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The Mercury Men is an indie sci-fi web serial, syndicated on Syfy's website in 2011. Filmed in black and white, it combines elements of Dieselpunk, Raygun Gothic and atomic punk, with a feel reminiscent of The Outer Limits (1963).Edward Borman, a lowly government office drone, finds himself trapped when the deadly Mercury Men seize his office building as a staging ground for their nefarious plot. Aided by a daring aerospace engineer from a mysterious organization known as The League, Edward must stop the invaders and their doomsday device, the Gravity Engine. |
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Applied Phlebotinum |
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Applied Phlebotinum: The Gravity Engine. |
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Creator Cameo |
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Creator Cameo: Director Chris Preksta appears in the penultimate episode as one of the League members that shows up to save Edward and Jack from the Mercury men. |
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Dragon-in-Chief |
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Dragon-in-Chief: The Chief Designer is the mastermind behind the men from Mercury's evil plan, but never appears in person. Instead, the Battery is in charge of the invasion. |
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The War Has Just Begun |
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The War Has Just Begun: Jack, to Edward, when he gives him his gun. "This is only the beginning. Godspeed." |
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It May Help You on Your Quest |
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It May Help You on Your Quest: Jack gives Edward his gun at the end of Episode 9, implying he'll need it later. |
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All There in the Manual |
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All There in the Manual: The official website provides tons of supplementary material, including blueprints, digital props, and faux-1960’s trading cards. |
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Dressing as the Enemy |
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Dressing as the Enemy: Edward's idea for getting Jack near the Gravity Engine. |
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Lightworlder |
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Light Worlder: It never becomes relevant to the plot, but Mercury's gravity is about 38% that of Earth's. Jack's journal notes this is the reason for the Mercury Men's hunched postures. |
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He Had a Name |
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He Had a Name: Before killing the sniper that killed Glenn, Jack tells him, "You shot the wrong man. His name was Patrick Glenn. Apologize when you see him." |
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Diesel Punk |
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Dieselpunk: Mixing Sixties Sci-fi themes with Thirties-style Raygun Gothic. |
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Raygun Gothic |
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Raygun Gothic: Much of the serial evokes this genre. The hero himself, Jack Yaeger, is dressed as a typical Raygun Gothic pilot (Bomber jacket, flight cap and goggles, jodhpurs and jackboots), and carrues a raygun. |
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Humanoid Aliens |
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Humanoid Aliens: The Mercury Men, also called "the first men" in the series, are humanoid in appearance, but are taller, thinner and stoop (supposedly because of Earth's greater gravity). They are also composed of Hard Light and apparently have a Third Eye. |
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Do Not Adjust Your Set |
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Do Not Adjust Your Set: Dr. Tomorrow takes control of a television set to give Edward a message. |
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Energy Beings |
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Energy Beings: The Mercury Men. |
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Chekhov's Gun |
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Chekhov's Gun: It looks like the Lumiére might actually be this in the 10th episode cliffhanger. |
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Alliterative Title: The Mercury Men. |
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Extremely Short Timespan |
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Extremely Short Timespan: The first nine episodes take place in the span of about 12 hours. |
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Revolvers Are Just Better |
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Revolvers Are Just Better: The Lumiére resembles a modified six-shot revolver. |
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Phlebotinum-Handling Equipment |
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Phlebotinum-Handling Equipment: Inverted - The Mercury Engineers wear special suits not because the Gravity Engine is dangerous to handle, but because they are made of light and can't handle it without wearing the suit. |
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Distant Finale |
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Distant Finale: While the first nine episodes take place over the course of a single night, the tenth and final episode is set some time the following year. |
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HammerSpace |
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Hammerspace: Most of the things Jack pulls from his utility belt wouldn't actually fit in it. |
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I Can't Do This by Myself |
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I Can't Do This by Myself: Said by Edward, often. |
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ThisCanNotBe |
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This Can Not Be: Edward's initial reaction to Jack telling him that the Men from Mercury are planning to crash the Moon into the Earth is to claim that it's not possible. |
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Actor Allusion |
