"Eureka" (2006)TV series 2006-????

Creators:

Andrew Cosby
Jaime Paglia
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Comedy | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Small town. Big secret.

Plot:

The best minds in the US are tucked away in a remote town where they build futuristic inventions for the government's benefit.

Plot Keywords:

High Tech | Small Town | Science Experiment

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Colin Ferguson	...	Sheriff Jack Carter (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Salli Richardson	...	Allison Blake (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joe Morton	...	Henry Deacon (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jordan Hinson	...	Zoe Carter (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Erica Cerra	...	Deputy Jo Lupo (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ed Quinn	...	Nathan Stark (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Neil Grayston	...	Douglas Fargo (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chris Gauthier	...	Vincent (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Debrah Farentino	...	Beverly Barlowe / ... (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matt Frewer	...	Jim Taggart (13 episodes, 2006-2007)

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Series Directed by
Michael Lange		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Rohl		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Grossman		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Robison		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jefery Levy		(2 episodes, 2006)
Jeff Woolnough		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Andrew Cosby		(25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jaime Paglia		(25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Johanna Stokes		(5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dan E. Fesman		(3 episodes, 2006)
Harry Victor		(3 episodes, 2006)
Thania St. John		(3 episodes, 2007)
Karl Schaefer		(2 episodes, 2006)
Charles Grant Craig		(2 episodes, 2007)
Bruce Miller		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Jaime Paglia	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Wendy Wallace	....	co-producer / associate producer (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Petrovicz	....	producer (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Charles Grant Craig	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Ethan Lawrence	....	co-producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Grant Rosenberg	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Thania St. John	....	co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Cosby	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2006)
Dan E. Fesman	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2006)
David Greenwalt	....	consulting producer (11 episodes, 2006)
Karl Schaefer	....	co-executive producer (11 episodes, 2006)
Harry Victor	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2006)
Bruce Miller	....	consulting producer (9 episodes, 2007)
Paulo De Oliveira	....	consulting producer (7 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Bear McCreary		(13 episodes, 2007)
Mutato Muzika		(12 episodes, 2006)

