Talk:Eureka (TV series)

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[edit] that description.

the description is probably fine for now. I've been trying to quote it, but the code for it is messing up the page. dposse 16:44, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia? Speculation?

Should we add a section for speculation and trivia. For example, the license plate on Taggart's vehicle is "NACI-93" and Taggart's accent on the show is British or Canadian. This might represent that he worked for the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) in 1993.--P Todd 00:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

It's status as a stub says "go nuts!" – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 00:46, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
No, it doesn't. heqs 10:33, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Very well then, "go to a point which is sensible and not overly vague or speculative!" My eagerness got the better of me. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 03:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Free Airing

You can watch the entire first episode legally on the Sci-Fi channel website.--2ltben 00:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Advertised on tv but I didn't catch the dates. Sky One (broadcast in the UK and Ireland) Eureka premieres , 9pm, Wednesdays from Wed 2 Jul."[1] Think that must be a typo, and it must actually start in August since the show started on Sci Fi in July 18, 2006.

Definately a typo, saw the ad. and the time is listed as "next wednesday" which is Wednesday 2nd August.

[edit] Copyright Violation

A large part of this article is taken verbatim fromt the show's official site's About page. 71.253.141.238 19:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

It's not taken verbatum. It uses a similar format and similar wording, but it is not an exact quotation. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 20:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episodes

I edited the episodes list with new date and episode names, however they are not official. If they turn out to be wrong, I'll come back and fix them.--RNAi 03:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SCI FI Wire article states that....

Eureka was originally going to be an animated series. [2]. Pretty interesting, no? DrWho42 17:25, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] original research

I'm moving this sentence here to the talk page until someone provides a citation:

This name change occured so as not to confuse the series with the anime series of the same name, or Eureka Seven the spin-off.

--TorriTorriTalk to me! 00:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Caption

Does it really need a hovering caption when there is a caption underneath saying exactly what the picture is of??--NeilEvans 22:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it does. The caption is put into the HTML code as the <img> tag's "alt" variable. More info. EVula 22:29, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding secondary characters?

I've only watched a couple of episodes, but I think that there are some characters that aren't neccissarily (sic) main characters, but are still notable. For example, SARAH might deserve a page.

Also, Lowjack DEFINATELY deserves a page...I am absolutely sure that s/he will play a part in an episode.

Ideas for new pages for other chars -Lowjack -Henry's assistant -The mother and father from episode 1 and 2 (unless they are totally irrelevent) -ect.

ALSO, I was wondering if it would be a good idea if we made a page that detailed all the projects and little inventions that occur each episode. Thats kinda why I started watching this show, and I think it would be cool to have a little page detailing the town of Eureka and what kind of marvels are seen within its borders.

On this note, I think the character pages were created too early, seeing as how we know so little. We should just have one List of Eureka characters page for everyone until it bloats to a point where we can split it. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 17:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I agree, though the main characters (Jack/Zoe/Jo/Allison/Henry/Stark) probably deserve pages of their own. The others, though, definitely don't - especially almost total nonentities like Sheriff Cobb, Warren, and Colonel Briggs. They could be shifted to a list very easily. Rarr 10:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
I second that point. Several of the "main characters" listed are anything but. Additionally other characters such as Fargo, that reoccur frequently, are not to be found.Black Wolff 05:33, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
I've removed Warren, Sheriff Cobb, and Colonel Briggs. Personally I don't think Spencer should be there either, but at least he's a little more relevant. Vincent is somewhere in between main and secondary. Fargo definitely deserves to stay though. Rarr 20:58, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Location

SPOILER ALERT

A couple of things regarding Eureka's location were mentioned in the last episode, but they aren't consistent with each other. They talk about a city of Summerville and a Freeway 17 within 50 miles from Eureka.

  • The "interstate" freeway 17 does not go anywhere near Pacific Northwest. It goes from Flagstaff, AZ to Phoenix, AZ. There is no state highway 17 in Oregon, as far as I can tell.
  • The only Summerville in the area is a tiny town ( population 117 ) in Northeast Oregon. I seriously doubt that there are any bus routes going through Summerville.
  • They mention a bus going to Portland, with the first stop in Salem. This would probably mean that Eureka is in Western Oregon, and Salem is the closest major city in its vicinity. It could be somewhere along Oregon State Route 22.
  • The problem with Eureka being in Oregon but "adjacent to Idaho" is that ( as far as I know ) most of the Oregon east of Cascade Mountains is really a treeless desert, and does not look anything like what's portrayed in the show. [3] Interestingly enough, there is a real town of Eureka, and a real highway 17, located in the forests of Pacific Northwest less than 50 miles from the border of Idaho - not in Oregon, but in Montana. Oregon state flag and Montana state flag are both yellow on blue background. Any chance that you got the flag wrong?

Anyway, we can probably conclude that Eureka's producers either don't have any specific location in mind for the city, or they intentionally give us conflicting hints.

--Itinerant1 06:57, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

The flag in the sheriff's office is definitely an Oregon flag. You can see part of the word "STATE" (STATE OF OREGON); part of the year 1859; and some of the stars around the edge of the seal. Also, the seal is only gold on a blue background, whereas the Montana flag's seal is multicolored. Richwales 07:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Also, about 28 minutes into the episode "Right as Raynes," you can see the flag behind Deputy Lupo's shoulder, and a sizable portion of the seal is clearly visible — enough to show that it can only be the Oregon flag. I'm not necessarily saying that the producers of the show expect the viewers to notice this detail, but trivia buffs can't help but see it. Richwales 07:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

—:Some of the shots of town are taken in Ashland, Oregon in southern Oregon very near the CA border off I5.


[edit] Season 2

There's a post on the official site dated today stating that the show has been renewed for a second season. I just don't know all the fancy shmancy Wiki code to put this in the entry. Andrewhime 16:45, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Only real-world Eureka?

A paragraph in the article states:

Since redwoods only grow in California and coastal southwest Oregon, this limits the locale to the area in which the only real-world Eureka is: California.

But according to Eureka, there's at least eight other Eureka's in the US, and three in other countries, so this statement is somewhat misleading. --Lurlock 15:35, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't see why we even need to state where a real Eureka is. Its a TV show. Besides, that whole bit is original research, so I'm axing it. EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On "EUReKA"

  1. It's a logo, just like Dell's tilted e or Toys "R" Us' backwards R. Just because we have the capability to render the logo in typeface doesn't mean we should.
  2. EUReKA is never used outside of the stylized logo with a specific font, colors, and styling.
  3. The SciFi channel does not use it as the name of the show and does not promote its use.
  4. It is not discussed in this article or relevant to any part of it.
  5. It is clearly and accurately depicted in the info box using the correct font, colors, and styling.
  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks), cited as reason to restore it, clearly discourages the use of stylized renditions in text. The one allowance provided says only that is acceptable to display it, implying that the decision is left to the editors. The two examples given, Macy's and Yellow Tail, don't use stylized renditions at all in their articles.
  7. The CamelCase clause (which could potentially cover this case) again makes it clear that it is a judgement call, to be used when "it reflects general usage and makes the trademark more readable". EUReKA does neither.

Having explained myself, I'm going to remove it again, but I'm not looking to edit war. If anyone disagrees with me, I encourage you to explain why you feel "EUReKA" should be included here, rather than why is it is allowed to be included. – Anþony  talk  08:12, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

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