Eureka - Season Two |  | Actors: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Jordan Hinson, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston
Studio: Universal Studios
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Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 1837
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 540 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: 61102106
UPC: 025195017176
EAN: 0025195017176
ASIN: B0017INRFE
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Product Description
It's the same small town but the hidden secrets are even bigger in the city of Eureka in Season 2 of this mysteriously-surreal and quirky series.System Requirements:Running Time: 565 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195017176 Manufacturer No: 61102106
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Plenty of new television series need a season or two to sort themselves out, and as this three-disc, 13-episode (plus bonus features) box set from the second season (2007) reveals, the Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka is still a work in progress--which is not a bad thing, considering that it's one of the more provocative and ambitious shows out there. For the uninitiated, here's the basic premise: Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson), accompanied by his teenage daughter Zoe (Jordan Hinson), is stationed in Eureka, a picturesque little burg somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Eureka is hardly Anytown, USA; indeed, this is the place where "the world's greatest thinkers" live and work, most of them at Global Dynamics, "the most advanced scientific facility in the world." It's also a place where exceedingly strange things happen on a regular basis. In Season Two, those happenings include people spontaneously combusting, becoming invisible, turning into gold, or simply disappearing (and leaving nothing behind--not even a memory that they ever existed); a "personal force field" that's growing so large and so fast that it will soon engulf the whole town, and maybe even the whole world; freaky weather that changes by the moment; and even an experiment to re-create the Big Bang inside a Global Dynamics lab, leading to some unexpected side effects. These developments are all presented with enough cool special effects and scientific techno-babble to make Eureka a perfectly viable and sometimes quite dramatic science fiction diversion. But there's more--much more. Sometimes this is a show about relationships: Jack and Zoe (custody becomes an issue when Jack's ex, played by Olivia D'Abo, shows up in the early episodes); Jack and Allison Blake (Salli Richardson), Global Dynamics' new boss (their growing attraction is complicated by the continued presence of her ex, a genius scientist type); Jack and his pal Henry (Joe Morton), who blames Jack for his girlfriend's death but gradually learns there's more to it than that. Much of the time it's a comedy, heavy on the quirks; and, in a change from the first year, it's also a serial, with several story arcs continuing over the course of the season. All of that can make Eureka a but convoluted and hard to get a handle on, but this show is a keeper. Extensive bonus features include deleted scenes, gag reels, podcast commentaries, and a good deal more. --Sam Graham
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 Great SF...and funny too. November 19, 2009
Richard A. Ruppel
A really good Science Fiction is hard to find. There has to be enough "possible" in it to make it hold together. There has to be enough "wierdness" in it to excite the imagination. EUREKA succeeds on both counts. The Sheriff and his daughter were outsiders who fell into the job so every day is totally new to him. But it is the comedy that really makes it flow. I own Season One and now Season Two. I intend to buy Season Three if the Producers ever come to their senses and sell it as a whole instead of Part 1 and Part 2. What is that anyway?!?
 Fresh, original, and funny November 10, 2009
M. Shepherd
There are very few things on modern tv that are actually worth the effort to turn on the boob tube, but Eureka is one of the few.
Take one part science fiction, one part cop show, and one part comedy. Shake well in a test tube and you get Eureka.
The show revolves around the town sheriff. He`s pretty much an average Joe. Just happens to be the sheriff in a town filled with
the smartest people on the planet. But one of the first things he has learned in this job is that a high I.Q. is no guarantee of
common sense, or even sanity.
The comedic results are often priceless.
amazon verified purchase October 27, 2009
Barbara Munger (new york)
this was a gift for my daughter. she loved it and hasn't had any complaints.
eureka season 2 October 22, 2009
marie v (Florida)
The dvd was lost in the mail so I did not recieve it right away.But when I e-mailed amazon the problem was resolved quickly.When I recieved the dvd was pleased with it.
Thank you
Best show on TV October 17, 2009
Joy
My whole family is hooked on Eureka. It is the best show on television.
The writing is so funny and creative. The actors are perfectly suited for each
of their roles. The only caution - it is extremely addictive!
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