Series Cinematography by
Rick Maguire		(24 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Stephen Lovejoy		(7 episodes, 2006-2007)
George Pilkinton		(7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Harry B. Miller III		(4 episodes, 2006)
Harry Jierjian		(4 episodes, 2007)
Michael Stern		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting by
Stuart Aikins		(11 episodes, 2006)
Sean Cossey		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Design by
Byron King		(18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ken Rabhel		(6 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Direction by
Greg Venturi		(19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Li		(5 episodes, 2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Erik Gerlund		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Costume Design by
Stephanie Nolin		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Makeup Department
Nicholas Podbrey	....	special effects makeup artist / special effects makeup coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Strong	....	makeup artist (12 episodes, 2006)
Russell Brady	....	hair stylist (11 episodes, 2006)
Sarah Pickersgill	....	special makeup effects artist (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Michael C. Young	....	production manager (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jean Bock	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Irvine	....	second assistant director (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tammy Nielsen	....	trainee assistant director (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Mavrogeorge	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karin Behrenz	....	third assistant director (11 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Speckmaier	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Shannon Courte	....	assistant art director (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Dague	....	construction coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Richard Hudolin	....	conceptual designer (11 episodes, 2006)
Jim Pate	....	property master (11 episodes, 2006)
Gerri Crawford	....	assistant property master (9 episodes, 2006)
Brian Cunningham	....	concept illustrator (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Corrado	....	3D set designer / assistant art director (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Vince Balunas	....	adr recordist / dialogue & adr editor / ... (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound designer / sound effects editor (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Daniel Colman	....	supervising sound editor / sound effects editor (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Doug Madick	....	supervising foley artist / foley artist (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jack Levy	....	supervising sound editor (12 episodes, 2006)
Lindsay Bucknell	....	sound mixer (11 episodes, 2006)
Sean Keegan	....	foley mixer (9 episodes, 2006)
Gerry Lentz	....	sound re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2006)
Rich Weingart	....	sound re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2006)
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist / foley recordist (6 episodes, 2007)
Rick Partlow	....	foley artist (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist (5 episodes, 2006)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	adr supervisor (3 episodes, 2006)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2006)
Eric Rolnick	....	adr mixer (3 episodes, 2006)
Matthew E. Taylor	....	adr editor (3 episodes, 2007)
Mike Olman	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
David S. DiPietro	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Tim Storvick	....	special effects coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Attila Vaski	....	tech/fab/assist (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Elizabeth Alvarez	....	visual effects coordinator (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Darren MacKay	....	digital compositor (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Gore	....	visual effects producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joseph Ngo	....	systems administrator (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jon Anastasiades	....	lead compositor (13 episodes, 2007)
Tara Conley	....	visual effects coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Adam de Bosch Kemper	....	computer graphics supervisor (13 episodes, 2007)
Aaron Brown	....	digital compositor (11 episodes, 2006)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositor (11 episodes, 2006)
Armando Velazquez	....	digital compositor (11 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Little	....	visual effects supervisor (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ricardo Quintero	....	digital compositor (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kathryn Bolt	....	senior compositor (10 episodes, 2006)
Simon Lacey	....	visual effects supervisor (9 episodes, 2006)
Brett Keyes	....	visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Greg Hansen	....	visual effects artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Lane Jolly	....	digital compositor (5 episodes, 2006)
Trevor Strand	....	digital compositor (5 episodes, 2006)
Tom Tennisco	....	digital artist (4 episodes, 2006)
James Halverson	....	digital effects artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Bob White	....	visual effects (3 episodes, 2006)
Jarrod Davis	....	digital artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Chris Zapara	....	CG supervisor (2 episodes, 2006)
Ryan Jensen	....	digital artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Kathryn Capri	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Steve Graves	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
David Jacox	....	stunt coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Larissa Stadnichuk	....	stunt double: Deborah Farentino / stunt double: Sonja Bennett / ... (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lani Gelera	....	stunt double: Alison / stunt performer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Jordan Hinson / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David S. Warner	....	gaffer / director of photography: second unit (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gary Viola	....	camera operator: "b" camera (13 episodes, 2007)
David J. Dawson	....	key grip (11 episodes, 2006)
Liane Hentscher	....	still photographer (7 episodes, 2006)
Nathan McTague	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting Department
Steve Brooksbank	....	original casting (11 episodes, 2006)
Mary Jo Slater	....	original casting (11 episodes, 2006)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruth Elke	....	assistant costume designer (1 episode, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Harry Jierjian	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2006)
Corey Robson	....	digital imaging technician (12 episodes, 2006)
Peter Fausone	....	on-line editor (11 episodes, 2006)
Ian Maddox	....	post-production assistant (8 episodes, 2006)
Robert Tomaszewski	....	colorist (8 episodes, 2006)
Jeff Cahn	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2006)
Robert Días	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2006)
Kent Hayward	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2006)
Tony Nigro	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Charles Ryan	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2007)
David Kurvers	....	digital imaging technician: second unit (2 episodes, 2006)
Amy Flint	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 2006)