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Actor Allusion: Aaron Kleiber once again plays a janitor named Daryl. |
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Zeerust |
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Zeerust: Jack uses a slide rule and notebook to do complex gravity calculations. |
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Aliens Are Bastards |
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Aliens Are Bastards: The Mercury Men are never depicted as anything other than antagonistic towards humans. |
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Schizo Tech |
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Schizo Tech: The story is set in the mid-Seventies. But the lighting - and the monsters - looks like The Outer Limits (1963) (the titular Mercury Men, and the static sound they make, are very reminiscent of the "Galaxy Being" in the eponymous first Outer Limits episode), Edward's and Grace's outfits look Fifties-ish, and Jack's outfit evokes The '30s. And it mixes Dieselpunk, Raygun Gothic, Atomic Punk, horror and other genres seamlessly. |
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Manipulative Bastard |
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Manipulative Bastard: According to Jack, the Chief Designer, who gave the Mercurians the technology to invade the Earth and crash the Moon into it, was able to manipulate them into doing so by exploiting their fear of humanity. |
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You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me! |
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You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Words to this effect are said by Edward, several times. |
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Stock Footage |
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Stock Footage: Stock photos and video of the Apollo moon missions are used during Doctor Tomorrow's speech explaining why Earth is being targeted by Mercury. |
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Shock and Awe |
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Shock and Awe: The Mercury Men's main weapon. |
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Pre-Mortem One-Liner |
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Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Jack gets one just before shooting a Mercurian point-blank as it rounds a corner: |
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Lean and Mean |
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Lean and Mean: The antagonistic Mercury men are much taller and slimmer than humans due to lower gravity of Mercury. |
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Space Base |
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Space Base: The abandoned Mercury Men's base on Mercury. |
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Sequel Hook |
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Sequel Hook: In the final episode, Jack discovers that Edward is being targeted by the Mercurians. The series ends with Edward receiving a package of Lumiére bullets from Jack right before a Mercurian emerges from the shadows behind him. Doubles as a Bolivian Army Ending as it seems unlikely the series will be continued. |
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Always Save the Girl |
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Always Save the Girl: At a critical moment, Edward takes time from helping Jack to make sure Grace gets to safety. |
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Meaningful Name |
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Meaningful Name: The hero, Jack Yaeger.note Word of God says that Jack Yaeger was named after Chuck Yeager, even though the last name is spelled differently. Another League member is named Glenn. And the nebbish accountant who's bored with his job... Edward Borman. Who was actually named after Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman. The leader of the futuristic League is named Dr. Tomorrow. |
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Oblivious Janitor Cut |
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Oblivious Janitor Cut: At least until the Mercury Men zap him. |
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Hard Light |
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Hard Light: The Lumiére's bullets. And the Mercury Men themselves. |
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No Ontological Inertia |
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No Ontological Inertia: Averted. It's specifically stated that turning off the engine won't fix the problem. It has to be reversed. |
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Depleted Phlebotinum Shells |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_74150406 |
comment |
Depleted Phlebotinum Shells: The Lumiére's bullets. |
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Supernatural Aid |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_78f5a589 |
comment |
Supernatural Aid: Dr. Tomorrow, to Edward. |
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White Collar Worker |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_7bd657f |
comment |
White Collar Worker: Edward. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_7bd657f |
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type |
Left Hanging |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_80b5924 |
comment |
Left Hanging: Episode 10 ends with a Cliffhanger, but a second season is never filmed. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_80b5924 |
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WilhelmScream |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_86000262 |
comment |
Wilhelm Scream: A faint one, thrown in as a gag, when a green army man falls off a shelf when the gravity engine is turned on. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_86000262 |
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Badass Boast |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_86b21114 |
comment |
Badass Boast: Jack gets one when the Battery threatens to kill his love interest before the Moon falls. Doctor Tomorrow gets one when Edward asks what he is: |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_86b21114 |
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Refusal of the Call |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_87b8f581 |
