Continuity mistake: The alien's torn spacesuit sleeve somehow mends itself, but then is torn again a few shots later. (00:46:00 - 00:47:50)
Jean G
24th Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
21st Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Factual error: The General brandishes a six-shooter pistol with an enormous silencer attached to it. He's a career military guy who should definitely know better, so he gets a failing grade in Basic Weaponry 101. Silencers don't work on revolvers. (00:34:50)
21st Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Continuity mistake: In the lab, the alien's arms change positions instantaneously between shots. (00:13:50)
21st Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Revealing mistake: The injured Spain falls and tries to crawl away from the alien, leaving handprints in the dust on the floor. Just to his left, you can see several handprints already on the floor from previous takes. (00:47:30)
13th Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Don't Open Till Doomsday - S1-E17
Continuity mistake: Harvey peeks into the small hole in the box using his right eye. On the first view from inside the box, a right eye is indeed looking in. But when the monster appears, a left eye is peering through the hole. The shot cuts immediately back to Harvey, who still has his right eye pressed to the opening. (00:06:10)
13th Apr 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Controlled Experiment - S1-E16
Continuity mistake: When Phobos sets up the time converter, the grid on his large round scope has a diamond-shaped pattern. But when we see it from his point of view, the grid comprises perfect squares instead, and contains numbers that weren't there before. (00:15:00)
24th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork - S1-E11
Factual error: When the energy monster kills his entire research staff by stopping their hearts, Dr. Block brings them all back to life (with their minds and personalities intact) by installing pacemakers. But when the heart stops functioning, brain death occurs within minutes. For this to work, he'd not only have to operate on several people simultaneously, he'd also have to be the fastest heart surgeon on Earth. (00:40:00)
20th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Joey turns off the bathtub tap, we can see that the water is no longer flowing. But the sound of running water continues. And a few shots later, the water is flowing once more, even though Joey hasn't gone near the tub again. (00:24:30)
17th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the lab equipment shorts out after the earthquake, the unconscious Major Brothers is lying with his head propped up against the wall. But when Hamilton reaches him in the next shot, he's suddenly lying flat and is nowhere near the wall. (00:21:45)
17th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Revealing mistake: When the alien posing as a human is exposed, the OBIT screen shows his "true" alien form while he continues to appear human to the naked eye. The actor in alien costume on the screen copies Jeff Corey's movements, but at one point rather badly shatters the illusion by forgetting to raise his arms when Corey does. (00:47:00)
17th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Man Who Was Never Born - S1-E6
Plot hole: Andro has memorized "every detail" of Cabot Jr.'s life, including his mother's name, Noel. Yet when he travels to the past, meets Noel and learns her name, he still mistakes Cabot Sr. for Cabot Jr., who isn't born yet. Having memorized all those details, he would have known the moment he met her that Noel was Jr.'s mother. Andro's confusion makes no sense. (00:28:00)
12th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Revealing mistake: In the bakery, Will plays a lively tune on the concertina - without touching any of the button-keys necessary to play the notes. (00:26:15)
12th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Man Who Was Never Born - S1-E6
Visible crew/equipment: As the ship lands in the beginning, the wire supporting the model is visible at the top of the screen. (00:04:15)
12th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Continuity mistake: The window in the chamber door changes its size between shots. At first, we can see just Gwyllm's head. But then the window somehow grows so that his head and shoulders are visible. When the window gets smaller again, only part of his head is visible. (00:46:00)
10th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Architects of Fear - S1-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Stanley levitates the meteor with his brain power, the wires that actually lift the rock are very easy to spot at the top of the screen. (00:09:30)
10th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Architects of Fear - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: In this episode's present-day 1963, the scientists view film footage said to have been taken "yesterday." But the rather obvious crowd scene stock footage is ten years old, featuring cars and clothing no newer than 1953. (00:02:00)
9th Mar 2007
The Outer Limits (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: As the energy being moves down the city sidewalk, we see its shadow on the concrete. Right beside that, however, we can also see the distinctly-shaped shadow of the camera. (00:35:00)
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