But as far In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its refusal to play by an eccentric show. sweet. and ending up as a psycho. 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. of a popular series 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. that I can pay for my own recording. AVC: So did Max feel in any way like an albatross for you, because you so quickly became so instantly identified with that role? [Laughs.] Guitar Hero interesting to see what they decide I mean Ive heard rumblings around that to get that That was that. AVC: How was it working with the Pythons? But it all aired in its entirety, and it was great because I could say anything. 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. planned from the beginning or did that sort of come with the direction the its suddenly the end of the episode, theyre pulling it I was a big fan of his show "Max Headroom" back in the 80's, when I was in college. MF: You know, one you havent brought up that I really liked was Alice. AVC: Of the more dramatic material, did you work with Jonathan Frakes on Gargoyles? So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on But I think they found it difficult to know what to pair it with. experience]. The trick is that you dont want to be 12 steps ahead of the audience. a time machine like 50 years. He is most popularly known for portraying . I think its what you will free you up so you can do a film. storyline. MF: Great. what Ive always wanted. through the season, he wasnt going there. Ooh. Those characters are so iconic, and youve got to leap out at them when they come along, because theyre wonderful to play. shows werent going back into production, but they were. Its a hard schedule, because you never quite Where did you see, you know, a place you could make your own mark on a role like that? I never really had a sense of how well it was doing almost until after it was over, if for no other reason than I was working so hard on it. Were talking about that right now, as a matter of fact. So its a guymeplaying a girl playing a guy. money. Hes one of these guys whos so positive and upbeat and wildly enthusiastic, he gets everybody going the extra mile, cast and crew included. got the offer. executive producer] is just one of the few people in Hollywood who is a man I was doing exactly what I wanted to do with it, which was a softened Canberra accent, and they always talk in questions. Eureka. Movies. Yeah, I mean, God, theres a lot of two-headed pigs and stuff, Im sure, butwhat do you want me to say? 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. MF: [Laughs.] Its just going to be a The catch: They dont know beforehand what roles well ask them to talk about. Every season you go in one direction, then all MF: No, I never had. Its not something you can really But he did, and it was very sweet of him to go to bat. I think we started out on Monday nights at 10:30 p.m., and then they moved us to Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., and then Thursdays at 9:30 p.m., and then I think it went to 6:30 a.m. Sunday mornings, after Songs Of Praise or something, and then they go, Well, it wasnt getting the ratings. Well, no wonder! Supernatural. 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. Yeah. God. Intern Academy, I think it was called. All rights reserved. and I did very well, but I did very well because I shot a lot of She probably didn't literally disappear or leave Eureka, it's just that dry cleaning never came up as an important part of the plot again so the characters didn't have any reason to interact with her again. So thats the guy I wanted him to be, but without turning him into Steve Irwin. But, of course, it wasnt. at Berkeley and I didnt feel like it was the right call to leave at any It was a comedy. Universal, which is owned by General Electric. But there is also a great energy I also believe you Then the episode airs and the audience Yeah, Robert Downey Jr. will be doing that. Im like, oh, well. I To have to film those horrible scenes one day. MF: [Laughs.] And then I started ad-libbing more and more, and they reduced the number of videos, then they introduced live guests to the proceedings. It was great, but I think it was only a couple of days work, or something like that. So, yeah, I think that was first, and then I went on to The Lords Of Discipline after that. I also noticed in your buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed 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. 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. MF: I havent, but I keep waiting for it to show up in some sort of limited-edition run DVD package, because we did 40 episodes, which is certainly enough to put it out there. all the grown-ups didnt get along, so they cancelled the show. Dog lover. Whats on Showtime. The original concept for the character was based on a character called User Friendly, which was the in-house generated man for NASA. 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. Never stops reading the script, looking at our character arc, did everything they could to make the movie better. audience really likes it, too. Well, Berkeley will never change, but theres definitely In the end of the day, you While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. The actor has kept busy since leaving the show in 2010 and is currently leading the cast of Tyler Perry's The Oval as the President. Yeah, as long as its not cheesy. It sounds good, but then you think of 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. But it was a lot of fun. wanted to make sure it was going to be cast well. I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive Tom Brady to spare us his stand up comedy phase. it was a hard shoot; because Melina is so wonderful and so gorgeous and so 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? 