Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian are having martinis at the Drunken Clam, Stewie's olive gets out of his glass and onto the table in a shot-change. (00:28:20)
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29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: As Carlotta is saying "I hope he is as excited by the dancing girls as your new managers", she holds her hand up with one finger in the air, but in the next shot, her hand is near her waist with no fingers protruding. (00:12:15)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Dewey says "You hate teachers, is that what you're about?", the black bespectacled girl has her hand on the table, but in the next shot, her arms are crossed. (00:30:05)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lois and Peter sit down at their table in the restaurant, Peter folds his arms on top of a cloth, but in the next shot, the cloth is gone. (00:23:10)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: As Carlotta is finishing the Hannibal song, she looks with contempt at André and Firmin and puts her hands on her hips, but in the next shot, her hands are by her sides. (00:11:45)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Messieurs Lefèvre, André and Firmin interrupt the rehearsal, just as the conductor is saying, "Monsieur Lefèvre, I am rehearsing," André and Firmin get a lot closer to Lefèvre between shots. (00:08:45)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Ms. Mullins says, "You know, it's more complicated than that" she brings her right hand up above her shoulders, but in the next shot, her hand is lower. (00:37:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just after Lois says "He's never gonna learn like that", Lois and Peter get much closer between shots. (00:09:50)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Zach finishes singing the song he wrote, he has both his hands on the guitar, but in the next shot, his left hand is on his thigh. (01:10:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie smashes his piggy bank, the broken shards change places between shots. (00:38:15)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is proposing that 'Old Stewie' buys him a time travel watch, the garbage in the bin changes. (01:11:25)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Zach is 'raising his goblet of rock', his hand gets a lot lower in a shot change. (00:40:10)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Meg crouches down behind Brian she is right on the edge of the pool, but when Peter runs into her, she has changed position. (00:09:15)
25th Jan 2008
General questions
Being an Australian, I'm unsure about American phone numbers. In American movies/TV shows, I always notice that people's phone numbers are '555' followed by four digits, but if every American's phone number was that, then it would only allow for 10 000 phone numbers. Please fill me in.
23rd Jan 2008
General questions
In American movies, I sometimes notice little flag shaped things on people's letterboxes, that can be moved up and down. In Australia, where I live, I've never noticed these, nor have I noticed them in countries I've visited (I haven't visited America). What is the purpose of these flag shaped things, and are they solely American?
Chosen answer: It's actually a very practical device, and they are mostly used in rural areas that have roadside letterboxes. The homeowner raises it when there is outgoing mail to be picked up. The postal carrier can put the flag in the "up" position when there's a delivery.
I've never heard of any mailman doing that. The signal flag is only for outgoing mail.
I think the question is about the "little flag" (usually yellow), not the standard red flag that the owner raises when s/he puts outgoing mail in the box and doesn't want the postal carrier to bypass the mailbox if there is no mail to be delivered to that address that day. Regarding the small yellow flag that is near the bottom of the door (whereas the red flag extends above the box to be more visible), the yellow flag pops up when the mail box's door is opened. The carrier doesn't have to "put the flag up" to indicate a delivery - it is automatic - again, the flag goes up when the door goes down (is opened). The yellow part usually faces toward the house so that the homeowner (or renter) can see from the window if any mail has been delivered. With mailboxes that do not have the little flag, people have to walk to the mailbox to see if there is any mail. The mailboxes with the little flags can be bought on-line but are becoming obsolete with "informed delivery" emails.
Answer: Outgoing mail to be picked up? The US doesn't have post boxes? How strange.
The US does have post boxes, but if someone decides to install a full service mailbox, it's more convenient. Generally using the post box can be a bit faster since the mail carrier who picks up the mail might not return in time for the mail to be processed that day.
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Brian is sitting on the deckchair reading 'Utne Reader', the words 'Utne Reader' switch from being on the front cover, to the back cover, and then to the front again. (00:07:40)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter puts his brush to the paint, you can tell that he dabs it in green or yellow paint, but when he paints the woman's blouse, it is red paint. (00:00:25)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian: Portrait of a Dog - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: On Peter's letter to MacGuyver, the return address is '725 Spooner St.', but in other episodes, Peter lives at 31 Spooner St. (00:17:51)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Stewie playing with his Sesame Street phone, he gets closer to the Griffins' path between shots. (00:00:05)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just as Peter says "He-e-ey, don't take no for an answer Chris", the picture on the wall changes between shots. (00:06:35)
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Chosen answer: The main reason for this is that a range of numbers within the American '555' area code have been intentionally left unassigned for fictional use, with the aim of avoiding the inadvertant use of a real phone number; there have been cases of members of the public receiving numerous calls when film or TV companies have not used a 555-prefix. Other countries have similar setups - for example, Ofcom, the regulating body of the phone network in the UK has set aside a large number of numbers within various area codes specifically for use in fiction. You may well find that a similar policy exists in Australia as well.
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