erica cerra-related stories
Posted Aug 30th 2009 1:03PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Celebrities, Reality-Free
I think we all can agree that musical episodes are a bit passé these days, but if there's one show that can still pull it off, it's gotta be
Eureka.
Syfy's quirky series already has that whimsical tone and vivid color palette we're used to seeing in Hollywood musicals; so it comes as no shock that
Eureka will feature a two-part musical episode next season.
Eureka's Deputy Lupo, Eric Cerra, dropped the news in a
recent interview with Sci Wire about the show's upcoming fourth season. Cerra complimented the singing voices of co-stars Joe Morton, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Colin Ferguson, but admitted that she has some trouble carrying a tune herself. "... I don't sing. I can't, and I don't, so I'm going to have to take some singing lessons. I'm a little nervous," she said.
Cerra also confirmed what our own Jason Hughes
reported last month,
Eureka's fourth season will be its longest yet with 22 episodes. Season three concludes Friday, Sept. 18.
Posted Jul 4th 2009 10:09AM by Hemal Jhaveri
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Interviews, Reality-Free
It's been a long time (almost a year at this point) since Sci Fi's surprise hit
Eureka has been on the air. The show, a casualty of last year's writers strike and this year's recession woes, returns next Friday, July 10 at 9 PM with the final 10 episodes of season 3.
Series star
Colin Ferguson and co-creator Jamie Paglia spoke to reporters on a media call and dished a little dirt on all the mid-season drama that's coming up. After the jump we'll get into Sheriff Carter finally having a "real honest love interest," the possibility of two well-liked characters making a re-appearance on the show, and, sadly, the one face that we won't be seeing (at all) around
Eureka. Just a heads up to serious spoiler-phobes, there's an answer to at least one question you may want to avoid.
Continue reading New love interest will heat up Eureka
Posted Sep 5th 2008 9:02AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TCA Press Tour, Casting, Reality-Free
The L Word will kick off its sixth, and final, season in January, with Elizabeth Berkley in tow. That's a pretty nice run for any show, cable or network. If you're experiencing preemptive disappointment over the thought of losing the show, rest easy. As we heard at the TCAs, Ilene Chaiken, creator and executive producer of the show, has been signed to write and produce a pilot for an L Word spinoff.
Even better, we now know that Leisha Hailey has been brought in to star. She plays Alice, and would have easily been my pick for the character to spin off. The Showtime press release doesn't contain any details about what Chaiken has planned for Alice in the new series. We do know that she will take a storyline from season six and continue it as internet-only content. If the pilot goes forward to series, the online component will segue into the new show. I would add, if there is any way to bring back Erica Cerra, I'd be all for that. You can never have too much Erica Cerra on your television. Showtime's press release is after the jump.
Continue reading Leisha Hailey cast in The L Word spinoff
Posted Aug 27th 2008 9:02AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Eureka, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(
S03E05) This week in
Eureka wasn't quite what I expected. After the dramatics from "
I Do Over" I assumed most of that would be swept to the side and we would be treated to one of the more comedic episodes. The fact that the episode was based on a mummy, and that goofy title, kind of hinted at that as well. It wasn't all yuks and Egyptian mysticism though. Weaved in with that weekly story we had the fallout from those major events from last week.
Continue reading Eureka: Show Me The Mummy
Posted Aug 13th 2008 9:23AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Eureka, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E03) We're still too early in the season to get too deep into the bigger picture mystery. In fact, the clues that were given this week where Eva's plans are concerned made the whole thing even more confusing. That's ok though, we've got lots of time for that story to grow. In the meantime, "Best In Faux" was another quirky stand-alone that got a lot of things right. The yearly dog show managed to dovetail with some crazy science, Zoey's homework, and some fantastic guest casting to deliver a very fun hour of television.
