Aerinah

13th Aug 2010

Tron (1982)

Continuity mistake: When Flynn, Tron, and Ram are in the lightcycles, most of the time the cycles are red, yellow, and orange. However, in one shot where the 3 of them have left the game grid and are speeding away from their pursuers, the cycles are shown as red, yellow, and green. [This has been corrected in the special edition re-release.].

Aerinah

Continuity mistake: In the first book, A Wicked Slice, Graham Sheldon was either 30 (beginning of Ch.2) or 31 (end of Ch.7). Now, in this fourth book, it is two years later, and Graham is "now at the age of twenty-nine" (middle of Ch. 1). He is getting younger.

Aerinah

13th May 2010

Dead as a Doornail

Continuity mistake: About two thirds of the way through Ch. 1, Sookie serves a pitcher of beer to her brother Jason's boss, Shirley Hunter. But in the previous book, Dead to the World, Jason's boss Shirley's last name was Hennessey (Ch. 3).

Aerinah

13th May 2010

Execution Dock

Continuity mistake: In the previous book, Dark Assassin, Monk goes through Durban's notes and finds the only case of his which "remained a mystery" (Ch. 7). The case Monk reopens in the next book, Execution Dock, is also repeatedly referred to as "the one case Durban had not solved" (e.g., Ch. 1 and Ch. 5). The mistake is that there is no way these are the same case. The one from Dark Assassin involves the murder of a 40-year-old barber named Roger Thorwood; the one from Execution Dock is the sexual abuse and murder of a boy named Walter Figgis, by a man named Jericho Phillips. None of the suspects, victims, or witnesses in the two cases overlap at all. Of course Durban could have worked on both cases - but they can't both be the one single case he never solved. And if they are both unfinished, then it is wrong to say (as the author does repeatedly in Execution Dock) that there is only one case Durban didn't close. (It also can't be a character mistake on Monk's part, since he knows about both cases).

Aerinah

13th May 2010

Dark Assassin

Continuity mistake: In Chapter 3, Perry describes how Hester Monk will be leaving the Portpool clinic, and says that Margaret Ballinger "knew Hester was going, but she refused to think of it." But then, in Chapter 5, Hester tells Margaret she is leaving, and "Margaret looked stunned" and asks Hester if she means she is leaving for always. Margaret should not be stunned in Chapter 5 if she already knew Hester was leaving, as indicated in Chapter 3.

Aerinah

Continuity mistake: At Woodlawn, after McClane takes Russo out and taunts Gabriel over the radio, Gabriel sends Rand after him, saying, "Kill this guy, and I'll give you Mai's share." But four minutes later, when Gabriel has Lucy talk to McClane on the radio, Rand can be seen standing casually against the wall behind him, even though he already left. (Timecodes from unrated edition.) (01:39:20 - 01:43:25)

Aerinah

26th Feb 2009

The Dream Catcher

Continuity mistake: In the first book, Devil on My Back, Arbor is Rowan's brother, and she is teased because of Groundsel's interest in her (Chapter 4: Rowan). But in the sequel, The Dream Catcher, all of a sudden Groundsel is Rowan's brother, and Rowan says she had promised to marry Arbor (Chapter 9: The Sharing). The two male characters have been reversed.

Aerinah

26th Feb 2009

The Hunt for Red October

Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the book (p. 361 in my paperback edition) there is a chapter called "The Fifteenth Day: Friday, 17 December." The mistake is that the next chapter is called "The Sixteenth Day: Saturday, 17 December". The book has December 17th occurring two days in a row.

Aerinah

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