Continuity mistake: After bringing him the newspapers, Higgins sits down to "engage in common gossip" with Magnum. His left arm is across the back of the comfy sofa at first, but in the second shot it hangs much lower. (00:16:00)
Sammo
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Thomas is sitting by Higgins that is playing Pac Man. TC arrives and Magnum stands up. There are two towels on the wall, and they are one on top of the other not overlapping by about 3 inches. By the time TC is in the water with Magnum, they are stacked perfectly. (00:46:30)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: Rick gets KTFO by the mace being thrown at him. He collapses unconscious on the carpet that makes a noticeable hump, and his arm is past the pillar. Magnum comes to his rescue, and Rick is still out but the carpet straightened itself and Rick's arm is by his body. (00:32:30)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: Higgins is still awake and Magnum sits on the couch with a glass of milk and a cookie. Between shots, the glass fills up - initially it was at the level of his middle finger, afterwards it moved up above his index. (00:29:20)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After the chat on the intercom with Rick, Higgins storms back to the phone. Meanwhile Magnum approaches the window. On the wall on the left of the frame, the shadow of the boom mike appears. (00:18:30)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Audio problem: Higgins watches Magnum spit what he chewed on and gives him a "Magnum..." full of contempt. Magnum responds ever cheerful "Sorry, want a bite?" but the audio of the sentence is much lower than in the rest of the scene. (00:13:10)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: Higgins is interrupted in his reading of Lord Byron's "So, we'll go no more a roving" by distinctly un-African music. As it happens, the book in his lap changes angle entirely in his lap. (00:06:15)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the flashback of the massacre in Africa experienced by the man in the opening when he stares at the moon, one of the extras is supposed to fall struck down by a rifle shot, but she is blatantly using the arms to soften the fall, and then tries to adjust flat on the ground, making it all look like she just decided to start doing push-ups on the spot. (00:03:15)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: In the first scene after the opening credits, when the woman approaches the very Londonian chap greeting him with "'allo ducks", extras in the background don't transition between one shot and its reverse. (00:02:30)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: Higgins' sweat on his khakis is inconsistent when Lyden ties him up, completely gone when he tells the honey story to TC in agony. (00:37:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: John Hillerman's shirt has a pronounced sweat stain all across his pecs when Floys leaves to go check on Jack. The stain is barely a hint 30 seconds and a couple cuts later when he hears the gunshot. (00:32:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When Magnum speaks to Tanaka in front of the police station, he leans against his car; his hand is on the windshield in the close-ups on Kwan Hi Lim, but on the hood in Tom Selleck's. (00:27:25)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: The front of John Hillerman's shirt is practically spotless when the bad guy calls him "Sergeant Major" on top of the hill, but when he escapes with TC after shoving him down, it's a messy sweat. The back of the shirt was also very sweaty in the opening of the scene, but the sweat is different with a smaller stain when they both turn around after TC's kick. (00:23:45)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Revealing mistake: In the sequence when the three baddies are pushed down the slope, stunt doubles are used, with the black haired guy's being especially obvious. The stunt person is noticeably younger and leaner and with longer hair. (00:23:50)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Revealing mistake: The actress playing Julie Barbara has short dark hair as is abundantly clear during the lengthy scenes involving her. But for the shot of the explosion, the stuntperson wears a long blonde wig. (00:41:40)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: Mac is trying to convince Magnum of his scientific method to improve his results at the competition. When he says "You give me their strengths and weaknesses", say hello to the stick of a boom mike popping to the upper right corner of the frame, and that follows them and stays in view for about 8 seconds before it gets pulled up. (00:22:20)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: When TC's helicopter is landing on Robin's lawn, right after the "Written by Donald P. Bellisario" credit, look at the left of the screen, right side of the helicopter, to see a cameraman filming from it. (00:09:25)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When Magnum and the driver are diving away from the explosion, they fall in the grass almost in north-south position, with the hands of Tom Selleck' stunt double on the shoulders of the other guy. In the next shot they are closer and Selleck's face is just above the driver's butt. (00:03:00)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Other mistake: Magnum quite literally breaks into TC's office, shattering the glass with his shoe and reaching through to unlock the door. When he and Rick leave, he reaches in again and locks the door back. They get stopped by Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka in the corridor, have a bit of banter without them touching the door, and when the policemen walk past them, they just have to push the door to open it; it's completely unlocked already. (00:15:55 - 00:16:55)
24th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Past Tense - S3-E4
Continuity mistake: When TC's chopper lands in the prison courtyard, its registration mark is N1095A, while when it is shown on the open ocean it is N58243 and it has emergency floats equipped on its skids. (00:07:45 - 00:10:20)
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