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{{Infobox Television
{{Infobox Television
|show_name=Eureka
| show_name = Eureka
|image=[[Image:Eureka intro.jpg|250px|The opening title for Eureka]]
| image = [[Image:Eureka intro.jpg|250px|The opening title for Eureka]]
|caption=''Eureka''<nowiki>’</nowiki>s intertitle
| caption = ''Eureka''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s intertitle
|format=[[Science fiction]]
| format = [[Science fiction]]
|runtime=approx. 44 minutes
| runtime = approx. 44 minutes
|creator=Andrew Cosby <br /> Jaime Paglia
| creator = Andrew Cosby <br /> Jaime Paglia
|starring=[[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]<br /> [[Salli Richardson|Salli&nbsp;Richardson-Whitfield]]<br /> [[Jordan Hinson]]<br /> [[Joe Morton]]<br /> [[Ed Quinn]]<br /> [[Debrah Farentino]]<br /> [[Matt Frewer]]<br /> [[Erica Cerra]]
| starring = [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]<br /> [[Salli Richardson|Salli&nbsp;Richardson-Whitfield]]<br /> [[Jordan Hinson]]<br /> [[Joe Morton]]<br /> [[Ed Quinn]]<br /> [[Debrah Farentino]]<br /> [[Matt Frewer]]<br /> [[Erica Cerra]]
|country={{USA}}
| country = {{USA}}
|network=[[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]
| network = [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]
|first_aired=[[July 18]], [[2006]]
| first_aired = [[July 18]], [[2006]]
|last_aired=Present
| last_aired = Present
|num_episodes=13 (to date)
| num_episodes = 12 (to date)
|list_episodes=List of Eureka episodes
| list_episodes = List of Eureka episodes
|imdb_id=0796264
| imdb_id = 0796264
|tv_com_id=58448
| tv_com_id = 58448
|website=http://www.scifi.com/eureka/}}
| website = http://www.scifi.com/eureka/
}}
'''''Eureka''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[science fiction]] [[television series]] (filmed in British Columbia, Canada) that premiered [[July 18]], [[2006]], on the [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] it first aired on [[Sky One]] on [[August 2]], [[2006]] - where it is titled '''''A Town Called Eureka'''''. Repeats of the first Season have since been broadcast on the [[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|British Sci Fi Channel]]. A second season (starting [[July 10]], [[2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070427scifi01|title=SCI FI CHANNEL UNVEILS ITS BIGGEST SUMMER YET WITH NEW ORIGINAL SERIES AND RETURNING HITS|date=2006-10-04|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>) of thirteen episodes was officially confirmed by the Sci Fi Channel on [[October 4]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20061004scifi01|title=‘EUREKA’ RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON ON SCI FI|date=2006-10-04|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|accessdate=2007-04-23}}</ref> The second season will also air in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[Sky One]] starting in [[October]] [[2007]]. According to [[Sci Fi Wire]], ''Eureka'' was originally going to be an [[animated series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37437|title=Sci Fi Wire - ''Eureka'' Almost A Toon|date=2006-08-08|work=[[Sci Fi Wire]]|accessdate=2006-08-14}}</ref>
'''''Eureka''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[science fiction]] [[television series]] (filmed in British Columbia, Canada) that premiered [[July 18]], [[2006]], on the [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] it first aired on [[Sky One]] on [[August 2]], [[2006]] - where it is titled '''''A Town Called Eureka'''''. Repeats of the first Season have since been broadcast on the [[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|British Sci Fi Channel]]. A second season (starting [[July 10]], [[2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070427scifi01|title=SCI FI CHANNEL UNVEILS ITS BIGGEST SUMMER YET WITH NEW ORIGINAL SERIES AND RETURNING HITS|date=2006-10-04|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>) of thirteen episodes was officially confirmed by the Sci Fi Channel on [[October 4]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20061004scifi01|title=ëEUREKA' RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON ON SCI FI|date=2006-10-04|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|accessdate=2007-04-23}}</ref> The second season will also air in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[Sky One]] starting in October 2007. According to [[Sci Fi Wire]], ''Eureka'' was originally going to be an [[animated series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=37437|title=Sci Fi Wire - ''Eureka'' Almost A Toon|date=2006-08-08|work=[[Sci Fi Wire]]|accessdate=2006-08-14}}</ref>


*Season One Tagline: ''Small Town. Big Secret.''
*Season One Tagline: ''Small Town. Big Secret.''
*Season Two Tagline: ''Same Town. Bigger Secrets.''
*Season Two Tagline: ''Same Town. Bigger Secrets.''


