Johnathan Frakes
Johnathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakesis an American actor, author, and director. Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films. Frakes also hosted the television series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, challenging viewers to discern his stories of fact-based phenomena and fabricated tales. In June 2011, Frakes narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant. He was also the voice actor of David Xanatos in the Disney...
clear line produced value
When I produced Roswell, it was clear to me that my value to that show was as a director, because I was not a writer, and I wasn't a line producer.
acting learned life simpler sort thrilled woke
When I was just acting on the show, I learned my lines, went to sleep, then woke up and went to work. Now it's sort of become an obsession. I like the success. I'm thrilled with the way things have gone-but my life was simpler 10 years ago.
script
To get that script as my first movie was just amazing.
brilliant episode fifth fix good key science somehow team
Very key to a good episode is to have something not work, and have our brilliant science team somehow fix it magically in the fifth act.
certainly number
While we were on the WB we were certainly not the number one show.
against bad cheer clearly element evil good guy kids root understand
I think in general, you need a bad guy to have someone to root against and I think kids understand a story more clearly if there's an evil element for them to cheer against and to root for the good guys.
allow levity properly
I allow actors to take chances, and I think levity is valuable, and especially peppered properly in a story like this.
guest next producer
If it was a guest part, you'd only go in once and read for the producer and director, and you'd know the next day if you were going in to work.
certainly fan loyalty original picked series star television
I wasn't surprised, because I know that there's been that kind of loyalty about Star Trek, historically, certainly in the original seasons; the original series was picked up partially because of fan support.
arts decided fun major saw theater transfer until
I was a psych major until I saw how much fun the actors were having, and I decided I'd transfer over to the theater arts department.
considered plays though
No, though I had done some plays as a kid, because it was fun. But I hadn't considered it as a profession.
fact intriguing premise
So, the premise of the show, that there were in fact aliens from Roswell who had infiltrated the public, I thought was very intriguing and very sellable.