Wil Wheaton Moves To 'Eureka'

Somewhere in America there is a town filled with geniuses ... a town called Eureka. Now, though, the town is home to the alumni of science-fiction television.

Wil Wheaton, the child actor that appeared in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as Wesley Crusher, has landed a guest appearance on the popular Syfy series. He will pop up in “All The Rage,” the third episode of the upcoming fourth season and, will take on the role of yet another genius, Dr. Isaac Parrish.

The character also happens to be the head of the Non-Lethal Weapons Lab at Global Dynamics and his attitude will apparently cause some discontent with the other characters, particularly with Fargo (Neil Grayston).

"I've had the script for a little while now, and I've been getting to know Dr. Isaac Parrish as I convert the words on the page into a person you'll see on television," Wheaton wrote in his very popular blog. "I obviously can't go into any specifics, but I've had a great time developing his backstory, creating his relationships with the characters, giving him secrets and beliefs, and doing all the other parts of character creation that make being an actor so much fun."

Wheaton said he had to catch up on "Eureka," and spent an entire weekend watching DVDs and reading about the show on the Internet.

"It wasn't a bad way to spend several hours, I tell you what," Wheaton said. "In my professional opinion, time you currently spend watching a show that you hope will get better would be much more wisely spent watching reruns of 'Eureka.'"

Also joining the series, as previously reported, is "Battlestar Galactica's" resident super-genius Gaius Baltar. James Callis has signed on as a series regular for the full fourth season of the series.

Callis will play Dr. Grant, a former resident of the town whose unexpected return is cause for serious alarm. He's also expected to create some friction between himself and Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) as a result of his romantic interest in Allison Blake, played by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

"Eureka" is also not the only Syfy original series introducing some familiar faces. "Warehouse 13," the series featuring a warehouse filled with the most bizarre alien technology known to exist, has cast three browncoats in its second season.

Gina Torres, Jewel Staite and Sean Maher from the cult Fox classic "Firefly" have all signed up for a guest appearance in the new season.

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