Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) - 22 mistakes in entire show
starring Alexander Siddig, Armin Shimerman, Avery Brooks, Colm Meaney, Jeffrey Combs, Michael Dorn, Nana Visitor, Nicole de Boer, Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell
A Man Alone (series 1)
The Passenger (series 1)
Revealing: In episode 'The Passenger', when the Koblian officer opens Vantika's eyes to run a retinal scan, his pupils dilate, despite the fact that he is dead. Submitted by MoonFaery
Deliberate "mistake": The dying Vantika hides his consciousness away in a portion of Dr. Bashir's mind. At one point, "Bashir" (heavily cloaked in clothing and shadows) comes up behind Quark and makes sure his demands are clear. At this point, it should still be unclear just how Vantika is still "alive", and whose body he is using. However, when he shoves Quark away, for a fraction of a second, Bashir's face can be seen under his hood. They were true to plot in using the right actor (though he shouldn't have been seen), it is possible some might have spied the secret earlier than the show meant to reveal it.
Dramatis Personae (series 1)
Continuity: At the end of the episode, Odo has sent everyone affected by the telepathic matrix to a cargo bay. Sisko and O'Brien remove their com badges, throwing them aside before heading to the bay. After everyone is cured, Sisko straightens back up and, in the closeup, you can see that he has a badge on. In the next closeup, its gone again.
Rules of Acquisition (series 2)
Factual error: The originally-aired version spelled the word "Acquisition" without the "c" and it appeared in the credits as "Aquisition." This goof has been corrected in the DVD versions. Submitted by Good Job!
Homefront (1) (series 4)
Continuity: It's surprising that Joseph Sisko is still alive at this point in the series. In previous episodes, Ben seemed to imply his father was deceased. In "Emissary" and "Paradise", he said his father WAS a gourmet chef (which is still his current occupation in this episode). And in a conversation with Odo in "The Alternate", Ben told him of how his father had a severe illness that made him very weak and he was unable to help him in the end.
Rules of Engagement (series 4)
Doctor Bashir, I Presume? (series 5)
A Simple Investigation (series 5)
Continuity: When Arissa is first interviewed in Odo's office, she displays a 'data port' that is embedded below and behind her left ear in her upper neck. Her hair is styled to make it visible, and the port seems to be there for the entire scene, tho almost completely obscured at times. The second time she's in Odo's office, her hair style is the same, making it very obvious the port has now vanished, and it's gone the entire scene. For the third visit to Odo's office, the port appears and disappears at random. Apparently this scene was comprised of shots from the two separate shoots that made up the first two office scenes. Submitted by John W Rosa
Ferengi Love Songs (series 5)
Sacrifice of Angels (series 6)
Revealing: During the fleet battle Sisko says, "Evasive maneuvers, Pattern Omega. We're going through." After he says this, there is a flash of light on the bridge. During the flash, if you look closely, there is a ship diagram in the background behind Sisko on the left side of the screen. This is a diagram of an Excelsior-class ship, and the Defiant is NOT an Excelsior-class starship.
Image in the Sand (series 7)
It's Only a Paper Moon (series 7)
Other: Just another one of Trek's boo-boos regarding holographic items leaving the holosuite (within Star Trek shows it is specifically stated that matter created inside the holodeck can not exist outside the holodeck, eg. ST:TNG "Ship in a Bottle"). This time, Nog enters the suite in a Ferengi-type jumpsuit. He moves into Vic's hotel suite and eventually dons a tux. But later, when Vic terminates the program to throw Nog out, Nog emerges from the holosuite still in the tux, which doesn't really exist. Submitted by John W Rosa
Field of Fire (series 7)
'Til Death Do Us Part (2) (series 7)
Continuity: When the Breen fling Dax into the cell after interrogating her, she (the stunt woman) lands front-down, facing her left side, with her left knee raised. (To clarify her body position, if she were vertical, it would appear her left foot was resting on the seat of a chair) The camera angle changes instantly so that we see Worf rush to her side as he kneels on one knee. But that knee is on the ground exactly where Dax's knee should still be. But it isn't, because both her legs are suddenly straight. Submitted by John W Rosa
Strange Bedfellows (3) (series 7)
Continuity: When Dukat pours wine (in close-up) for himself and Adami, the glasses each contain very different amounts of wine as he puts the bottle down. But in the wider shot, he hands Adami her glass while holding his own, and both appear to have the same amount of wine. Submitted by John W Rosa
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