The Mercury Men

All Episodes 2011

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  • 2011-07-25T04:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 7h (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
The Mercury Men is a 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.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-07-25T04:00:00Z

1x01 Invasion

Series Premiere

1x01 Invasion

  • 2011-07-25T04:00:00Z42m

Edward Borman becomes trapped when deadly creatures from the planet Mercury overrun his office building, killing anyone in their path.

2011-07-26T04:00:00Z

1x02 Skyscraper Saboteurs

1x02 Skyscraper Saboteurs

  • 2011-07-26T04:00:00Z42m

2011-07-27T04:00:00Z

1x03 Contacting the League

1x03 Contacting the League

  • 2011-07-27T04:00:00Z42m

2011-07-28T04:00:00Z

1x04 Engineer Attack

1x04 Engineer Attack

  • 2011-07-28T04:00:00Z42m

2011-07-29T04:00:00Z

1x05 The Battery

1x05 The Battery

  • 2011-07-29T04:00:00Z42m

2011-08-01T04:00:00Z

1x06 The Men of Tomorrow

1x06 The Men of Tomorrow

  • 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z42m

2011-08-02T04:00:00Z

1x07 Enemies of Earth

1x07 Enemies of Earth

  • 2011-08-02T04:00:00Z42m

2011-08-03T04:00:00Z

1x08 The Gravity Engine

1x08 The Gravity Engine

  • 2011-08-03T04:00:00Z42m

2011-08-04T04:00:00Z

1x09 Magnetic Tower Assault

1x09 Magnetic Tower Assault

  • 2011-08-04T04:00:00Z42m

2011-08-05T04:00:00Z

1x10 The First Word

1x10 The First Word

  • 2011-08-05T04:00:00Z42m

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