The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.
The best episode of "Eureka" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.9/10 from 1183 user votes. It was directed by Peter O'Fallon and written by Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia. "Pilot" aired on 7/18/2006 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Many Happy Returns".
An accident leads a U.S. Marshal and a teenage girl (who later is revealed to be his daughter) to a peculiar town populated by scientists and their families where 10-year-old boys are in 11th grade, the local diner doesn't believe in menus, and E=MC² was just the beginning. Just as the Marshal starts to get settled into the swing of things, a local scientist develops a bomb that seems to appear anywhere and eats all the matter around it.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia
The citizens of Eureka attend the funeral of Susan Perkins, only to find out that she is in fact alive. Meanwhile the Sheriff moves into an underground bunker that is actually a 'smart house' controlled by a computer dubbed 'S.A.R.A.H., and begins to investigate a 'ghost' that has been appearing in town.
Director: Jefery Levy
Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia
Something starts to steal the townspeople's memory...
Director: Michael Robison
Writer: John Rogers
After hosting a movie party, Spencer is found the next day in the middle of a crop circle, claiming he was abducted by aliens; and then other people who attended the party start to go missing as well. Elsewhere, the legislator responsible for Eureka's funding visits the town, and gets dragged into a Sector 5 experiment...
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Betsy Landis, Varina Bleil
An unpredictable researcher accidentally unleashes a dangerous artifact which was previously hidden by Nathan Stark.
Director: Michael Grossman, Michael Robison
Writer: John Rogers
A sleeping weapons system is accidentally awakened by Fargo and Spencer. Henry tries to avert the pending catastrophe with the help of a retired, nonsensical scientist.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor
Carter investigates an unusual car accident. Meanwhile, Stark, under the stress of completing a project on time, pressures two research teams to produce results.
Director: Jefery Levy
Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia
A former resident returns to Eureka and creates mayhem which threatens Global Dynamics, prompting Stark to take action.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Johanna Stokes
Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Martin Weiss, Karl Schaefer
Strange behavior exhibited by the townspeople is investigated by Carter,who has to solve the mystery before Stark makes a decision that could affect the world.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby
A bad day in the lab forces Carter to rethink his decision to live in Eureka, prompting an intervention from S.A.R.A.H. (the self Activated Residential Automated Habitat.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Harry Victor
Ambition trumps common sense when Stark is given a chance to try out the Top-secret artifact. Once it's tested, Eureka warps into the future and ends up in 2010, where the town is different.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Johanna Stokes, Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia