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...
dad deal kids sort spend year
I sort of made a deal with myself that if I was going to spend a year on a project, I wanted my kids to see it at the end so they know where Dad has been.
problem shows soaps
I think the problem with the soaps is that because they make 280 shows a year, the writing suffers.
finally time took
It took me a long time to get off the Enterprise, but I finally did.
felt star trek
But nothing really felt like it was going to take off the way that Star Trek did, before that.
evident guest power
It's pretty evident even when you're a guest actor on a show - you know where the power is.
angst mythology teen
It evolved, in all honesty, into a show much more about the mythology of the aliens than about the angst about teen romance.
happened thrilled
I must say I was thrilled that that happened for Roswell; that was kind of a treat.
itself last script wonderful
The last script was so wonderful and the story was so exciting. The film itself did so well and, frankly, it made so much money-it kind of reinvigorated the whole franchise.
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.
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.
interest science virtually
Ironically, I had virtually no interest in science fiction.
kid kids
I have a lot of kid in me, and I have kids of my own and I like the energy.
budgets felt
I never felt very cavalier about over-spending what's in the budget.
certainly number
While we were on the WB we were certainly not the number one show.