Product Description

Discover why some of the government's best-kept secrets are being hidden away in the small town of Eureka where the work of America's brightest scientists can lead to brilliant innovations or sometimes total chaos.Runtime: 559 minFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195005456 Manufacturer No: 61100675

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #207 in DVD
• Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
• Released on: 2007-07-03
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 558 minutes

Customer Reviews

Whacky and very funny in a semi-serious way
Eureka is such a different kind of show it is hard to figure out what category to put it in. The humor is sometimes subtle and sometimes just outrageous. All of the characters are well developed and some are a bit off the wall. They all come together seamlessly for a really good show. I cannot wait to see season three and nothing is as it seems in Eureka. I would really recommend this for those with a "diversified' sense of humor and a fancy for the fanatical! Ditto for season 2.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
As reflected by author Arthur C. Clarke in the third of Clarke's Three Laws of Prediction, Eureka is a town of "magic" for the scientifically minded. With the same sociopathic aplomb of Harry Potter, it's a place where things and people explode - in fact, they're encouraged to. Characters frequently refer to the towns founding principle of "pushing the boundaries" of science, and the by-product of collateral damage that results. This doesn't make the job of its new Sherriff, Jack Carter, any easier. Carter, one of the "normals" (with a normal IQ), finds the town's blasé reactions to the various explosions, disintegrations and mad-science downright unsettling.

Don't look for real science here - it's all Buck Rogers and Star Trek variety. There's alot of talk about tachyons and theoretical equations, but it's all lighthearted so you don't need a PhD to appreciate.

Ferguson, who plays Carter, is a long overlooked actor, and his goofy, uncomfortable demeanor fits well with the character of a "normal" sheriff out of his depth. While the writing of Season 1 has yet to achieve the cohesion reflected in Series 2, and the story consequently meanders a bit looking for what works with audiences and what doesn't, it's still mostly on the mark, and great fun to watch. Originally having low expectations of the series, I'm now a fan, due in no small part to Ferguson's awkward yet convincing characterization.

Great premise, great (little) show.
I say 'little' because Eureka feels like a little show - it's not (yet) exploring big philosophical ideas. What it's about is family and community, but heck, maybe family and community are big ideas after all.

Anyway, Eureka feels like a small town with the characters you'd be likely to find in a small town. There are no stereotypical bad guys, which is a really great thing about the show: we see real people trying to do good, and sometimes they fail, sometimes they're outright wrong, but they're never moustache-twirling villains, and that's a breath of fresh air when most TV dramas pit cardboard-cut-out good guys against equally superficial evil characters.

Since the writers choose to create characters that are more real, the show has seemed a little less sure of itself than most. With realistic characters the actors don't have a stereotype to cling to, so they have to work harder to get the audience to empathise with them. Still, the show's ideas are always good, which makes each show very watchable. Sometimes the show falls into cookie-cutter plot territory, with episodes having a sort of Columbo-style resolution, so hopefully as the writers get more comfortable with the characters they will not get too complacent.

Each episode in season 1 is self-contained, but at the end of the season, a very compelling story arc begins that will hook the viewer very nicely throughout season 2 and beyond. I won't post any spoilers - it's really something the viewer should experience for him/herself.

All-in-all, Eureka is a perfect show for the Sci-Fi channel and well worth checking out for those who haven't seen it. For those who can't get the Sci-Fi channel I'd advise them to pick up series 1, as it's slightly better than series 2 and anyway it's the best intro to the show. For those of us who are already fans, the DVDs don't offer much in the way of extras, but for those of us who missed a season or two they are well worth it.