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Critic Reviews
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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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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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"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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"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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Quirky, fun, [and] smart (literally).
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Even though broader does mean more conventional, conventional these days is underrated.
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Surreal and then some.
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There's warmth and wit there, along with not a little magic.
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It can be pleasant -- even charming at times -- but not much more than that.
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It's all very quirky. Too quirky, maybe, for an audience that is used to spaceships, robots and explosions.
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A divertingly original but awfully precious comic fantasy.
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The idea itself... is pretty damn good, even if the execution doesn't quite live up to it.
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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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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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The frustrating thing about Eureka is it doesn't know how seriously to take itself. [11 Apr 2006, p.59]
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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]
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I like [the characters] all enough to hope they can float this so-far-leaky dirigible.
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It starts jumping in different directions so quickly that it loses focus.
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"Eureka" just doesn't rise to a "Northern Exposure" level of quality.
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With its population of must-love oddballs, the series drowns its cool sci-fi concept in a flood of "Northern Exposure" quaintness.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 128 out of 138
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Mixed: 5 out of 138
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Negative: 5 out of 138
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ReidC.Oct 5, 2008
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Aug 2, 2020
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Oct 14, 2013