The town of Eureka is home to the greatest scientists in the United States. The scientists work in Global Dynamics, a safe haven for scientific discovery. While the geniuses experiment, the town is protected by Sheriff Jack Carter (Ferguson), a former U.S. Marshall. Carter uses his years of law enforcement experience, and his gun-happy ex-military deputy Jo Lupo (Cerra), to keep the town safe from the latest breakthrough.
Global Dynamics, known as G.D., is run by brilliant narcissist Dr. Nathan Stark (Quinn) and grounded DOD liaison Dr. Alison Blake (Richardson-Whitfield). Stark and Carter do not get along, but are frequently forced to work together in difficult situations. They are aided by Carter's best friend and Stark's mentor, Dr. Henry Deacon (Morton), who runs the local mechanics shop and is the town mayor. With criminal computer hacker Zane Donovan (Matter), eccentric animal expert Dr. Jim Taggart (Frewer), accident-prone Dr. Douglas Fargo (Grayston), and other assorted scientists, keeping the town safe isn't easy.
In 2007, after graduating from college, I started working with cancer researchers. Six years later I'm still working with scientists... For that reason, I find shows like Eureka and The Big Bang Theory extra funny because I know / work with people with some similar personality quirks (and occasionally I understand their words, and if nothing else, I can spell some of them).
I fell in love with this show from the very beginning. The characters are fun and funny, with actual stakes involved. You care about the characters from the beginning and want to see them, all of them, succeed. The minor characters are quirky and entertaining, and you want to see more of them. The show was successful enough to inspire successful crossovers with other Warehouse 13, another SyFy show: Claudia Donovan comes to Eureka in Season 4, and Fargo has appeared in 2 Warehouse 13 episodes.
Loved the show and all five seasons, and was sad to see it go (especially now that Warehouse 13 has an end date). After six years, they brought the show to a solid and satisfying conclusion.
My favorite episodes:
Season 1- H.O.U.S.E Rules
Season 5- Jack of All Trades
Eureka (2006-2012)
Creator: Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia
Starring: Colin Ferguson as Sheriff Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Allison Blake
Erica Cerra as Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston as Douglas Fargo
Joe Morton as Henry Deacon
Niall Matter as Zane Donovan
Jordan Hinson as Zoe Carter
Ed Quinn as Nathan Stark
Chris Gauthier as Vincent
Kavan Smith as Deputy AndyMatt Frewer as Jim Taggart
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