==Plot==
== Plot ==

''Eureka'' takes place in a secret town of that name inhabited entirely by the best minds in the United States. After [[World War II]] ended, [[Albert Einstein]] realized that the future belonged to science. Given the close call with the deployment of the [[atomic bomb]], the [[U.S. government]] decided it could not risk being surpassed by other nations.
''Eureka'' takes place in a secret town of that name inhabited entirely by the best minds in the United States. After [[World War II]] ended, [[Albert Einstein]] realized that the future belonged to science. Given the close call with the deployment of the [[atomic bomb]], the [[U.S. government]] decided it could not risk being surpassed by other nations.


With Einstein’s help and that of other trusted advisors, then-[[President of the United States]] [[Harry S. Truman]] had a [[top-secret]] residential town built in a remote area of the [[Pacific Northwest]], one that would serve to protect and nurture the country’s most valuable intellectual resources. There, the nation’s greatest thinkers, the “über-[[genius]]es” working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best [[architect]]s and planners were hired to make the town a paradise, with the best of everything for all its residents. This town would never appear on any [[map]] and be unknown to the public, except those that were authorized to learn of it.
With Einstein's help and that of other trusted advisors, then-[[President of the United States]] [[Harry S. Truman]] had a [[top-secret]] residential town built in a remote area of the [[Pacific Northwest]], one that would serve to protect and nurture the country's most valuable intellectual resources. There, the nation's greatest thinkers, the "¸ber-[[genius]]es" working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best [[architect]]s and planners were hired to make the town a paradise, with the best of everything for all its residents. This town would never appear on any [[map]] and be unknown to the public, except those that were authorized to learn of it.


In the fifty years since the town’s founding, its residents are responsible for almost every leap in science known to humanity. However, with experimentation inevitably comes failure, and over fifty years worth of trial and error they have had a number of experiments go awry. [[Global warming]] has in passing been mentioned as an example of a Eureka project gone awry.
In the fifty years since the town's founding, its residents are responsible for almost every leap in science known to humanity. However, with experimentation inevitably comes failure, and over fifty years worth of trial and error they have had a number of experiments go awry. [[Global warming]] has in passing been mentioned as an example of a Eureka project gone awry.


Though Eureka’s residents suffer many of the same problems that ordinary towns do, having a town full of geniuses and virtually limitless resources tends to make their problems a much larger concern than those of a regular town. It has been noted that its mortality rate is twice the national average.
Though Eureka's residents suffer many of the same problems that ordinary towns do, having a town full of geniuses and virtually limitless resources tends to make their problems a much larger concern than those of a regular town. It has been noted that its mortality rate is twice the national average.


While transporting a [[fugitive]] (who is revealed to be his rebellious teenage daughter, [[Zoe Carter (Eureka character)|Zoe]]) back to [[Los Angeles]], [[United States Marshals Service|Deputy U. S. Marshal]] [[Jack Carter (Eureka character)|Jack Carter]] gets himself tangled up in the town’s latest mishap, and soon becomes its new [[sheriff]] after the old one is injured on the job.
While transporting a [[fugitive]] (who is revealed to be his rebellious teenage daughter, [[Zoe Carter (Eureka character)|Zoe]]) back to [[Los Angeles]], [[United States Marshals Service|Deputy U. S. Marshal]] [[Jack Carter (Eureka character)|Jack Carter]] gets himself tangled up in the town's latest mishap, and soon becomes its new [[sheriff]] after the old one is injured on the job.