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Refusal of the Call: After nearly being choked to death in an elevator by an alien, Edward loses his cool and stands up to Jack, refusing to go on. |
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Extra Eyes |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8905bc4d |
comment |
Extra Eyes: The Mercury engineers' suits have three eyeholes. Apparently the Mercury Men have an extra eye. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8905bc4d |
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Our Zombies Are Different |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8ba9512b |
comment |
Our Zombies Are Different: A construction worker electrocuted by the Mercury Men is reanimated to carry around one of the Batteries. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8ba9512b |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8ba9512b |
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Doomsday Device |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8d12bb8d |
comment |
Doomsday Device: The Gravity Engine |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_8d12bb8d |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_916c72b3 |
type |
Rule of Symbolism |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_916c72b3 |
comment |
Rule of Symbolism: After Jack is captured, Edward walks into the hall and his gaze lingers on an "EXIT" sign, symbolizing his temptation to abandon Jack. Moments later, while Edward tries to call for help using Jack's radio, his shadow on the wall looks like he's praying. After nearly being strangled by the Mercury engineer, Edward tries to leave while Jack convinces him to stay to help save the world. The way this shot is framed is with Edward in the foreground and Jack standing far behind him, so that Jack appears over Edward's shoulder, symbolizing his conscience. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_916c72b3 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_92dfffae |
type |
Retraux |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_92dfffae |
comment |
Retraux: The series is Deliberately Monochrome, evoking the look of a 1950's science fiction B-Movie. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_92dfffae |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_964ea66c |
type |
A-Team Firing |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_964ea66c |
comment |
A-Team Firing: Jack misses practically every shot he takes during the opening gunfight, only managing to hit his opponent after dropping a door on top of them and shooting them point-blank. When Edward is tasked with holding off several Mercurians while Jack reverses the polarity of the Gravity Engine, he fires multiple rounds before managing to hit one of them, despite the Mercurians remaining stationary the whole time. Cue this exchange: |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_964ea66c |
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Big Bad |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_970c790a |
comment |
Big Bad: The Chief Designer. From notes on the website, he may be Soviet top scientist Sergei Korolev, who officially died in 1966 but may have faked his death. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_970c790a |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_970c790a |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9af54b9d |
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Double Take |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9af54b9d |
comment |
Double Take: Edward nearly gets shot by a near miss from Jack's gun. He glances behind him briefly to see that the bullet has hit an image of Abraham Lincoln square in the head, then does a doubletake. |
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| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9bcd82c0 |
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Took a Level in Badass |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9bcd82c0 |
comment |
Took a Level in Badass: Well, more like half a level. While Edward does not achieve true bad-assitude, his ray-gun marksmanship skills improve somewhat during his twelve-hour ordeal (once he learns to keep his eyes open, anyway), as do both his willingness to put himself into harms way and his ability to think on his feet. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9bcd82c0 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9d12bbc1 |
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Foreshadowing |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9d12bbc1 |
comment |
Foreshadowing: When the men of Mercury first attack Edward's office, an unarmed janitor is hit by lightning at least four times before dying, foreshadowing Jack surviving being struck down during the climax. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_9d12bbc1 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0ce7213 |
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My Girl Back Home |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0ce7213 |
comment |
My Girl Back Home: Jack confides in Edward that he has a girl back home in Fairborn, Ohio. The Battery threatens her life later on. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0ce7213 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0ce7213 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0edf122 |
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Good with Numbers |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0edf122 |
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Good with Numbers: When Jack breaks his pencil, he does the complex gravity equations in his head. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_a0edf122 |
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Easily Thwarted Alien Invasion |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ac711709 |
comment |
Easily Thwarted Alien Invasion: Given that their goal is to crash the Moon into the Earth rather than outright conquest, only a dozen or so Mercurians are sent to Earth to deploy the Gravity Engine. Their entire operation is thwarted by a single member of the League and an (unwilling) office drone, armed with a single pistol between the two of them. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ac711709 |
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Extreme Doormat |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b0a529cb |
