Eureka (the tv show)

[torquill]

knaveofhearts and I, having run out of Doctor Who shows to watch for the time being, decided to start watching Eureka. I had heard good things about it.

First season was pretty darn good... episodic, but with elements that reminded one of Babylon 5 and the better parts of Star Trek TNG. The script was very tight and humorous. All in all, not a bad way to spend a couple hours a week.

Second season was duller, somewhat derivative but still containing some interesting plot twists and well-written scenes. They made up for any potboiler tendencies, and the cast was still full of good actors.

Third season... well.

...

We're four episodes into it, and spent the last two wincing over the large chunks of anti-subtlety, the enormous plot devices, and the mutilation of physics. (It used to be so good at the science -- either using such high jargon or, more often, being sufficiently vague about details that you could suspend disbelief even if you do have as much physics education as I do.) The acting is still good, but the scripts are like cheap Chinese knockoffs. So sad.

It may improve before episode 8, which is the last show aired until later this season, but I don't think I'll be holding my breath.

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[packy.livejournal.com]

I miss Taggart. Of course, that may just be my love of Matt Frewer talking.

[foogod.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I could pretty much see where that show was going as soon as I watched the first few episodes (when it was new). It was good, but it definitely had the feel of something that was just slightly beyond the abilities of the writing team to keep up long-term (you know, like one of those families that looks happy and has all the nice stuff, but behind the scenes is running themselves into bankruptcy to keep up the appearance). That coupled with the fact that shows like that often don't even keep the same writing team from season to season and, well, I kinda figured id'd end up falling down eventually...

In the end, even the first few shows had their moments, but weren't enough to really hold my attention anyway (more shiny than substance), so I never got into it.