Eureka preview, plus the “Made in Eureka” informercials
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One of my favorite summer series, Eureka (on SciFi) made its return last week with “Bad to the Drone.”
A usual in Eureka, a fantastical invention goes kablooey and Sheriff Carter has to undo all the havoc wreaked in its wake.
The twist this time is that after last season’s complete breach of security by Henry, the DOD has sent in someone who’s going to check out operations in America’s smartest town and see what can be done better.
Turns out she’s a bigwig called in to cut jobs and costs for many big players on Wall Street. Everyone’s fearing for their jobs, so the demonstration of the drones is more important than ever. Of course, one drone goes rogue; as usual, Carter’s daughter, Zoe, somehow ends up in the middle of things but turns out just fine.
Carter saves the day, blah, blah, blah.
My last sentence aside, I enjoyed the season premiere. Still, there are a few things I wish they wouldn’t have messed with:
• Allison completely should be with Carter, not Stark. I don’t believe Stark’s about-face. It’s too picture-perfect. I know he saved their son last season and all, but he’s a slimeball. If the creators really have turned him around, I don’t think it’s for the better. She shouldn’t remarry him. Sigh.
• Jo should have stayed with the crazy tracker guy (I forget his name) instead of going for the young, good-looking hacker. That was a much more interesting relationship, not least of all because it was so unusual for TV. (I know, that was last season; I still haven’t gotten over it.)
• More S.A.R.A.H.!!! By the way, did you know that the guy who plays Fargo also voices SARAH? And she also has her own
And here are two “Made in Eureka” infomercials, courtesy of the good folks over at SciFi (I decided against posting a third, which was basically an unvarnished advertisement for Degree deodorant. These are tangentially so, but still cute.):
The diapers that grow into apple trees:
And the phone that gives new meaning to the phrase, “Talk to the hand”:
What do you all think about the new direction Eureka’s taken this season? Does it make you long for the more innocent days of Season 1? (One of the finest Season Finales ever, IMHO.)
Photos courtesy of NBC Universal.Â
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