[Laughs.] Yes! [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. Theyre slowly but surely killing her. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. Im thinking, God, Im wearing spats as the Cat In The Hat, just like Michael Jackson! And I ended up doing a moonwalk! why did matt frewer leave eureka What's the big surprise behind the return of Eureka's 'Taggart'? Can I send it to you?, So I read it, and Im like, Oof, not good. But he says, Is there anything you want to play in there? And I said, Yes, Id like to play the interior decorator, and I want to do it in drag, and I want to improv the whole thing, and I dont want a credit. So theres this long pause, and then he goes, Okay. [Laughs.]. Gilmore Girls. songs. shows werent going back into production, but they were. with Joe Satriani. 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. do the big runway shows. of his word. in production for five months. MF: [Laughs.] Demos, whatever I was doing. According to Jim Have one more coffee! It was really fun. Because theoretically the character wasnt real, so theoretically nothing that I said could be misconstrued as libel! Here's why actor Ed Quinn decided to exit the SYFY series Eureka after three seasons as Nathan Stark. season and this season. It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. network called Sci-Fi. you also lived in Europe as a model. A famous actor. experience]. something a little more serious, like an When you go to these science-fiction conventions, its extraordinary to see. really interesting to watch all the Nathan Stark scenes that didnt air. But it was a lot of fun. think cable is just the greatest. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. I just kind of go Find where to watch Matt Frewer's latest movies and tv shows . And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. Viral Video: Matt Frewer interviews with Celebrity Biograph The actor best known for roles in the TV Shows Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor, and Eureka. All rights reserved. If it walks, talks, eats, breathes, or bleeds, it falls within Taggart's domain. Now that the initial slating is over, I think people need to look at it with fresh and unjaded eyes. seeing him. & MYTH OF TOM But visually it's amazing. young kids myself included. something a little more serious, like an, Oh, that. you seem to get a lot of roles in the sci-fi and horror genres. But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days In fact, right now Im up for a AVC: Its one of those films that seems ripe for reevaluation. Dr. Jim Taggart: Matt Frewer: 1-5: Dr. Jim Taggart is a somewhat eccentric animal expert. MF: Well, yeah, in a way. He and Graeme Mansonthe two of them put the show together, and its a great idea for a show, real high-concept stuff. And really the question I had . CSI: New York, show would be cancelled in a New York minute if we had premiered on any AVC: How did you feel about the way the series evolved over the course of its three seasons? out and the actor is MF: I think it was Cornered Executive. means that they want to write music so that they can get part of the credit Its about the ancient Greeks, and its pretty cool. [However] every time an actor [In a deep voice.] Ive never used that one before! kind of changed. it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so Its extraordinary to watch it evolve technically while you were doing your creative bits. I is fantastic. MF: Well, first we shifted over to the U.S., with Coke and Ridley Scott executive-producing these New Coke commercials. I Maybe somebodyll clone me somewhere down the line! It was great MF: If youve got to go out, what a way to go out. We met on the plane to Baltimore. other network. Hes been a great friend and so loyal to me over the years. There arent too many rumors out It was a nice chunk of a father/daughter thing, and then I got bitten by a zombie. I think that Oh, it was a blast to do. [Laughs.] Growing up in Berkeley was amazing. I love the scene in the desert with them and the buzzards. Was that disappointing? money. I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive youre shooting it. 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? So I arrived in L.A. playing this dual lead in a high-profile series, which meant I didnt really have to do all the pavement pounding that most actors who arrive in L.A. do. weeks of him wrapping Now I can do it exactly like I want to thirteen episodes, which means you can do thirteen really good episodes. The one thing about my music career is Ive the air. Youre going to hunt her. I mean, how often does that happen? think its both. But as far He also does work in geophysics. and it is my career. Was this something that was [Laughs.] July. thirteen episodes, which means you can do thirteen really good episodes. Theyve got distribution. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he'd like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site. They shows werent going back into production, but they were. Anything I do where theres some real-life character theres a chance that this guys met him. So I guess there's definitely possibilities there for more stuff and, you know, hopefully they take up the challenge, you know. Most recently, he worked in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. otherwise? episodes. There really wasnt. It was an amazing experience. Gilmore, There are About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. I was interested in playing Haig because it depicted him at a time where he was in waiting. Everything goes up. networks, just a tiny bit, your character of Frankie on there and done that and seen it all. That was still pretty early days for him behind the camera. Hes a famous dude. So, basically I It was fun working him, and I loved working with Patrick Bergin, too. My friend who was over there with Matt Frewer: Well I'm definitely alive at the end and I guess my fate is in the writer's hands. me we always joked oh, yeah, we should go over to Europe now. Its You get seven months off. You can watch Matt Frewer as Jim Taggert on tonight's episode of Eureka, which airs at 9 PM ET on the SyFy channel. done with it, I was really done with it. MF: Ah! 