Revealing mistake: At the end, a special effects matte flaw causes the rear tip of the starboard side nacelle to vanish briefly as the Enterprise orbits Scallos. (00:45:50)
Jean G
6th May 2006
Star Trek (1966)
6th May 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: McCoy's stunt double's face is visible several times during the fight with the berserk orderly in the sickbay lab. (00:19:15)
3rd May 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The King of Knaves Affair - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: Illya's stunt double during the balcony fight is painfully obvious: his face and bad wig are visible throughout the scene. (00:18:15)
3rd May 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Is There in Truth No Beauty? - S3-E5
Revealing mistake: The colorful nebulae of the energy barrier are showing through the hull of the suddenly-transparent Enterprise as it heads back into the galaxy. (00:37:40)
3rd May 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Is There in Truth No Beauty? - S3-E5
Revealing mistake: During the fight in engineering, Marvick's kick, throwing one of the engineering crewmen violently back against the wall, misses by an obvious mile. (00:20:10)
2nd May 2006
Forever Knight (1992)
Curiouser & Curiouser - S2-E22
Revealing mistake: After Nick demands to be told what's going on, LaCroix leaves - but his reflection remains in the mirror for a few seconds after we hear the sound effect of his flying away. (00:28:45)
1st May 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Revealing mistake: Every time the villains' deadly gas, "hydro," is mentioned, the word is badly and very obviously dubbed in, and doesn't match what the actors' lips are saying. This occurred because the original name used, "freon," turned out to be an existing (and patented) refrigerant gas, so the name had to be changed to avoid a trademark lawsuit. (00:28:45)
1st May 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Revealing mistake: Here, in the opening scenes at U.N.C.L.E. headquarters, as well as in a number of other first season episodes, the unmarried Illya is inexplicably wearing a wedding ring. (00:02:35)
29th Apr 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: "Trek's" new 3rd season uniforms were tighter-fitting than their velour predecessors, presenting a problem for some actors. When the landing party beams down in this episode, the outline of William Shatner's tummy-wrapping girdle is very visibly showing through his costume. (00:13:10)
29th Apr 2006
Forever Knight (1992)
Revealing mistake: At the episode's end, the sharp, moving background of nighttime Toronto from the top of the CN Tower suddenly shifts to a still, blurry (and glaringly obvious) matte image. The scene was partly shot atop the actual tower, but because high winds and sway made the location too dangerous, it was abandoned, and the bulk of the scene had to be shot in studio and processed. (00:37:15)
26th Apr 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: Isis the cat was disinclined to hold still for special effects shots. When Gary Seven beams off the Enterprise with the cat in his arms, the position of her head jumps several inches as they're dematerializing. (00:10:10)
22nd Apr 2006
Forever Knight (1992)
Revealing mistake: It wasn't supposed to be in shot, but the camera accidentally caught the stuffed caterpillar toy perched on Nat's desk in the coroner's lab. It was there because nursing mom Catherine Disher had her new baby nearby on set. Fans wondered, though, why the single, childless Nat would keep baby toys in the morgue. (00:17:20)
21st Apr 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Giuoco Piano Affair - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: When they're fleeing down the side of the mountain, Illya and Marion gain a sudden 25 lbs. each, thanks to the use of two very conspicuous stunt doubles. (00:39:40)
15th Apr 2006
Forever Knight (1992)
Revealing mistake: The re-use of a brief scene from the pilot episode, inserted during Nick and LaCroix's vampire battle in the warehouse, creates the unfortunate problem of Nick completely changing clothes in the middle of the fight. (00:37:35)
15th Apr 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Quadripartite Affair - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: The Thrush guard Solo & Illya toss over the bridge railing during their escape from the compound is a little too obviously a dummy. (00:44:05)
14th Apr 2006
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Quadripartite Affair - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: At the very end, in Waverly's office, the boom shadow is prominently visible on the door. (00:46:20)
14th Apr 2006
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: While the interior sets for the shuttle craft provided adequate room for the actors to stand, the mock-up built for exterior shots was undersized, and too short to stand up in by several inches. So when entering or exiting the shuttle, the actors always had to duck.
13th Apr 2006
Star Trek (1966)
A Piece of the Action - S2-E17
Revealing mistake: Kirk has just tripped both of Krako's goons with the radio wire strung across the door. He knocks them both out, grabs a gun and then races out the door - right through the space that should still be strung with the trip wire. (00:25:15)
28th Mar 2006
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic - S3-E13
Revealing mistake: The VW Beetle that slides out of the dump truck and rolls over is noticeably not the same car the victim was driving earlier. It's a lighter color, and is already badly dented, even before it's wrecked.
25th Mar 2006
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Revealing mistake: Julia confirms that Barnabas is a vampire by sneaking a look at him in her compact mirror - which reflects his human companions, but not him. Unfortunately, the producers seem to have forgotten that vampires don't reflect when, near the end, we see the recently-staked vampire Roger Collins - in a mirror. Not even "dead" vampires ever appeared in mirrors in the TV series, so they shouldn't do so here, either. (01:27:15)