SciFi Channel’s new show “Eureka” is simply one of the best things to get on TV in years. It’s been a while since there’s been an hour-long show which I made sure I watched every week. USA’s “Monk” would be the most recent case.

“Eureka” is about a town in the Pacific Northwest which was set up as a living think tank after World War 2. They gathered all the best and brightest, built a town around them, and let them dream up cool stuff … that could be turned into weapons. The whole operation is run under the thumb of a company called “Global Dynamics” so there’s the expected “science for science’s sake” arguments, but it’s not overblown.

It’s a great premise. The show is smart without being strident. The writing is very good and the acting is even better. The cast includes Matt Frewer who is easy to recognize from his Max Headroom days. The rest of the…