Eureka
I’m now three weeks in to Eureka, a new SciFi original series. The previews looked just bizarre but well-done enough to get me to DVR it, but now I’m getting hooked. In the pilot, I thought that the plot was a little too predictable, a little too long, and a little too overdone. The second episode was marginally better. I just finished watching the third, and I’m much happier. The episode hit the right mix of silliness, overall plot arching, twists, and bizzarity (that’s right, bizzarity).
So far they’re a little light on the Sci and a little heavy on the Fi, but you can tell that they’re at least trying to make things as real as possible while keeping the premise of a town full of geniuses, advanced science, and military-grade weaponry believable. And there’s enough backstory to keep the interest high from episode to episode. On top of that, the production values are almost ridiculously high, especially for the SciFi channel.
It’s not the best show on TV, by any means. But it’s summer, and there’s nothing else on (not that that’s the only reason I’m watching this show — it could compete well in the fall). It will certainly do while I wait (until October! Frak!) for more BSG. If you’re interested in catching up in time for next Tuesday’s new episode, you can probably find the first three episodes on your favorite P2P network, or let me know, and I can send them to you.
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