Wheaton To Appear On SyFy’s Eureka
2 min readWil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stand By Me) will be guest-starring on an episode of Eureka which will air in July.
Wheaton will be appearing as Dr. Isaac Parrish, the head of the Non-Lethal Weapons lab at Global Dynamics.
“I’ve had the script for a little while, now, and I’ve been getting to know Dr. Isaac Parrish as I convert the words on the page into a person you’ll see on television,” said Wheaton in his blog. “I obviously can’t go into any specifics, but I’ve had a great time developing his backstory, creating his relationships with the characters, giving him secrets and beliefs, and doing all the other parts of character creation that make being an actor so much fun.
“As part of my homework, I spent the entire weekend watching DVDs and reading about the show on the Internets so I could understand the tone and see the characters in action … it wasn’t a bad way to spend several hours, I tell you what. (In my professional opinion, time you currently spend watching a show that you hope will get better would be much more wisely spent watching reruns of Eureka.)
I’m not sure how much I’ll be allowed to Twitter/Twitpic/blog from the set, but I’ll keep notes like I always do and hopefully have something interesting to share when the show airs in July.”
The official SyFy press release describes Wheaton’s appearance as follows: “In episode 403 of Eureka titled All The Rage, sci-fi fan favorite Wheaton plays the brilliant Dr. Isaac Parrish, head of the Non-Lethal Weapons Lab at Global Dynamics. Parrish’s dry wit and superior attitude make him a thorn in Fargo’s (Neil Grayston) side, with potentially disastrous consequences. The episode featuring Wheaton is scheduled to air on Friday, July 23rd.”
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