Eureka

Some people might have their iPod filled with Linkin Park, old Aerosmith, or even Perry Como. But not me (Ok, maybe a couple of them). The star of my iPod is Bear McCreary, and I'm certainly not ashamed of it. In fact, I'm so proud of it, I tell everyone I know, and now I'm telling you. Of the 1,031 songs currently on my iTunes playlist, 135 of them are composed by Bear McCreary. It includes music from "Battlestar Galactica," of course, but also "Caprica" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." And that's just what's on my iPod now ... he's also done music work for "Eureka" on Syfy, and the brand new NBC show "Trauma" that premieres Monday. I usually don't watch medical dramas, but I'm giving "Trauma" a shot ... why? Because it's Bear McCreary. Bear's music also has made its ... »

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Eastwick is an easy win for me, though if you read a lot of other reviews on the internets you'd think I was the only person that actually liked this show.  I don't actually believe such nonsense, and I think there's a strong audience out there just waiting for this kind of series.  So don't always believe what you read, take a chance, and give this show a watch (or at the very least a DVR) tonight, and see for yourself.  Or, you can read on to hear my reasons for watching it.
At its core, storytelling is about making a connection between the teller and the listeners (or viewers in this case). Stories are often told to build knowledge, teach lessons, relate history and past events in a common current setting, and most importantly of all to entertain.  Eastwick, for me, has every one of those elements and I »
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This article may contain spoilers. Jack (Colin Ferguson) is having a hell of a day. His daughter gets accepted into Harvard, his girlfriend gets her dream job and the North Pole moves to Eureka. Under other circumstances, these might be good things or even great things. But on this particular day, it's all bad news. As Jack succinctly put it, "So the laws of physics are in peril, my daughter's moving out, and the world's coming to an end." Zoe (Jordan Hinson) is only a junior in high school, but after succumbing to the pressure to apply for early admission to medical school, she miraculously gets in -- to Harvard. It's only 3,000 miles away from Eureka and her overly-protective father who thought he had another year to get used to the idea that she was going to college. Then Tess ... »

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