Showrunner Matt Miller interview, ‘Human Target’ on FOX
By Ian Cullen Dec 7, 2010
One of the surprise gems to come out last year as a midseason premier was FOX's ‘Human Target,’ which follows the adventures of Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), who is a former hit man that has taken on the role of personal body guard, and is on a personal quest for redemption.
The television series, which is loosely based on the DC comic book, also titled ‘Human Target,’ features some fantastic characters in Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), Winston (Chi McBride) and the unconventional Guerrero (Jackie Earl Haley), who not only make up a good team unit, but also a family of sorts.
The series for me is somewhat of a throwback to the action adventure series we saw in the 70s and 80s, but done on a bigger budget with juicier action scenes.
But ultimately, it is the chemistry between the three leads is what keeps me tuning in. In recent weeks the series has returned for its second season on Fox, and has undergone a few changes.
Monsters and Critics recently caught up with new showrunner Matt Miller, who kindly took some time to discuss some of the changes to the show and even gave us a few hints at some of the things we’ll likely see happen in future episodes.
"Human Target" airs on Wednesday at 8/7c on FOX
... Monsters and Critics: How did you get involved in producing ‘Human Target,’ and what attracted you to the series?
Matt Miller: I was asked to do it by Warner Bros, who produce the show and Fox, who air it in the United States. I had not seen the show. So I was asked to watch 12 episodes really quickly and tell them what I thought.
So I watched the episodes and thought it a phenomenal show. It was terrific and has some of the best action I’ve ever seen on television. Great cast, great characters. I just thought maybe we can make a couple of adjustments in the second season and try to open up the show a little bit.
We brought in two new female characters. We made a little bit of an adjustment musically where we brought in what we call needle drops, songs into the show. We redid the office slightly to give it a bit more of a visual pop, but really kept the same basic premise that was working in the first season.
The idea was to do the show so that if you were a fan of the show in the first season. You didn’t feel that we’d changed it, and if you’d never seen the show’s first season or you’d seen it and not liked it you were able to give it a second chance, and you were like, ‘Wow I love this show.’
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