JamesG
07-23-2010, 05:06 PM
Neil Grayston Geeks Out Over the "Eureka" / "Warehouse 13" Crossover
by Mike Moody
posted Jul 23rd 2010
Neil Grayston, the Canadian actor who plays bumbling nerd Douglas Fargo on Syfy's "Eureka", spent his summer doing things most geeks only dream about; like tinkering with larger-than-life science experiments and cozying up to "Warehouse 13" cutie Allison Scagliotti.
Grayston will pull double duty in August appearing on "Eureka" and visiting Syfy sister series "Warehouse 13" in a special crossover episode.
We caught up with him recently to talk about the crossover event.
So let's talk about "Warehouse 13".
Ah, yes!
Speaking as a fan of both shows, it's exciting that we're gonna see two crossover episodes this season, one involving Allison Scagliotti's Claudia from "Warehouse" visiting "Eureka" and one involving Fargo visiting "Warehouse".
So it's kind of like a tech geek swap.
Yeah, exactly. A tech geek team-up!
What was it like working on another Syfy show?
It was fantastic. It was such a comfortable set for me, because I know all the cast of "Warehouse" and Allison is one of my best friends, and the director Chris Fisher had directed an episode of "Eureka" ... so it was just like, "Oh great, I'm very, very comfortable here."
Most of the scenes were me, Allison (Scagliotti) and Saul (Rubinek) running around. Saul is just like a powerhouse of an actor and such a nice guy; so it was kind of like getting paid to go to acting school just watching him work. I learned, like, so much from that.
And I got to hang out with my best bud Allison for two weeks. It was awesome.
So what happens in the crossover?
Does Fargo break any Warehouse artifacts?
(Laughs) No, but he does try to touch some. He's sent over to update the computer system, and unbeknownst to everyone else there's a little failsafe that has been programmed into this completely ancient system.
And the Warehouse gets locked down, Pete and Myka are on the outside trying to track down the guy who created the computer, and Artie and Fargo and Claudia are running around trying to not get killed by this computer.
It's pretty fun.
And you also worked with Allison also on her "Eureka" guest spot.
Claudia and Fargo seem like they share some common ground and expertise, but they're two very different characters. What's their onscreen relationship like?
Does Fargo have a crush on her like everyone else who watches the show does?
There's definitely some sparks between the two.
You know, when geeks get together, geek love must happen!
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/07/23/neil-grayston-geeks-out-over-the-eureka-warehouse-13-crossov/
by Mike Moody
posted Jul 23rd 2010
Neil Grayston, the Canadian actor who plays bumbling nerd Douglas Fargo on Syfy's "Eureka", spent his summer doing things most geeks only dream about; like tinkering with larger-than-life science experiments and cozying up to "Warehouse 13" cutie Allison Scagliotti.
Grayston will pull double duty in August appearing on "Eureka" and visiting Syfy sister series "Warehouse 13" in a special crossover episode.
We caught up with him recently to talk about the crossover event.
So let's talk about "Warehouse 13".
Ah, yes!
Speaking as a fan of both shows, it's exciting that we're gonna see two crossover episodes this season, one involving Allison Scagliotti's Claudia from "Warehouse" visiting "Eureka" and one involving Fargo visiting "Warehouse".
So it's kind of like a tech geek swap.
Yeah, exactly. A tech geek team-up!
What was it like working on another Syfy show?
It was fantastic. It was such a comfortable set for me, because I know all the cast of "Warehouse" and Allison is one of my best friends, and the director Chris Fisher had directed an episode of "Eureka" ... so it was just like, "Oh great, I'm very, very comfortable here."
Most of the scenes were me, Allison (Scagliotti) and Saul (Rubinek) running around. Saul is just like a powerhouse of an actor and such a nice guy; so it was kind of like getting paid to go to acting school just watching him work. I learned, like, so much from that.
And I got to hang out with my best bud Allison for two weeks. It was awesome.
So what happens in the crossover?
Does Fargo break any Warehouse artifacts?
(Laughs) No, but he does try to touch some. He's sent over to update the computer system, and unbeknownst to everyone else there's a little failsafe that has been programmed into this completely ancient system.
And the Warehouse gets locked down, Pete and Myka are on the outside trying to track down the guy who created the computer, and Artie and Fargo and Claudia are running around trying to not get killed by this computer.
It's pretty fun.
And you also worked with Allison also on her "Eureka" guest spot.
Claudia and Fargo seem like they share some common ground and expertise, but they're two very different characters. What's their onscreen relationship like?
Does Fargo have a crush on her like everyone else who watches the show does?
There's definitely some sparks between the two.
You know, when geeks get together, geek love must happen!
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/07/23/neil-grayston-geeks-out-over-the-eureka-warehouse-13-crossov/