US Marshal Jack Carter is dragging his rebellious daughter Zoe back from her latest escapade when a car accident leaves them stranded for a few days in the seemingly unremarkable town of Eureka. But as the show's tag line says "Small Town. Big Secret." Eureka is actually a secret government think tank, where the best scientists in the world work to deliver the cutting edge technology of the future.
Of course, this is a TV show, so "cutting edge" doesn't so much mean "more pixels on your phone's camera" so much as it does "quantum field generators" and other things that might accidentally end the world if there isn't someone around to help save it.
And if you thinking "Jack Carter is about to find himself in a new job", then you're exactly right.
Eureka is a light and breezy science fiction show with a likable cast and generally satisfying "mystery/disaster of the week" episodes. It also has some longer term plotlines that are threaded through from episode to episode, but in season one these are still very much in the hints and foreshadowing stage, without a lot of follow through.
Overall, if you like your entertainment a little on the quirky and nerdy side, then check out Eureka. You'll be able to say "I've found it!".
(Yes, that was a really nerdy joke.)
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