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ER (1994)

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9 1/2 Hours (a.k.a. Growing Up) - S1-E9

Visible crew/equipment: After Susan asks Div why he's been snapping at people, Jerry tells Susan that she has a call. When Susan takes the call, the reflection of the boom pole is visible on the glass partition near Carter, and then the reflection of the boom operator holding up the boom pole becomes visible before Susan walks away.

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ER Confidential - S1-E10

Visible crew/equipment: While Doug is treating the animal-rights activist, Francis sees Tag plucking the turkey in the next room, and when he asks Doug to shut the blinds, the reflection of the moving boom microphone is visible on the window's glass.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: While Carol is at the admit desk, Linda returns to the ER, and as Linda says, "My Lexus just got snowplowed in; could I use the phone?" the reflection of the moving boom pole is visible on the partition.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Continuity mistake: While Mookie stands at the doorway of Trauma 1, where the patient's traumatic amputation is being treated, Lydia gets splattered with the man's blood and says, "Whoa! I got a pumper," but in the next shot that blood has suddenly vanished from her face and safety glasses.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: Susan searches for a surgeon for Mr. Bozinsky's aortic aneurysm. When Bozinsky has coded, Bob cuts the man open, then does the cross-clamp procedure herself, and in a couple of Wendy's close-ups, the reflection of the boom microphone is visible on her safety glasses.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Audio problem: While Susan is with Mr. Bozinsky, Lydia takes Mrs. Bozinsky to the payphone. Then, when we hear Susan say, "Mr. Bozinsky, are you sure when I push here, this isn't hurting you?" Susan's mouth is not actually saying anything.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: After Jerry shows Mark how to use the paging microphone at the admit desk, the camera dollies out just as everyone joins Mark for Carter's prank, and there's a director's chair, with a crew member (has a goatee/beard) standing behind it, that is visible at the left side of the screen.

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Blizzard - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: While Jerry is watching TV news about the snowstorm, Mark asks him how the desktop paging microphone works. Then, as Jerry walks toward Mark, the reflection of the boom operator moving with the boom mic is visible on the glass partition.

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The Gift - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: When Doug exits the taxi in front of the restaurant-bar, he walks toward the door, and the reflections of the Steadicam operator and another crew member beside him become visible on the glass near the door. (00:35:20)

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The Gift - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: Benton's stethoscope moves between shots as he talks to Hicks about failing to get allowances to harvest a patients organs for donation. As he comes out of the room the stethoscope lies over his shoulders, in the next shot of Benton it's hanging round his neck.

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Happy New Year - S1-E13

Visible crew/equipment: The second time Carter stands ready in the OR, Nurse Shirley draws a circle on the floor around Carter's feet, then tells him, "Don't move!" While Morgenstern and Benton continue their round of foreign capitals during the surgery, just as Carter adds, "Kinshasa," the boom mic pops up into view at the bottom of the screen. (00:38:50)

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Happy New Year - S1-E13

Visible crew/equipment: Dr. Kayson gets on the elevator, and Susan tries to get his evaluation about her patient with the mitral valve prolapse. Then, when Susan walks away from the elevator, as the rolling camera tracks to the right, its reflection is visible on the glass.

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Make of Two Hearts - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: Doug and Peter are running to meet the ambulance transporting the boy with the crushed leg. From the back we see Doug with his arms out as he runs, but the shot changes to the front and he has his hands in his pockets, with no time to change naturally. (00:10:40)

Make of Two Hearts - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: Carol and Carter are in the room with the patient Tatiana and the dog; Tatiana has a yellow marker in her hand. In some shots she appears to be hugging the dog and in others drawing something with the marker, with no time to change positions. (00:21:50)

Make of Two Hearts - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: Carol goes to visit Tatiana while she is sleeping. As the camera shows a shot from above, the blanket over the girl has changed position noticeably. (00:31:40)

Make of Two Hearts - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: At the very end of the show, Carol is sitting on a gurney with Tatiana - the little girl is holding her doll by its waist. The shot changes and suddenly she is holding it around its neck.

Robert Romano: They're going to be looking for a sacrificial lamb, and I have to tell you, right now you're looking pretty wooly.

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Trivia: Doug Ross frequently hung his head low, appearing ashamed or thoughtful or privately amused, depending on the scene. This wasn't just an element of the character: George Clooney had taken to writing his lines on papers, sheets, and other props.

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Question: Does anybody know what the episode was called where that helicopter severed Romano's arm? I'm pretty sure it was season 8.

Answer: It was in "Chaos Theory" which is the first episode of season 9 (time code 00:13:55).

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