Pilot 

After a strange accident sidelines Eureka's sheriff, U.S. Marshal Jack Carter takes over the investigation into the mysterious phenomenon that led to the death of a resident.

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers:

Andrew Cosby (creator), Jaime Paglia (creator)

Stars:

Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Greg Germann

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Ferguson	...	Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Allison Blake
Greg Germann	...	Professor Warren King
Jordan Hinson	...	Zoe Carter
Joe Morton	...	Henry Deacon
Erica Cerra	...	Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston	...	Douglas Fargo
Meshach Peters	...	Kevin Blake
Matt Frewer	...	Jim Taggart
Debrah Farentino	...	Beverly Barlowe
Maury Chaykin	...	Sheriff / Major William Cobb
Rob LaBelle	...	Walter Perkins
Garry Chalk	...	Colonel Briggs
Jennifer Clement	...	Susan Perkins
Shayn Solberg	...	Spencer Martin

Storyline

After a strange accident sidelines Eureka's sheriff, U.S. Marshal Jack Carter takes over the investigation into the mysterious phenomenon that led to the death of a resident.

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Plot Keywords:

virtual reality game | samurai | reference to fort knox | reference to harry s truman | reference to albert einstein | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Universal Television,GEP Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

While at Henry's Garage to search for Brian, there is a modern fire engine, this fire engine is actually Engine 4, Duncan Fire Department, Duncan BC Canada.

The only other episode with a fire engine is "Right as Raynes," this is an antique fire engine.

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Goofs

In all episodes in all season that Lupo is working for the town as a deputy sheriff, she has a revolver as a service weapon. However, her utility belt has two cases for clips for an automatic weapon as her reloads. That is, she carries a revolver while carrying clips for reloading the revolver, which is not possible.

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Quotes

Henry Deacon: [while giving Jack's car back] Um, try to keep her on the ground.
[Jack smiles]
Henry Deacon: [dead serious] No, no, really.
Marshall Jack Carter: [drives off] Yeah.

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Connections

References The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

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Soundtracks

Eureka On My Mind Reprise
(uncredited)
Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh

User Reviews

Funny, Quirky, and Awesome

Just an amazing pilot - a fabulous mix of science fiction, character-driven comedy, and quirky characters that make you want to come back for more and more. We see the town of Eureka through the eyes of US Marshall Jack Carter and the prisoner he is transporting across country, and layers are peeled back on the the happenings there slowly and deliberately. What is Section 5? Why is the DoD there? Just what kind of people populate Eureka? The pilot ensures that we can't wait to find out. The multitude of colorful characters are quirky and fun and have amazing chemistry with one another, and the script never talks down to the viewer but rather invites us all up to shout Eureka ourselves. Excellent first episode!