Bishop73

31st Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

30th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

Mr. Monk Goes to Jail - S2-E16

Question: I think this is a mistake, but I'm asking as a question because I don't know enough about the TV in question. In the prison library, the inmates are looking for the remote, which the librarian had hidden. But the TV looks like one where the channels can only be changed by turning the dial. It appears to be a TV with VHF and UHF dials. Can a remote be used with that type of TV?

Bishop73

Answer: Normally no but it could have a cable box that we can't see.

Kevin l Habershaw

30th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

28th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

27th Mar 2021

Titans (2018)

Origins - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When Greyson is using the rental scan on his tablet, he's sitting straight up. In the next shot, he's bent over as he leans in to start the scan, but then he's back to sitting straight up. He switches position based on the camera angle.

Bishop73

26th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

Mr. Monk and the Leper - S5-E10

Question: At the end, when the doctor is pulling Monk up, the camera pans down well past Monk's feet, but was there a reason for that? Was there something on the cliff side the audience was supposed to see? It felt like the camera was about to linger on the weeds growing out, but then the camera angle cuts back to Monk's feet. Was there something I missed, or was it just bad/odd camera work?

Bishop73

Answer: From an editing background, I think it was likely to cover up the shot once Monk is being pulled up. The shot was panning down, and they likely extended the shot in the editing. The fact he was pulling up Monk with one hand is very tough to do, so they may not have had a clean shot of him pulling Adrian onto the ground. Additionally, it may have not looked right so cutting to the shot panning for a couple more seconds before showing Monks shoes would likely fit the time it would take to pull him all the way up.

Lummie

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - S5-E9

Other mistake: When Jack Monk is filling up his truck, the numbers on the pump don't add up right and keep changing. The cost is $3.599/gallon, but in one shot you see the sale price reads $93.78 for 28.348 gallons. The sale price should be $102.02. But in a later shot, he's only pumped 27.126 gallons. Then when he hits $100 sale price, it's for 31.259 gallons ($3.199/gallon) but in the next shot it reads 27.719 gallons.

Bishop73

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

Mr. Monk and the Big Game - S5-E3

Trivia: When the Captain is talking about all the cases he's juggling, he mentions a fire in "Dratch Valley" (which becomes the central part of the plot), a nod to "Monk" producer and writer, Daniel Dratch.

Bishop73

24th Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

Mr. Monk and the Actor - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: When Ruskin and Monk are tussling with each other, the gun falls onto the wipers, with the barrel touching the wiper and handle up. The next time we see the gun, the handle is down and touching the wiper. It keeps flipping back and forth in various shots.

Bishop73

23rd Mar 2021

Common mistakes

Stupidity: When a known killer (someone in the show or movie that we've seen kill someone on purpose with no regards, or someone we're told already has) finds or catches the main character (s), he or she decides to tie them up or kidnap them instead of just killing them. Leaving the main character (s) alive only serves the plot to allow them to escape or otherwise result in their being rescued and results in the killer being arrested or even killed.

Bishop73

22nd Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

22nd Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

22nd Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

22nd Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

22nd Mar 2021

Monk (2002)

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