Why did Dr Matt leave? - American Gothic (1995) Discussion

[–] India_Ana 14 years ago

I read in a thread on this board, (which may have been deleted), that TPTB thought he wasn't good looking enough and so got a new doctor/actor that would be better eye candy for the ladies. They failed as far a I'm concerned. The new guy turned me off.

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[–] solitaire40 14 years ago

Yeah I just noticed this too yesterday. Been watching online since I never saw the episodes from the beginning. Just caught them here and there when reruns were shown. I liked the original Dr b/c he plays in Medium now. Oh well...

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[–] vanity6_2000 11 years ago

Jake Webber is hot and sexy as Dr Matt. Hated seeing him off the show.

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[–] prydain17 11 years ago

I read in a thread on this board, (which may have been deleted), that TPTB thought he wasn't good looking enough and so got a new doctor/actor that would be better eye candy for the ladies. They failed as far a I'm concerned. The new guy turned me off.

Actually according to Shaun Cassidy it was not his looks, it was that CBS felt Lucas Buck was too strong as an evil character, and they felt that Dr Matt was too passive and weak for the audience to be able to root for him as a hero. They wanted a tougher, more macho and in-your-face type adversary for Lucas and hence the new one. Considering the new one is not a single bit more attractive than anyone else on the show I doubt looks factored into the equation at all.

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[–] India_Ana 11 years ago

As I said, I had read this 'fact' in another thread on this board. Either way, TPTB screwed up by bringing in the new doctor. I didn't root for him at all. In fact, I hoped he would get tortured and killed off asap. He annoyed me.

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[–] craiglbarrow 14 years ago

Dr Matt was extremely bland, he was like watching paint dry

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[–] Kittencat1 14 years ago

No, that would be the charisma-free plank they replaced him with.

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[–] Jovovich_Fangirl 14 years ago

I heard it was because they didn't think he was strong enough to be Lucas Buck's adversary or something. But if they got rid of him because he wasn't "attractive enough" ... that's an even dumber reason.

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[–] dragon_x 13 years ago

The new doc is a stronger adversary for Lucas Buck ... it is an interesting dynamic. Dr. Matt was fine, but changing it up was fine too.

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[–] dragon_x 13 years ago

Just an update ... Dr. Matt went insane. Ironic I suppose. He probably was not drinking enough.

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[–] withkoppers 13 years ago

He didn't go insane, Lucas Buck just made it look that way. I haven't seen it in years, but I remember him saying "you'll be stopped" to Buck through the locked door as the episode ended.

I liked his character, and the show should have been on longer.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 8 years ago

You're right. Buck had him committed to a sanitarium to get him out of Caleb's life and make it easier for Buck to become the boy's guardian. Really evil stuff.

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[–] mickeymsb 13 years ago

I loved the sexiness Matt brought to the show as oppose to the normal hunk guy. I love the nerdy sexy. lol

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[–] SoapWatch 12 years ago

Truthfully, I don't see why they couldn't have had both. I do understand the desire to change things around and then bring back the former character later ... which I think they would have probably done had enough complaints rolled in but the series was already failing by the time they made the decision with Jake Weber and was evident there was not going to be a 2nd season.

If I recall, they finished up the last handful of episodes airing in bulk even skipping some.

So sad compared to how horror has excelled on cable compared to the major networks.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

There is no such thing as "nerdy sexy."

Now, "intelligent sexy"! That's something ENTIRELY. different. Nerds lack confidence, hence, NOT SEXY. The primary genital organ is the mind.

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[–] The_Ubermensch 12 years ago

It was CBS. They never liked the character, wanted to replace him with a more traditionally attractive actor. So that's what happened.

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[–] Pumpkin_Man 11 years ago

Dr. Matt was an interesting and very likable character. I didn't care for Dr. Peele too much.

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