Continuity mistake: Near the end, when Elliot, Carla and Jordan are in the bar, the waitress brings them three drinks; two short, clear ones and a cosmopolitan with a lime. A few shots later, Carla is seen from the front drinking the cosmo. The next shot from behind her shows the drink instantly on the table. The drink switches instantly between her hand and the table several times in the following shots.
Guy
9th Mar 2011
Scrubs (2001)
24th Jan 2011
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
A Kiss Before Frying - S11-E12
Continuity mistake: Near the end when Greg meets Rita at the bus station, she puts her arms around his neck. The next shot from the front shows her arms and hands on Greg's chest. Rita's arm/hand position changes continually throughout the scene.
29th Jul 2010
Warehouse 13 (2009)
Continuity mistake: When Pete shows Artie the vial of Myka's blood, he is holding it between his first finger and thumb. When the shot changes to the front, he is holding it between thumb and ring finger.
27th May 2010
Death Race (2008)
Continuity mistake: Right before stage 2 of the race, Pachenko attempts to beat Ames with a pipe wrench. The mouth of the wrench goes from open to closed to open between consecutive shots.
4th May 2010
Lost (2004)
Ab Aeterno - S6-E9
Continuity mistake: Season 6, episode 9 "Ab Aeterno": When Jacob pulls Richard upright after dunking him, his hair flies back over his head, leaving his face fully visible. The shot changes to a front view and Richard's hair is now covering most of his face.
24th Apr 2010
Charmed (1998)
Valhalley of the Dolls (2) - S6-E2
Continuity mistake: When Jason is escorting Phoebe into his office her left arm is down by her side in the rear view. When the shot changes to the front view, her left arm is across her stomach.
1st Apr 2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Continuity mistake: The Devildis family is in the kitchen together. When the daughter holds up a knife she has been using to chop vegetables she holds it to about chest level. The shot changes to a different front view of her and the knife has vanished.
1st Apr 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: Near the end, when Spike takes the cup of blood from the fridge, we can see that it is full to within a 1/4 inch of the rim. However, when the shot changes and he drinks it, he tips the cup almost 45 degrees before putting his lips to the cup and drinking. If the cup had been as full as previously shown, the blood would have begun pouring out long before Spike ever drank form it.
22nd Mar 2010
Charmed (1998)
Continuity mistake: During the opening, Piper, Phoebe and Cole are in an SUV and going to find a demon. A shot from in front shows that there is no rearview mirror in the SUV, just a white mark on the windshield. When they turn into the parking lot however, the rearview mirror has returned.
6th Mar 2010
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Did You Check With the Captain of the Flying Monkeys? - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: When Alan is on the balcony talking to Evelyn, a shot is shown from inside the house. Alan turns away from Charlie and puts his left hand on his hip. The shot changes and Alan's left hand is now in the air and then he puts it on his hip again.
7th Jan 2010
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Kinda Like Necrophilia - S5-E10
Continuity mistake: As Alan runs away screaming about betrayal, Berta begins to pour Charlie a cup of coffee. Charlie's first two or three fingers are hooked through the handle of the cup. The shot changes and Berta is still pouring but now Charlie's index finger is alongside the rim of the cup.
4th Jan 2010
Better Off Ted (2009)
Continuity mistake: During the opening, Bhamba grabs Lem's coffee cup with his thumb and bottom three fingers but his index finger is in the air. The shot changes and now all five fingers are securely wrapped around the cup.
24th Dec 2009
The Simpsons (1989)
10th Dec 2009
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Abby is first discussing the victim's blood types, there is a shot from behind her that shows a black band wrapped around her upper left thigh about an inch below the hem of her skirt. The shot changes to a front view and the black band is gone.
29th Nov 2009
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Continuity mistake: When Bond is investigating the Ning-Po at the shipyard, he is surrounded by workers carrying tools as weapons. One of them is holding a tire-iron like tool with one hand. The shot changes to behind him and he is now gripping it with both hands.
18th Nov 2009
Charmed (1998)
Be Careful What You Witch For - S2-E22
Continuity mistake: When Piper and Leo confront the genie at the restaurant, the genie is eating food as fast as he can. At one point he gets a line of pasta sauce on his cheek. The shot changes, then goes right back to him only now the sauce is gone with no time for him to have wiped it off, especially since his hands are full of food.
30th Sep 2009
Nim's Island (2008)
Continuity mistake: About halfway through, Gerard Butler is on a boat watching a whale go by. He is holding a large sextant and as he watches the whale, he moves the sextant so that it is vertical and behind his knee. The shot changes and the sextant has instantly changed to being held horizontally on his knee.
15th Aug 2009
The Unborn (2009)
Continuity mistake: Several times, Casey is seen running across a bridge. From the high angle, snow can be seen along the right side of the bridge. However, when the shot switches to a view from behind her, the bridge is clear of snow from edge to edge. (00:01:05)
8th Aug 2009
Scrubs (2001)
My Boss's Free Haircut - S4-E20
Continuity mistake: After Elliott falls into the grave, she tries to pull herself out by placing both hands on the edge of the grave and jumping. When she falls back in again, there are two clumps of dirt missing from the edge where her hands were. In later shots, the edge of the grave is unmarked.
25th Jun 2009
Scrubs (2001)
Continuity mistake: Near the end after JD tells the interns he wants them all to wave, they all start waving their arms. The shot cuts to a different view and Rex's hands are instantly back on the table.
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