Continuity mistake: When Sulu first emerges on the Bridge, Kirk confronts him, and standing a couple feet from the rapier. A second later, Kirk's a few inches from it.
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4th May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
4th May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Revealing mistake: As Spock gets to to the helm position, the whole console visibly wobbles as he hits the controls.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Christine goes to put the respirator in place, she uses her right hand. After the cut, it's her left that puts it in place.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Bones works on Joe's injury, a red light turns on over his head shining down on the area, illuminating his hair. A second later, the red is gone, then back.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: The indicators radically change positions when Spock gets on the bio bed.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Other mistake: In the Transporter room, as the Decontamination field is used, the shuttered lighting casts not only on Spock and Joe, but on the walls surrounding the chamber.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: When Sulu confronts the men in the corridor, his epee goes from perfectly straight to having a slight crook, then back to straight when he appears on the bridge.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Joe draws back and stands up, he pulls a knife. First, it's sharp side up, then it's suddenly blade down.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: As Spock swings the scanner around, as it points toward the camera position, the camera equipment is reflected on the chrome plate on the front.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Requiem for Methuselah - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When looking at the view screen from the helm, there is a man sitting at the Conn position, but in the wide angle, there's a woman there.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Requiem for Methuselah - S3-E19
Other mistake: If the ship had not been in visual communication, there's no way Kirk could have seen the Bridge or the crew in suspension.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Requiem for Methuselah - S3-E19
Other mistake: As the miniaturized Enterprise appears on the table, the support for the model appears as well.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Nomad first hears Uhura's singing, it extends antennae and leaves the room. After a quick cut scene, as it turns in the corridor the antennae is retracted, then out again on the bridge.
16th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
30th Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
23rd Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: As McCoy first appears from the elevator behind Kirk, then follows him in, his hairline changes from a widow's peak to straight across.
23rd Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When the cube first meets the Enterprise, it's spinning clockwise on its axis. Later, it's spinning counter-clockwise.
23rd Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Trivia: After Kirk leaves Sickbay, and after McCoy says one of his "What am I...?" questions (i.e., I'm a doctor, not a _______), he says, "If I jumped every time a light flashed around here, I'd end up talking to myself." Later, in Star Trek V, as he's watching Kirk climb the mountain, he says, to himself, "'You'll enjoy Shore Leave. You'll be able to relax'. You call this relaxing? I'm a nervous wreck. If I'm not careful, I'll end up talking to myself."
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek (1966)
This Side of Paradise - S1-E25
Continuity mistake: As Kirk sits on the deserted bridge, there is nothing out of the ordinary with him. After he sits at the helm position, the camera looks at him over the console, and there's suddenly a spore spewing plant to shoot him.
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Suggested correction: The plant did not suddenly appear, it was there from earlier in the episode.
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek (1966)
This Side of Paradise - S1-E25
Other mistake: After Spock is hit with the spores, he goes down on all fours in pain. As he writhes around, the skin tone of his ears is vastly different to his other makeup.
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Chosen answer: Rank and position aren't directly correlated. An officer may be promoted to a higher rank, but maintain his/her current position. And an officer may be assigned new duties without a promotion. Spock is eventually promoted to full commander, but it isn't a requirement for the job.