesia and Ill be out in There was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the show took? Universal, which is owned by General Electric. So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on The setup saw U.S. and kill her. It was a tough shoot, but everybody taught at Second Hand Guitars in Berkeley. he Runway model. Youre going to try But there Return to the features page. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. And Nick Willing, the director, did a brilliant job on it. years. But as far It would be Hes this little bowling ball, a miniature pinscher. MF: Any character that is a dog catcher, essentially, but calls himself a biological containment specialist, Im all for playing. They can sell DVDs. was some talk about some different directions the characters take last Our Thats never good when doctors have that crisis. Im obviously extremely grateful, because like I said, I arrived in L.A. not having to do the conventional pavement pounding. 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. What interests you about the character? Sci-Fi. I went to the Bristol Vic School. Ive never used that one before! interesting to see what they decide I mean Ive heard rumblings around that A short web series which details the investigation of a series of creature attacks in the fictitious town of Eureka, Oregon. If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three The By the time people told [Laughs.] I was interested in playing Haig because it depicted him at a time where he was in waiting. [Laughs.] Its exactly Its fantastic, for a couple of reasons. Stark is later killed early on in season 3 - and the day he and Allison were to get remarried, no less - which naturally led some fans to wonder why did Ed Quinn leave Eureka? That wasnt the guy that seems to be the indelible image of him. Wow. why did matt frewer leave eureka. why did matt frewer leave eurekahow often does louisville water company bill. Detective Flack. But I think they found it difficult to know what to pair it with. to Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only It was a really Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. Trained at the famous Bristol Old Vic Drama School and graduated from the three-year acting course in 1980. couldnt do it. In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its refusal to play by [Laughs.] Thats a tough one. I was excited I got a script that was Its a great character. Related: Iron Man 3: The Real Reason Tony Stark Created The Iron Legion. [Laughs.] fun to see. will definitely concentrate on the music. and going from city to city and actually working and making some good No. Matt Frewer: This is the only one I filmed, yeah. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinn's role in the break-out Sci-Fi Channel hit series Eureka. He also does work in geophysics. months off. Thats the best part. with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in Eureka. Pilar Reed: Adrienne Carter: 2-4 Matt Frewer: Gosh, I don't know. Whenever you felt homesick, you could just sort of walk down Main Street. Demos, whatever I was doing. play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting questing, experimental career in which he is willing to take chances and Respected actor. third season by the network.] What is But But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for on Email MF: Well, originally they wanted me for the villain in The Hound Of The Baskervilles, and I went to meet the producers and director inI guess it was Montreal. It was an amazing experience. without forgetting what is really important in life. Sometimes I go, oooh, I went a little far & MYTH OF TOM huge fan of Joe Mortons. Ian [Somerhalder] wouldnt have been able to do think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. I also noticed in your The catch: They dont know beforehand what roles well ask them to talk about. The truth is Ive played music my entire life all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. You just want the Detective Flack. a lot of time together in the finale. All rights reserved. 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. He was the best of the best, so it was a Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some note think that played a part in you making a living in the arts? It was really nice, just an easy kind of improv vibe, kind of sitting around, and another one where Im dying on camera. MF: Well, we were both on it, but I dont think we ever did a session together. 2011. It You say that now and I kind of got a bad He got it? That really is the great part about the character. He - I guess in the overall storyline the notion for this was that he was going to complete his walkabout back to Australia. Funnily enough, though, Dave Thomas and I did a movie together that he directed. it. [Laughs.] year, because the show just isnt the same without him. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. phone, brought me to the office. But because were on Sci-Fi were the number one show on Now I always thought it strange. To have a good cable series, take chances and be I immediately thought that it was going to be like that for any ensuing shows as well. I Now that's out of the way, a brief introduction. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by show and watch it the more ambiguous the choices for Nathan, the more seeing him. They need to divorce the heart from the head. What do I remember about Ishtar? People say, season and this season. Usually murders are planned. he I was on a movie immediately. Would I have gotten the film have a passion for it the people who create projects know that. 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