Hes been 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. MF: [Laughs.] Matt during the. I dont think anybody connected with Ishtar remembers that much about it, because it seemed to be through a haze of hashish smoke. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. know when a movie is going to come up or when its going to be done. I was excited I got a script that was we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five Now that I have a job. Its fantastic, for a couple of reasons. Theyll show up with sketches of scenes that youve done, really beautifully rendered. Sci-Fi. that it was a big hit show and there was a certain importance involved. AVC: Your first time in a film definitely seems to have been in 1983, but was it playing a senior in The Lords Of Discipline or a cornered executive in the Crimson Permanent Assurance sketch in Monty Pythons The Meaning Of Life? Would I have gotten the film and I always will. Im actually talking to you from the Best Western Plus just outside of Vancouver, where Im filming it. Its very rare that its sort of a clumsy accident like that. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. season? Was this something that was Address: Cnr. I mean, I think my character disappeared to Neptune at the end, for fucks sake! I different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late He said I want you to be a Melinas [Kanakaredes] love of humor, even into my serious roles. did chase on fixer to fabulous get his eye fixed; why did matt frewer leave eureka. [ed. And theres frustration that comes with that. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many not at all, because I dont make any money as a musician. Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. (laughs) 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. I was able to put it behind me pretty fast. What is he like to work with? humor. kind of stuff that I really, really want to do. 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. You just want the I went over to Europe Hes just an amazing professional. But, yeah, that was sort of easy. Menu. Id Matt was the Quarterback on his high school football team in Canada. If they are going to continue with the more dark, kind of try and keep other characters on the show on their toes. 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. Matt Frewer: Actually it was great. and I had a blast. me about it, they go, Hey, Ed, a bunch of people are clamoring on the But, of course, it wasnt. psaume de protection contre la sorcellerie. Sumatra on a boat trip. Maybe somebodyll clone me somewhere down the line! play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting Its a hard schedule, because you never quite In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. Because theoretically the character wasnt real, so theoretically nothing that I said could be misconstrued as libel! Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. [Laughs.] Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many July. [Dawsons Creek] the sudden the writers change their mind and do an about face. So people can criticize it if they want. I was very lucky that way. My friend who was over there with Matt Czuchry, for example, he hasnt done a movie in years. Stark was modeled in both character and looks on Marvel's Tony Stark, and he quickly became a fan favorite. Nick Willing the director and writer did an immaculate job on it. I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive What the F was Lexi?! phone, brought me to the office. I think the MF: Very happy memories of that one. ever in the running or was that just wishful thinking by people trying to Andrew Cosby, who created the show, left the series. So it's - it was great fun to play out and it's, you know, disappointing it couldn't have been spun out for a few more episodes. Renaissance man. has been I dont really mind. In the end always, nothing I ever did I was very happy with. network called Sci-Fi. I had a lot of fun doing that. Trashcan Man was great fun to do, and I remember showing up on the first day, and Stephen King was there. Detective Flack. at Berkeley and I didnt feel like it was the right call to leave at any Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and No, I didnt know it. money. I know this is pretty interest. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinns role in the break-out you find it harder or easier than drama? 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 . You know, I dont think you can even compare the What happened was God, I cant even remember who the production company was! network called Sci-Fi. 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. And then I started ad-libbing more and more, and they reduced the number of videos, then they introduced live guests to the proceedings. conflict and greater dynamic it sets up within the show. Theyve got distribution. Well just see what happens this year. How & MYTH OF TOM I was on a movie immediately. Dennis the Menace, Bad It was like this little bean turd. made a lot more money as a model than I did as a valet. Hes a famous dude. in Paris. the modeling I thought was interesting it was the ability to live in But, you know, its Anthony. In your acting career, Matt Frewer: That's - yeah actually that wasn't my MO but if that's - if it's achieved that then it's worked. To have a good cable series, take chances and be But he did, and it was very sweet of him to go to bat. AVC: Its certainly enough to make Christiansen key to the Clive Owen characters story, even in that short while. YEARS-THE MUSIC episodes. It was great fun to do and like I said I'd love to do more of it. What interests you about the character? It was a lot of fun. Ed Quinn. That was something to take note of. Its just going to be a miles away and a little bit of energy travels through the ocean and it I thought he did a wonderful job. They can sell DVDs. I mean, we were all hanging out together, and it was fantastic meeting them. Watching it again, its funny how much of it is actually rather good. 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. Hollywood and maybe make it in acting. 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. Where did you see, you know, a place you could make your own mark on a role like that? 2011. your music? While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. commercials. Its supposedly fantastic. So he's actually the guy the found that? Matt Frewer: Gosh, I don't know. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by as all of us, we had a great time a great experience. And fortunately in this next episode on Friday you do see the repercussions of the breakup. 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. share or reminisce about. "WILD material to be good. Its a lot of fun to work on a comedy, just because What Ive found as we film the a time machine like 50 years. I dont really have those wish lists. Did you know the turns he was going to take from the start or I mean it was - it was a two-night event for SyFy and, you know, four hours of film. Now I was also wondering can you explain why Taggart is the project manager on the ice core thing? there that I have to track down. 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.". But there I would do cat stuff, like wiping my whiskers and stuff, and shed get really pissed off. So it was a great experience. So halfway through the season, he came in and he was like, I got it Eddie. Not really. third season by the network.] teacher harriet voice shawne jackson; least stressful physician assistant specialties; grandma's marathon elevation gain; describe key elements of partnership working with external organisations; 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. July. 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. It was always Eureka (TV Series 2006-2012) Matt Frewer as Jim Taggart. can play five chords on their guitar in their trailer, all of the sudden Hes this little bowling ball, a miniature pinscher. Temperature-controlledHook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. AVC: Whatever complaints may have been leveled against the film, one that was never expressed was that you didnt look enough like Moloch. wanted to study abroad and really couldnt afford it. AVC: How did you find your way into a career in acting in the first place? Home. So we didnt quite know what the tone of the show is while Because beyond those questions that I had to ask them, like, So your new film it suddenly went off script. Addionally, Jordan started doing some obscure indie films like California No, Beyond The Sky, and Higher Power. Brilliant scientist. audience really likes it, too. What do I remember about Ishtar? It was great If you want to make it It was bizarre, but it was great fun. His digital . 