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Eureka
SERIES: Sci-Fi, Tuesday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Eureka
Critic Score
Metascore: 62 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 20 reviews
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Starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Debrah Farentino, Joe Morton, Jordan Hinson, Ed Quinn, Matt Frewer, and Erica Cerra

When a small Pacific Northwest town boasts more eccentric geniuses per capita than anywhere else in the world, and when they are each working on their own secret projects, a lot of strange things tend to happen.

GENRE(S): Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
CREATED BY: Andrew Cosby
Jaime Paglia
FIRST AIR DATE: July 18, 2006

What The Critics Said

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90
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
Hilarious, delightful and smart... "Eureka" may have the gumption to become the best sci-fi show since the late lamented “Farscape.”
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80
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Eureka is neither as charming as Northern Exposure nor as sinister as Twin Peaks. Whatever it lacks in originality, Eureka still represents an oasis in this reality-infested summer.
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75
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
"Eureka" is clever paranormal escapism that sometimes teeters on the edge of whimsical excess. But that doesn't mean you won't find plenty of affable, oddball entertainment.
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75
New York Daily News David Hinckley
"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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75
New York Post Linda Stasi
Quirky, fun, [and] smart (literally).
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70
Newsday Diane Werts
There's warmth and wit there, along with not a little magic.
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70
Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt
Even though broader does mean more conventional, conventional these days is underrated.
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70
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Surreal and then some.
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60
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
It's all very quirky. Too quirky, maybe, for an audience that is used to spaceships, robots and explosions.
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60
TV Guide Matt Roush
A divertingly original but awfully precious comic fantasy.
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60
Variety Brian Lowry
The idea itself... is pretty damn good, even if the execution doesn't quite live up to it.
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60
Washington Post John Maynard
If you're a regular viewer of the network -- whose hits include "Stargate: SG-1" and "Battlestar Galactica" -- be glad there's plenty of sci-fi to be found on "Eureka." And if Sci Fi's not on your TiVo, be glad that the show is driven more by characters than special effects (and so-so special effects at that).
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60
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
It can be pleasant -- even charming at times -- but not much more than that.
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60
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
It's an uneven show that lacks the finely crafted eccentricity of a "Northern Exposure" and "Twin Peaks" or "Picket Fences" (other strange-small-town shows featuring police officers), but when I say "uneven," I do mean that sometimes it's good.
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58
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
The frustrating thing about Eureka is it doesn't know how seriously to take itself. [11 Apr 2006, p.59]
50
New York Magazine John Leonard
I like [the characters] all enough to hope they can float this so-far-leaky dirigible.
50
LA Weekly Robert Abele
It starts jumping in different directions so quickly that it loses focus.
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50
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
The show borrows from Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks, maybe the corporate drama Profit--too many to gauge how it'll develop. [24 Jul 2006, p.33]
40
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
"Eureka" just doesn't rise to a "Northern Exposure" level of quality.
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30
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
With its population of must-love oddballs, the series drowns its cool sci-fi concept in a flood of "Northern Exposure" quaintness.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this tv show is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 72 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Reid C. gave it a10:
Don't listen to the critcs. This show has become one of my favorite shows of all time. There is just something about it that keeps me drawn into it. And its a major plus that the main character is very likable and draws a contrast between the town and himself.

Ryan W. gave it a10:
What really drives this show is the wonderful characters they have put in it. They each have strengths and weaknesses and they play off each other really well. There are tons of really witty comments from almost every character and it never gets old, especially Jack Carter, the Sheriff. He has so many awesome jokes or comments that it always keeps me laughing. Some people think the science is too far fetched or the plots are too thing but those people are missing the point entirely. It's about the fun adventures in each episode as well as the drama that can run through 1 episode or an entire season. I hope this show is around for a long time as it's the most refreshing thing i've seen on television in a long time. It's just a really really fun show.

Jake H. gave it a10:
Creative, amazing, funny, great ideas.

Daniel G gave it a10:
Great characters, best show i've ever seen out of all. Waiting for the next season, cant wait. Keep it coming. ill watch it to the end.

Nik G. gave it a10:
A very welcome change in a world of depressive shows.

Linker gave it a10:
Fun, interesting, and quirky. One of my favorite shows on TV right now. One of Sci Fi channels only successes. More like this, SciFi Channel!

Patrick B. gave it a3:
This show started out with an interesting concept. Sadly, the show quickly ran out of fresh ideas and turned into a formulaic, intelligence smothering, insulting show. With the thin guise of a continuing story line wrapped around an enigmatic power source, the writers pump out classic bait and switch story techniques that are so obvious it hurts to watch. I have seen every episode. And I have done so because I am hopeful that it will improve. With each episode though, it gets worse. The stereotypes get stronger and the shallowness and laziness of the production team gets worse. There are a few good lines that make me chuckle or acknowledge that a thinking person is behind the show, but it has become painful to sit through the rest of the garbage for those few, brief insightful moments. After this past episode (9/18) I have given up and removed it from my record list. This show is obviously intended for the 12-14 year old pubescent males sub-set, and I will leave the show for them to enjoy. I have better uses of my time.

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