Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Past Tense - S3-E4

Revealing mistake: As the helicopter takes off with the prisoner, guards shoot it repeatedly. In particular in a close-up they shoot off two grills on the engine combustion fuel drain. Looking at the close-up, you can see the wires used to detonate the charges, and bits of the black paper/gaffer tape that kept the explosion rigging together, flapping now in the wind. (00:07:55)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Past Tense - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: One of the skyjackers is about to kill Higgins, saying that one hostage is plenty already. His boss though rushes in and stops him. In the first shot the man with the gun has his arm bent and the boss is standing with his arms folded. In the second, Gun Guy has his arm fully straight and Boss Guy starts by leaning on the palm with his arm up on the trunk. (00:13:20)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Plot hole: Magnum finds the cat with the bloodied paws. He takes the cat home, arranges with Higgins what to do, brings it back where he found it, and tails it for "over an hour", Higgins says. Finally finds where it came from, and in the house there's a corpse. Shenanigans ensue, Magnum comes back with the police to a now empty house and he tells to Katsumoto that it was not empty "a couple hours ago" and is amazed at how quickly and efficiently the bad guys must have cleaned. The problem is; later we see through the security cameras what happened, and how Max the cat got the blood on its paws. Supposedly the villain did an ultra-efficient job cleaning everything up after Magnum's visit...but what about before? Magnum arrived a good 2 hours after the homicide. What on Earth did the killer do during that time? The dead guy was still lying around in a pool of blood, and the bad guy hadn't even picked up his own ski mask! Forget it. He did not even close the front door.

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Magnum P.I. mistake picture

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: Magnum gives chase to the person who escaped from the house with the dead body. The guy throws behind him an ironing board; when we get the following shot with the camera following Jay Hernandez, we can also spot the cameraman following Jay Hernandez, reflected in the mirror on the left side of the frame. (00:14:30)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: Magnum does a typical movie internet search; he types stuff on the keyboard and pages on Bing he supposedly types the search terms in change without him even finishing to type or typing new words. Moreover, the address bar is stuck on "/search?" without any of the search terms appearing there. (00:04:25)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: The kid brings cookies to Magnum. He takes the plate and starts plucking one when he says "thank you", with his right hand. In the next shot the hand holding the plate is the right, and the left one is the one that picks the cookie. (00:06:15)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: After he accepted the case, Magnum walks out of the house of his client holding the picture; in close-up his left hand is on the bottom side of the photo, but he holds it by the corners in the previous and following shot. (00:04:00)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

The Cat Who Cried Wolf - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Magnum is meeting the new client. He holds at first the picture of the missing feline with both hands, then in the reverse you can see his arms are folded, and then he's holding the picture again. (00:02:25)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Magnum asks his client about Lizzie's debt. As he says "it was such a long time ago", the man in foreground is rubbing his eyes, but lowers his hand before the cut. In the next shot, he's shown as if his problems just started to manifest. (00:16:55)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: TC and Rick are having "breakfast" with the veteran. When he sarcastically answers "Couldn't be better", TC' s has both hands around the bottle, while he just had one on top in the first shot. Rick has both hands around the can, and in the next shot he's got just one, the other being behind it. It goes back and forth as the two different angles alternate in editing. (00:10:55)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Magnum's client puts on the small table the e-mail with the picture on top, in a close-up. New shot and the picture has shifted to the right, and in the one that follows, Magnum grabs the mail without anything on top of it. (00:10:00)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Death Is Only Temporary - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Thomas puts the first pancakes in the dish and asks the kids about his own job. The kid answers "Hella cool things", and the girl next to him has her arm raised. New shot, and her arm is lowered - Magnum also is holding the plate higher than earlier. (00:03:45)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Sudden Death - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Magnum's bruise extends below the eyebrow, while in the rest of the episode the part below the arc of hairs was not involved. (00:41:10)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Sudden Death - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: After dodging a couple golf club swings, Magnum speaks to Daisy by the door. Tru Collins' hair is positioned over her right shoulder with wild inconsistency between shots. (00:33:00)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Sudden Death - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Magnum walks in on Daisy being tied to the chair, the duct tape roll is on the outer side of the armrest in the first shot, on the inside in the reaction shot. (00:31:15)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Sudden Death - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: A mysterious woman gets in the flat the doctor rented. From the moment she puts the pink cardigan on, the hair on her shoulders is inconsistently in front or behind, and while it's obviously well adjusted when she notices the missing tape and the balcony door, it's in disarray over her shoulder when she walks back from the window. (00:21:40)

Sammo

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

24th Mar 2020

Magnum P.I. (2018)

Sudden Death - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: During the chat with Steuben, TC is fighting in the ring. His shirt is already a sweaty mess after Magnum is barely 15 seconds into the conversation. (00:15:00)

Sammo

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