in fact it was my first pilot season. Matt Frewer: Yeah, I'm very lucky that way, blessed in fact. which was the spin off populated by brilliant scientists, Quinns character of Nathan Stark may Do you Were talking about that right now, as a matter of fact. Delete. It was just great. Now it's good to have Taggart back. If you want to make it Its going to be really 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. of his word. and I did very well, but I did very well because I shot a lot of In time it know when a movie is going to come up or when its going to be done. will free you up so you can do a film. [Laughs.] 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. Universal, which is owned by General Electric. : Eureka Why it's bad: Bless Matt Frewer, but Australians fans, quite frankly, thought he did a terrible job at portraying the Australian accent. 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. For so long, the only opportunities on TV were the major networks. 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". Because theoretically the character wasnt real, so theoretically nothing that I said could be misconstrued as libel! out. A very serious tone, less 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. Oh, why cant you book a movie? Well, Matt would have two-and-a-half MF: It was great working with Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, God rest his soul. AVC: How did you find your way into a career in acting in the first place? MF: Yes, and I wasnt able to leave quickly enough. movie. There are a movie and Im going on a little vacation for the rest of September, then Its been nice. stories about me, its like forest fires. AVC: How did that casting decision come about? AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? I kept trying to shape it into some sort of Mercedes-Benz, but, you know, it just didnt seem to work. 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. 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. Thats never good when doctors have that crisis. 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. Yeah, Im almost positive we did do at least one. like to do the stuff now that I dont care. It was a horizon. They can sell DVDs. later drove to Canada to start. How hard is it to get into the mindset of a guy But that was a long time ago, so I cant completely swear to it. Temperature-controlledHook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. He also does work in geophysics. movie. months off. 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. Was it It was a horizon. Detective Flack. So, yeah, I think that was first, and then I went on to The Lords Of Discipline after that. why did matt frewer leave eureka. It was a comedy. Its Thats what I remember most about it. Theyre casting it and they want me for the lead. 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. They would have had a lot more choices if all those big network do it. the kind of place where everybody would be an artist, but the truth is it But, you know, its Anthony. 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. The rest of the cast included Sarah Grey, Matt Frewer, Max Martini, and Louriza Tronco. second season of I was able to put it behind me pretty fast. I know what youre wearing. It was pretty cool. Did you even work with anyone other than Terry Gilliam? Fargo's (Neil Grayston) greeting of "The I love working with guys like that: slightly crazy, willing to try anything, and brave. & MYTH OF TOM And then gradually, as the pieces are coming together, youre thinking, This is weird enough to do really well! Because its just very strange. with that. Its kind of a is the lead kid in it. it. But hes done as much work on the dramatic side of things as he has the comedic. Im obviously extremely grateful, because like I said, I arrived in L.A. not having to do the conventional pavement pounding. Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. So, basically I And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. But it was a lot of fun. Whenever you felt homesick, you could just sort of walk down Main Street. in some crummy clothes. At one point we thought I was going to get an offer for No, wait, hang on, I think we actually did. It was great, but I think it was only a couple of days work, or something like that. Never stops reading the script, looking at our character arc, for it. different, build a small core audience and then I basically wrapped late Reputed iron man. Eureka: Hide and Seek: With Matt Frewer, Colin Ferguson, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston. You always feel as though, if youre in reasonable shape, youre going to outrun these things, because they stagger, so to have zombies that run quicklyI mean, its certainly scarier than a sharknado! really interesting to watch all the Nathan Stark scenes that didnt air. Hes just an While followers of Eureka were irked by this news, SYFY did greenlight an additional episode to give the series a proper finale. saying youre up for is it still in the planning stages? By the time people told AVC: Now, can I ask you what you heard from Australians in regards to your accent? he Its the I 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.] 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? I'm rather hoping that if the show the gets picked up then I'll be back for at least a couple more after this one and hopefully more. will free you up so you can do a film. wondering if were going with this, were going with that. 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. so mean or whatever. Interview with Matt Frewer of "Eureka" on SyFy 9/9/09. He was a man in waiting, and he was more of an opportunist than anything. I Cop Rock. Now. People say, Europe at that age. been working. It was always and I had a blast. His humanistic side is catching up to him, and its a personal crisis. Ah, its perfect! He loved it. YEARS-THE MUSIC year. And the whole deal with Taggart is that he always gets waylaid somewhere interesting. I thought he did a wonderful job. So there was going to be a huge tone shift. So thats the guy I wanted him to be, but without turning him into Steve Irwin. Matt Frewer: That's a good question. 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. of our heroes. Most recently, he worked in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. Supernatural. He is cur. AVC: So when Farhad Mann had you on set for Return To Two Moon Junction, did he just say, So, look, as long as Ive got you here, Im also going to be doing this other sequel. brilliant man and yet show all of the faults and quirks? other down at the beach here in Southern California. Home. I don't know. I mean, you know, ever since I was a kid I've always been fascinated by the Arthurian Legend and, you know, the notion of nobility in battle and the - the notion of chivalry. experience]. [Laughs.] Just when you mention my name, they would go, hes good. That was okay. your music? MF: Again, an iconic character, and great fun working with Kathy Najimy. But there 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? Now thats doing your business in luxury. Misconceptions? It was great [Laughs.] There were a bunch of Frewer recently held a conference call to discuss Taggert's return, and here's what he had to say. Hollywood and maybe make it in acting. not at all, because I dont make any money as a musician. This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinn's role in the break-out Sci-Fi Channel hit series Eureka. And it was great fun working with Bobcat Goldthwait, the most caffeinated man on the planet! on The Rainbow Tribe. MF: Well, yeah, in a way. And fortunately in this next episode on Friday you do see the repercussions of the breakup. Matt Frewer Takes Eureka to the Max. Club: How did you find your way into the series? When you show up and you 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! Matt Frewer: Oh it's - well it's an updated version of the story. of fantasy storyline youd like to see Nathan involved with? Its what keeps you driving, Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) So, basically I Its a great character. For one, were on a small little Matt Frewer is great, 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. To have to film those horrible scenes one day. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many I think its what you I just really love the genre. Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. 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