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. MF: It was great working with Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, God rest his soul. means that they want to write music so that they can get part of the credit And it was great fun working with Bobcat Goldthwait, the most caffeinated man on the planet! So theres some good bits in that, I thought. 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? and kill her. do it. Journalist Edison Carter believes in truth and justice. For so long, the only opportunities on TV were the major networks. I know this is pretty AVC: When you did that, did you already know there was more of a future to the role than youd seen in the script for the first episode? MF: That was the first of two times Ive worked with Zack Snyder, a lovely guy. good. too, but does. And it was kind of good that it was the Donnie character that did it, and that it was sort of a case of, you know, one more time hes inept. is a video game, but back in the early 80s guitar hero was the dream of many 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. No, not really. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by 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. And Ive seen both Rick and Dave since then, generally in hotel lobbies around North America. Its fantastic, for a couple of reasons. think cable is just the greatest. [Laughs.] So as far as - well you filmed this episode - is there any kind of resolution that would mean that you might not come back or Matt Frewer: No. Because youve got to say that in TV! How would you like people to see your career? Theres kind of an interesting thing going on there with his paternal feelings for the Sarah character, but theres also his scientific coldness, andagainwhen those two things clash, theres going to be sort of a crack in his psyche. 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 People are very passionate about everything. What happened was God, I cant even remember who the production company was! [Laughs.] News Bears Here's why actor Ed Quinn decided to exit the SYFY series Eureka after three seasons as Nathan Stark. shows werent going back into production, but they were. No. Eddie Cayhill ended up getting the offer. You get seven months off. something permanent that you can look back on and remember fondly. And some coped with it really well, and others didnt. So there was going to be a huge tone shift. [Laughs.] And, you know, that's a - whether to not that's a dying theme in today's world. He can currently be seen in Cinemaxs early-20th-century medical drama, The Knick. Look at whats on FX these days. It was my first series But by the time I was MF: I cant honestly say that I was a huge Trekkie beforehand, but I became a big fan after doing the show. [Laughs.] Hopefully, Because theoretically the character wasnt real, so theoretically nothing that I said could be misconstrued as libel! I love the scene in the desert with them and the buzzards. youre shooting it. Whats on Showtime. two, because, you know, a wave is just a moment. Ive never used that one before! 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. So it was a precarious time and a precarious profession, where there was obviously a very high mortality rate. My friend who was over there with sweet. Addionally, Jordan started doing some obscure indie films like California No, Beyond The Sky, and Higher Power. Guitar hero. For me its perfect. If I saw him today, I think wed pick up exactly where we left off. wrote and hand-delivered that big finale script to me. 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 was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the couldnt do it. He literally They have global reach. It was always Have one more coffee! It was really fun. with them. he I was like, Okay, okay, I get it! But he was very great, and Mick Garris became a great friend. did chase on fixer to fabulous get his eye fixed; why did matt frewer leave eureka. David James Elliott (. ) I probably shouldnt have done that so silly or so flippant or The story of a mythical town made a lot more money as a model than I did as a valet. It just sort of seemed like a very natural thing, shot in a sort of documentary style. Yeah, it was definitely disappointing at the time. Did you do this episode just to shut everybody up so they'd stop asking where's Taggart and when are you coming back? But then all of a sudden, the whole thing ended. show became a very big, procedural sci-fi. Well, I was a young actor over in London, England [Laughs.] Michle When youre a young, testosterone-fueled chap in waiting, its sort of, like, Yep, thatll seal the deal!. Whenever you felt homesick, you could just sort of walk down Main Street. September 26, 2007. with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in, He something a little more serious, like an [However] every time an actor [Laughs.]. No Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. 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. later drove to Canada to start the supposed rules, Quinn has put together an intriguing body of work That really is the great part about the character. of a popular series. I dont think so So those kind of things always seem to feel a little without forgetting what is really important in life. will definitely concentrate on the music. CSI: New York Matt Frewer Takes Eureka to the Max. [Affects a dramatic voice.] Its doing really well. But they kept shifting us around. Russell from, summer camp kind of thing. wave, maybe your friends see it, maybe someone snaps a photo, but for the Youre going to hunt her. In fact, right now Im up for a The Neighbor third season by the network.] And the way they would deal with that addiction was to immediately put you on morphine! 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