===Location setting===
=== Location setting ===
Various hints in the show suggest that it is in Oregon, since a map of Oregon and an [[Flag of Oregon|Oregon state flag]] are visible in the sheriff’s office. It has also been implied that Eureka is in a state adjacent to Idaho. In one episode, Zoe, trying to run away, attempts to take a bus to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] (Oregon’s largest city) in a nearby town. When Sheriff Carter asks where the next stop is, the bus attendant replies that it stops in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] (Oregon’s capital city). When attempting to find Zoe they searched all public transportation within 50 miles (80&nbsp;km) of Eureka. Zoe was identified as buying two tickets on a bus leaving from Summerville. Also, in the episode “[[Primal (Eureka)|Primal]]”, [[Allison Blake|Allison Blake’s]] divorce papers from [[Nathan Stark]] are filed in the state of Oregon, in the Circuit Court of the ''County'' of Eureka - which would also explain the presence of a [[sheriff]], something normally afforded to counties, not towns. In a December 2005 interview, Eureka co-creator Andrew Cosby described the town’s location being in the “Pacific Northwest”, “tucked away” behind “the redwood wall”. The quirky coastal town of [[Eureka, California|Eureka, ''California'']] (approximately 90 miles south of the Oregon border) is referred to by locals as behind the “redwood curtain”, but Cosby says the similarity is coincidental. Eureka, CA’s sister city, [[Arcata, California|Arcata, CA]], is home to Humboldt State University, and the Schatz Energy Lab.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sims, Hank|title=Mad scientists abound in Eureka - But show creator says any resemblance to reality purely coincidental|publisher=North Coast Journal|date=[[2005-12-15]]|url=http://www.northcoastjournal.com/121505/news1215.html#news|accessdate=2006-09-30}}</ref>
Various hints in the show suggest that it is in Oregon, since a map of Oregon and an [[Flag of Oregon|Oregon state flag]] are visible in the sheriff's office. It has also been implied that Eureka is in a state adjacent to Idaho. In one episode, Zoe, trying to run away, attempts to take a bus to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] (Oregon's largest city) in a nearby town. When Sheriff Carter asks where the next stop is, the bus attendant replies that it stops in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] (Oregon's capital city). When attempting to find Zoe they searched all public transportation within 50 miles (80&nbsp;km) of Eureka. Zoe was identified as buying two tickets on a bus leaving from Summerville. Also, in the episode "[[Primal (Eureka)|Primal]]", [[Allison Blake|Allison Blake's]] divorce papers from [[Nathan Stark]] are filed in the state of Oregon, in the Circuit Court of the ''County'' of Eureka - which would also explain the presence of a [[sheriff]], something normally afforded to counties, not towns. In a December 2005 interview, Eureka co-creator Andrew Cosby described the town's location being in the "Pacific Northwest", "tucked away" behind "the redwood wall". The quirky coastal town of [[Eureka, California|Eureka, ''California'']] (approximately 90 miles south of the Oregon border) is referred to by locals as behind the "redwood curtain", but Cosby says the similarity is coincidental. Eureka, CA's sister city, [[Arcata, California|Arcata, CA]], is home to Humboldt State University, and the Schatz Energy Lab.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sims, Hank|title=Mad scientists abound in Eureka - But show creator says any resemblance to reality purely coincidental|publisher=North Coast Journal|date=[[2005-12-15]]|url=http://www.northcoastjournal.com/121505/news1215.html#news|accessdate=2006-09-30}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{|class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Actor/Actress
! Actor/Actress
!Role
! Role
|-
|-
|[[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]
| [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]]
|[[Jack Carter (Eureka)|Sheriff Jack Carter]]
| [[Jack Carter (Eureka)|Sheriff Jack Carter]]
|-
|-
|[[Salli Richardson|Salli Richardson-Whitfield]]
| [[Salli Richardson|Salli Richardson-Whitfield]]
|[[Allison Blake]]
| [[Allison Blake]]
|-
|-
|[[Jordan Hinson]]
| [[Jordan Hinson]]
|[[Zoe Carter]]
| [[Zoe Carter]]
|-
|-
|[[Joe Morton]]
| [[Joe Morton]]
|[[Henry Deacon (Eureka)|Henry Deacon]]
| [[Henry Deacon (Eureka)|Henry Deacon]]
|-
|-
|[[Ed Quinn]]
| [[Ed Quinn]]
|[[Nathan Stark]]
| [[Nathan Stark]]
|-
|-
|[[Debrah Farentino]]
| [[Debrah Farentino]]
|[[Beverly Barlowe|Dr. Beverly Barlowe]]
| [[Beverly Barlowe|Dr. Beverly Barlowe]]
|-
|-
|[[Matt Frewer]]
| [[Matt Frewer]]
|[[Jim Taggart]]
| [[Jim Taggart]]
|-
|-
|[[Erica Cerra]]
| [[Erica Cerra]]
|[[Jo Lupo|Deputy Jo Lupo]]
| [[Jo Lupo|Deputy Jo Lupo]]
|-
|-
|[[Neil Grayston]]
| [[Neil Grayston]]
|[[Douglas Fargo]]
| [[Douglas Fargo]]
|-
|-
|[[Chris Gauthier]]
| [[Chris Gauthier]]
|[[Vincent (Eureka)|Vincent]]
| [[Vincent (Eureka)|Vincent]]
|-
|-
|[[Shayn Solberg]]
| [[Shayn Solberg]]
|[[Spencer (Eureka)|Spencer]]
| [[Spencer (Eureka)|Spencer]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Filming locations==
== Filming locations ==
*[[Chilliwack, British Columbia]] &ndash; Downtown Wellington Avenue on [[April 12]], [[2006]]
*[[Chilliwack, British Columbia]] &ndash; Downtown Wellington Avenue on [[April 12]], [[2006]]
*[[Duncan, British Columbia]]
*[[Duncan, British Columbia]]
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*[[Burnaby, British Columbia]] &ndash; [[Vancouver Film Studios]] for the majority of the Global Dynamics building interiors, cafe interiors as well as the home of the title character.
*[[Burnaby, British Columbia]] &ndash; [[Vancouver Film Studios]] for the majority of the Global Dynamics building interiors, cafe interiors as well as the home of the title character.