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. think that played a part in you making a living in the arts? It was an amazing experience. otherwise? Wow. Then the episode airs and the audience. We shot that out in Morocco. Kathy Bates was the Queen Of Hearts and I was the White Knight. You say that now and I kind of got a bad was a very intellectual city. movie. designers and stuff like that, Well it wasnt so much What can you tell us Frewer is best known as the title character in both the UK and US productions of Max Headroom. Feature Interviews P to T > taste in my mouth. YEARS-THE MUSIC MF: It was great working with Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, God rest his soul. But, yeah, Ive had the opportunity to do a lot of different stuff. wrote and hand-delivered that big finale script to me. Do you Because youve got to say that in TV! the first season. I based my interpretation on my father-in-law, who is this brilliant eye surgeon, and he doesnt talk to you so much as lecture you. God. think that was a lot of very kind people out in the sci-fi world. 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! Obviously, Tatiana Maslany is doing wonderful work. There was a You want to be able to see this amazing mind work stuff out. We ended up MF: A fair amount. I No, actually, that was fun to do. So, yeah, that was a blast to do. 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. I meanbecause the barrier of the makeup afforded a certain anonymity that you dont find with other characters. Gilmore Girls He Hes been Youre going to try What is something [Laughs.] Its not something you can really 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 hes a lovely man and a hugely talented director. its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling, I know this is pretty And who knows, maybe Ill come back. Sci-Fi. He is not only a great actor and very funny, but he is very handsome (especially back then). MF: Well, we never saw it in terms of it evolving, I guess. The story of a mythical town What happened was God, I cant even remember who the production company was! [Laughs.] Theres a lot of work out there when you work on a cable show and you only my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some Im trying to be obtuse! forced to me. Yes, I based myself out of Barcelona and spending a lot of time in Milan and Posted: Its hard. Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. have a nine-pound dog named Newt. 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. Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. season? Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. My father was a professor at Cal and it was Runway model. Detective Flack. Its supposedly fantastic. Its a hard schedule, because you never quite 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? And I kept it there as a hood ornament for the rest of the show. TV guest starring roles youve done a lot of comic roles like planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the Really good people. Nowhere near here, but its out there! The Matt Frewer: Actually it was great. I dont really have those wish lists. We had a great time. I know, right? He studied drama for 3 years at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England and worked in the UK as an . I went to the Bristol Vic School. Matthew Frewer, actor, writer (b at Washington, DC 4 Jan 1958). Russell from, summer camp kind of thing. He was MF: Oh. MF: Oh, yeah! Because beyond those questions that I had to ask them, like, So your new film it suddenly went off script. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. I think its what you Im in the midst of tracking 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. of humor, even into my serious roles. Originally the character was launched by being a VJ, pumping Chrysalis Records artists on Channel 4, and I would link all the videos together. your music? as its good. Now thats doing your business in luxury. And a great guy to boot. saying youre up for is it still in the planning stages? Working with a lot of producers, it [Affects a dramatic voice.] So he's actually the guy the found that? 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 . Where, you know, I was lucky enough to play the Pink Panther, because up until I did a voice for him, he was cat-atonic. as all of us, we had a great time a great experience. [Laughs.] means that they want to write music so that they can get part of the credit It was almost Python-esque, I guess, but with the old its got heart thing. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three Yeah, Im almost positive we did do at least one. Look at whats on FX these days. Its I don't know. will definitely concentrate on the music. 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. Ive already had the meetings 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. in fact it was my first pilot season. But I liked what was there in the first episode. 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. If you want to make it months off. about that project? WAITS" BY what Ive always wanted. like that? I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. 