Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins, TC, and Rick are getting tanked, Higgins tells the others he doesn't think Magnum is dead, then when Higgins gets up he walks over to the lamp and the actor's white tape mark is visible on the rug. (00:27:40)
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum and JL escape from Thompson's yacht, Magnum's black dress shoes become flat rubber bottomed shoes when the duo climb the rocky hills. Later, when he hears the chopper he puts on the dress shoes, then it reverts back to the other shoes again. (00:24:15 - 00:33:35)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Thompson asks JL and Magnum to accompany him to his cabin to get the money from his safe, just as Thompson opens his cabin door, the white T-mark is visible on the floor beside the desk, which is where Magnum stands. (00:15:45)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum and JL climb the island's rocky hill so they can set up the transmitter as high as possible, just as JL shouts, "and give you an hour's head start," a crew member with his clipboard are visible at the right side/corner of the screen. (00:25:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the poker game, Thompson loses his last hand and he slams the cards onto the table, then when the camera turns to face all the players, the black tape mark can be seen on the floor where Magnum stands. (00:15:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Eleanor Greeley is holding a gun in the training room, Magnum realises that she's holding a .32, then in the next and following shots two black tape marks are visible on the floor. (00:45:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Magnum is in the training room with Dorsey they talk about Eleanor Greeley, and when Magnum mentions that she carried Dorsey for two years after his surgery, in some of the following shots an actor's white T-mark is visible on the floor beside the bench. (00:09:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Italian Ice - S2-E15
Visible crew/equipment: After the Ferrari has been gauged, when Magnum and Margo arrive back at Robin's Nest in the Ferrari, the reflection of lighting and filming equipment are visible on the surface of the car. (00:24:35)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum and Tanaka are at the murder scene, Magnum says he remembers nothing about Joanie's murder (while having 'Nam flashbacks) so Tanaka tells him, "Strike two." It then cuts to Higgins and Magnum arguing about the car, and at the start of this shot lighting equipment is visible on the lawn, at the right side of the screen. There are also wood planks visible at the bottom of the screen, presumably used for the camera dolly to track forward. (00:16:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tanaka asks Magnum if he's up to a little trip to jar his memory, in the next shot as Tanaka pulls up to the beach house, there's a black plastic T-mark on the sand beside the driver's side door. (00:14:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tanaka escorts Magnum down the stairs in the guesthouse, just as Tanaka picks up a book from the coffee table and Magnum sits on the couch, the actor's white tape mark is visible on the floor at Tanaka's feet. (00:12:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When TC pushes Magnum's wheelchair while Rick and Higgins walk alongside, Higgins is relating the situation to another one of his experiences, and in the next shot as the Gilberts approach Magnum, a bit of the boom equipment is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:08:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Magnum chases after Randolph at the airport tarmac and finally catches him, there's an outline of elbow pads on Magnum's sleeves. Earlier, there was a shot from behind Magnum as he pulled the gun from his waistband, and his sleeves were normal.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the airport, while Randolph holds a gun on Rick during the standoff Claudia shouts out, and when Rick falls to the ground just as Randolph starts to flee, the arm of the boom operator and the boom are visible at the right side of the screen. (00:44:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Higgins is on the road trying to complete his jog, when Magnum pulls up alongside an exhausted Higgins, the reflection of the reflector screens is visible in the triangular window. (00:32:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum asks the security guard to call Mr. Randolph so he could enter the building, it then cuts to Randolph's office and as the camera turns we can see the white T-mark on the carpet, between the desk and window. (00:25:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Virginia is alone with the butler, when she gets off the elevator she presses the ground floor button, and in this closeup she has long polished fingernails and is wearing a gold band on her right hand, but in other shots her nails are short and the ring on her right hand is entirely different. (00:34:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While "Thomas Milton" and Virginia are dressed up in surgical gowns Emerson White enters the room, and as White walks behind the table a T-mark becomes visible as the camera pans toward the right. (00:15:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum tells Kendall that the agent had been killed in a car accident and that's why he never showed up, when Kendall gets up and walks away from Magnum and the piano, the actor's white T-mark is visible on the floor beside Magnum's feet. (00:32:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
The Taking of Dick McWilliams - S2-E9
Visible crew/equipment: After the trio nab Kaholo and his cut of the money, Magnum is driving to Mitsu, and when it cuts to Nishimoto with his daughter, there are two black plastic T-marks on the ground at their feet. (00:42:30)
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