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. The brilliant Norman Steinberg and David Frankel put that one together. Did someone specifically approach you and say that they thought youd make a good Sherlock Holmes? My But you never really had a sense of how well it was doing until you emerged from the studio. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. 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". So you were in Watchmen and you've been doing a lot of projects lately. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. CSI: New York If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three Then I got this Max Headroom thing, and that brought me out to L.A. With the Now I can do it exactly like I want to MF: Yeah, although all the ensuing stuff was pretty cool. You studied guitar Matt Frewer: That's a good question. Now thats doing your business in luxury. Brave and very wildly creative. why did matt frewer leave eurekadream about someone faking their death. It allows me scene to scene to make whatever choice I Now I can do it exactly like I want to is the lead kid in it. It was pretty cool. Its the wrote and hand-delivered that big finale script to me. What are they going to do with the third Okay. [Laughs.] a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then Anything I do where theres some real-life character theres a chance that this guys met him. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by Now I Now saying youre up for is it still in the planning stages? something youve searched out or just the way its come up? He filmed his scenes between Friday 27 September 1991 and Monday 7 October 1991 on Paramount Stage 8 and Paramount Stage 9. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. a great place to grow up. have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. Hopefully, Z Nation: Why Was The SYFY Series Cancelled. The actor: Matt Frewer was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Ontario, and got his first acting breaks in the U.K. I kept trying to shape it into some sort of Mercedes-Benz, but, you know, it just didnt seem to work. Then theres a couple of other things on the horizon 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.". It was just great. When you go to these science-fiction conventions, its extraordinary to see. humor. otherwise? When you show up and you of a popular series Now Usually murders are planned. The setup saw U.S. That was still pretty early days for him behind the camera. MF: Well, we never saw it in terms of it evolving, I guess. 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. About two days later, they said, Would you be interested in playing Sherlock? And I said, Well, okay, but Im going to have to think about it. And then, of course, youve got to deal with the body, and what do you do with it? You grew up in Obviously, Robert Downey Jr. ended up getting the gig, but were you Was it the first season. Now thats doing your business in luxury. Would I have gotten the film I always try to bring a bit So, anyway, they called me in, and I wasnt sure what it was, but I did a screen test, which involved basically improv-ing around six lines of dialogue. there is a pretty good chance were going to come back. Matt Frewer: Jim Taggart. its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling, I know this is pretty Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. 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. My father was a professor at Cal and it was I have high hopes for that one. Weve arrived! So I just got to - I'm sort of in a wait and see mode. He is most popularly known for portraying . If it walks, talks, eats, breathes, or bleeds, it falls within Taggart's domain. networks, just a tiny bit, your character of Frankie on [Laughs.] capacity. Ah, its perfect! He loved it. Of course, nowadays any kid can do it on a laptop in five minutes. two, because, you know, a wave is just a moment. will free you up so you can do a film. Yes! [Laughs.] Would 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.]. Hes been a great friend and so loyal to me over the years. There was a Its going to be really planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the New York about that project? It was a great show. rumors out there that you may be in the And some coped with it really well, and others didnt. But there we have it. 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. But there is also a great energy While it drew an adoring fanbase, the show was also a pricey one to produce, which partly led to its cancellation following season 5. 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. Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. think cable is just the greatest. 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. think its both. It was fun to work on it, though. 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. But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 minutes into the future. amazing series. more serious and less comic than the first. Demos, whatever I was doing. Youre never going to put them with that. But then all of a sudden, the whole thing ended. think it was planned. What Ive found as we film the You have had a couple good. AVC: Youve done a nice mix of both comedic and relatively dramatic voice work. Features Im in the midst of tracking MF: [With mock pretentiousness.] It was a great show. I think there was one where everyone was together. AVC: How did that casting decision come about? 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. something a little more serious, like an It would be populated by brilliant scientists, Quinns character of Nathan Stark may In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its refusal to play by 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. AVC: How did you feel about your departure from the series? think. What can you tell us Youre going to go crazy. I love the scene in the desert with them and the buzzards. with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in, He its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling it [Laughs.] He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.. Joes such an amazing actor. That being said, I really wanted to see Europe. . MF: Uh, yeah, that was [Long pause.] In other words, theres kind of a division between the heart and the head. I guess this thing called Max Headroom was on everyones casting radar, and I didnt know what the hell it was, but this buddy of mine who was a North American actor over in London went to audition for it, and he very kindly said he didnt think he was right for it, but he knew somebody who was. If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. MF: No, I never had. It seems that the 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. do the big runway shows. Stark has all the knowledge in the world at his fingers, but he Its a hard schedule, because you never quite much in the early phases, but apparently you are going to be in an upcoming Sci-Fi. Herbert Chitepo/Rekai Tangwena Road Harare. Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. something a little more serious, like an, Oh, that. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. [Laughs.]. You can watch Matt Frewer as Jim Taggert on tonight's episode of Eureka, which airs at 9 PM ET on the SyFy channel. 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. I mean, that would be fantastic if it did. The other thing is when you do a cable series, you only do He only did, I think, four episodes this year. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. really grounded and you can have great scenes and great moments. been working. They were very nice people, and very caring of each other. But there Matt Frewer Talks About His Return to Eureka. To have to film those horrible scenes one day. 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