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6th Aug 2007

Die Hard 2 (1990)

Factual error: Firing a full magazine of blank cartridges from an automatic weapon in the police station office as McClane does would be painfully loud. Nobody shows the slightest effect - nobody even winces. Some of the men wince slightly but their reaction is grossly underplayed. Obviously the sound was looped in later. (01:37:40)

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Suggested correction: Every person jumps/winces and cowers out of the way of the bullets, one other officer even draws his gun in response.

What has never made any sense to me about this is that in a room full of cops everyone just stands around watching McClane seemingly gun down their Chief and only one officer even bothers to draw his gun.

That could be attributed to shock, I suppose - no-one expects it to happen that brazenly.

Probably because everyone hates the chief. I wondered about that too.

Suggested correction: What makes the loud bang from guns is not the explosion of the gunpowder, but the bullet itself breaking the sound barrier as it leaves the gun. It's very noticeable when a gun fires a blank because it's so much quite, as the only sound is the small pop of the gunpowder inside. It's little more than the sound of a firecracker, but even more muffled by being inside metal.

Makes you wonder this gun makes the same sound as a gun loaded with real bullets, then. You can't have it both ways.

Yes, that part is in fact a mistake, that it's still that loud while firing blanks.

I have shot blank and live with the military. Both are loud, but sound different. More of a crack with live.

Blanks are very loud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6PESH5LSE0.

2nd Dec 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk - S3-E11

Continuity mistake: When Carl complains that he can't be fired, everybody behind him, Homer and Lenny has disappeared. (00:09:00)

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Suggested correction: No they don't they're still there.

29th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk - S3-E11

Continuity mistake: At the Tavern, when Homer slaps the money on the table, the white cloth that Moe was holding has vanished. (00:04:55)

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Suggested correction: That's because Moe is wiping the corner by the wall. We don't see that corner again for a few minutes. Enough time for Moe to move the cloth especially since he's off camera.

27th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Flaming Moe's - S3-E10

Corrected entry: When Homer goes to another bar we hear him say "Ah, my new watering hole." His mouth doesn't move. (00:17:10)

Correction: His mouth isn't in shot.

27th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Flaming Moe's - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: At the bar, we see Mrs. Krabappel, and she disappears for the rest of the scene. (00:13:40)

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Suggested correction: The place is crowded, she can easily be anywhere in the packed bar and simply out of sight.

27th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Flaming Moe's - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: When Moe tries the Flaming Homer, there are bottles that keep appearing, and the knife disappears suddenly. (00:06:55)

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Suggested correction: The bottles remain on the bar, the knife is not placed on the bar so could easily have been put under the bar where Moe is known to keep a shotgun.

26th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Flaming Moe's - S3-E10

Continuity mistake: Homer drives to Moe's Tavern with his normal shirt on. He has his green jacket on top of it in the next shot. (00:04:45)

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Suggested correction: Homer pulls up in the car with his white shirt on. The very next shot is him walking in. We don't see him park or get out of the car. What's to say he didn't just grab a jacket out of the car?

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Like Father, Like Klown - S3-E6

Continuity mistake: At the end of Krusty's story, Homer changes from being in his tuxedo to being in his normal clothing. (00:10:10)

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Suggested correction: It should be noted that a considerable amount of time has passed while Krusty is telling his story. Note the candles in the screenshot for example, they have burnt out during the story. Its reasonable to assume that there would have been a chance for them to change during this time.

12th Nov 2015

The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Season 1 generally

Continuity mistake: In "The Luminous Fish Effect" (S1E04) Sheldon tells Penny he weighs 140 pounds. In "The Porkchop Indeterminacy" (S1E16), he tells his sister he weighs 165. 25lbs difference would be a noticeable change, but he looks the same.

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Suggested correction: Lying to Penny but not to his sister, not inconsistent with the characters and his relationships.

There's been several episodes showing Sheldon is not a good liar.

