Continuity mistake: During Delilah and Tim's dinner, when Delilah places corn on the cob onto Tim's plate note the positions of the broccoli and shrimp. In the following shots the broccoli and shrimp repeatedly switch to opposite positions. (00:13:45)
Super Grover
25th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
24th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: During their first day's investigation of the double homicide Tony is wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and burgundy tie. On the second day, while Tony is wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie, when Gibbs tells Tony to go see what Ducky wants in Autopsy, Tony is back to wearing what he wore on their first day. Then at Tobett's house, Tony is again wearing the light blue shirt and dark blue tie. (00:04:30 - 00:31:00)
23rd Feb 2021
Switched at Birth (2011)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start of the takeover Daphne walks around Carlton taking video on her phone, and when Daphne stops in front of the two girls near the map, in the following shot facing Daphne the green T-mark is visible on the floor behind her. (00:29:20)
23rd Feb 2021
Switched at Birth (2011)
Dressing for the Charade - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Kathryn and Regina are at the club Kathryn orders the drink, then holds out her left hand to give Regina the car keys, but next shot it's Kathryn's outstretched right-hand giving Regina the keys. (00:11:40)
22nd Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: While Gibbs is at the diner with Dr. Taft and his wife he gets a call from Ellie, and when it cuts to the overhead shot of Gibbs, Ellie, and Tony walking toward each other, on the ground we can see the reddish chalk mark (for Gibbs) and two white chalk T-marks (for Tony and Ellie) where the three actors meet. (00:26:10)
22nd Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When "Nanook" stands beside his desk while he tells Tony and Ellie about Delilah's mother, there's a blue T-mark on the floor by McGee's feet. (00:03:05)
21st Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Revealing mistake: While Ellie and George are in the attic, Ellie uses her laptop to access contact info and gets Richard Doogan's DOD military service record. There's a closeup of the laptop screen as she begins to read aloud, but the problem is part of the paragraph reads, "And he's only a few hours away in Kansas..." and especially "I need to update Gibbs" which are Ellie's lines in the dialogue with her brother. (00:16:45)
20th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jimmy and Tony's chat, when Tony heads to the elevator Jimmy mutters that he hates being out of the loop. In the next overhead exterior shot of Tony's car, on the rear passenger window we can see the reflection of the boom operator walking and holding the boom pole/microphone. (00:21:30)
18th Feb 2021
Ugly Betty (2006)
Visible crew/equipment: While Ignacio serves the latkes he suggests Jean improvise with votive candles. When he opens the drawer the green tape mark is visible on the floor by his feet. (00:35:00)
18th Feb 2021
Ugly Betty (2006)
Revealing mistake: After Betty leaves Jodie the voicemail, when Betty looks at Henry's Facebook page with the intention of unfriending him, she moves the cursor to the "remove friend" tab. Then in Betty's closeup we see that tab's reflections on both lenses of her eyeglasses, but the problem is the reflections are not backwards. (00:33:35)
18th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tony is with Captain O'Rourke in the parking lot, Borin approaches from behind. As O'Rourke turns to face Borin the actor's microphone has slipped out from under his shirt, between the buttons. Then when Borin says, "So will you," in the next shot facing O'Rourke and Tony, that mic is visible again. (00:38:10)
18th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Crescent City: Part 1 - S11-E18
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs asks about the crime scene where Doyle was killed, just as LaSalle, Brody, and Gibbs head out the door, the white T-mark taped to the rug is visible near the door. (00:36:35)
16th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Tony is sitting at McGee's desk talking to Delilah, Tony's holding the phone to his left ear with his left hand, but in the overhead shot Tony's holding the phone to his right ear with his right hand. (00:15:50)
16th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: While Gibbs is with Abby in the lab when she mentions her dissection of the laptop, in the overhead shot as Abby says, "since it came in here, Gibbs," the moving wheel of the camera dolly is visible at the bottom, right corner of the screen. (00:09:35)
14th Feb 2021
Ugly Betty (2006)
The Courtship of Betty's Father - S3-E14
Other mistake: When Betty is waiting at Elena's home, Elena walks up carrying a bag filled with groceries, and during their conversation we see the box of Nabisco Thin Crisps and bag of Goya Plantains in the grocery bag. Note the "Nabisco" logo and the brand name have been covered on the box, and there are strips of white tape disguising the brand name "Goya" on the bag. (00:36:10)
12th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: In the first shot of Ziva and Tony at the pizzeria, just as Fiero tells them about sales during liberty week, the green tape mark is visible on the floor between Tony's feet. (00:10:40)
10th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs and Ziva enter Second Chances to question the owner about Curtis, in the overhead shot Gibbs stops beside the counter, and the red tape mark is visible on the floor between his feet. (00:18:20)
7th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Kill Screen - S8-E16
Visible crew/equipment: When McGee and Blake Martin are in Interrogation, in the shot facing McGee just as Gibbs sits down, the reflection of the camera operator is visible in the mirror, on the right side of the screen. (00:33:30)
7th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
A Man Walks Into a Bar... - S8-E14
Visible crew/equipment: While Gibbs and Tony are in the galley interrogating the two members of the crew because they worked closely with Commander Reynolds, when Gibbs asks them if the gun looks familia, the boom mic dips into view at the top of the screen. (00:32:40)
6th Feb 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gibbs tells Gail Walsh that they're keeping Jerry at NCIS, Gail replies, "Only on the condition that you keep me apprised of any new information," and in the next shot from behind Gail, a crew member (presumably the boom operator) wearing a black shirt and white pants is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:25:10)
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