comment |
Extreme Doormat: Edward gets pushed and pulled around by Jack throughout the series. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b0a529cb |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b0a529cb |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b1f18adb |
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Ray Gun |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b1f18adb |
comment |
Ray Gun: Jack's pistol, the Lumiére, fires "mercury pin" bullets, made of Hard Light. Apparently it is the only thing that can kill the Mercury Men. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b1f18adb |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b1f18adb |
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Bottomless Magazines |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b2cdd776 |
comment |
Bottomless Magazines: Averted/subverted. Although The League’s zap-gun-of-choice - the Lumiére - resembles a modified six-shot revolver, so at first glance this trope appears to be played straight, the blueprints on The Mercury Men website reveal that each of the six glowing mercury pin bullets is good for 24 shots, for a total of 144 energy blasts per full reload! Finite yeah, but still — Gene Autry, eat your heart out! It does, however, seem to run out at the most inconvenient times. |
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-0.3 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b2cdd776 |
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Quizzical Tilt |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b30dd522 |
comment |
Quizzical Tilt: One of the Mercurian Engineers does this while strangling Edward in the elevator. The Director's Notes edition of the series indicates that the Mercurians are not accustomed to humans and often show curiosity towards them. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b30dd522 |
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| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b3eecaae |
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Colony Drop |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b3eecaae |
comment |
Colony Drop: The Mercury Men plan to destroy the Earth by pulling the Moon into it. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b3eecaae |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b55e8979 |
type |
Science Hero |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b55e8979 |
comment |
Science Hero: Jack's skills in mathematics and engineering are what ultimately foil the invader's plans, even more so than his gunslinging. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b55e8979 |
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1.0 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_b55e8979 |
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Hologram |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_bd842706 |
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Hologram: Jack uses a hologram of a Mercury man to distract a sniper. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_bd842706 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_bd842706 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c04b1231 |
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Jump Scare |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c04b1231 |
comment |
Jump Scare: When the Mercury engineer appeared out of the darkness at the end of Episode 10. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c04b1231 |
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1.0 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c04b1231 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c691d3f4 |
type |
Offscreen Teleportation |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c691d3f4 |
comment |
Offscreen Teleportation: Edward's Establishing Character Moment has him tell a lady that his office closed at 7, despite the clock on the wall reading 6:55. When she looks back to confront him, Edward is nowhere to be seen and there is a "Sorry, We're Closed" sign sitting on his desk. After he witnesses Edward being ambushed by a Mercury engineer when he steps into an elevator, Jack is somehow waiting for them when the doors open several floors down. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c691d3f4 |
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type |
Shout-Out |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Shout-Out: A visual one in Episode six, where Dr. Tomorrow controls the transmission. In Episode 10, Edward gets a package from "Buck Rogers" (Yaeger) full of Lumiére bullets. The two named league agents are Yaeger and Glenn, and the main character is named Borman, all references to key figurs in the US Space Program. The elevator fight scene was inspired by the fight between James Bond and Red Grant in From Russia with Love, which takes place aboard a cramped train car. The scene where Jack cautiously approaches the brain-in-a-jar is a deliberate homage to Indiana Jones' approaching the gold idol in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Dr. Tomorrow's appearance is inspired by the Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c75df49a |
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type |
Playing Possum |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c9868780 |
comment |
Playing Possum: Edward and Grace pretend to be dead as a Mercury Man walks by. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c9868780 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_c9868780 |
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BlindWithoutThem |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb640854 |
comment |
Blind Without Them: Edward can't see a thing without his glasses. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb640854 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb640854 |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb87452d |
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Reverse Polarity |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb87452d |
comment |
Reverse Polarity: Jack has to do this to the Gravity Engine - with Edward's help - to put the moon back in its proper orbit. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb87452d |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_cb87452d |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ccb39fea |
type |