==Episodes==
== Episodes ==
{{main|List of Eureka episodes}}
{{main|List of Eureka episodes}}
The episodes were not aired in the order intended by the show’s creators. This is suggested by the episodes’ production numbers which are displayed on the Sci-Fi channel’s Eureka website next to episode titles quite often. There are some small inconsistencies when watched closely, but such inconsistencies are minimal and were intentionally controlled. In podcast commentaries with the show’s creators and star [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]], they confirm that the production order is in fact the order they intended the show to air, but the network executives changed the order to try and place stronger episodes earlier in the run as to help attract viewers. As such, the creators were able to make minor changes in editing and sometimes ADR dialogue in later episodes (such as removing the explicit mention of Zoe’s first day at school) to try to eliminate audience confusion.
The episodes were not aired in the order intended by the show's creators. This is suggested by the episodes' production numbers which are displayed on the Sci-Fi channel's Eureka website next to episode titles quite often. There are some small inconsistencies when watched closely, but such inconsistencies are minimal and were intentionally controlled. In podcast commentaries with the show's creators and star [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Colin Ferguson]], they confirm that the production order is in fact the order they intended the show to air, but the network executives changed the order to try and place stronger episodes earlier in the run as to help attract viewers. As such, the creators were able to make minor changes in editing and sometimes ADR dialogue in later episodes (such as removing the explicit mention of Zoe's first day at school) to try to eliminate audience confusion.


