Sat Jun 21, 2008 — by Rick Marshall

Matt Keeslar, Mexican Wrestlers and the 'Middleman' Interview

The Middleman himself answers some questions about the new series

Previously, I told you about the first episode of The Middleman that was available as a free download on iTunes. For those who didn't take advantage of the offer, you're missing out -- the series premiere lived up to my lofty expectations, and now I can hardly wait until Monday for the second episode.

As part of the marketing push for the series, "Middleman" Matt Keeslar recently participated in a conference call with various news outlets about the series. While the interview provides a great behind-the-scenes look at the series and its move from comics to screen, the best part just might be the final response from Keeslar.

"In one of the episodes we battle trout craving zombies, people who have been bitten by Peruvian flying pike and have turned into zombies who crave the flesh of trout. Natalie and I were covered in fish gore and then tracked down by these trout zombies, so that was an odd thing.

"I had a scene where I had to fight 100 Mexican wrestlers in a sandy Aztec pyramid set, which was a lot of fun, kind of hard work, but also pretty silly. The fighting styles ranged everywhere from WWF to Kung Fu. In general, The Middleman's naiveté also beats him to make a lot of unintentional double entendre about sex, sexuality, and his own lifestyle choices, and those have been probably some of my sillier utterances throughout the show."

Not only does this response confirm fans' hopes that a certain scene from the comic involving Mexican wrestlers will indeed be included in the TV series, but it just sounds, well... excellent.

Head over to The Deadbolt for other highlights from the conference call, and be sure to check out the Middleman Monday on ABC Family.

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