Of Mites and Men 

When the microbots assembling the Titan space craft finish their task they opt to take on a new project and proceed to devour Eureka in the process. In isolation for a mission evaluation ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writers:

Andrew Cosby (creator), Jaime Paglia (creator)

Stars:

Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Ferguson	...	Jack Carter
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Allison Blake
Joe Morton	...	Henry Deacon
Erica Cerra	...	Jo Lupo
Neil Grayston	...	Douglas Fargo / S.A.R.A.H.
Niall Matter	...	Zane Donovan
Ming-Na Wen	...	U.S. Senator Michaela Wen (as Ming-Na)
Felicia Day	...	Holly Marten
Tembi Locke	...	Grace Monroe
Kavan Smith	...	Deputy Andy 2.0
Chris Gauthier	...	Vincent (as Christopher Gauthier)
Christopher Jacot	...	Larry Haberman
Ellie Harvie	...	Dr. Sanagustin
Benjamin Ratner	...	Dr. Fung (as Ben Ratner)
Peter Kelamis	...	Dr. Mark Timmons

Storyline

When the microbots assembling the Titan space craft finish their task they opt to take on a new project and proceed to devour Eureka in the process. In isolation for a mission evaluation the Titan team can't tell if the microbot catastrophe is real or just part of the test.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title Of Mites and Men is a play on the title of the 1937 John Steinbeck book Of Mice and Men.

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Goofs

Dr. Saint-Augusta says "[Dr. Fung]'s been having some issues with his interstellar communications system". Later Dr. Fung says, "You do realize I'm actualizing a real-time interplanetary communications network." These descriptions are contradictory. Dr. Saint-Augusta's "interstellar" description is wrong, and she should know better. Dr. Fung does describe his own invention correctly as "interplanetary".

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Quotes

Zane Donovan: [singing] Car wash! Workin' at the car wash, yeah!
Dr. Isaac Parrish: Dude, I just got that out of my head!

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Eureka On My Mind
(uncredited)
Composed by Mark Mothersbaugh

User Reviews

Plenty Going On

Of Mites and Men has plenty going on to keep the viewer engaged and entertained in this season-arc-driven plot. Allison is on reluctant leave after her brain-takeover experience with Barlow, Astraeus candidates are put their paces to see if they can meet the challenges of space travel; and there is a crisis brewing with Global missing chunks...of itself. It is a fun episode with requisite physical and character-driven comedy but more double entendres than usual (a LOT more). Unfortunately, the latter seems a bit forced and designed to fan the flames of a series with a few years under its sci-fi belt - which is disappointing. As as side, Wil Wheaton's ongoing turn as an egotistical scientist is curiously welcomed - sometimes a character designed to be annoying can be so irksome that their mere appearance detracts from the story being told, but Wheaton crafts his performance perfectly so that while his character needs a good slap upside the head, you can't wait to see what he does or says next. Just terrific.