==Ratings and critical reaction==
== Ratings and critical reaction ==
The series’s premiere garnered high ratings, with 4.4 million people tuning in. ''Eureka'' was also the top rated cable program for that Tuesday night, and was the highest-rated series launch in Sci Fi’s fourteen-year history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka Scores High|publisher=The Futon Critic|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060719scifi01|accessdate=2006-11-28}}</ref>
The series's premiere garnered high ratings, with 4.4 million people tuning in. ''Eureka'' was also the top rated cable program for that Tuesday night, and was the highest-rated series launch in Sci Fi's fourteen-year history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka Scores High|publisher=The Futon Critic|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060719scifi01|accessdate=2006-11-28}}</ref>


Critical reaction was mixed, with general praise for the premise, but overall middling reaction to the writing of the pilot.
Critical reaction was mixed, with general praise for the premise, but overall middling reaction to the writing of the pilot.


The ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'':
The ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'':
<blockquote>It’s all very quirky. Too quirky, maybe, for an audience that is used to spaceships, robots, and explosions. Though every episode promises an “aha!” moment based in quantum physics and obscure scientific laws, this world is relatively flat, conceptually speaking, in comparison to the complexity woven into series such as ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''. This does not mean ''Eureka'' is a complete waste of time. Not at all. The characters are fun, [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Ferguson]] is believable and pleasant, the script is solidly constructed, and the visuals are slickly produced. All in all, it’s a sweet series and probably not long for this world.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not a whole lot to discover on ‘Eureka’|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/277848_eureka18.html|date=2006-07-18|accessdate=2006-07-20}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>It's all very quirky. Too quirky, maybe, for an audience that is used to spaceships, robots, and explosions. Though every episode promises an "aha!" moment based in quantum physics and obscure scientific laws, this world is relatively flat, conceptually speaking, in comparison to the complexity woven into series such as ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''. This does not mean ''Eureka'' is a complete waste of time. Not at all. The characters are fun, [[Colin Ferguson (actor)|Ferguson]] is believable and pleasant, the script is solidly constructed, and the visuals are slickly produced. All in all, it's a sweet series and probably not long for this world.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not a whole lot to discover on ëEureka'|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/277848_eureka18.html|date=2006-07-18|accessdate=2006-07-20}}</ref></blockquote>
The ''[[New York Post]]'':
The ''[[New York Post]]'':
<blockquote>3 out of 4 stars</blockquote>
<blockquote>3 out of 4 stars</blockquote>
The ''[[New York Daily News]]'':
The ''[[New York Daily News]]'':
<blockquote>With its playful new series “Eureka,” set in the Pacific Northwest and telling the story of an outsider who comes to explore, and settle in, a remote town full of eccentrics, Sci-Fi Channel isn’t just inviting comparisons to “Twin Peaks” and “Northern Exposure.” It’s demanding them. But co-creators Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia hold up to them pretty well. “Eureka” has a premise, a cast and a plot that make it one of the TV treats of the summer. The folks at Sci-Fi Channel clearly intended to reinvent the summer TV series here, and come up with something breezy and fun. And “Eureka” - they’ve done it!</blockquote>
<blockquote>With its playful new series "Eureka," set in the Pacific Northwest and telling the story of an outsider who comes to explore, and settle in, a remote town full of eccentrics, Sci-Fi Channel isn't just inviting comparisons to "Twin Peaks" and "Northern Exposure." It's demanding them. But co-creators Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia hold up to them pretty well. "Eureka" has a premise, a cast and a plot that make it one of the TV treats of the summer. The folks at Sci-Fi Channel clearly intended to reinvent the summer TV series here, and come up with something breezy and fun. And "Eureka" - they've done it!</blockquote>


