Audio problem: When Moore's widow sees her lover being brought in, she shouts "Roger!" - but her lips don't move. (00:33:05)
Jean G
20th Oct 2011
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
20th Oct 2011
Route 66 (1960)
To Walk with the Serpent - S2-E14
Character mistake: Westerbrook's last name is misspelled on his own crusade poster as "Westbrook."
20th Oct 2011
Route 66 (1960)
To Walk with the Serpent - S2-E14
Character mistake: Westerbrook deliberately burns his own right hand in the ceremonial flame. But at the end of the episode, he says, "I gave my left hand for the cause."
20th Oct 2011
Duck Soup (1933)
Continuity mistake: During the "Pop Goes the Weasel" dance number, Groucho's flute turns into a banner with a brass pole, which then disappears and is replaced by his trademark cigar. When he dances to a spot between the two uniformed "officers" for the finale, the cigar also disappears.
20th Oct 2011
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
6th Oct 2011
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Marine Down - S1-E9
Visible crew/equipment: In the final scene, the camera, crew and light panels are briefly captured reflected in the door of the silver sports car when Gibbs gets in. (00:43:00)
6th Oct 2011
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Revealing mistake: One of the fire crew presses several controls on a panel operating the ship's pumping mechanism. When his gloved hand is shown pressing the first button, the supposedly metal panel flexes and buckles slightly. (00:23:50)
23rd Sep 2011
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: During the rain storm, when Frank comes in from outside, the camera equipment and crew are reflected in the window.
18th Sep 2011
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When Luke enters the shearing barn after the rest of the crew has gone, the camera rigging is briefly visible at the lower right of the screen.
11th Sep 2011
Here Come the Brides (1968)
Continuity mistake: Just before they leave for the meeting at Lottie's Place, Jason places a hand on Jeremy's shoulder. When the shot cuts, his hand jumps to a much lower position on Jeremy's forearm. (00:41:05)
11th Sep 2011
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Bullet for El Diablo - S6-E10
Factual error: Pepe and Carlos are driving a '62 Chevy. When they watch Ramos' motorcade pass, there's an insert shot of a key in the steering column as they start the car. In a 1962 model, the ignition would have been on the dash, not the steering column. (00:13:15)
11th Sep 2011
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Bullet for El Diablo - S6-E10
Continuity mistake: When Rita shoots him, Ramos dies face up on the floor, and she flees without touching him again. When McGarrett finds the body, it's lying face down. (00:20:05)
11th Sep 2011
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Bullet for El Diablo - S6-E10
Plot hole: During his investigation, Danno learns that the kidnapped Maria never wears make-up. Yet in every single shot we see of her, Maria is far from cosmetics-free. She's wearing very heavy eye make-up. (00:34:40)
11th Sep 2011
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Bullet for El Diablo - S6-E10
Trivia: The sleazy, posterior-scratching landlord was played by Charles Dubin, who usually worked behind the cameras. He directed dozens of Hawaii Five-O episodes. (00:42:45)
11th Sep 2011
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Bullet for El Diablo - S6-E10
Factual error: Che makes the voice-print comparison using a polygraph machine - a device used for lie detection, not voice analysis. (00:36:30)
26th Jul 2011
The Great Escape (1963)
Trivia: Donald Pleasence was an RAF pilot and a genuine POW. His plane was shot down, and he was interned in a German camp. In an interview about The Great Escape he said that the film's producers weren't interested in hearing his suggestions about making the camp scenes more realistic, so "I simply learned to shut my mouth."
26th Jul 2011
The Great Escape (1963)
Trivia: David McCallum, whose character is killed at the railway station while trying to escape, says that his daughter Sophie has never been able to watch this movie, "Because she cannot stand the thought of seeing her father shot."
22nd Jul 2011
The Invisible Man (2000)
The Three Phases of Claire - S2-E16
Visible crew/equipment: In the climactic fight aboard the shipyard scaffolding, Claire's stunt double is apparent - as well as obviously male. (00:35:00)
22nd Jul 2011
The Invisible Man (2000)
Continuity mistake: Early in the first season it was established that Darien's parents died in an accident, and that he and his brother were raised by an aunt and uncle. But here, Darien's father is alive, is said to have "disappeared" years before, and there's no mention of the accident he "died" in.
22nd Jul 2011
The Invisible Man (2000)
Continuity mistake: The bullet holes in the side of Hobbes' van change positions, disappear and re-appear throughout the episode. (00:32:40)
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