Continuity mistake: After Ducky finds the needle in the MRI machine it cuts to Gibbs stepping on the bubble wrap, and as Abby happily rolls toward Gibbs, in the two shots facing her the headband magnifiers are flipped down over Abby's eyes, but in the shot facing Gibbs the magnifiers are flipped up over Abby's head. (00:27:30)
Super Grover
22nd Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Untouchable - S3-E20
Continuity mistake: When Ziva and Tony head out to bring in Lieutenant Napleton, in the first shot Tony grabs his jacket then holds it in his left hand, as he reaches down with his right hand to grab his backpack. Next shot Tony is now holding his jacket in his right hand, as he's reaching for his backpack with his left hand. (00:15:45)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ducky and Jimmy start working on The Meat Puzzle, Ducky says, "Let's put Adam on the left and Eve on the right." In the next shot a crew member wearing a red shirt and khakis is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:05:55)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: Director Shepard has long nails with a French manicure, but when McGee gives her the envelope from Gibbs, in the closeup Jenny's nails are short and unpolished while she holds the old photo of herself. (00:43:10)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
In the Dark - S4-E22
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when Mr. Scott's assistant walks in, the T-mark is visible on the floor in front of the darkroom's door. (00:05:00)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mike tells Gibbs about the September 11 terrorist attacks, Gibbs needs to hurl the steak he just ate. Then just as Gibbs rushes toward the trash bin, in the shot from behind the bin, the camera and a crew member are visible on the right side of the screen. (00:30:05)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Director Shepard apologizes to Tony during their phone conversation, Tony begins to cite a Gibbs rule, "Never apologize," and in the wide shot as Jenny finishes, "it's a sign of weakness," the camera is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:14:45)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tony drives into the hangar with Brian taped to the steering wheel, just as Ziva gets out of the car the reflections of numerous crew members are visible on the rear of the car. (00:39:50)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs joins Abby and McGee in the Forensic Lab, in two shots facing McGee as he tells Gibbs about working a different angle and explains it, a crew member wearing a black short-sleeve shirt is visible on the right side of the screen. (00:16:55)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Untouchable - S3-E20
Visible crew/equipment: After Abby has convinced Jimmy to begin the autopsy, Ducky soon applauds Jimmy's initiative. As this enjoyable scene continues, when Mrs. Mallard walks in, just as Ducky says, "We did go for a ride, Mother," the hand of a crew member is visible on the lab fridge, at the right side of the screen. (00:29:45)
20th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Untouchable - S3-E20
Deliberate mistake: When Tony's holding the cat's carrot toy he's nearly bitten, and the Probies laugh. Then while Tony directs his amusing fictional rant at one Probie, just as Tony asks, "Getting a kick out of this now, think this is funny?" this closeup is flipped. (00:08:50)
18th Jan 2021
The Expanse (2015)
Continuity mistake: After Naomi apologizes to Cyn for hitting him on the head, in the shot facing Naomi she reaches for Cyn's brandy with her right arm extended, but next shot it's her left arm extended. Then Naomi holds the brandy bottle with her left hand and removes the brandy's cap with her right, but in the next semi-closeup the bottle and cap have switched hands. (00:23:10)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Tony spots Wilkerson's car in the mall's garage, in the first closeup of the Jetta the trunk has neither the Jetta badge nor the VW emblem, but in following shots both the Jetta badge and VW emblem are attached to the trunk. (00:14:55 - 00:16:55)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: On the rooftop, after Caitlin leaps in front of Gibbs and takes the bullet in her vest, just as Gibbs and Tony help Caitlin stand up, in this shot the blue crash mat is visible on the ground. (00:41:45)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Forced Entry - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: While Caitlin and Tony are at the hospital in Jeremy Davison's room, when Michelle walks in there are two closeups of Jeremy handcuffed to the bed rail. In the first closeup the handcuff is around his wrist with the double bar facing up, but in the second closeup as Caitlin uncuffs him it's the opposite way, with the single bar facing up. (00:27:55)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Agent Fornell follows Gibbs for a private chat (in the elevator) there's an overhead long shot of Caitlin, Tony, and Fornell's two agents. It then cuts to a shot facing Caitlin, and we can see the white mat taped to the floor with black tape (which was not in the previous shot), at the bottom of the screen. (00:22:50)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Abby walks into the lab carrying the box with the Beretta Cougar she is barehanded, and two shots later she's wearing her latex gloves as she reaches for the bullet, but next shot she's barehanded again as she picks up the bullet to show Gibbs. Then, when Abby thanks Gibbs for getting her out of the sensitivity training, the latex gloves suddenly reappear, but they disappear in the next shot. (00:12:10)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: While Ducky starts to tell Jimmy about an English earl, when Gibbs walks into Autopsy, the reflection of crew members are visible on the steel door's surface. (00:08:35)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Bikini Wax - S2-E18
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs joins Caitlin on the beach just as she finishes up her call, in the wide shots their two reddish T-marks (plastic type) are visible on the sand, where each of them stand. (00:06:20)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: After Caitlin shrieks and tells Abby that Gibbs is driving, Abby replies that she's saying a prayer in many languages. It then cuts to a shot of the car Tony's driving, and the reflection of the camera comes into view on Tony's window as the filming vehicle pulls alongside. It's visible again in a following shot. (00:37:40)
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