==International distribution==
== International distribution ==
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! Country
!Channel
! Channel
!Season 1 Premiere date
! Season 1 Premiere date
!Season 2 Premiere date
! Season 2 Premiere date
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland|IE]]
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland|IE]]
|[[Sky One]]
| [[Sky One]]
|[[August 2]], [[2006]]
| [[August 2]], [[2006]]
|[[July]], [[2007]]
| [[July]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|''[[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|Sci Fi]]''
|''[[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|Sci Fi]]''
|[[January 11]], [[2007]]
| [[January 11]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|UK]]
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|UK]]
|[[Sky One]]
| [[Sky One]]
|[[August 2]], [[2006]]
| [[August 2]], [[2006]]
|[[July]], [[2007]]
| [[July]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|''[[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|Sci Fi]]''
|''[[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|Sci Fi]]''
|[[January 11]], [[2007]]
| [[January 11]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|CA]]
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada|CA]]
|''[[Space: The Imagination Station|Space]]''
|''[[Space: The Imagination Station|Space]]''
|[[September 3]], [[2006]]
| [[September 3]], [[2006]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey|TR]]
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey|TR]]
|''[[DiziMax]]''
|''[[DiziMax]]''
|[[October 11]], [[2006]]
| [[October 11]], [[2006]]
|-
|-


|{{Flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel|IL]]
|{{Flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel|IL]]
|''[[AXN]]''
|''[[AXN]]''
|[[November 6]], [[2006]]
| [[November 6]], [[2006]]
|-
|-


|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain|ES]]
|rowspan=2|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain|ES]]
|''[[Cuatro TV]]''
|''[[Cuatro TV]]''
|[[January 6]], [[2007]]
| [[January 6]], [[2007]]
|-
|-


|''[[Sci Fi (Spain)|Sci Fi]]''
|''[[Sci Fi (Spain)|Sci Fi]]''
|[[January 10]], [[2007]]
| [[January 10]], [[2007]]
|-
|-


|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary|HU]]
|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary|HU]]
|''[[TV2 (Hungary)|TV2]]''
|''[[TV2 (Hungary)|TV2]]''
|[[February 3]], [[2007]]
| [[February 3]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|[[Asia]]
| [[Asia]]
|''[[Star World]]''
|''[[Star World]]''
|[[May 30]], [[2007]]
| [[May 30]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|HRV}} [[Croatia|HR]]
|{{Flagicon|HRV}} [[Croatia|HR]]
|''[[HTV 2]]''
|''[[HTV 2]]''
|[[July 4]], [[2007]]
| [[July 4]], [[2007]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==DVD release==
== DVD release ==
[[Image:EurekaS1dvd-3d.jpg|thumb|The Season One DVD 3D artwork.]]
[[Image:EurekaS1dvd-3d.jpg|thumb|The Season One DVD 3D artwork.]]
Universal has announced the North American (Region 1) release of the first season as a 3-DVD set containing all 12 episodes of the first Season, to be released on [[July 3]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka - Universal announces Season 1|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7087|publisher=TV Shows on DVD|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
Universal has announced the North American (Region 1) release of the first season as a 3-DVD set containing all 12 episodes of the first Season, to be released on [[July 3]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka - Universal announces Season 1|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7087|publisher=TV Shows on DVD|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>


Universal have now also finally released the artwork for the DVD set. It is also said to contain “10 hours of behind-the-scenes extras” including deleted scenes narrated by Colin Ferguson (Jack Carter).<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka - Bonus material for season 1 announced along with Menu artwork|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7183|publisher=TV Shows on DVD|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
Universal have now also finally released the artwork for the DVD set. It is also said to contain "10 hours of behind-the-scenes extras" including deleted scenes narrated by Colin Ferguson (Jack Carter).<ref>{{cite web|title=Eureka - Bonus material for season 1 announced along with Menu artwork|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7183|publisher=TV Shows on DVD|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.scifi.com/eureka Official Eureka site] at Sci Fi.com
*[http://www.scifi.com/eureka Official Eureka site] at Sci Fi.com
*[http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/Eureka ''Eureka'' at SciFipedia]
*[http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/Eureka ''Eureka'' at SciFipedia]
*[http://www.tvsquad.com/category/eureka/ ''Eureka''] on [[TV Squad]]
*[http://www.tvsquad.com/category/eureka/ ''Eureka''] on [[TV Squad]]

