Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Taxi Driver (1976)

Continuity mistake: After applying for his job, Travis walks towards the exit of the garage, jacket unzipped. In the next shot, the passersby change and his jacket is zipped 1/3 way. (00:04:35)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Young Adult (2011)

Continuity mistake: Mavis brought the poorly printed email along when she has a snack out with her friend Vicki. She mentions that "Frankly, that's a slap in the face", and puts the paper sheet down. Only, she does not! In the next shot she is still holding it in front of Hettienne Park and it takes one extra cut for her to put it down for good. (00:04:25)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Distant Drums (1951)

Continuity mistake: Lt. Richard Tufts arrived at Capt. Quincy Wyatt's camp. A child walks up to him and starts checking his cavalry sword out. The position of the kid's hands keep changing between shots, and when Monk tells him he's the son of the captain, Tufts' hand is suddenly on the handle of the saber. (00:07:10)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

The Layover (2017)

Continuity mistake: Back home after being soft-fired, Kate takes the bottle of beer Meg offers her and joins her in the dance. Soon it becomes obvious that there's nothing to party for, for either of them. When Meg says "I don't even want to talk about it" after mentioning the car being towed, Kate takes a sip holding the bottle by the neck. In the following one, she is holding the bottle by the belly. (00:06:30)

Sammo

Cucuruz Doan's Island - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: After the dramatic fight-winning punch, Doan's Mobile Suit is dripping water in a close-up. The characteristic tubes on the head of the mecha are undamaged, but Doan broke one earlier in the fight, and it's broken again in the epilogue. (00:21:00)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

13th Mar 2020

A Simple Favor (2018)

13th Mar 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: The 'cleaning lady' hands Richard a used paper tissue. In the close-up of her hand he is picking it up by a messy, crumpled part, but in the next shot Ben Miller is holding it by a side pretty much straight. (00:19:25)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

13th Mar 2020

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Picard during his conversation with Raffi on the bench outside the Federation HQ building is at one point sitting with his arm folded, no tablet in hand or lap. By the end of the convo, without him moving, the tablet reappears in his arms, clutched to his chest. (00:04:55)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

13th Mar 2020

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

13th Mar 2020

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Zhaban put in a bag some delicacies for Picard. When he mentions "Madame Arnaud's terrine d'oie" his hand is holding the jar in the first shot, during which you can see his hand turn to hold one of the bag's handles. But in the reverse shot he is still holding the jar, and puts it in the bag. (00:27:10)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

13th Mar 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Murder from Above - S7-E1

Continuity mistake: After the chat with the hotel manager, Jack and Florence are in Stephen's room. The level of drink in Stephen Marston's cocktail glass changes between shots - it's half full when Jack is straining to sit down, and is back up right at the cut. (00:35:25)

Sammo

Continuity mistake: When Guido carjacks the Citroen, he pushes the driver off the seat in a spot entirely in the shadows. In the faraway view you can see he starts driving in a spot with the asphalt in direct sunlight. (00:10:50)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

Murder from Above - S7-E1

Continuity mistake: DI Jack Mooney is looking at the coroner report on the PC screen. He changes his stance and is initially hunched over and then straight, but the person in the foreground is keeping the exact same posture every time the camera cuts to Dwayne. (00:25:35)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

13th Mar 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Stakes Are High - S7-E2

Continuity mistake: Office scene with the poison being revealed. Dwayne in his snazzy detective suit interjects that you have to know the right, or wrong people to get a hold of it. In the wider shot (whole room in frame) Danny John-Jules' left hand covers the cuff of his blue shirt, while in the closer angle the shirt is perfectly visible. (00:13:50)

Sammo

13th Mar 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Mr. White Death - S3-E8

Continuity mistake: When Cora stands up saying "I don't have to listen to this", the blinds at the window Phil Lewis is standing close to are half open (that is, the top half open, the bottom half of the window obscured). In the rest of the scene the blinds are fully open. (00:37:55)

Sammo

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