Continuity mistake: At the end, Stella rips open the female impersonator's blouse, exposing his hairy chest. But in the following shots, the blouse is once again buttoned up tight. (00:49:00)
Jean G
6th Oct 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
5th Oct 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan - S6-E1
Continuity mistake: The stacks of yellow craft blocks that Marcy is carving with her knife change both positions and quantity between shots. (00:20:00)
27th Sep 2008
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
A Matter of Mutual Concern - S4-E11
Visible crew/equipment: As the mob bosses gather for their summit meeting, one of their big black Lincoln Continentals reflects several banks of studio lights when it comes through the security gates. (00:16:40)
23rd Sep 2008
Babylon 5 (1994)
In the Kingdom of the Blind - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: On Centauri Prime, Londo has an audience with the demented Regent. In the initial shot, the babbling Regent holds both hands up near his face as he speaks. In the very next, reverse-angle shot, his hands are down at his sides. When it cuts back, his hands are up again. (00:36:30)
21st Sep 2008
Men Into Space (1959)
Contraband - S1-E21
Visible crew/equipment: While the crew are holding a conference inside the moonbase, an equipment shadow moves across the top left of the screen. In the same scene, a poor choice of camera angles also places two diagonal white ribs of a hatch door directly behind James Coburn, resulting in the bizarre impression of antennae growing out of his character's head. (00:12:00)
20th Sep 2008
The Sixth Sense (1972)
With This Ring, I Thee Kill! - S1-E7
Factual error: When the girl's injured father dies after speaking to Rhodes, the heart monitor flatlines. The male nurse calmly takes the man's pulse, shakes his head and then just leaves the room - without calling a code blue or making any effort to revive the patient. In 1872, maybe. In 1972, no way.
20th Sep 2008
The Sixth Sense (1972)
With This Ring, I Thee Kill! - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: In the hospital, a male nurse stands by as Rhodes talks to the patient, keeping an eye on all the beeping vital-signs monitors. But there's nothing attached to the man in the bed - no wires, no leads, not even an IV.
20th Sep 2008
The Sixth Sense (1972)
With This Ring, I Thee Kill! - S1-E7
Factual error: Rhodes views the silent movie and the film breaks, leaving the last frame frozen on the screen. Wouldn't happen. When 16mm film broke in 1970s projectors, any portion that jammed in the mechanism was exposed to intense heat from the projection lamp, and would burn. (00:35:30)
17th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Water's Edge - S3-E3
Revealing mistake: The murder victim's skeleton, which Rusty finds in the attic, has a clear cut all the way around its skull. It also has metal pins holding together what turns out to be rubber bones: one of the ribs wobbles up and down when Rusty brushes against it with the cash box. (00:42:00)
17th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Water's Edge - S3-E3
Factual error: Pete Taylor's corpse is a bare skeleton after just two years in the sea-shack's attic, though it shouldn't be. There should at least be traces of hair and clothing surrounding the bones. (00:40:00)
17th Sep 2008
Night Gallery (1970)
Factual error: Ellis trots up the stairs with his wife's dinner, shaking and bouncing the tray all the way. But when he arrives, the liquid in the tray's very full glass of milk hasn't spilled a single drop. (00:14:30)
17th Sep 2008
Men Into Space (1959)
Moon Cloud - S1-E20
Visible crew/equipment: When Carter follows McCauley and Holcomb to the moon crater, a sound equipment shadow moves across a rock in the foreground. (00:19:15)
17th Sep 2008
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Rest In Peace, Somebody - S4-E10
Character mistake: Cameron's attempt to assassinate the governor fails because McGarrett has everyone wear bullet-proof vests. It's been established that Cameron is brilliant, a top-of-his-class ex-cop and a crack shot. And he's been sending death threats, so he knows they'll expect him. Yet he fires at the governor's back and is shocked that the man doesn't die. Anyone with his expertise would have anticipated the vests, and aimed for the man's head. (00:48:20)
15th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Factual error: After emptying the safe, Gerald shoots the night watchman through a glass door. But somehow, the glass never breaks. (00:02:05)
15th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Revealing mistake: Gerald hides what are supposed to be thousand-dollar bills inside Emmy's magazines. But the money he's handling all carries George Washington's portrait. It's one-dollar bills. (00:30:00)
15th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Continuity mistake: Gerald holds the wine glass upside down, taping the broken stem back on. But when the shot cuts, he's instantly holding it upright instead. (00:14:30)
14th Sep 2008
Batman (1966)
The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra - S3-E25
Continuity mistake: The Batmobile returns to the Batcave by remote control. It's facing left when we get a brief, three-second shot of Batgirl talking to Batman and Robin. In the very next shot, the Batmobile has instantly turned itself around and is facing right. Its turntable (which was actually pushed manually by stagehands under the platform) didn't work quite that fast. (00:18:05)
14th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Continuity mistake: When Clemens is stopped by the police, the shoulder of his raincoat is clean, then has wet leaves all over it, then is perfectly clean again. (00:02:30)
14th Sep 2008
Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Continuity mistake: During his questioning inside the house, Clemens' hair goes back and forth from falling over his forehead to brushed back several times between takes. (00:05:00)
14th Sep 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized - S7-E8
Continuity mistake: As his hypnosis session begins, Monk's arms change back and forth between takes, from resting on the arms of the chair to folded across his stomach. (00:12:30)
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