Continue reading Eureka: Best In Faux
Posted Jul 30th 2008 8:23AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Eureka, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E01) With the return of Eureka, I think my summer viewing schedule is now complete. It's not exactly fall premiere season, but it's hard to complain about summer schedules anymore, given the amount of great programming available. When last we left our favorite eggheads, and Carter, there were two big questions in play. How would Allison respond to Stark's proposal? And would Henry go to jail? We got one of those answers, and a very short peek at where will be headed in season three.
Continue reading Eureka: Bad to the Drone (season premiere)
Posted Oct 3rd 2007 10:20AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Eureka, Episode Reviews
(
S02E13) Will is off this week, headed to Talladega to cheer on his beloved Earnhardt Jr and the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet, or something like that. He asked that I take over
Eureka, so here I am. Before we get to the actual episode though, I wanted to bring up a comment that TV Squad reader Derek made on
last week's post.
He mentioned his growing annoyance with the formula of
Eureka. I think it's a fair criticism. It hasn't worn on me yet, but we all react differently to these things, which is part of what makes it all so fun. I bring it up though, because I think it highlights what is a difficult balancing act for a show like this. If a show gets too wrapped up in an ongoing story, it runs the risk of alienating viewers who think it's all a big stall game. Please see every
Lost post on the internet for an example. On the other hand, not enough serialization, and it gets formulaic, annoying an entirely different group. It's something that I think team
Eureka has balanced well this season, but your mileage may vary. Anyway, after the jump, a look at the big season finale.
Continue reading Eureka: A Night In Global Dynamics (season finale)
Posted Jun 28th 2007 2:02PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Video, Interviews, Eureka
Aaaand we're back with part two of the
Eureka panel discussion at the Sci Fi Digital Press tour in Vancouver. I've got to say that I'm very glad we got the DVDs of these panels, not only so I can share them with you but because I can check them out again myself. In some respects you can kind of take these things for granted, then I step back and realize that these guys came out and took time to sit down and talk to us, the fans. You can still check out the
first part of this video.
Enjoy the rest of the panel video below!
Continue reading Eureka panel at Sci Fi's digital press tour, part two - VIDEO
Posted Jun 28th 2007 9:02AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Video, Interviews, Eureka
Eureka! Ahem... Wahoo! I got the
Eureka panel interview DVD working, and was able to get the first part embedded for you below. I was definitely impressed by the energy and commitment of the cast and crew for this show, and Neil Grayston was awesome enough to have taken the time to show us around the "smart house" set and even give us a demonstration of his SARAH voice (you'd have to know the show to know what I mean).
Thanks to Colin Furguson, Erica Cerra, Salli Richardson, Joe Morton, Ed Quinn, Neil Grayston and Mark Stern for putting up with us sci-fi geeks.
Once again, I'll be posting more on this and the others shows we visited in the coming days. Look for part two of this panel video later today.
Continue reading Eureka panel at Sci Fi's digital press tour, part one - VIDEO
Posted Jun 15th 2007 8:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: OpEd, Entourage, Eureka, TV Squad Lists
As I started putting this list together it occurred to me, "Holy crap, there is a lot of good TV this summer." The summer used to be the time when my VCRs cooled their worn out heads after nine months of hard work. And now I find myself needing the Tivo and the DVR to keep up with everything. That's progress!
Continue reading What I'm watching this summer: Brett's list
Posted Mar 23rd 2007 7:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Supernatural, The CW
(S02E17) I was looking forward to this episode for two reasons, only one of which panned out. First, like Dean said, "Werewolves are badass." From
American Werewolf in London right up to the recent
Dresden Files episode "Hair of the Dog," I like stories involving werewolves. "Heart" can now take a well deserved spot in that long line of lycanthropic entertainment.
Continue reading Supernatural: Heart
Posted Mar 16th 2007 8:33AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Supernatural, The CW
(S02E16) The
Supernatural team brought us something a little different this week. We got under way in much the same manner as we usually do for a monster of the week episode, but I don't think the episode ended up where most of us thought it was going. High marks for Tricia Helfer (
Battlestar Galactica) in her heavily promoted guest starring role. Take away the blond wig and the red dress and she's a completely different woman.
Continue reading Supernatural: Road Kill
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