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The Mercury Men is a 2011 series of web shorts produced for the Syfy network by writer/director Christopher Preksta. It is shot in a retro, 1950s style, in black and white. Though it is set in the mid-1970s, shortly after the Apollo moon landings. The first episode is set explicitly in 1975 and the following eight episodes take place on the same night. The tenth episode is stated as taking place in 1976, but the month and day are unspecified, so it is not clear exactly how much time has lapsed between the ninth and tenth episodes, though it must be significant, as the protagonist somehow travels from Earth to Mercury in that time. Each episode is between 6 and 9 minutes long. The show follows the adventures of a mild-mannered office worker, Edward Borman who is drawn into an adventure when his building is attacked by men from the planet Mercury, who appear to be made of pure light. Their plan is to use the steel framework of the building to enhance their gravity device which will pull down the Moon into the Earth. He meets Jack Yaeger, a member of a secretive group of defenders known as The League. It was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a budget of under $10,000.
Original Release
07/25/2011
US Release
07/25/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Tierno | Edward Borman |
Curt Wootton | Jack Yeager |
Christopher Preksta | Mercury Invader |
Nathan Hollabaugh | The Battery |
Amy Staggs | Grace |
Devin Reilly | Mercury Engineer |
Aaron Kleiber | Janitor |
James FitzGerald | Dr. Tomorrow |
Kevin Vinay | Patrick Glenn |
Nick Keeley | League General |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Invasion | Monday, 25 July 2011 |
2 | Skyscraper Saboteurs | Tuesday, 26 July 2011 |
3 | Contacting the League | Wednesday, 27 July 2011 |
4 | Engineer Attack | Thursday, 28 July 2011 |
5 | The Battery | Friday, 29 July 2011 |
6 | The Men of Tomorrow | Monday, 01 August 2011 |
7 | Enemies of Earth | Tuesday, 02 August 2011 |
8 | The Gravity Engine | Wednesday, 03 August 2011 |
9 | Magnetic Tower Assault | Thursday, 04 August 2011 |
10 | The First World | Friday, 05 August 2011 |
Directors
Writers
Christopher Preksta, Ben Shull
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Tierno | Edward Borman |
Curt Wootton | Jack Yeager |
Christopher Preksta | Mercury Invader |
Nathan Hollabaugh | The Battery |
Amy Staggs | Grace |
Devin Reilly | Mercury Engineer |
Aaron Kleiber | Janitor |
James FitzGerald | Dr. Tomorrow |
Kevin Vinay | Patrick Glenn |
Nick Keeley | League General |
Rick Montgomery Jr. | League Member |
Tim Lightholder | League Member |
Scott Stevens | League Member |
Kevin C. Smith | Office Extra |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Christopher Preksta | Producer |
Kati Lightholder | Producer |