Yes and no. If you consider S1 E7 I think it is where he creates a very elaborate situation to avoid telling Penny she's a terrible singer. That takes a good amount skill to establish all that. But as you say, there are episodes where he can't.

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Homer Defined - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: While Homer is sleeping, his head is facing the 'Core temperature' indicater. When he wakes up, he is in a different position. (00:04:25)

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Suggested correction: He wakes up and turns round to look at the loud speaker.

27th Aug 2009

The Simpsons (1989)

Continuity mistake: In the new opening sequence, Kearney and Dolph cut off Jebbidah's head. But in the pan of the city, the head is back.

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Suggested correction: The pan of the city is before the head is cut off. After the head is cut off you don't see the statue again.

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Homer Defined - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, when the bus is driving to the school, the streetlights outside disappear/reappear between shots. (00:01:30 - 00:02:20)

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Suggested correction: Not really a mistake. Street lights can be in segments.

When the shot is more on Bart when he's asking what Sherri and Terri are talking about, there's no street lamps seen, even though when it cuts back to the girls, there are street lamps seen that should have been visible in the previous shot.

22nd Aug 2005

The Simpsons (1989)

When Flanders Failed - S3-E3

Corrected entry: When Homer goes to the barbecue, he grabs a plate of burgers. There isn't a burger at the top of the pile. However, when Flanders talks to him there is a burger on the top.

Correction: There are 5 burgers on the plate and one in his mouth when Homer walks off. When Ned calls over the burger in his mouth has gone and is now on the plate.

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: There are three mistakes when court is dismissed: 1) the people standing around disappear, 2) the two men with Fat Tony disappear for one shot, and 3) when Bart says that crime doesn't pay, Marge is suddenly standing beside Bart. (00:20:35)

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Suggested correction: There are also 3 corrections here. 1) the only people standing near the bench are Lionel Hutz and Seymour Skinner. Seymour is simply out of shot and Hutz is on screen. 2) Legs and Louie don't disappear they remain standing on the steps but due to the camera angle that is now looking across the steps rather than up the steps so they are out of shot. 3) There is a close up of Bart and Fat Tony long enough for Marge to walk over.

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: When Skinner is set free, while holding onto the vacuum, he changes position between shots. (00:20:15)

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Suggested correction: In the first shot he is holding on using on his one free arm - as soon as his second arm is free he grabs on with that as well, this is the change of position listed.

13th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: Bart puts his lucky red hat on the hat holder. It disappears in the next shot. (00:07:10)

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Suggested correction: No it is simply out of shot. There are 4 hooks on the lower half of the racks, in the second shot only 3 pegs are visible and we see Bart put his hat on the end peg.

13th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: When Bart crashes at the door of the Legitimate Businessman's Social Club, his head is facing the door. You can only see this for several frames. In the next shot, his head is facing the sky. (00:05:25)

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Suggested correction: His head never faces the door.

15th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Other mistake: When the wheel falls off Bart's skateboard, in the shot where he curves left sharply, you don't see the school in the background. How could he be at the social club if he just left school? (00:05:20)

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Suggested correction: Because the shot has changed and he is now shown to be in The Town.

12th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: When Bart finds out that Homer took the police badge out of the cereal box, it changes from brown to pink. The food inside the box also changes to pink. (00:01:10)

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Suggested correction: There are two boxes of cereal on the table. One brown (Bart's Frosted Frosty Krusty Flakes) and one pink (Lisa's Jackie O's).

13th Nov 2003

The Simpsons (1989)

Bart the Murderer - S3-E4

Other mistake: When Bart sees that Santa's Little Helper ate his homework, and the camera moves really fast, you can see that the Krusty Doll and picture frame have vanished from the desk beside his bed. (00:00:55 - 00:01:50)

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Suggested correction: No, they are still there. You may need to use slow mo to see that it's there but it is. (Slow mo to invalidate a mistake is allowed).

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