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This article is about the US science-fiction television series. For the Canadian educational science television series, see Eureka! (TV series). For the BBC science-based TV series, see Eureka (BBC).
Eureka
The opening title for Eureka
Eureka's intertitle
Created byAndrew Cosby
Jaime Paglia
StarringColin Ferguson
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Jordan Hinson
Joe Morton
Ed Quinn
Debrah Farentino
Matt Frewer
Erica Cerra
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes12 (to date) (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 44 minutes
Original release
NetworkSci Fi Channel
ReleaseJuly 18, 2006 –
Present

Eureka is an American science fiction television series (filmed in British Columbia, Canada) that premiered July 18, 2006, on the Sci Fi Channel. In the UK and Ireland it first aired on Sky One on August 2, 2006 - where it is titled A Town Called Eureka. Repeats of the first Season have since been broadcast on the British Sci Fi Channel. A second season (starting July 10, 2007[1]) of thirteen episodes was officially confirmed by the Sci Fi Channel on October 4, 2006.[2] The second season will also air in the UK on Sky One starting in October 2007. According to Sci Fi Wire, Eureka was originally going to be an animated series.[3]

  • Season One Tagline: Small Town. Big Secret.
  • Season Two Tagline: Same Town. Bigger Secrets.

Plot

Eureka takes place in a secret town of that name inhabited entirely by the best minds in the United States. After World War II ended, Albert Einstein realized that the future belonged to science. Given the close call with the deployment of the atomic bomb, the U.S. government decided it could not risk being surpassed by other nations.

With Einstein's help and that of other trusted advisors, then-President of the United States Harry S. Truman had a top-secret residential town built in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture the country's most valuable intellectual resources. There, the nation's greatest thinkers, the "¸ber-geniuses" working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were hired to make the town a paradise, with the best of everything for all its residents. This town would never appear on any map and be unknown to the public, except those that were authorized to learn of it.

In the fifty years since the town's founding, its residents are responsible for almost every leap in science known to humanity. However, with experimentation inevitably comes failure, and over fifty years worth of trial and error they have had a number of experiments go awry. Global warming has in passing been mentioned as an example of a Eureka project gone awry.

Though Eureka's residents suffer many of the same problems that ordinary towns do, having a town full of geniuses and virtually limitless resources tends to make their problems a much larger concern than those of a regular town. It has been noted that its mortality rate is twice the national average.

While transporting a fugitive (who is revealed to be his rebellious teenage daughter, Zoe) back to Los Angeles, Deputy U. S. Marshal Jack Carter gets himself tangled up in the town's latest mishap, and soon becomes its new sheriff after the old one is injured on the job.

Location setting

Various hints in the show suggest that it is in Oregon, since a map of Oregon and an Oregon state flag are visible in the sheriff's office. It has also been implied that Eureka is in a state adjacent to Idaho. In one episode, Zoe, trying to run away, attempts to take a bus to Portland (Oregon's largest city) in a nearby town. When Sheriff Carter asks where the next stop is, the bus attendant replies that it stops in Salem (Oregon's capital city). When attempting to find Zoe they searched all public transportation within 50 miles (80 km) of Eureka. Zoe was identified as buying two tickets on a bus leaving from Summerville. Also, in the episode "Primal", Allison Blake's divorce papers from Nathan Stark are filed in the state of Oregon, in the Circuit Court of the County of Eureka - which would also explain the presence of a sheriff, something normally afforded to counties, not towns. In a December 2005 interview, Eureka co-creator Andrew Cosby described the town's location being in the "Pacific Northwest", "tucked away" behind "the redwood wall". The quirky coastal town of Eureka, California (approximately 90 miles south of the Oregon border) is referred to by locals as behind the "redwood curtain", but Cosby says the similarity is coincidental. Eureka, CA's sister city, Arcata, CA, is home to Humboldt State University, and the Schatz Energy Lab.[4]

Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Colin Ferguson Sheriff Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield Allison Blake
Jordan Hinson Zoe Carter
Joe Morton Henry Deacon
Ed Quinn Nathan Stark
Debrah Farentino Dr. Beverly Barlowe
Matt Frewer Jim Taggart
Erica Cerra Deputy Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston Douglas Fargo
Chris Gauthier Vincent
Shayn Solberg Spencer

