Eureka News and Articles

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From Sci Fi Wire: 10 developments will change everything on Eureka (spoilers).

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Mini-review from Maureen Ryan (behind spoiler tags because it's slightly spoilerish for tonight's ep)

Spoiler:

Year after year, I tend to like the same things about "Eureka" -- Colin Ferguson as the sheriff keeping the scientists in the top-secret town in line, the quirky residents, etc. But I tend not to watch it after the first few episodes of each season, because it tends to travel somewhat repetitive storytelling roads (i.e., every week, science goes awry, then science is used to fix what went awry). This season, James Callis ("Battlestar Galactica") has a recurring role as the mysterious Dr. Grant, and the way in which he arrives in Eureka has long-term consequences for the characters. I like the implications of that bigger arc, which promises more depth, which "Eureka" needs. Yet Callis' attempt at an American accent is shaky and unfortunately seems to deflate the rest of his performance.

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From Watch with Kristin (E! Online) - July 9, 2010
Eureka: The Best Show on TV You're Not Watching (but We've Got a Cure for That!)

Eureka returns tonight! Whether you're a dedicated fan (guilty!) or a series newbie, you won't want to miss the fourth-season premiere of Syfy's hit show.

Why is this season so special? Like the show's scientific geniuses, the writers are brilliantly rebooting the series. It's shocking and will take some getting used to, but we guarantee you will not be disappointed. Travel on in here to find out what star Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter) told us about the changes ahead...

More here..... (spoilers)

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From Airlock Alpha - July 8, 2010
'Eureka' Returns With Trip Down Wormhole - Jaime Paglia and Colin Ferguson share a few sneak peeks from the Syfy show's game-changing fourth season

There is a big game-changing twist coming to "Eureka," and the show isn't wasting any time introducing it as it pops up in the first two episodes of the new season, which begins Friday on Syfy.

In fact, during a recent conference call with reporters from news outlets that included Airlock Alpha, "Eureka" creator Jaime Paglia asked those who have already seen the first two episodes to be careful and not share what it is -- with a wink and a nudge, of course.

More at link (spoilers)

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From About.com
Review: "Founder's Day" ('Eureka' 401)
'Eureka' is back - - and it's better than ever
About.com Rating 4.5 Star Rating

Unbelievable! With "Founder's Day," the season 4 premiere of Eureka (July 9, 2010 on Syfy), we finally encounter that most elusive creature in the history of science fiction: a production team that's kept their hands off the reset button.

Conventional wisdom holds that the weekly series format mediates against change from week to week, yet drama depends on change and conflict within a story; the most hackneyed way of reconciling these opposites is to undo radical change at the end of the episode and make it all like it was (pressing the reset button). In the past even Eureka has been guilty. But not this time.

More here (spoilers)

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From Zap2it - July 9, 2010
'Eureka': James Callis suits up for Season 4

James Callis will look sharp when he joins the cast of "Eureka" this season, but he'll sound a little different.

"I've got well-cut suits," he says, "but they haven't given me the British accent."

You win some, you lose some.

The Syfy show's Season 4 premiere Friday (July 9) will feature the first appearance by Callis -- best known as Dr. Gaius Baltar (with the British accent) on "Battlestar Galactica" -- as the enigmatic Dr. Grant, a physicist and former Eureka resident whose departure from and return to town are both shrouded in mystery.

More here (spoilers)

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From Chicago Now - July 9, 2010
'Eureka' takes a wild, wonderful ride; 'Haven' flawed

Syfy relaunches its Sci-Friday nights this week with the return of fan favorite "Eureka" and the series premiere of "Haven."

Both shows delve into the mysteries of the secretive towns in which they are set with a light touch that works for "Eureka," but doesn't seem fitting for the new series based on Stephen King's "The Colorado Kid."

"Same Eureka, different day," says Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) in "Founder's Day," which opens the whimsical show's fourth season at 8 p.m. Friday.

Well, it's not quite the same "Eureka." Series co-creator, writer and exec producer Jaime Paglia and his team retain their perfect mix of humor, pathos and action that has kept viewers wanting more, but they change things up in a big way, thus opening the show to new viewers while still delighting old ones.

I can say without a doubt that the first two episodes back are the finest I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

More here (spoilers)

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From Chicago Now - July 8, 2010
Colin Ferguson, Jaime Paglia promise 'best 10 episodes' of 'Eureka'

The episode ends with an awesome twist that exec producer-writer Jaime Paglia and star Colin Ferguson, who plays Sheriff Jack Carter, that reboots the show in exciting ways. They promise a season of surprises, as a matter of fact.

"The entire 10 episodes were sort of filled with this sort of new sense of 'Well if we could do this, then we could do this. And if we can do this, then we could do that,'" Ferguson said when I asked about the fresh direction. "It made for probably the best 10 episodes we've done."

Paglia agreed, saying that everyone involved in the show has found a renewed energy this season.

"Everybody has just been so excited by the opportunity and they're all doing their best work," he told me. "I don't think the show has ever looked as good. I don't think the stories have ever been as compelling. And the performances just across the board by everybody have been really phenomenal."

More here (spoilers)

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Interview with James Callis (Dr. Trevor Grant) - see link below -

http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/sc...t-town.html#tp

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Eureka and Sanctuary - Guest Stars Announced at Comic-Con

Syfy announced two guest stars for its returning series that had fans buzzing at Comic-Con.

Felicia Day, of the Web series "The Guild" and "Legend of Neil," as well as "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," joined the "Eureka" panel Saturday to announce that she'll be appearing in 10 episodes of the show.

http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/07/eur...#ixzz0umRH1en4

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From Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune. 07/26/10
'Eureka' producers talk Felicia Day, James Callis of 'BSG' talks time travel

Big things are happening on Syfy's "Eureka," which revealed a time-shifting plot when its fourth season began earlier this month.

At Comic-Con, I spoke to the executive producers of the show, Bruce Miller and Jaime Paglia, about the serious consequences of that change to the show's dynamics (the main characters were shifted into 1947, and when they returned to 2010, their town and lives were notably different).

In the video interview below, they also spoke about the casting of Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton in the second half of the show's fourth season (the episodes featuring both Wheaton and Day, who had announced their "Eureka" episodes just hours earlier at a panel for "The Guild," will air early next year).

I also spoke with James Callis, who joined the show in Season 4 as the mysterious Dr. Grant, who traveled from his time frame, 1947, to 2010. As you no doubt know, Callis played Gaius Baltar on "Battlestar Galactica," and in the video clip below, he talked about the challenges of doing an American accent. He was told to study Cary Grant, and he also watched '40s movies to prepare for the role.

More HERE (spoilers!)

[Dr. Harry Sullivan]

Lengthy interview with EUREKA co-creator/executive producer Jaime Paglia - see link below -

http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/sc...-times.html#tp

[Briangate78]

Looks like Eureka will be renewed for a 5th Season. No surprise there.

[Spimman]

Looks like Eureka will be renewed for a 5th Season. No surprise there.

Awesome, where did you hear that? Any word on the cast?

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Eureka renewed for 5th season

Press Release

[Everlovin]

Yay! Yay yay yay yay!

On a side note, I guess this means we get all 20 episodes of S4 within a reasonable amount of time!

[DigiFluid]

Sweet!

[Killdeer]

Yay! Yay yay yay yay!

On a side note, I guess this means we get all 20 episodes of S4 within a reasonable amount of time!

One would certainly hope so.

[DigiFluid]

Interesting, Ming-na to appear on Eureka

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Interesting, Ming-na to appear on Eureka

She's a great actress so I'm looking forward to the episode.