Adventurer Outfit |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ccb39fea |
comment |
Adventurer Outfit: Jack Yaeger wears the standard Raygun Gothic version. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ccb39fea |
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1.0 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ccb39fea |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ce4f133d |
type |
Gun Twirling |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ce4f133d |
comment |
Gun Twirling: Jack holsters his weapon with a flourish. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ce4f133d |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_ce4f133d |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d028ca10 |
type |
Deliberately Monochrome |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d028ca10 |
comment |
Deliberately Monochrome: Filmed in color, but with chiaroscuro lighting and then converted to black and white. The director and cameramen actually had black and white monitors to make sure they got the look just right. Inverted with the montage from Episode 6, which was deliberately shown in color to capture the excitement of the Space Race. |
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Come with Me If You Want to Live |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d3a96fd2 |
comment |
Come with Me If You Want to Live: Done silently but forcefully by Jack to Edward. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d3a96fd2 |
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1.0 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d3a96fd2 |
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type |
Cowardly Sidekick |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d4df1797 |
comment |
Cowardly Sidekick: Edward is almost literally afraid of his own shadow. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d4df1797 |
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1.0 |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d4df1797 |
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type |
Dutch Angle |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d8d22bb0 |
comment |
Dutch Angle: Most of the film, to show how disorienting this all is to Edward. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d8d22bb0 |
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| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9cc408b |
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Gravity Master |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9cc408b |
comment |
Gravity Master: The Chief Designer. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9cc408b |
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The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9cc408b |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9e9ad7e |
type |
The Cavalry |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9e9ad7e |
comment |
The Cavalry: The other League members. |
| | The Mercury Men (Web Video) / int_d9e9ad7e |
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1.0 |
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Humans Are Special |
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Humans Are Special: At least according to Dr. Tomorrow. |
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Light Is Not Good |
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Light Is Not Good: The men of Mercury are composed of pure light, and are anything but good. |
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No Endor Holocaust |
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No Endor Holocaust: Apparently this universe never heard of the Roche Limit. Possibly justified, as we don't really know how the Gravity Engine works. |
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Aliens Never Invented the Wheel |
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Aliens Never Invented the Wheel: Apparently, the Mercury Men have sophisticated technology; they can transport between worlds and manipulate gravity. But going from planet to planet via chemical-propelled rockets is something new and threatening to them. |
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Big Damn Heroes |
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Big Damn Heroes: The other League members show up just when all hope seems lost. |
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Soviet Superscience |
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Soviet Super Science: The Chief Designer who masterminds the plan to crash the Earth into the Moon may have been Sergei Korolev, the former head of the Soviet space program. |
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Behind a Stick |
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Behind a Stick: Edward tries this, hiding behind a narrow metal pole. It's actually a ruse, to get them to fire their electrical blasts at the pole to jump-start the gravity engine. |
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Brain in a Jar |
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Brain in a Jar: The "Batteries", thirteen scientists who sold their allegiance to The Chief Designer in exchange for "life indefinite". |
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Alien Invasion |
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Alien Invasion: A small-scale one, as men from Mercury take over an office building as part of a plan to pull the Moon into the Earth. |
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Weird Moon |
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Weird Moon: The Mercury Men try to pull the Moon down to crash into the Earth, and almost succeed. Strangely, there are none of the resultant tidal quakes, flooding and other disasters that should have happened in such an event. Also, the moon is always shown as full, even when it should be eclipsed by the Earth. |
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Brick Joke |
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Brick Joke: Grace’s form still needs stamping eight episodes later. The final fate of the brain-in-a-jar probably counts too. |
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Gondor Calls for Aid |
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Gondor Calls for Aid: Jack calls the League for help, but is told they won't get there in time. |
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