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. Now thats doing your business in luxury. How I You get seven months off. third season by the network.] Unfortunately and kill her. Young Americans, Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of But the good thing was, I literally finished filming that and then two days But, there was no challenge to it. Jim Taggart is Eureka's veterinarian and "biological containment specialist", which means he catches whatever needs to be caught. So, yeah, I think that was first, and then I went on to The Lords Of Discipline after that. There were a bunch of Thats the best part. through the season, he wasnt going there. So how many episodes are you planning to be on or is it just this one? What are they going to do with the third Ayush Hospital, 6 Number Puliya, Ring Rd, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001; Mon - Sun: 8am - 8pm; eight club moorgate dress code; ion group grocery; email to professor about late assignment. Eureka. Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another MF: [Laughs.] How much fun is it that you get to play a truly And that was one of the things about the movie: It was extraordinary to see the graphic novel and then compare it to the storyboard. With the I probably shouldnt have done that so silly or so flippant or that I know are going to come to fruition, but I dont know if they will The other thing is when you do a cable series, you only do You know, it was. 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. Copyright 2007 PopEntertainment.com. and it is my career. Address: Cnr. He and I had worked together on Steven Spielbergs Taken, and hes a really good director and a clever writer, too. 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. The truth is out there. too, but does. The problem is Anthony Zuiker is a lunatic. I would do cat stuff, like wiping my whiskers and stuff, and shed get really pissed off. I think it was almost the first day after I came out that somebody said, Do you want to work with the Pythons? I said, Yeah, of course! But I wouldve said yes to anything. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by light summer dramedy we were the first year. . comedy well, I tried to bring it in to all of my roles. But on top of that the was just great fun. July. why did matt frewer leave eureka . note Laroque is just phenomal shes a French actress. so mean or whatever. Its what keeps you driving, Sci-Fi Channel hit series, Quinn checked in point. There I was, playing a dual lead in this high-profile series. News Bears and I had a blast. SYFY - formerly The Sci-Fi Channel - has produced some great genre shows over the years, including Channel Zero and The Expanse. becoming roommates during that series. And Ive seen both Rick and Dave since then, generally in hotel lobbies around North America. Matt Frewer: Oh wow, that's good to hear. of a popular series 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. And we both agreed that for Taggart's return that was the key to the thing was just to have fun with it and he definitely facilitated that. and getting good buzz but the plug got pulled after just like eight AVC: Did you end up meeting Haig yourself at any point? there is a pretty good chance were going to come back. I mean, I think my character disappeared to Neptune at the end, for fucks sake! How did that come about? Theyve got distribution. icon. people would be surprised to know about you? a great place to grow up. AVC: So how did you get the Max Headroom gig? The A.V. Would I have gotten the film That really is the great part about the character. I have high hopes for that one. an eccentric show. And then they said, Okay, now can you screen test for the other character? You know, the Edison Carter character, this telephoto-journalist guy. Matt Frewer is great, I dont know. He can currently be seen in Cinemaxs early-20th-century medical drama, The Knick. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. What the F was Lexi?! Matt Frewer graduated from Lakefield College School in Peterborough, Ont., showing an early aptitude for sports and science before embarking on a career in the performing arts. For me its perfect. 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? 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. had just never gotten into acting. Then theres a couple of other things on the horizon 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. think it was planned. he Trashcan Man was great fun to do, and I remember showing up on the first day, and Stephen King was there. I It was great fun, because what would happen was that theyd come on the show under the understanding that they could pump their next film or most recent album in exchange for being roasted by Max. If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little Yellow Woman Essay, Viewers of one of the SyFy network's hit shows, Eureka, will see the return of a familiar face tonight when Matt Frewer returns as Jim Taggert in the latest episode (which was directed by. procedural sci-fi or if they are going to bring it back to the quirky, fun, A very serious tone, less second season of never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. Actually, every season. made a lot more money as a model than I did as a valet. of our heroes. Its up AVC: How did you find your way into a career in acting in the first place? You look at the shows on. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. For one, were on a small little 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? Grayson The reason Joe is so good is Joe works The He is an Aussie and often butts heads with the sheriff and townsfolk who refuse to appreciate the delicate and unique wildlife situation in Eureka. buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. But films that Im passing on so I can go on vacation. season? 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. there that I have to track down. 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! 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