Revealing mistake: As the saucer separates, the starfield behind it can be seen through the saucer.
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29th Jun 2020
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
29th Jun 2020
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Question: In the beginning, the journalist says "this is the first Starship Enterprise in thirty years without James T. Kirk in command." According to canon, the Enterprise-A was decommissioned in 2293, the same year the B was launched. Was she referring to Kirk's retirement in 2263?
25th Jun 2020
Twister (1996)
Other mistake: While in Wakita, in northern Oklahoma, the crew see the report of the F-3, and it was 30 minutes away. They meet the tornado in Texas, several hours away.
Suggested correction: The tornado is actually 30 miles away, not 30 minutes. Quite a difference for time.
15th Jun 2020
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
15th Jun 2020
Twister (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: As the camera pans up to Jo on top of the van, the camera rig is reflected on the side.
12th Jun 2020
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Question: In the initial chase scene when Max secured the Semi for pulling the tanker, the driver of the car with the man in back firing the triple arrow cannon gets the snake dropped on him and fires the arrows into the back of the driver's seat. The arrows stop because of the padding. Am I mistaken, or did the arrows not go through enough to reach the driver?
Answer: From what I saw in that scene, the arrows did penetrate through the padding into the driver, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
1st Jun 2020
Robocop 2 (1990)
Revealing mistake: After Robocop goes through the windshield and grabs Cain, leaving the driver seat empty, in the long shot the stunt driver can be seen.
1st Jun 2020
Robocop 2 (1990)
Revealing mistake: When the baseball coach is exchanging fire with Lewis, he reacts to a close impact. As he does, his arms brush his cap, and the makeup for the bullet wound on the upper left side of his forehead is revealed. When the fatal shot is fired, his cap is down in position again.
1st Jun 2020
Robocop 2 (1990)
Continuity mistake: After turning off the hydrant, Robocop is talking to the kids. As he does, a girl puts graffiti on his back, and sprays paint on his head. After they run off, you see very little color from the paint, then a moment later, the orange paint is totally visible.
1st Jun 2020
Robocop (1987)
Revealing mistake: After Jones "introduces" ED-209 to Robocop, as he is descending the stairs, the top step can be seen through Robocop's head. This is because ED-209 is a stop-motion animation, and Robocop was matted into the scene.
1st Jun 2020
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Continuity mistake: In the Engine Room, after Geordi calls Wesley and Data, Wes turns around and drops his hands. In the next shot, his hands are back up in front of him.
Suggested correction: Which episode is this for?
1st Jun 2020
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: Numerous times throughout the series, the screws that hold on the panel faces on the Conn and Ops positions are visible.
1st Jun 2020
Tremors (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: As the camera pans up to the roof of Bert's house, a film crew member is reflected in the window.
1st Jun 2020
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Continuity mistake: As the big German engages Indy in the fight, Marion is removing the chocks from one of the wheels. In the wide shot you don't see her at all, even climbing the plane to knock out of the pilot.
1st Jun 2020
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Other mistake: After Indy shoots the driver of the truck that Marion is supposedly in, the camera looks at the driver's bloody hand falling limp. In the shot of the truck tipping over, you see the stunt driver working the wheel.
30th May 2020
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Everybody Loves a Snowman - S3-E14
Revealing mistake: As the sink with the fake tunnel is prepared, just before Newkirk goes over to set things up, you can see movement through a crack in the door. It's Schultz, Hochstetter, and Klink, waiting their cue to enter.
29th May 2020
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Question: In Season 1, Episode 23 "Skin of Evil", Tasha Yar was killed. But in the three following episodes, in the opening credits, Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar) is still listed. Am I correct in thinking that the producers decided to use the original opening credits for the remaining three episodes of the season, and changed them after Gates McFadden left the series for Season Two?
27th May 2020
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Continuity mistake: After Hogan leaves the airman in the tree, LeBeau jumps down, and looks up to tell the man it will be OK. When the camera looks at the man, you see LeBeau's legs and feet behind him.
21st May 2020
M*A*S*H (1972)
Good-Bye Radar: Part 2 - S8-E5
Other mistake: When Potter enters the Swamp, his rank insignia is placed wrongly, with the feet of the eagle pointing to the front of the collar. The feet should point toward the shoulder side of the collar, as they are the next time we see Potter.
20th May 2020
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Revealing mistake: When Dave and Mike enter the area where the cocoons are stored, you can tell that all the rows above the main floor area, with the exception of the second rows near the camera position, are all matte paintings.
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Answer: She was saying that Kirk had been captain of the Enterprise for around 30 years, so the reference to "the Enterprise without James T. Kirk in command" was referring to Christopher Pike's tenure as captain until 2265 (a bit less than 30 years but she was rounding up).
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