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- SyFy
- Jul 18, 2006
- SyFy
- Jul 18, 2006
Summary Small town. Big secret. A car accident leads U.S. Marshal Jack Carter into the top-secret Pacific Northwest town of Eureka. For decades, the United States government has relocated the world's geniuses to Eureka, a town where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. Eureka is produced by NBC Universal Cable Studio and filmed in...
- SyFy
- Jul 18, 2006
- SyFy
- Jul 18, 2006
Summary Small town. Big secret. A car accident leads U.S. Marshal Jack Carter into the top-secret Pacific Northwest town of Eureka. For decades, the United States government has relocated the world's geniuses to Eureka, a town where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. Eureka is produced by NBC Universal Cable Studio and filmed in...
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Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
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55% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
62
40% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
55% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Hilarious, delightful and smart... "Eureka" may have the gumption to become the best sci-fi show since the late lamented “Farscape.”
"Eureka" is the sort of show that makes you want to see more of almost every supporting player - and, of course, of the show itself.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 61 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
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56 Ratings
2% Mixed
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7% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 61 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
2% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
7% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
The critics must only have seen one or two episodes because this tv show is just plain excellent!
It's funny, dramatic and just a good family scify. And the user scores just don't lie.
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SEASON 1
Surreal and then some.
The idea itself... is pretty damn good, even if the execution doesn't quite live up to it.
It can be pleasant -- even charming at times -- but not much more than that.
I like [the characters] all enough to hope they can float this so-far-leaky dirigible.
With its population of must-love oddballs, the series drowns its cool sci-fi concept in a flood of "Northern Exposure" quaintness.
This is a great show. Does not deserve a cancellation. This is especially true since A) it receive high viewership and b) its viewership is double than Syfy's Alphas which is a really bad show, and it got a renewed season. The show even has a higher numbers than Warehouse 13 which is also a good show and it beat out Alphas. Whats wrong with this Picture Syfy. Quit cancelling good shows. You did this to StarGate franchise (where the last two SG Movies) and countless other shows.
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SEASON 1
I do quite like this show but I can't see myself watching another season as I just think it's quality is a little too low-brow for me (don't worry I'm aware of how pretentious this sounds but if I don't enjoy a show; I don't enjoy a show). It's very pulpy and thus sometimes it requires a heavy suspension of disbelief. With that said, I think that the tone it strikes avoids this becoming a serious flaw. I get the sense that it's self-aware about its nature. My issue with this is that whilst I enjoyed this tone for 13 episodes I feel that across the entire series I will get sick of it. It almost feels like a guilty pleasure tv series and that, at the moment, isn't what I'm looking for.
Despite my personal reasons for not finishing this show, I would recommend to someone looking for a kind of cheesy and not too serious TV series. Most of the elements are very good but, as I said, it is corny so if you're looking for something a bit more high-concept this is not the show for you.
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SEASON 1
Eureka is set in a fictional US town in the Pacific Northwest that is inhabited almost entirely by scientific geniuses. Most residents of Eureka work for Global Dynamics, an advanced research facility that has been responsible for nearly all the major technological breakthroughs of the modern era. As the show begins US Marshall Jack Carter finds himself appointed as the town’s new sheriff, soon realising he is not prepared for the things he is about to witness.
Featuring a very good cast, headed brilliantly by Colin Ferguson as Sheriff Carter, Eureka certainly showed promise during its debut season and was usually at its best when it kept things light and had fun with its outlandish concept. The ongoing mystery behind the object hidden in ‘sector 5’ of Global Dynamics also added a little more depth to the drama ensuring that it didn’t fall into the usual procedural trap of having completely stand alone episodes. Having said all that I did find that my attention began to wander during a few episodes, particularly early on in the season, as the weekly cases often lacked the originality or imagination of something like the X-Files or Supernatural at their best. An episode whereby someone develops the ability to heal themselves for example, while still mildly entertaining, has been seen plenty of times before.
All in all then Eureka is probably worth giving a try and I’ll certainly tune in for the second season in the hope that it can continue its steady improvement.
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