Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Inspiration - S8-E19

Visible crew/equipment: At the store, when Ike gives Steve and Drew the reel line, the shadow of the boom mic is moving on the wall above the telephone, then again when Ike follows the boys to the door for their payment, the boom mic's shadow is visible over the canned food. (00:08:10)

Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Inspiration - S8-E19

Visible crew/equipment: When Elizabeth agrees to go to the dance with Drew, as he gets on his bike and rides away the camera pans toward Elizabeth, and the mic's black wire is visible on Elizabeth's back going from the middle of the camisole, up under the strap, to over her shoulder. (00:34:55)

Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons mistake picture

The Last Straw - S8-E20

Visible crew/equipment: After John has the mishap with his lumber delivery on the road it cuts to him sitting at the table with the family, and while they discuss Jim-Bob's tattoo, as the camera is dollying out a crew member and lighting equipment become visible at the left side of the screen, and then again in a following shot. (00:04:15)

Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Last Straw - S8-E20

Visible crew/equipment: After John rehires Easy at the mill J.D. Pickett shows up to give John another order, and when John asks Pickett if he has some man power and equipment, the lavalier microphone is visible under Pickett's blazer as he turns around. (00:41:50)

Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons mistake picture

The Move - S9-E8

Visible crew/equipment: While the family starts packing up their car with John's suitcases and boxes, right after John says, "I just don't want any kind of a big scene," a cluster of boom mics dip into view and stays there at the top of the screen, over Mary Ellen and Jason. Then in the closeup, as John agrees that they will all go see Olivia, a crew member wearing a blue shirt (with a front pocket) is visible in the vehicle's window reflection. (00:44:40)

Super Grover

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

4th Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Threshold - S9-E17

Visible crew/equipment: After Ike goes off to help Jim-Bob and Jason with the antenna cable, just at the moment it cuts to John-Boy on the porch, at the start of the shot, on the right side of the screen we can see the shadow of someone's arm motioning to the young actor who is playing John Curtis, so he can open the screen door to step onto the porch at the correct time. (00:39:40)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Move - S9-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Ben and Cindy enter the mill's office to speak to John, as John says, "We've got a lot of talking to do," the chalk T-mark is visible on the floor behind Cindy. John will stand at this spot when he gets up and tells the couple not to worry about him. (00:17:45)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Beginning - S9-E14

Visible crew/equipment: When Toni is setting the table Mary Ellen walks over to give her a hand, and the white tape mark is visible on the floor where Mary Ellen stands. It's most noticeable just as Jim-Bob lifts his leg over the bench, when he sits at the table. (00:13:50)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Pearls - S9-E15

Visible crew/equipment: After Elizabeth informs Ike that Corabeth's sister, Orma Lee, is resting in the back room it cuts to the Walton family having dinner, and as Jason tells the others they should all stay out of it, the shadow of the boom mic is moving about on the white door. (00:09:55)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Heartache - S9-E19

Visible crew/equipment: After Stanley drives Rose home, when she tells him that she does not want to marry him Rose gets out of the vehicle, and as the camera tracks closer, the reflection of the camera operator is visible in the small window beside Stanley. (00:20:15)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons mistake picture

The Heartache - S9-E19

Visible crew/equipment: After Cindy brushes Virginia's hair it cuts to Mary Ellen and Erin serving Rose, and in the background we can see the green tape mark on the floor near Elizabeth, then when Elizabeth walks toward the table the yellow T-mark is also visible on the floor behind Ben. (00:37:55)

Super Grover

2nd Sep 2019

The Waltons (1972)

The Revel - S9-E22

Visible crew/equipment: After John-Boy says goodbye to his family then walks up the road it cuts to Belle in her office, and when she says that Mr. Fairfield is a man after her own heart, the shadow of the boom mic is moving on the wall at the upper right corner of the screen. (00:03:40)

Super Grover

17th Jul 2019

Stranger Things (2016)

Chapter Five: The Flayed - S3-E5

Visible crew/equipment: While Bruce chases after Nancy and Jonathan they hide in the OR, then Nancy picks up the red phone and shouts, and in the following closeup of the ceiling mounted domed light, the upside-down reflection of a crew member wearing shorts and sneakers can be seen quickly. A few minutes later, after Jonathan jabs scissors into Tom's throat, when Jonathan leans back out-of-breath there's another closeup of the surgical light, and we can see the upside-down reflection of the cameraman's arm and part of the camera as it moves closer, then it's visible again a few shots later. (00:43:10 - 00:46:40)

Super Grover

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