All Rights reserved. Read the full story. Powered by WordPress. Close the menu. Follow Us. Sign Up. Just last week, Syfy announced that the quirky drama would receive a sixth and final season of six episodes. Those installments were to have been filmed this fall for a debut, most likely, in — and they would have also allowed "Eureka" writers to wrap up the series without having to alter their plans for the fifth season, which is currently finishing up production.
But on Monday, Syfy reversed course and announced that the fifth season would, in fact, be its last.
Since production on season five was so far along, this effectively meant that some fancy footwork by the writers would be needed if they wanted to tie everything up neatly. And then on Thursday, Syfy said that it would tack on one more episode to season five, an announcement that will presumably provide fans with some hastily written closure but still makes you wonder what the heck is going on here.
We talked to Erica Cerra right , who plays intrepid Deputy Jo Lupo, about the rollercoaster she and her co-stars have ridden over the past few weeks. She compared Syfy's mixed messages to having a chair pulled out from under you as you sit down. At the time, Syfy execs were talking about reboots of classic shows like Alien Nation and Quantum Leap , and a search for the "next great space opera.
Battlestar Galactica , albeit in a different time period. Without Eureka , however, Syfy is down to just two original shows — Warehouse 13 and Alphas — that speak directly to what should be their core demographic. It won't happen. The inevitable response by fans will follow a predictable pattern: Many lament, angry emails are written, people are called, and the execs weather the storm knowing there's a market for the DVDs.
Assuming Syfy lives up to their pledge to air the remaining episodes, the fate of the show is already better than most canceled projects since there will be some closure. Short of a government bailout for Global Dynamics, it is best to move quickly past anger, bargaining, and depression to acceptance.
However, since we're talking science fiction, let's imagine greater and pretend we live in an alternate universe where the input of viewers is heard. Here are five moves Syfy can make to improve their product:. Erratic scheduling has likely been a cause of ratings dips of some of the shows. Farscape had mid-season hiatuses that would last up to a six months. Season Three took over a year to finish airing. Eureka hasn't been erratic, just short. The series' annual Q3 run is far shorter than traditional episode blocks, making it difficult for fans to stick with the show from season to season.
Tivo has helped mitigate the Joss Whedon-esque curse of changing time slots, but it can't do anything about lost interest in a show that doesn't air new episodes.
The most painful aspect of losing Eureka is parting ways with Sheriff Jack Carter. When the writers shifted focus to the technology being produced by GD and away from his fish-out-of-water relationship with the town maybe dog-in-the-ocean is a better analogy , it was a disservice to the show. Sure, Carter does his Give Me the Quantum Physics For Dummies Version kind of comments during the tech exposition, but the show's first-season premise seemed to take a backseat to nanobots and predictive contact lenses.
Ferguson turns out to be a great comedic actor and someone deserving another gig. If we must live in a world without Eureka, Oregon, at least appease fans by giving Ferguson another vehicle.
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