Eureka (2006 TV series)
| Eureka | |
|---|---|
 The main cast of Eureka. | |
| Created by | Andrew Cosby Jaime Paglia |
| Starring | Colin Ferguson Salli Richardson-Whitfield Jordan Hinson Joe Morton Ed Quinn Debrah Farentino Matt Frewer Erica Cerra Greg Germann Maury Chaykin |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 2-hour pilot produced, 11 more ordered |
| Production | |
| Running time | 44 minutes approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release | July 18, 2006 |
Eureka is a United States science fiction television series that premiered July 18, 2006 on the Sci Fi Channel.
Plot
The show's premise, as described by the Sci Fi Channel's website, is about a secret town inhabited entirely by the best minds in the United States. After World War II ended, America realized that science and technology would play an increasing role in national security. Given the close call with the deployment of the atomic bomb, it could not risk being surpassed by other nations.
With Albert Einstein's help and that of other trusted advisors, then-President Harry S. Truman had a top-secret residential town built in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest. This town would never appear on any map and be unknown to the public, except those that were authorized to learn of it. It would harbor the greatest minds in the country, as well as protect the country's most valuable secrets. In this haven, the country's greatest minds could live and work in a safe and supportive environment, allowing them to work on the next scientific achievements with no worries or distractions. The best architects and planners were hired to make the town a paradise, with the best of everything for all its residents.
From this, the town of Eureka was created. Its residents are responsible for almost every leap in science known to man over the past fifty years. 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 is mentioned as one of these).
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 their problems a much larger concern than those of a regular town. While transporting his daughter back to Los Angeles, Jack Carter gets himself tangled up in the town's latest mishap, and soon ends up its new sherrif after the old one is injured on the job.
Cast
Filming locations
- Surrey, British Columbia (Sullivan Heights Secondary)
- Chilliwack, British Columbia – Downton Wellington Avenue on April 12, 2006
External links
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Colin Ferguson | Jack Carter |
| Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Allison Blake |
| Jordan Hinson | Zoe Carter |
| Joe Morton | Henry Deacon |
| Ed Quinn | Nathan Stark |
| Debrah Farentino | Beverly Barlow |
| Matt Frewer | Jim Taggart |
| Erica Cerra | Jo Lupo |
| Greg Germann | Warren King |
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