Continuity mistake: Bill's car has narrow whitewall tires when he pulls off the road, but in the close-up of the tire when Ralph lifts the car, instead of a whitewall tire there's a Bridgestone tire at the front passenger side.
Super Grover
18th May 2024
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
18th May 2024
Return to Me (2000)
Visible crew/equipment: When Bob and Charlie enter the boardroom for the meeting with the suits in the zoo's administration building, the actor's green T-mark is visible on the floor under the table, where Bob stands. (00:33:05)
17th May 2024
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: After McGee tells Gibbs that he overheard the mention of "Paraguay" during the private conversation between Ziva and Gibbs, when it cuts to the next shot just as Ducky joins Kasie in the lab, the orange tape mark and yellow T-mark are visible on the floor. (00:29:20)
17th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Uncle Joe shows up at the delivery entrance to the Pixley Hotel, the shadow of the boom mic swings into view at the left side of the screen.
17th May 2024
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: After Matthew and Elizabeth take the pills to stay awake, when they are found Matthew shouts, "David, don't let them touch her," and there's a visible T-mark taped to the floor in the overhead shot. (01:31:30)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Nina joins Lt. Cooper, they both head upstairs for lunch and fresh coffee. Then, while the camera begins moving toward the front desk (before we see Gina), the reflection of the dolly, camera, camera operator, and boom pole are visible on the glass partition. (00:17:55)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: After Gina is shot, just as that scene begins to fade to Lt. Cooper on the staircase, at the bottom of the screen we can see the orange tape mark (toe box) on the floor, right beside the lowest step. (00:37:05)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after the opening credits, Torres rolls up on scene, and just as the camera passes behind his vehicle, the reflection of the camera and camera operator are visible on the back window. This does not refer to the news people following Torres. (00:03:05)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: After J.C. agrees to talk to Carol Thomas for Andre, it cuts to Santucci in the precinct. When Eddie says, "Now you can go," the actor's chalk mark (toe box) becomes visible on the floor, as Santucci turns around to face Vinny. (00:15:50)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: While J.C. and Eddie begin interrogating Leroy, when J.C. mentions Marcus and says, "He caught one in the back," an actor's T-mark is taped to the floor behind Leroy's chair. (00:10:20)
15th May 2024
New York Undercover (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Eddie enters the club and walks toward his father, the red tape mark is visible on the floor beside the stool, where the phone is lying on the counter. The phone rings, so Mr. Torres walks over there to answer the phone. Eddie follows. (00:13:50)
15th May 2024
Ben-Hur (1959)
Trivia: In Ben-Hur (1959), Judah's mother Miriam is played by Martha Scott, and Judah is played by Charlton Heston. Three years prior, they had played mother and son in the film, The Ten Commandments (1956), as Yochabel and Moses. Heston and Scott also played husband and wife in two stage plays.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: Backstage before the dog play, after Betty Jo says, "I wish Mr. Kroger had never left him that $200," their dog, Dog, barks and enters. Three things occur in this shot: we see the shadows of the camera/mic move across the floor, a chalk mark becomes visible on the floor (where Billie Jo will soon stand), and we hear someone say, "Higgins," which is Dog's real name.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: While Betty Jo runs through the final scene of the dog play so they can let the audience in, she instructs Mignon and says, "You're trapped. There are walls all around you. There's no way to escape," followed by a closeup of Mignon. Then, in the next wide shot, there are two chalk T-marks on the floor (it's not for the dog play), one where Linda Henning stands and one where she will stand in a moment.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate's Bachelor Butter - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: After Jack Crandall tells Kate he'll take two jars, and that he has an idea about her bachelor butter, it cuts to H-D-L Food Products. In the first wide shot of the three men in the company's kitchen, the actor's chalk T-mark is visible on the floor in front of Stevens.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate's Bachelor Butter - S2-E10
Visible crew/equipment: Kate has all of her own kitchen things in place at H-D-L, and she tells the men to fill the "kettle" up to the dent for boiling. When Kate asks Mr. Kimberly if he's sure the stovepipe is fixed, there are two chalk T-marks visible on the floor.
15th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Kate Grounds Selma Plout - S4-E7
Visible crew/equipment: At the Shady Rest, when Charley tells Floyd to stop ringing the bell, in the next shot the two men join Kate and Billie Jo in the dining room, and there are four white tape marks on the rug.
15th May 2024
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Trouble with Templeton - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: At Freddie's speakeasy, when Laura lifts Barney's script from the table, she begins to fan herself. In the wide shot, the script's titled top page with corner diagonal stripes is gripped under Laura's four fingers, with the blank back page at her thumb. It cuts to a close-up, and now the script is gripped in Laura's hand the opposite way, with the top page at her thumb (the back page is blank).
13th May 2024
We're No Angels (1955)
Visible crew/equipment: When Joseph, Albert, and Jules trip over the sewing mannequin, Felix mistakes it for his wife. Then, Joseph walks back over to the desk, and the actor's tape mark is visible on the rug near Felix's feet.
12th May 2024
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Trouble with Templeton - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Booth walks over to Laura and Barney at the speakeasy, the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wood pillar behind Laura, at the top left side of the screen.
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