Mike Lynch

Factual error: In the movie, Charley Butts (who is really Allen West) is housed in the cell on the right, and Frank Morris is in the cell to his left. In actuality, Butts (West) occupied the cell on the left, and Morris to the right.

Mike Lynch

The Vartabedian Conundrum - S2-E10

Character mistake: Sheldon's is depicted as someone who rigidly adheres to his daily routines, such as knocking three times on doors and his bathroom schedule. In this episode, we see how he wakes up by performing his morning vocal tests. But throughout the show, whenever we see Sheldon wake up, he never performed this test again.

Mike Lynch

Bread and Circuses - S2-E25

Factual error: The premise of the episode is that the inhabitants of planet 892-IV have mirrored our Roman Empire in every way, except their civilization never fell. If that is the case, they should be speaking Latin, not English.

Mike Lynch

Plot hole: When Marion is being carried in the basket, being chased by Indy, he is hot on their heels the entire time. She's placed on the truck with the ammunition, only to explode when it topples over while trying to get away. Marion's dead. Later, he finds her in Belloq's tent very much alive. Indy concludes they must have switched baskets. When did her abductors have the opportunity to do that, and why would the Germans be in a hot hurry to get the truck out of there if the basket was empty?

Mike Lynch

Factual error: Near the end of the movie, when the Tennessee Valley Authority flooded the valley after the dam had been completed, it is filled with water in a matter of minutes. In reality, it took months before the valley was filled to capacity.

Mike Lynch

The Invaders - S2-E15

Deliberate mistake: The woman being attacked by the tiny astronauts lives in very primitive conditions, suggesting a hard life with no electricity or running water. But close-ups of her hands show she has perfectly manicured nails.

Mike Lynch

Trivia: During the course of the show, whenever a character is listening to the radio, no matter the program, the same announcer is heard every time.

Mike Lynch

Revealing mistake: Multiple examples in movies and TV shows where actors are pretending that boxes, coffee cups, and luggage are full, but the ease of movement indicates they are empty.

Mike Lynch

Continuity mistake: When Hilts and Ives are put into the cooler for attempting an escape, they are both covered in mud for trying to dig their way out. When they are finally released days or weeks later, both are perfectly clean.

Mike Lynch

Continuity mistake: When Hilts is put into the cooler at the beginning of the movie, he is given twenty days for going past the warning wire and insubordination. When he is released three weeks later, Hilts is clean-shaven.

Mike Lynch

The Beard - S6-E16

Other mistake: When George and Elaine are arguing about a bald woman rejecting him because he's bald, he says, "No one walks into a beauty parlour and says, 'Give me the Larry Fine.'" Larry Fine, who was partially bald like George, was a member of the Three Stooges. George should have said, "Give me the Curly Howard." He was another member of the troupe, and fully bald.

Mike Lynch

Plot hole: Clarence Beeks plants the angel dust on Winthrop at the Heritage Club, which is discovered by the police at the station. Though he's out on bail, Winthrop is still facing years of jail time if convicted. But nothing again is mentioned about it for the rest of the movie, nor is he trying to clear his name.

Mike Lynch

Plot hole: At the end of the movie, when Rhett famously leaves Scarlett, she thinks about how she can win him back, and with a smile on her face, says, "After all, tomorrow is another day." Her daughter tragically died a few days before. Scarlett isn't the least bit heartbroken about losing her.

Mike Lynch

Plot hole: At the beginning of the movie, we see Chekov and Captain Tyrell looking for a lifeless planet needed by Dr. Marcus for her Genesis experiment. The Federation has been exploring the Alpha Quadrant for decades and has undoubtedly catalogued tens of thousands of planets. They'd have more than enough candidates to choose from that didn't contain life. It makes no sense that they'd need a starship to find a new one.

Mike Lynch

Plot hole: At the end of the movie, as Morbius lay dying, he had Commander Adams press a lever that irreversibly set the countdown for the planet's destruction. Morbius said earlier in the movie that they were in a learning laboratory for the Krell children. Why would the Krell have given their children access to something so dangerous to begin with, in a place where the switch didn't belong, and without any safety precautions to prevent an accidental countdown?

Mike Lynch

Deliberate mistake: In TV shows when people are gathered around the table, usually because they're eating a meal, the characters do not sit completely around the table. Rather, they sit unnaturally horseshoe-shaped so the characters at the end of the table don't have their backs to the audience. Not a way any group would ever sit in the real world.

Mike Lynch

Other mistake: The main protagonist in a TV show or movie is being shot at by machine guns, and he somehow manages to dodge the bullets.

Mike Lynch

Continuity mistake: In the climatic confrontation between Artie West and Mr. Dadier at the end of the movie, West cuts Dadier in the hand with his knife. The scene cuts to Dadier holding up his hand, and it's already covered in blood.

Mike Lynch

Other mistake: How was Buddy able to buy the negligee for his father? He has no money.

Mike Lynch

Assignment: Earth - S2-E26

Stupidity: When Gary 7 learns that agents 201 and 347 were killed in an automobile accident, he must take over the mission and save the earth from nuclear war. However, their technology allows them to transport anywhere they want through the vault device. It makes no sense for both agents to drive to McKinley Rocket Base when they could have easily transported there.

Mike Lynch