Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19

Continuity mistake: The jet plane the bad guys are taking off in keeps changing registration number. Before Sam's heli lands, it's N94J, when Sam watches it take off it's 33BK, when it asks for authorization to change course it is N464CL. Its flag also goes from US to Mexico to US again. (00:40:40)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19

Continuity mistake: After landing in Waco, Samuel hugs his mom. The propeller of the plane gets in frame, and its blades are angled with the right one towards the ground. Later Sam puts his slick moves on his ex wife, and when they pass by the plane the blades are horizontal. (00:25:30 - 00:31:10)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Two Birds of a Feather - S3-E19

Continuity mistake: When the plane crash-lands in the tidal pool, it crashes with one wing and tumbles to the other side of the rocks, flopping on its belly. When Magnum dives in to the rescue, the plane has capsized and its tail is on Magnum's end of the rocks. (00:09:20)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Legacy from a Friend - S3-E18

Continuity mistake: When the "policewoman" arrives and yells "Freeze! Police!" thumping her chest, Magnum at the bottom of the frame is getting up. In the next shot her hands are off her chest and Magnum is very far away from even the thought of getting up. (00:27:00)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Legacy from a Friend - S3-E18

Continuity mistake: Magnum goes around the market to show around Marcus' photo. Multiple extras, such as a man with a blue Hawaiian shirt and a kid with a white jumper with red sleeves, can be seen roaming the premises multiple times in different shots. (00:24:00)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Legacy from a Friend - S3-E18

Continuity mistake: Magnum takes a bottle of the infamous Coops beer from the fridge and puts it down while Higgins is doing his threatening smile routine. He puts it down with the label facing away from the camera. When he answers the phone, the bottle is again facing away from the camera, but the angle is the opposite than the earlier one. (00:13:10)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Legacy from a Friend - S3-E18

Continuity mistake: Magnum's search for clues at Marcus' is interrupted by a banshee scream from the girl with glasses. In the first few shots of the sequence, Tom Selleck's left arm is never in the correct position, being low in frontal view and raised in reverse shot, doing the same movement twice in different shots, etc. (00:09:05)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Legacy from a Friend - S3-E18

Continuity mistake: Magnum follows his inner voice and gets inside Marcus' quarters. The camera follows him and he stops in front of the desk where a picture is balanced on one side on some stacked papers. In the close-up that follows, the picture is flat on top of Marcus' appointments book. (00:08:45)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

White Line Fever (1975)

Continuity mistake: In the opening interview with the trucker, the wide shots with him leaning against the grill show just a few thin hair out of position. In the close-ups he sports much messier hair with large curl out of place in the middle of the forehead. (00:00:50)

Sammo

27th Apr 2020

I Still Believe (2020)

Continuity mistake: The protagonist just arrived to his college. Long shot as he gets off the taxi, and to the right of the frame you see a group of 3 girls crossing the street and walking on the lawn. Cut, and the 3 girls have yet to cross. (00:07:00)

Sammo

Continuity mistake: In the first episode, the cold Federico is shaken by the first approach with the bookstore owner Giulia. When he comes back inside the store, the woman is leaning against the corner of table when the camera is in front of her, she isn't in the shots from the back of the store. (00:04:30)

Sammo

Continuity mistake: Mariso Golfetto is beginning a tirade about immigrants and assaults on women. A woman gets her drink from the barman, picking it up with her right hand, completing the movement. Reverse shot, and not only she repeats the gesture and still needs to pick up the glass, but she does it with her left hand. (00:07:00)

Sammo

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