Eureka is a poorly marketed show. It isn’t a surprise considering it airs on Sci Fi, the network more concerned with promoting its comical made-for-TV movies than its acclaimed series. It would be easy for anyone who’s seen an ad for Eureka to assume that it’s just an updated version of The Andy Griffith Show with a tongue-in-cheek supernatural twist. No offense intended, but that’s hardly an enticing pitch for me.

Despite those reservations, and Sci Fi’s general buffoonery, they did get me to tune in last night – if only to catch the first promo for Battlestar Galactica’s TV-movie/pseudo-season premiere, Razor (more on that in a moment). As for Eureka, it turns out that it’s neither overly campy nor an hour of high jinks focused on laser-guns and levitation. It’s kind of like a more whimsical version of the X-Files, except everything happens in one town and most everyone is dealing with soapy romantic pickles. Apparently last season’s finale set up this run to be much darker and emotionally charged than it had been previously. And if the little tease at the end of last night’s premiere was any indication, they’re staying on course. My interest is officially piqued.

Ok, down to business: I wasn’t expecting much from last night’s sneak peak at the forthcoming Battlestar flick (read: long, non-linear episode), and not much is what I got. With just 30 seconds worth of clips, at least 10 of which I believe were from previous episodes, Ron Moore & co reaffirm what we already know: the film will focus on the Battlestar Pegasus in the wake of the cylon attack, Admiral Cain will be back and she will still be grumpy and possibly even more of a lesbian. If that didn’t sum it up enough for you, here it is…