Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls (2000)

61 mistakes in season 3

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Face-Off - S3-E15

Visible crew/equipment: After dinner with Emily, when it cuts to Lorelai and Rory rushing into their house, an equipment pole is visible at the right side of the screen at the start of the shot, and a standing spotlight lamp is reflected in the wall mirror. Then as Lorelai walks back down the stairs the camera is visible at the left side of the screen, and when Lorelai exits, the spotlight lamp's reflection is visible again. (00:06:25)

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Swan Song - S3-E14

Visible crew/equipment: When Lorelai returns from her trip she tells Rory that she needs food, and as they walk away from the car, we can see the reflections of the camera operator, camera, and boom mic moving on the surface of the car. (00:38:30)

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Swan Song - S3-E14

Visible crew/equipment: While Dave, Brian, and Zack are in the car, when Mrs. Kim is speaking to Dave the reflection of the boom pole is visible in the window behind Mrs. Kim, then after she leaves when the car starts moving, the reflection of the reflector screen is also visible in Brian's window. (00:31:15)

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Let the Games Begin - S3-E8

Visible crew/equipment: During the Friday night dinner, something that looks like a microphone swings back and forth next to Richard's arm. It is most visible in the first shot of him (from behind).

They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? - S3-E7

Continuity mistake: When Luke fixes Lorelai's shoe, he squeezes glue onto the broken heel and places the glue bottle down on the seat to his left, then he holds the heel to the shoe with both hands, but in the next shot that glue bottle is suddenly back in Luke's hand while he's still holding the heel to the shoe. (00:34:20)

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That'll Do, Pig - S3-E10

Visible crew/equipment: During the family dinner at the inn Trix is seated beside Richard, and when Trix tells Lorelai, "He's a go-getter your father, not completely dissimilar to yourself," in this shot facing Trix and Lorelai the boom mic quickly dips into view at the top of the screen, and what looks like a bit of filming equipment is also visible at the bottom right corner of the screen. (00:37:40)

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That'll Do, Pig - S3-E10

Visible crew/equipment: When Lorelai and Rory are finished preparing their house for Gran's visit, just as Lorelai and Rory are walking towards the door we can see a T-mark and other tape marks on the floor. Then after showing Gran the house, when they're leaving a rug has appeared covering all those tape marks. (00:30:15)

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Dear Emily and Richard - S3-E13

Visible crew/equipment: In the flashback, while Lorelai is being wheeled to the delivery room, when Emily argues that she had a right to drive her daughter to the hospital, the reflections of the camera operator and the camera are visible on the glass beside Emily. Then it's seen again on the left glass window of the delivery room as it closes. (00:33:05)

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Emily In Wonderland - S1-E19

Emily: Well, uh, Rory, I don't think I wore the right shoes for the grand tour. Why don't we just drive?
Rory: You can borrow some of my mom's shoes.
Emily: Oh, no, I don't think so. Rory hold on a minute.
Rory: Grandma, you will be missing the true Stars Hollow experience if you don't walk. Trust me.
Emily: All right, but I won't wear anything with rhinestones or zebra stripes or anything that has batteries or that sings or make animal noises or moves on its own.

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Chosen answer: Lorelai and Christopher get married impulsively in Paris but they get divorced shortly after returning home. I don't know the exact number of days or weeks but they definitely weren't married for more than a couple of months.

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