"Saul of the Mole Men" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Creator:

Craig Lewis

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Set | Chroma Key

Cast

Josh Gardner	...	Saul Malone / ... (20 episodes, 2007)
Dana Snyder	...	Strata Operator / ... (20 episodes, 2007)
Peter Girardi	...	Todd Rogers (20 episodes, 2007)
Hugh Davidson	...	Bertrum / ... (19 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Bennett	...	Clancy (18 episodes, 2007)
Jonah Ray	...	Clancy Mole Man Body / ... (18 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Almeida	...	Misc. Mole Men / ... (16 episodes, 2007)
Irina Voronina	...	Fallopia / ... (15 episodes, 2007)
Arturo Gil	...	Lil / ... (13 episodes, 2007)
Frank Potenza	...	Robot / ... (12 episodes, 2007)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Stromulus Guandor, Birdbat Leader (10 episodes, 2007)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Strata Operator #2 / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Kimmel	...	Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Perkins / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Sipes	...	Stromulus (9 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

S.T.R.A.T.A. (USA) (promotional title)
Saul of the Mole People (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Don Quixote Studios - 1011 N. Fuller Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA

Trivia:

The odd-looking STRATA building seen in the show's introduction is a manipulated photo of the Engineering Tower at the University of California, Irvine, with a false background inserted behind it. The actual Tower is part of a larger complex of buildings and sits at the edge of a densely wooded park.

Quotes:

[Opening signature tune]
Vocalist: There was a mission underground / So they sent some explorers down / But the crewmen of any worth / Died on their way to the center of the Earth / So we're left with: Johnny Tambourine / A grumpy robot machine / And Saul Malone, the de facto leader of the team / And now he's: Saul of the Mole Men / Saul of the Mole Men / Saul of the Mole Men.

Soundtrack:

Saul of the Mole Men

granted, not high brow humor. but hilarious in its own right.

you have to be in the right frame of mind for this show. if you start watching expecting to be moved by profound insights and thrilled by the special effects then your definitely going to be disappointed. my recommendation? just sit back, relax, and watch. part of the charm of this show is the actors have to be masters of their craft to come off as such poor actors. (the camera holds on Saul's face, he is seen to look away from the camera and his face is set in his signature, slack expression)to me, thats funny. a nice contrast to the arrogance of so many other programs that take themselves so seriously. there are so many shows out there that i suspect the creators of think they are doing something important. television is not important, it is not deep, it is entertainment. and Saul of the mole men is entertainment in its purest form.

i don't know why the creators of this show made it like this,obviously they weren't trying to excel at anything. but the net result is a program that because of its creativity and ability to laugh at itself i would prefer to watch over anything out there. i'm actually frustrated because i've only watched half of the season. and i hear they are not going to have a second season. that would be a tragedy.