Visible crew/equipment: When TC pulls the van up to the estate gate, he and Leon walk over to the gate, and the white tape mark is visible on the ground in front of the gate. (00:05:35)
Super Grover
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Squeeze Play - S4-E7
Visible crew/equipment: While Buzz and his "exhibitionistic entourage" are at the estate, when he tells Higgins that he wants to make Robin's Nest fun, the reflection of the reflector screen is visible on the lenses of his glasses. (00:12:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After TC crashes into the pigpen fence he offers to take Leon to the hospital, and just as TC lifts Ima and places her inside the Ferrari, the tip of the low boom microphone is visible as it moves, at the left side of the screen. (00:05:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Squeeze Play - S4-E7
Visible crew/equipment: During softball practice and the practice with Killer, there are moments where there are visible rectangular outlines of the hidden mic transmitter on a player's back. Two examples are, when Magnum is up at bat Rick bends over to pick up a ball and the bulge is on Rick's back, and when Lola slams her bag of tip money into Killer and she bends over him the bulge is on Lola's back. (00:10:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the bingo fundraising event, in the shot from behind TC as he hands someone a few bingo cards, as the camera moves backward two white tape marks are visible on the grass. (00:30:45)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Rick slugs Magnum at the beach, it cuts to Higgins fixing his broken miniature airplane at his desk, then just as the mini airplane collapses onto the desk, a crew member's right hand (presumably he was holding up the airplane's tail) with a ring on the index finger, is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:28:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Other mistake: Lee has an Atari 830 Acoustic Modem, which has on its front panel an instructional "cord side" illustration, showing the proper direction for the phone cord when the phone handset is secured in the top two cups. The telephone's cord must be placed at the right side in order for the acoustic coupler to work, but in both Lee's and Magnum's closeups, the phone cord is on the left side, but the acoustic coupler works properly. This is impossible. Also noticeable in closeups is the covered brand name of Atari on Lee's devices. (00:24:20 - 00:27:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: At the hospital, there's a push button desk phone on the table between Lee's and Magnum's beds. There are two closeups of this telephone when both Lee and Magnum lift the handset, and the entire telephone changes to a multi-line desk phone. Plus, in Lee's handset closeup, his hospital ID bracelet changes from narrow to twice the width, and in Magnum's handset closeup, the large floral box of tissues change to a short box of tissues. (00:24:10 - 00:27:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: At the start, when Luther gets out of his car the license plate number is AUF-365, but after Magnum's visit to the ER, when Luther is at Robin's Nest his plate number is AUF-366. It's the same rented Ford Fairmont Futura. (00:02:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2
Visible crew/equipment: After Tanaka gives Magnum one day to come up with answers, it cuts to Magnum and Luther in the Ferrari. In the shots facing Magnum, visible on his sunglasses are the reflections of filming equipment equipment directly in front of the windshield, as well as attached to the driver's side door. The device on the door is a bit visible again twice, after they're released from jail the second time, and after Luther's visit to the ER. (00:28:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: When Luther and Magnum are arrested at Keanu's cockfight location, Luther is wearing his red Hawaiian shirt with palm trees design, then when Tanaka calls them both "walking menaces," the design on Luther's shirt is different now, though it's still the same style. (00:25:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: During the flashback, while Magnum is on the longboard paddling five miles to the island, the chopper is flying over the open ocean when TC starts talking to himself about Magnum bucking for a section-8, and as the chopper's nose moves upward the reflection of set lighting, etc, can be seen on the windshield. (00:17:05)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the airport, when Magnum presses Higgins to tell him all about Soo Ling, it cuts to a wide shot as the two start walking, and three tape marks (one black, two white) are visible on the floor behind them. (00:43:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: Magnum urges Father Paddy and Faulkes to figure out who could have benefited by stealing the relic. In the following shot of the tour guide talking to the tourists, as she says, "as the ashes are no longer there, the church was a little out if our way," her chalk T-mark is visible on the ground, at her feet. (00:41:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Higgins places Anne Boleyn's crown in the box, just as he walks over to the hidden wallsafe, not only is a black T-mark is visible on the floor, the elegant bar table is raised on two small tacky wooden crates, in order to be taller in the following shot while Higgins pours drinks. (00:30:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rick and TC are boarding up the dining room window, the actor's white tape mark is visible in the floor, between their feet. (00:36:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum and Tracy are in the Ferrari after their fake date, Magnum mentions being reimbursed for dinner and breakfast, and in the shots facing the windshield the device (to secure a side camera) over Tracy's door is visible. (00:19:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum and Higgins go to the kitchen to boil water, for a spot of tea, a white tape mark is visible in the floor, near the sink. (00:26:15)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: While Magnum argues with Higgins about the planned fundraising tours, Magnum gets a crossbow from the bedroom, and when they both head to the kitchen area the three white tape marks are visible on the step/floor. (00:12:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: After Rick and TC agree to the horrible terms, Higgins is "persuaded" to help them get out of jail. In the next shot at the docks, when Marsha parks in front of the trailer, multiple white tape marks are visible on the ground in front of the trailer door, then before they all leave, those white tape marks are now black tape marks and a T-mark. (00:39:50)
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