Dejah Thoris is a name I have often used as a pseudonym, ever since I first read the 1912 novel, A Princess of Mars… the basis for the 2012 film, John Carter. It was in the 1970’s that I first discovered Barsoom (as the natives call Mars), and was swept away by the high adventure and romance of the world created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
_ „I love science class!” is what one visitor to Eureka exclaimed upon seeing all the wonders that take place in this cozy Pacific Northwest town. I love Eureka!! I wish I could live there, but alas, it is only a TV show. In fact, it is my favorite TV show. I like it better than Doctor Who, NCIS, Gilmore Girls, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Ok, the 1957 Zorro TV series with Guy Williams is still too close to my heart to be topped, but you get the idea.) _"Eureka" (aka "A Town Called Eureka") is what most would call a Sci-Fi show, but really, it is a Science show.... set in a town full of geniuses and scientists, most of whom work for a government funded research facility... Global Dynamics. Even the school kids are geniuses, doing science fair projects dealing with particle theory and quantum physics. That means there is plenty of adventure. Things always go wrong with someone's project or experiment, and disaster looms. It is usually Sheriff Carter, a regular guy, who saves the day, by either using logic, or by being the guy who has to risk his life to fix something. |