Filming locations

Episodes

Main article: List of Eureka episodes

The episodes were not aired in the order intended by the show's creators. This is suggested by the episodes' production numbers which are displayed on the Sci-Fi channel's Eureka website next to episode titles quite often. There are some small inconsistencies when watched closely, but such inconsistencies are minimal and were intentionally controlled. In podcast commentaries with the show's creators and star Colin Ferguson, they confirm that the production order is in fact the order they intended the show to air, but the network executives changed the order to try and place stronger episodes earlier in the run as to help attract viewers. As such, the creators were able to make minor changes in editing and sometimes ADR dialogue in later episodes (such as removing the explicit mention of Zoe's first day at school) to try to eliminate audience confusion.

Ratings and critical reaction

The series's premiere garnered high ratings, with 4.4 million people tuning in. Eureka was also the top rated cable program for that Tuesday night, and was the highest-rated series launch in Sci Fi's fourteen-year history.[5]

Critical reaction was mixed, with general praise for the premise, but overall middling reaction to the writing of the pilot.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

It's all very quirky. Too quirky, maybe, for an audience that is used to spaceships, robots, and explosions. Though every episode promises an "aha!" moment based in quantum physics and obscure scientific laws, this world is relatively flat, conceptually speaking, in comparison to the complexity woven into series such as Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica. This does not mean Eureka is a complete waste of time. Not at all. The characters are fun, Ferguson is believable and pleasant, the script is solidly constructed, and the visuals are slickly produced. All in all, it's a sweet series and probably not long for this world.[6]

The New York Post:

3 out of 4 stars

The New York Daily News:

With its playful new series "Eureka," set in the Pacific Northwest and telling the story of an outsider who comes to explore, and settle in, a remote town full of eccentrics, Sci-Fi Channel isn't just inviting comparisons to "Twin Peaks" and "Northern Exposure." It's demanding them. But co-creators Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia hold up to them pretty well. "Eureka" has a premise, a cast and a plot that make it one of the TV treats of the summer. The folks at Sci-Fi Channel clearly intended to reinvent the summer TV series here, and come up with something breezy and fun. And "Eureka" - they've done it!

International distribution

Country Channel Season 1 Premiere date Season 2 Premiere date
Republic of Ireland IE Sky One August 2, 2006 July, 2007
Sci Fi January 11, 2007
United Kingdom UK Sky One August 2, 2006 July, 2007
Sci Fi January 11, 2007
Canada CA Space September 3, 2006
Turkey TR DiziMax October 11, 2006
Israel IL AXN November 6, 2006
Spain ES Cuatro TV January 6, 2007
Sci Fi January 10, 2007
Hungary HU TV2 February 3, 2007
Asia Star World May 30, 2007
Croatia HR HTV 2 July 4, 2007

DVD release

File:EurekaS1dvd-3d.jpg
The Season One DVD 3D artwork.

Universal has announced the North American (Region 1) release of the first season as a 3-DVD set containing all 12 episodes of the first Season, to be released on July 3 2007.[7]

Universal have now also finally released the artwork for the DVD set. It is also said to contain "10 hours of behind-the-scenes extras" including deleted scenes narrated by Colin Ferguson (Jack Carter).[8]

References

  1. ^ "SCI FI CHANNEL UNVEILS ITS BIGGEST SUMMER YET WITH NEW ORIGINAL SERIES AND RETURNING HITS". The Futon Critic. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  2. ^ "ëEUREKA' RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON ON SCI FI". The Futon Critic. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  3. ^ "Sci Fi Wire - Eureka Almost A Toon". Sci Fi Wire. 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
  4. ^ Sims, Hank (2005-12-15). "Mad scientists abound in Eureka - But show creator says any resemblance to reality purely coincidental". North Coast Journal. Retrieved 2006-09-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Eureka Scores High". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  6. ^ "Not a whole lot to discover on ëEureka'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
  7. ^ "Eureka - Universal announces Season 1". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  8. ^ "Eureka - Bonus material for season 1 announced along with Menu artwork". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
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