Eureka: TV Series

Imagine if the United States had a town somewhere in the remote northwest where every resident was a genius scientist - sort of an Area 51 with good coffee. This is the town of Eureka.

This TV series originally shown on the SyFy (now lamely SciFi) network is currently my go-to-pick on Netflix. It's incredibly fun, but not exactly ground-breaking science fiction. The shows follows the many characters of the town through the viewpoint of it's recently relocated, non-genius, sheriff played by Colin Ferguson.

The quirky characters make this show. Sheriff Jack Carter, a former US Marshall, is transplanted to Eureka with his juvenile delinquent daughter, Zoe, when they accidentally get lost and end up in the town. The Sheriff works with his beautiful, but mercenary Deputy, Jo to solve crimes that are masterminded by the world's smartest people. He gets the help of Henry Deacon, a car mechanic and also nuclear physicist.

The show features capers that include time travel, realistic robotic dogs, 8 year olds doing quantum physics, cloned wives, alien artifacts and a SmartHouse called SARAH who nags the sheriff to eat right and parent better. If you enjoyed shows like Quantum Leap or Northern Exposure, you'll like Eureka too.