Character mistake: Ken says that it was his wives who left him, not the other way around. But in "The Smell of Success", he tells Christopher that, when Christopher was a baby, he left Juanita.
Cubs Fan
26th Apr 2009
Titus (2000)
26th Apr 2009
Titus (2000)
Character mistake: During his interrogation, Ken comments that he beat Christopher's impulsive violence out of him. But in "The Perfect Thanksgiving", he tells Erin's brother Michael that he never hit his children, choosing instead to destroy their self-esteem.
10th Apr 2009
Angel (1999)
Blind Date - S1-E21
Character mistake: Angel comments that Vanessa was acquitted because of a hung jury. A hung jury means the jury couldn't come to a unanimous decision; the case would require a new trial, while an acquittal means the jury found her not guilty, and she couldn't be tried again for the crime.
30th Mar 2009
Angel (1999)
Character mistake: In this episode, Gunn wonders how he could have lived in Los Angeles all his life without knowing about all the "weird ass stuff" going on. But flashbacks in "Double Or Nothing" show that he knows demons exist there.
27th Feb 2009
Seinfeld (1990)
The Bottle Deposit (1) - S7-E21
Character mistake: When Jerry tells Kramer and Newman that they left their groceries under the hood of his car, he comments, "The AAA guy said I was this close to sucking a muffin down the carburetor." Jerry's car is a Saab 9000, which are fuel injected.
25th Feb 2009
24: Redemption (2008)
Character mistake: When Allison Taylor arrives at the White House, a Secret Service agent greets her as "Madam President". Since she hasn't been sworn in yet, he should know to address her as "Madam President-elect".
30th Jan 2009
Seinfeld (1990)
Character mistake: When Jerry is being questioned on the lie detector test about "Melrose Place", the officer questioning him asks him two control questions that he responds to in full sentences. The questions should have been simple "yes" and "no" questions.
22nd Jan 2009
Angel (1999)
Heartthrob - S3-E1
Character mistake: In the first flashback to Angelus and James in Marseille, Angelus briefly speaks with his modern-day American accent before reverting to his Irish accent.
16th Jan 2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Character mistake: At the end of the episode, Abby Carmichael says that professor Rousseau will be convicted of three class-A felonies, with a term of a year each. According to NY state laws, three class-A felonies would lead to the death penalty; Abby meant to say three class-A misdemeanors.
14th Jan 2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Character mistake: Catherine Dent's character, Kay Marquette, plays the Holmes character Irene Adler with an English accent. Adler was an American, as mentioned by Watson in "A Scandal in Bohemia".
8th Jan 2009
Manhunter (1986)
Character mistake: In one of the National Tattler headlines, the word "pursues" is misspelled "persues". (00:52:15)
10th Nov 2008
Vantage Point (2008)
Character mistake: At the end of the film, the newscaster comments that the lone assassin has been killed, but the ticker beneath him reads "Lone assassin arrested."
10th Nov 2008
Vantage Point (2008)
Character mistake: While talking to President Ashton, Phil McCollough comments, "We're looking for five people out of six million." Salamanca's population is only about 160,000.
25th Oct 2008
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Under Covers - S3-E8
Character mistake: In one scene, Jenny refers to "the former Czech Republic." That is the state's current name; it was formerly a part of Czechoslovakia.
29th Sep 2008
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
26th Apr 2008
CSI: NY (2004)
27th Jan 2008
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Character mistake: When Kate mentions James Bond, and DiNozzo lists the actors who have played him, he forgets Timothy Dalton. As a self-proclaimed film buff, that's not a mistake he would make.
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