Revealing mistake: When Andy tells Opie not to drop by the courthouse anymore after school, in Andy's closeups the shots are flipped - note the part in Andy's hair, the top of his badge, and his backwards buttoned shirt.
Super Grover
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: When Barney and Floyd are spying on Sam while he's getting groceries, we can see both of the grocery store's windows and its clear glass, but when Sam drives off the left display window has been covered with a matte dulling spray resulting in an uneven matte surface, to prevent the camera and crew's reflections.
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Continuity mistake: When Barney walks into the chicken coop there's a window on its door, but when Barney hides from Flint there's no such window on its door.
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Continuity mistake: On Flint's farm there's a cow tied to the back fence, which can be seen in exterior shots throughout the episode - when Ellie, Andy, and Barney are there. After Flint tells Barney to get off his land, in the exterior shot when Barney walks into the barn we see that cow tied to the back fence, but next shot inside the barn we see that very same cow in the stall - note the black/white markings.
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Continuity mistake: While Barney's on the farm trying to get Frankie, twice he heads into the barn through the right-side entrance door within the tall sliding double barn doors (about 12 ft high), but when it cuts to the interior shots he's entering through the barn's left-side entrance door, plus the fact that it's not within huge double sliding doors. (This interior set is seen again in "Barney Gets His Man.").
15th Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: After Ellie and Andy are turned away by Flint, when they walk back into the courthouse while Barney's lifting the chair, the chalk T-mark is visible on the floor.
14th Oct 2015
Criminal Minds (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: After the press conference, while Emily, Rossi, and Derek are standing beside the SUV, when Captain Lancaster walks over to them we can see the four chalk T-marks on the ground where they all stand.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Other mistake: After the explosion at the top of the Empire State Building, when Fin's soaring through the air he grabs hold of the chainsaw and powers it up to use on the sharks, but in one shot the cutting chain has been removed from the chainsaw's guide bar. Then the cutting chain is back, but it's not moving even though we hear it working.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: After Fin and the others have collected weapons, they all get back into the cab waiting for them on Broadway, and when the cab starts to drive off we can see the reflection of the camera on the back passenger window.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Continuity mistake: After Fin and the others exit the subway there's a baby shark stuck onto Fin's denim jacket which results in a large tear in the material, but that large tear in Fin's jacket vanishes and instead shows just a few small marks thereafter.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: While Fin's on the Empire State Building's observation deck Skye's holding the freon connection together, and after Fin picks up the chainsaw and cable just as he shouts, "Ready?" we can see the reflection of set lighting on the glass door.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: On the Empire State Building's observation deck, after the freon connection has come loose Skye goes to reconnect it, and just as Fin shouts, "Got it?" on the glass door we can see the reflections of two crew members and the camera. (01:18:50)
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: Just as Fin and Skye reach the hotel's roof and open the glass door to step outside, the reflections of two crew members are visible on the glass door.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Other mistake: When Fin is standing atop the fire engine slicing into the overhead shark, the chainsaw's cutting chain has been removed from the guide bar - so it couldn't actually slice, but then the cutting chain is back in place.
11th Oct 2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: While Fin's on the Empire State Building's observation deck Skye heads down to make a freon connection, and right after the closeup of the shark in the sky heading for the building, when it cuts to Fin we can see the reflections of the camera, two crew members, and a red step ladder with a yellow top (possibly a Werner ladder), all reflected on the glass door. (01:16:50)
8th Oct 2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: After most of Susie's severed remains are found at the beach, it cuts to ADA Barba walking into the conference room as he says, "Twelve hours after Rudnick posts bail, a potential prosecution witness is found in pieces with the morning tide," and under the table we can see two reddish long tape marks on the floor, where Olivia stands during the scene. (00:32:10)
8th Oct 2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: When the blinds are raised and Brooke views her sister Rachel's corpse and then cries, the reflection of the cameraman and camera are visible on the window. (00:10:45)
1st Oct 2015
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: When Aunt Bee and Opie leave the house and get in the car, the reflection of crew and filming equipment can be seen on the surface of the car.
1st Oct 2015
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Heart & Soul - S4-E8
Continuity mistake: After Sam reads the newspaper article about Jim's death it cuts to him dropping in to see Melinda, and when he's looking at the framed photographs on the sideboard two of the closeups of the photos are flipped shots - the positions of the frames are reversed.
1st Oct 2015
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: When Melinda is at the VFW trying to get information on Paul Evans, she and Joe are alone with his wife's ghost, and after Joe tells Melinda that she can come by anytime for scintillating conversation, it cuts to a shot facing her and we can see equipment movement at the bottom right side of the screen.
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