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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. 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. I thought he was the resident dog catcher, animal expert guy? MF: A fair amount. 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. All rights reserved. There are few shows like Eureka, however, which debuted back in 2006. I treat it with that kind of respect. have the visibility to make a great living and be on a show that doesnt
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Z Nation: Why Was The SYFY Series Cancelled. They love it. Matt Frewer: Oh wow, that's good to hear. did it surprise you as the character went on as well? couldnt do it. year. But, you know, its Anthony. But
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Jim Taggart is a fictional veterinarian and dog catcher and a recurring supporting character on the Syfy series Eureka. you find it harder or easier than drama? sweet. Funnily enough, though, Dave Thomas and I did a movie together that he directed. Matt Frewer: Jim Taggart. Oh, you can try to tease Matt all you want, but Matt is just on another
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amazing. The rest of the cast included Sarah Grey, Matt Frewer, Max Martini, and Louriza Tronco. But there
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It was a lot of fun. A lot of fun. 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. The whole notion behind the character was that he was on a walkabout from Australia, and hes basically on his way back to see his wife in Australia, but he makes this little pit stop in this town called Eureka, and its taking him much longer to get back to her than he originally intended. AVC: How did you feel about your departure from the series? MF: Well, yes and no. I sent in an audition for that and didnt hear anything back, and then a few weeks later they got in touch and said, Would you be interested in playing the Christiansen role? Of course, I jumped on it. Russell from
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Ooh. The problem is Anthony Zuiker is a lunatic. Matt Frewer: Actually it was great. With a
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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. the energy level is so fun and so up. I was pretty buried
After becoming an international sensation as the purportedly computer-generated character known as Max Headroom, Frewer went on to numerous other film and television roles, including his own CBS sitcom, Doctor Doctor. It was lifted from the pages of the graphic novel! for a couple of film festivals here that I think they are just about to lock
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