Founder’s Day airs July 9 at 8 PM Central (9 PM Eastern). The fourth-season premiere finds the quirky town poised to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Sheriff Carter, still reeling from the departures of Zoe and Tess in the last episode, goes for a jog and runs into the enigmatic Dr. Trevor Grant (James Callis). Since this is Eureka we’re talking about, you can go ahead and assume that Carter wasn’t supposed to meet the man who played Baltar in Battlestar Galactica, and that something has gone very, very wrong while Carter was out jogging. – From TVGuide.com

You can even interact with Eureka tonight at 8 Central / 9 Eastern at Syfy Connect. Why would you want to interrupt the show though? I can’t imagine.

My cable is down so I’m not as happy as I should be, but I’ll have it back up before next week, and I’ve looked at the Syfy schedule so I know I’ll have my chance to catch the episode as soon as I can get my Syfy channel working again…

Frankly, I still have internet. I might have to take things into my own hands. Amazon is the best deal online for commercial free episodes and I’m not afraid to use it! :) My computer hooks up quite nicely to my TV and I’ve watched my share of TV that way.

I really don’t want to miss this show.

Anyway, make sure you’re ready for EUREKA on JULY 9th, 2010! It’s COMING BACK.

See the trailers below for details!

I thought I would take the time to go over some of my favorites of the second part of the season. The following Eureka ep list is my guide to all things good in the back half of Eureka’s third season.

Welcome Back, Carter

As a mid-season opener pretending to be a season premiere, Welcome Back, Carter (WBC) was a fantastic showcase of all the things I like about Eureka, and Sheriff Andy, I can only pray that he returns for a visit.

It’s Good to Be Green

This one was a fun episode all the way around, but still, nothing beats the laugh-out-loud humor of WBC.

Have an Ice Day!

Taggart is back! Who knows if he’ll show up again, but it was great to see him. Zane was crazy, but that’s okay. I am, however, getting a little sick of seeing him sick all the time! He’s become attached to that hospital bed.

Finally, I have to say, I’ll be looking into the whole Zoe thing…

For a full season three ep list, visit the season three page or see the episode download list.

You can find more of the Season Three episode titles on the episode downloads page.

Finally, if Syfy’s description is anything to go by, we also get to see the new girl.

Syfy says: “Dr. Tess Fontana shakes things up in Carter’s world when she’s brought in by Allison to re-open Section Five.”

After watching Welcome Back, Carter (the mid-season premiere of Eureka), I have to say I’m hoping to see Andy again, even if it’s just for one more episode some time down the road.

Welcome Back, Carter takes off where the series left off at mid-season: Carter out of a job and Allison pregnant.

But that’s okay, because he’s just been replaced—by a robot. Sheriff Andy, to be precise, who has a southern accent and an aw-shucks manner that I was sure would turn out to be an act.

I turned out to be wrong, and that’s one of the lovely things about this episode. I expected the usual bad-guy-takes-over-and-Carter-has-to-prove-it-and-save-the-day. But that’s not what happened at all.

Andy was a funny, great guy and I really, really hated to see him go at the end. This is one character I would love to see more of—then again, he might just give Carter a run for his money when it comes to charming the viewers. Andy stole the show!

Welcome Back, Carter—a new EurekaFan favorite!

Tell me what you thought of this episode…

My Top Ten List of Favorite Season One and Season Two Eureka Episodes

1. Eureka Pilot – I was hopeful when I sat down to watch this Scifi Channel premiere that I was watching something that was going to be interesting and fun. I couldn’t have been more thrilled with what I ended up seeing that night. Eureka was fresh, funny, exciting, and addicting. I could hardly wait to see more of these wonderful characters and to date, they’ve never let me down.
2. Many Happy Returns – On the heels of the pilot came Many Happy Returns. I knew Eureka was strange and different, but as soon as I saw Susan, apparently alive and well, I realized just how great this series was going to be.
3. Right As Raynes – This episode seemed to me to be a turning point for Nathan, giving him a softer side and making me like him even as he antagonized Carter more than ever.
4. Before I Forget - I enjoyed meeting Henry’s former love, Kim, and getting an episode that focused so heavily on Henry.
5. H.O.U.S.E. Rules – Oh, how could I forget B.R.A.D.? This episode was pure fun.
6. Once In A Lifetime – This was a heartbreaker of an episode in so many ways. Until season three, this stood out as the best of the series. It remains my favorite episode of both seasons one and two.
7. Try, Try Again – The focus on Fargo was refreshing.
8. Unpredictable – Carter’s ex-wife put in an appearance, finally, and the results were predictably unpredictable–in an interesting and entertaining way.
9. Noche de Suenos – Those naughty dreams… :) I still listen to “The Mask of Fargo” just for fun. (From the Eureka Soundtrack.)
10. Maneater – I know I’m not supposed to adore these kinds of episodes, but I do. I love it when the characters are forced out of character by outside influences. (Alienated almost made it on the list… but I ran out of numbers between 1 – 10.)

If you want to rewatch any of these episodes, check out my Eureka episode downloads page for links to buy them.

I had to leave so many great episodes off the list. Just know that I wish there were more than 10 slots in top ten list!

Which episodes from seasons one and two would make it into your top ten? I’d love to know.

You’ll definitely want to see the full sized version, which was labeled as a surprised Colin Ferguson and “our newest addition to the Eureka family”. Permanent or guest star? :) I have to say, I think Jamie Ray Newman is a good actress. I adored the part she played in Duet, in season 2 of Atlantis. Since Duet was a great opportunity to show off her ability to play with both comedy and drama, and to show that she could do it well, I have high hopes for her role on Eureka! Here’s hoping it’s a long and fruitful engagement… (And no, that’s not some kind of wild hint of things to come even though a recent piece of news indicates that Carter might have a new love interest during the latter part of season three!)

Link to image and comment: Eureka Unscripted

Last I remember, Carter was fired (saw that and cringed at the end of that episode), Allison was pregnant, and Nathan (and Eva Thorne) was gone.

What a way to start the rest of the season!

My biggest hope is that I won’t get lost on shownight. The series has moved from its usual Tuesday slot to the Friday slot that was held by Battlestar Galactica. I see this working out in one of two ways for me. Either I love having something of a lighter fare to watch on Friday evenings in place of BSG, or I constantly forget that Eureka has moved from the lovely Tuesday night spot.

I hope the former is true. I fear the latter.

I’m also excited to hear that there might be a love interest for Carter soon! I think the pregnancy kind of makes Allison off-limits for the time being (she has to have time to grieve properly, don’t you think?). There are a few more hints of things to come in an article up on Scifi Wire and I give that link on the spoilers & rumors page.

Link: SCIFI schedule bot for April 23, 2009

My one concern about the validity of the listing? April 23rd is a Thursday. Eureka has always aired on Tuesdays. I checked the Tuesdays though, and found no reference to the show.