Series Music Department
Steve Bartek	....	musician: guitars (13 episodes, 2007)
Steve Kaplan	....	scoring engineer (13 episodes, 2007)
Bear McCreary	....	musician: accordion (13 episodes, 2007)
Mark Mothersbaugh	....	composer: theme / composer: theme music (12 episodes, 2006)
Michael Baber	....	music editor (12 episodes, 2007)
Aaron Roethe	....	composer: additional music (12 episodes, 2007)
Ira Ingber	....	musician: guitars (4 episodes, 2007)
Mutato Muzika	....	composer: additional score (3 episodes, 2006)
Alicen Catron Schneider	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Robin Chibi	....	transportation coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Allison Clarke	....	assistant to producer and clearance coordinator / office production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brandon Pond	....	key production assistant (13 episodes, 2007)
Robert Werner	....	key production assistant (13 episodes, 2007)
Juan Carlos Fernandez	....	script coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Dr. Kevin R. Grazier	....	science advisor (11 episodes, 2006)
Leanne Orchard	....	production accountant (11 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Ragosin	....	production coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Amber Woodward	....	assistant to producer / clearance/product placement coordinator (11 episodes, 2006)
Vitomir Bogdanovic	....	key production assistant (9 episodes, 2007)
Sandra-Jessica Couturier	....	double (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alexandra La Roche	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 2006)
Mary Jo McColl	....	location manager (7 episodes, 2006)
Shandra Molloy	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Cooper	....	production assistant: prep (6 episodes, 2007)
Greg Jackson	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Shane Lennox	....	assistant location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Alix Mackay	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Shelby Pinette	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Arden Rhine	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2006)
Kristina Slivarich	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
John K. Alexander	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Carmen Pilar Golden	....	office manager (3 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Cosby	....	consultant (3 episodes, 2007)
Tom J. Lawson	....	production assistant / production assistant: pre-production (2 episodes, 2006)
Beth Mercer	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2006)
Joey Naber	....	adr voice (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael Bendner	....	extras wrangler (unknown episodes)
Tricia Leigh	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Brett McDermid	....	second assistant coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Sky One (2006-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2007-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• Sky One HD (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• TV2 (2007-) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

A Town Called Eureka (Ireland: English title) (UK)
EUReKA (USA) (alternative spelling)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

The first season episodes were not aired in the order intended by the show's creators. This is suggested by the episodes' production numbers which are displayed on the Sci-Fi channel's Eureka website next to episode titles quite often. There are some small inconsistencies when watched closely, but such inconsistencies are minimal and were intentionally controlled. In podcast commentaries with the show's creators and star Colin Ferguson, they confirm that the production order is in fact the order they intended the show to air, but the network executives changed the order to try and place stronger episodes earlier in the run as to help attract viewers. As such, the creators were able to make minor changes in editing and sometimes ADR dialogue in later episodes (such as removing the explicit mention of Zoe's first day at school) to try to eliminate audience confusion.

Quotes:

Marshall Jack Carter: [Repeated Line] Yeah, that can't be good.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Eureka: Hide and Seek" (2006)

I haven't been this excited since American Gothic

As a science-fiction fan, long time lover of B-grade fun and a playwright who loves the idea of a small town with big secrets -- this is right up my alley. The characters either make or break a show like this, and in this case, the actors and their characters bring the entire story up. For example, the kid math-savant, a tough female DOD agent, Henry the quasi-mechanic, the tough deputy Lupo and an all-American US Marshall, who is the normal guy and now the Sheriff of Eureka. There are others of course and I am hoping the show hangs on long enough to develop a following. The setting is perfect. The writer's foreshadowing worked like a charm. Many things I assume will be happening. As I was watching, I kept saying, where's the villain?? And at the end of the first episode, a sweet villain was revealed, and in such a way -- you had to go --- Whoa -- very nice. The actor playing Jack Carter was perfectly chosen to act as us in this strange little story. Briefly, a small town hosts the world's most shining minds as they experiment and tinker with science and it's up to the normal people to keep the brains on the right path. I am so looking forward to the next installment. My hats off to the creative team -- this is just what I needed. Let's all hope we don't lose this show in the most important early stages. Ratings are King and just because it's good doesn't mean it will last. So fan boys gravitate to this show on Tuesdays on the best channel on the planet -- sci-fi!!

Addition: Just saw the sixth episode. This is a show that keeps topping itself, introducing new and deeper sub-plots and literally has a dream cast. You will fall in love with Eureka.