Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Rimmer argues that they should not board the simulant ship, the shot of Lister in the foreground and Rimmer in the background shows a boom mic just above Rimmer's head. (00:04:40)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: During the hold-up scene with the Simulant, in the close-up of her speaking, her face is in darkness. The camera cuts away to Rimmer running for the escape pod, and then back to the Simulant, who is now well lit by a pair of overhead lights. (00:12:10)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: When Kryten, the Cat and Lister teleport when the ship is disintergrating, Lister's locks are over his right shoulder. When they arrive, his locks are behind his back. (00:12:40)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: When the Cat says 'All in all a hundred per cent successful trip' you can see Lister mouth the line. (00:13:45)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: When the Cat says 'Form an orderly queue behind the gunsight' you can see Lister mouth the line. (00:15:40)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Starbug goes through the wormhole, a boom mic shadow can be seen on the back wall next to Kryten. (00:20:20)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: When the crew walk through the woods, the first shot shows Lister, Kryten and the Cat walking with space between them. In the next shot they are walking shoulder to shoulder. (00:20:45)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Lister, the Cat and Kryten arrive on Rimmerworld, as the Rimmer guard steps out and says 'silence mutant' a boom mic is visible at the top of the screen. (00:21:05)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: When Rimmer kisses the female Rimmer, the scar on his cheek disappears. (00:22:30)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Visible crew/equipment: In the cell, when Rimmer says 'What have I created?' in the next shot a boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen by the window. (00:25:50)
Rimmerworld - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: At The End of the episode, when Lister says, 'I'm saying nothing man, don't want to spoil the surprise,' his hood and locks are arranged completely different than all other shots in the scene. (00:27:20)
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