Saul of the Mole Men (2007)
- Directed by
- Tom Stern
- Genre
- comedy
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 20 episodes
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man accidentally drills into the center of the Earth and becomes a hero to a group of mole people. The show mixes live action, puppets, and animation in a spoof of old Saturday morning adventure shows.
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What happens
Saul of the Mole Men is an American live-action/puppet/animated hybrid comedy television series created by Craig Lewis, former writer on Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and developed by Lewis, director Tom Stern and artist Peter Girardi. The series first aired on the channel's late night Adult Swim programming block on February 11, 2007. Described as "an ultra-patriotic Land of the Lost set in the center of the Earth", the series was directed by Tom Stern and stars Josh Gardner, who previously collaborated with Stern and Girardi on the television series Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust. Some elements, such as the use of Mole Men antagonists and the use of a giant drill for an underground excavation, also bore resemblance to the 1951 Superman film with a similar title, Superman and the Mole Men. Its theme song is performed by South Park co-creator Trey Parker. Lewis' primary inspirations behind this homage to 1970s-era Saturday morning live-action television were Sid and Marty Krofft (Land of the Lost), Doctor Who (Tom Baker-era), and the Planet of the Apes franchise. On October 31, 2008, Adult Swim ran a special Halloween marathon consisting only of cancelled shows, featuring Saul of the Mole Men, thus confirming its cancellation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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