Continuity mistake: When Higgins calls Magnum's grasp of human nature "preadolescent" there's a cut where Magnum's hands are positioned differently on the top of the paddle shaft. Throughout the whole scene there are other position shifts which are if not impossible (Magnum's hands remain off frame at least for a moment), unlikely and consistent within angle taken separately. (00:08:40)
Sammo
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Catherine hands the statue to Higgins, he has his hand below her hand in the first shot, over hers in the next one. (00:06:05)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When the Hawaiian approaches the antiquarian at the beginning of the episode, which tells him that indeed had the statue of the Poison God, the handkerchief in his hand is held differently between shots; at the cut the hankie sticks out from the bottom of the fist, did not at the beginning. (00:03:00)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: Magnum dumps the paddle on Higgins as he turns to speak with Mrs. Catherine Hailey. Higgins holds it with his hand positioned at different heights between shots. (00:09:55)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Rick reminds Magnum the codes for their last 'Nam mission, he's on Magnum's right and Magnum's microphone is on the left side of his jaw. When Magnum talks to TC convincing him not to fire, Rick is on Magnum's left and their microphones are on the right side. (01:27:00)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When TC looks at the picture the psychologist assigns him as target, the thumb of his right hand is visible in close-up, but the reverse shot shows that he's holding it with the left hand only. (01:21:00)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: Nuzo is at TC's arming himself like in 'Nam. There's a beer cooler on the table; he does not touch it but when the other two 'Nam buddies arrive the cooler moved. Also, there's a cassette player by him implying that he is listening to "Satisfaction", which he hums some verses to. However, there is no further showing of the tape player later and the song eventually fades without anyone removing the object. (00:55:50)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: At the airbase, Greene is reporting to his superior, who suggests him to let Magnum in on the danger. The actors were positioned differently on the location and/or time elapsed during the scene, because the Admiral's head casts a shadow right on his collar and behind his neck in the close-ups, while his back and collar are fully in the sun in the wider views. (00:51:00)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: Magnum walks in on Greene checking out Mac's corpse in Trauma. During the scene Magnum' sling looks different in different angles; in the close-ups bandage going down the left side of his neck and shoulders are visible, but absent in the other shots before and after. (00:43:40)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: At the Boom Boom Room (at least that's how Higgins christens it) the waitress serves drinks to Magnum, his date and the third candle. The woman plucks away all the straws and decorations while Thomas takes one of those fake tiny sips from his bottle. At the cut, the stick the pineapple is on switched side of the glass, and her hand clawed around the glass has the fingers spread in different fashion. (00:35:40)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: In the scene with Ivan calling TC a ni**er, he grabs the cage and holds it in a spot that is above the joint, or below it, depending on the angle, back and forth a few times. (00:26:20)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: In the car with TC, Nuzo begins to wrap the tie around his own hand. However, in close-up he is wrapping it clockwise, while in the other shot the spin is counterclockwise. (00:19:30)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: TC narrowly avoids a car accident. Nuzo next to him undoes the knot of his tie, but he does it again in a following shot. (00:19:20)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: When Magnum is in the middle of his deductive process, Higgins indulges him answering that hardly anyone manufactures the gunpowder he needs anymore because of the low flashpoint. There's a cut in the middle of the sentence; the matches lined up in front of the chopping board are positioned differently on the right end, the one he places the newest victim at. (00:08:20)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Continuity mistake: Magnum walks up to Higgins as he is beheading the matches. In the first shot he put just his hand on the desk, in close-up he is leaning all the way with his elbow. (00:07:20)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: In the ending, between cuts you can spot multiple continuity errors involving the friends' chopsticks; for instance when TC asks how the date with Higgy was, Thomas' hand was hovering above the lid, but it's inside the container right at the cut. (00:40:30)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: In the terrorists' SUV, Higgins tells Magnum he's "extremely perilous to one's health", facing him, and then looks straight forward, turning her head. Next shot and she's still facing him. (00:36:15)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: Magnum and Higgins are tailing the terrorist in the big red tallywacker. In the little intermission with the fish smell gag, Perdita Weeks is not wearing her seatbelt, while she does previously and after. The belt goes on and off also when they are found out. (00:34:00)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: When the staff sings Happy Birthday to Magnum, Higgins joins in. Both Magnum and Juliett touch their own face with lack of continuity from one shot to the next (her hand is under her chin or not, his hand is suddenly at the side of their head, etc). Likewise when the maitre tells Magnum that they will bring the cake into the kitchen, a man behind Magnum claps right over his shoulder, only for his hands to be gone in the next shot. (00:32:35)
21st Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: At the restaurant, Higgins tells Magnum that his client served in the Vietnam war. When she says that, Magnum has just put down his fork, but in the next shot, when he looks at her surprised, the fork is back in his hand all of a sudden. (00:31:50)
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