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The Cavern - S1-E10

Revealing mistake: When Jonathan and Nicky are running out of The Cavern during the rockfall a cabinet is knocked over by the vibration, but you can see that it is pushed over by someone with a stick.

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Plague - S2-E8

Revealing mistake: At the paramilitary base, after Bill tells Bunker he has "a real cute bivouac goin'," it cuts to a shot of Ralph searching for Bill's location, and the stunt apparatus is visible at Ralph's waist area. (00:21:30)

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The Storm - S2-E13

Revealing mistake: The windows were down on his VW when Johnny dropped his girlfriend off before his accident. He walked her to The House as it started to pour, and the windows were up when he ran back to the VW.

mwdfish

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Baggage - S2-E3

Revealing mistake: June goes to an airstrip to fly to Canada, but all the abandoned aircraft on the field are ex Canadian Air Force, meaning it was probably filmed in Canada.

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Split Second - S2-E2

Revealing mistake: Shortly after Kiera drives the van past the train tracks, we see a few different shots of Travis and Carlos fighting. In a couple of quick shots, Travis' stunt double can be seen. (00:13:00)

Knever

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Vs. - S1-E9

Revealing mistake: Dr. Shannon identifies the skeleton as being a middle-aged male, but the skull is female. A male skull has a more pronounced ridge over the eye orbits, a sloping forehead, a longer mastoid process, and the skull widens at the back, unlike a female's that is more parallel.

raywest

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Close Encounters - S1-E17

Revealing mistake: During the "power outage" when Brian is out on the street during the day, all the stop lights and cross walks are on - you can also see the lighting is on in the windows of office buildings.

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Genesis - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: A chalk outline on the parking garage wall where the actor playing the alien that just got shot and disintegrates is supposed to place his body and limbs for the special effects (the disintegration) is visible. The actor placed his body just outside the chalk outline, and the arms were not in the correct positions.

Scott215

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The Return of Bigfoot: Part 2 - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: Bigfoot's face should be covered in hair, like the legendary Sasquatch, but is instead poorly covered in patches of black, with streaks around his eyes, the tip of his nose, and his lower cheek, And no paint on his white lips. And his eyes should have been camouflaged with black lenses. (00:17:45)

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Pilot - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: In the Batcave, the protagonist looks at the newspaper clipping about the death of her mother. The rightmost column has a headline "Children traumatized after ride of terror", and a sign ("by Lucy Moguire"). And yet, it begins like this; "With the population of the planet ever increasing, so does the demand on Earth's resources." It's a lazy copy and paste by the prop department, putting some global warming report as filler text. (00:27:40)

Sammo

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Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: When the big battle starts, Boba and Mando appear using their jet packs. As Boba lands with one foot forwards, sand is thrown up into the air, but the sand is a special effect coming from about a metre in front of Boba, not from the foot itself. The result is very unconvincing.

Nick Beresford

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