Visible crew/equipment: Toward the end, as the two Species females are fighting, one jumps from an overhead beam. As she descends, the black safety cable for the stunt person is visible.
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9th Oct 2017
Species: The Awakening (2007)
22nd Sep 2017
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
19th Sep 2017
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
14th Sep 2017
Mary Poppins (1964)
Question: If the children had run after the kite, and were on the other side of the park, how did they know that Katie Nanna was gone?
Answer: It wasn't exactly specified exactly how far they ran, so they could have been very far away from her. Also, she probably saw them run away but didn't care too much about it, or at least didn't notice their kite, and just left.
11th Sep 2017
Down Periscope (1996)
Continuity mistake: As they get underway, the torpedo indicator has 1 and 2 in yellow, 3 and 4 in blue. A minute later, all indicators are out. Then, after the sub is trimmed, all indicators are blue.
11th Sep 2017
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: In a quick, wide shot of the front of the building at the end of the movie, as the cops are trying to break in, the camera and crew are reflected in the back window of the cop car closest to the camera.
11th Sep 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Ultimate Computer - S2-E24
Trivia: In this episode, when brooding about M5, Kirk quotes John Masefield, "All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by." In Star Trek V, on approach to the Enterprise-A, he again uses the quote.
11th Sep 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Kirk wipes a tear from Elaan's face, both cheeks are wet. A second later, both cheeks are dry.
10th Aug 2017
Volcano (1997)
Continuity mistake: As the rescue crew is trying to open the disabled subway train, one man bashes the door just below the handle. A second later, he draws back to hit it again, and the door is undamaged from the first blow.
10th Aug 2017
Tron (1982)
Trivia: As Alan comes into his cubicle, on the wall is a banner reading "GORT, KLAATU BARADA NIKTO", a nod to "The Day the Earth Stood Still".
7th Aug 2017
Volcano (1997)
Continuity mistake: After losing her partner, Amy is above ground, taking off the equipment. As she does, her jacket goes from wide open and half off to almost closed in a second.
7th Aug 2017
The Wraith (1986)
Revealing mistake: As the sheriff's car broadsides the car carrier, after the explosions, you can see the cars were junkers, set up to fall off the carrier.
7th Aug 2017
The Wraith (1986)
Other mistake: As Packard backs out of the cemetery there's no damage to his car, despite crashing through an iron fence and headstones.
7th Aug 2017
The Wraith (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: After the Firebird crashes after racing from the cops, the Wraith turns around. As it does, the crew and equipment are reflected on the panels of the car.
7th Aug 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Factual error: Throughout the episode, there is a constant reference to 5 p.m. being the time Kirk and crew (a.k.a., the Clanton gang) were to die. However, the real 30-second shootout was at 3 p.m.
7th Aug 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Ultimate Computer - S2-E24
Audio problem: After trying to change course, Sulu calls Kirk. Kirk says "Kirk here", and then you hear the click of the comm button being hit.
1st Aug 2017
M*A*S*H (1972)
Continuity mistake: Charles and the G.I. lay waiting for an explosion. When the last mortar hits, the explosion is just to the left of the back tire, the jeep is untouched. After a cut, the jeep is trashed and burning.
1st Aug 2017
Doctor Who (2005)
The Snowmen - S7-E7
Continuity mistake: As Clara first realises the differences in the TARDIS exterior and interior, she goes to circle the outside, leaving the door open. A second later, it's closed, but open upon her entrance.
1st Aug 2017
M*A*S*H (1972)
1st Aug 2017
South Park (1997)
Trivia: As Stan tries to delete his Facebook profile, the message he gets on the screen and the subsequent parts of him in the episode are a take on the 1982 Disney classic Tron starring Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges.
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Chosen answer: It was neither of those. In earlier TV shows, it was typical that each episode was a self-contained story, and the plots and non-regular characters were rarely carried over from previous shows to the next. Any problems or situations were resolved at the end, even if some plot threads were illogically left unexplained. This allowed episodes to be aired in any random order. Today's TV series usually have ongoing linear timelines and continuous plots that are played out over multiple seasons.
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