Continuity mistake: When Rudy has Debra in a headlock on the yacht, his left hand continuously moves between shots from on her head to gesturing in the air.
RoyT
4th Jan 2010
Dexter (2006)
1st Jan 2010
The Family Man (2000)
Visible crew/equipment: When Cage exits his office building on Christmas Eve, the reflection of a boom mic is visible in the revolving doors.
1st Nov 2009
Law & Order (1990)
Human Flesh Search Engine - S20-E6
Character mistake: When Bernard reads a line on a website out loud he says "somebody needs to kill him". At the same time we see a close up of the website, which says "somebody should kill him".
25th Oct 2009
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Plot hole: Season 6, episode 8 ("Cloak"). When Ziva and Tony take the elevator two floors down this takes a full minute. When in a hurry for a call it speeds down, yet for this conversation it (conveniently) took a minute.
13th Oct 2009
CSI: NY (2004)
Revealing mistake: Season 5, episode 18 "Point of No Return": When Danny fires at the bad guy, there are sparks coming from the metal pipes when his bullets hit them. One of the things causing the sparks burns too slowly, taking over a second before it fades out.
13th Oct 2009
CSI: NY (2004)
Audio problem: Season 5, episode 18 "Point of No Return": When Hawkes is talking to Mac about the fibers he found, there's a brief shot of his silhouette in which his lips don't move while talking.
12th Oct 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Do No Harm - S2-E10
Revealing mistake: The drawing little Jack made was reproduced on a printer; it has a perfect 1cm white border around the drawing.
7th Oct 2009
CSI: NY (2004)
Green Piece - S5-E17
Audio problem: Season 5, episode 17 "Green Piece": When Stella is typing on the Apple keyboard she hardly lifts her fingers from the keys, yet we hear a loud clicking sound. That type of keyboard doesn't make that kind of sound, unless you pound the keys with great force. Also, the clicking sounds don't match up with her keystrokes.
5th Oct 2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Factual error: When tracing the "Master Baiter" the detective says she can't trace the subject because "the HTML code is scrambled". There is no such thing as scrambled HTML, and on top of that HTML can never give away any information about a subject's location. Also, she can't get his IP address because it constantly changes. Yet, she does know from what exact wifi-spot he connected. If you get random IP-addresses, for instance by using random proxy servers, you can't pinpoint a location (which was of course why he used this technique).
5th Oct 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Ricky leaves Michael's apartment he has the envelope with money in his left hand. When the shot changes, we instantly see him walking away empty handed, with the envelope lying on the table.
4th Oct 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Revealing mistake: When Victor is opening the padlock, sparks fly around in close ups. In the wide angle shots there are no sparks at all.
30th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Revealing mistake: When Sam pops open the cabinet with the wire he will later cut, you can see that the wire was cut and glued together again. When Sam cuts the wire some time later, it's in perfect condition. The taping was probably done in reverse order.
27th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Continuity mistake: This basically happens in nearly every episode. Whenever Michael's mom is smoking, which she does a lot, her cigarette and smoke change size and position with every shot. Although it's hard to keep a cigarette burning the same way with each take, it seems as if no attempt was made at all.
27th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Michael is talking to Barry, Barry's hands change position with each shot. On the table, folded together, holding his glass, etc.
26th Sep 2009
CSI: NY (2004)
Factual error: Whenever someone uses an iPhone (which is the phone of choice on CSI:NY), the screen stays lit when talking on the phone. The iPhone has a sensor which dims the screen when you put it to your ear, but only if you're actually making a call.
26th Sep 2009
CSI: NY (2004)
Continuity mistake: Season 5, episode 15 ("The Party's Over). After Mac talks to Dunbrook in the park, the latter walks away with a cup of coffee in his right hand. When the shot changes, his cup is instantly gone.
20th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Michael is on the phone with the heroin dealer at the docks, he has his phone at his left ear. When the camera moves to a shot from the back, there's no phone near his face (or in the frame for that matter) and his mouth doesn't move while talking. When the shot cuts back, the phone instantly is back at his ear.
20th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Continuity mistake: When the heroin importer is questioning Sam, he has his hand around his face, with his fingers touching his ear. When the shot moves to the front, his hand is more on his throat and nowhere near his ear. When we cut to the back, his hand moves again.
17th Sep 2009
Weeds (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Shane is on the couch eating, his spoon goes from beside the bowl to inside the bowl when the shot changes.
13th Sep 2009
Burn Notice (2007)
Hard Bargain - S1-E9
Visible crew/equipment: When Michael drives away at the end of the first scene, you can see a boom mic reflected on the car's surface.
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