Continuity mistake: As Gary Seven beams in, Scotty's hair changes between shots.
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19th Mar 2018
Star Trek (1966)
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.
23rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Gamesters of Triskelion - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: As Kirk gets up from the ground on Triskelion, his communicator is open. When he goes to use it, it's closed and he opens it.
5th May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Scotty starts prying the panel open, it's with a tool in his right hand, and the thumb of his left. After the cut, he's suddenly holding it in his right hand.
4th May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: When Sulu first emerges on the Bridge, Kirk confronts him, and standing a couple feet from the rapier. A second later, Kirk's a few inches from it.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Christine goes to put the respirator in place, she uses her right hand. After the cut, it's her left that puts it in place.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Bones works on Joe's injury, a red light turns on over his head shining down on the area, illuminating his hair. A second later, the red is gone, then back.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: The indicators radically change positions when Spock gets on the bio bed.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: When Sulu confronts the men in the corridor, his epee goes from perfectly straight to having a slight crook, then back to straight when he appears on the bridge.
3rd May 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Joe draws back and stands up, he pulls a knife. First, it's sharp side up, then it's suddenly blade down.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Requiem for Methuselah - S3-E19
Continuity mistake: When looking at the view screen from the helm, there is a man sitting at the Conn position, but in the wide angle, there's a woman there.
27th Feb 2017
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: As Nomad first hears Uhura's singing, it extends antennae and leaves the room. After a quick cut scene, as it turns in the corridor the antennae is retracted, then out again on the bridge.
23rd Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: As McCoy first appears from the elevator behind Kirk, then follows him in, his hairline changes from a widow's peak to straight across.
23rd Jan 2017
Star Trek (1966)
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When the cube first meets the Enterprise, it's spinning clockwise on its axis. Later, it's spinning counter-clockwise.
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek (1966)
This Side of Paradise - S1-E25
Continuity mistake: As Kirk sits on the deserted bridge, there is nothing out of the ordinary with him. After he sits at the helm position, the camera looks at him over the console, and there's suddenly a spore spewing plant to shoot him.
Suggested correction: The plant did not suddenly appear, it was there from earlier in the episode.
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek (1966)
A Taste of Armageddon - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: The chamber the guards try to shove Fox in is open when Spock shoos everyone away. But it's closed when he goes to blast it.
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek (1966)
A Taste of Armageddon - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: At the door, as Spock gives Yeoman Tamura her orders, his hands are in front of him. In the close up, they are suddenly by his sides.
8th Sep 2016
Star Trek (1966)
The Enterprise Incident - S3-E2
Continuity mistake: When the guard opens the cell barrier, the light bars turn off, then slide back. As they come back out, they're already on, rather than the reverse of the opening procedure.
8th Sep 2016
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: To open the secret doors, Seven tilts one of the pen holders down to the top of the desk. After he's gone, Ms. Lincoln comes in looking for him, and the pen is upright without it having been pulled back up, unless it was supposed to reset itself.
23rd Aug 2016
Star Trek (1966)
Continuity mistake: In the reception room, Amanda's glass goes from 1/4 filled after McCoy poured more, to over 3/4 full without his adding more.
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