Visible crew/equipment: After Gotana-Retz pilots Orbital 1 back to his planet, it then cuts to the Voyager bridge. In a following shot, just as Tuvok says, "Life support is failing," the boom mic dips into view at the top left corner of the screen. (00:40:55)
Super Grover
19th May 2024
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
21st May 2024
Mr. Mom (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: Jack finds the remains of the potted plant scattered on the carpet beside Megan. Then, just as he lifts Megan in her baby walker, the moving boom pole/mic casts a shadow on the wall, at the top of the screen. (00:31:45)
21st May 2024
Mr. Mom (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: Caroline returns home after her first day at the ad agency. Just as she calls out, "Where is everybody?," the shadow of the boom mic moves across the wall, at the top left side of the screen, and simultaneously we can see the tip of the moving boom mic near the top of the foyer mirror. (00:23:35)
20th May 2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
A Simple Investigation - S5-E17
Visible crew/equipment: In the cargo bay, Odo shares with Kira the embarrassing "bedroom eyes" comment he had received from Arissa, and when Kira asks, "Are you going to see her again?," we can see the reflection of the camera operator, who is standing directly behind Odo. (00:08:05)
19th May 2024
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: During B'Elanna's turn as the EMH protagonist in the Doctor's holonovel, when mustached "Marseilles" (Tom) enters the room, there are two red T-marks on the floor near the door. Then during Neelix's version as the EMH, when "Captain Jenkins" (Janeway) orders "Tulak" (Tuvok) and "Kymble" (Kim) to take the EMH for reprogramming, white T-marks are visible on the floor. (00:11:40 - 00:15:15)
19th May 2024
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Pathfinder - S6-E10
Deliberate mistake: When Barkley goes to see Admiral Paris at Starfleet Command, as Nicole tells the Admiral that Barkley won't go away, there's a photo of the Admiral's son, Tom, on the desk. Tom's Starfleet combadge is at his uniform's right side (it should be on his left). But during the conversation there's a closeup of this photo, and Tom's combadge is now at his left side. This is not a flipped shot. The combadge position in the photo was not edited in the 1st shot, though it was corrected in the 2nd shot. (00:24:00)
29th Dec 2022
Blue Bloods (2010)
Parenthood - S2-E14
Continuity mistake: In his office with Garrett, Frank reaches for his cup of coffee twice, and moves his foil-wrapped breakfast sandwich from the top of a stack of blue folders to the top of a newspaper. However, in the next shot, the egg sandwich is back on top of the stack of blue folders. (00:06:15)
27th Aug 2001
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When King Triton destroys the stone statue of Prince Eric, you can see that the statue's face explodes and breaks into pieces as well as the rest of the body. However, at the point a few minutes later when Ariel decides to meet the sea witch Ursula, she caresses the statue's face as a whole again. (00:35:30 - 00:37:55)
18th May 2024
Return to Me (2000)
Visible crew/equipment: When Bob and Charlie enter the boardroom for the meeting with the suits in the zoo's administration building, the actor's green T-mark is visible on the floor under the table, where Bob stands. (00:33:05)
10th Sep 2023
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Continuity mistake: While Maleficent is in her throne room filled with her henchmen in the Forbidden Mountains, she's wearing her large ring on the index finger of her right hand, but in some shots, that ring is either on her left hand or has vanished altogether. (00:16:00)
17th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Uncle Joe shows up at the delivery entrance to the Pixley Hotel, the shadow of the boom mic swings into view at the left side of the screen.
17th May 2024
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: After McGee tells Gibbs that he overheard the mention of "Paraguay" during the private conversation between Ziva and Gibbs, when it cuts to the next shot just as Ducky joins Kasie in the lab, the orange tape mark and yellow T-mark are visible on the floor. (00:29:20)
17th May 2024
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: After Matthew and Elizabeth take the pills to stay awake, when they are found Matthew shouts, "David, don't let them touch her," and there's a visible T-mark taped to the floor in the overhead shot. (01:31:30)
3rd May 2023
Leave It To Beaver (1957)
Captain Jack - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Wally and Beaver are caring for the baby alligator in the bathroom, Beaver holds out his left index finger and it gets nipped by Captain Jack, but next shot Beaver's holding his injured right index finger. (00:11:30)
15th May 2024
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Trouble with Templeton - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: At Freddie's speakeasy, when Laura lifts Barney's script from the table, she begins to fan herself. In the wide shot, the script's titled top page with corner diagonal stripes is gripped under Laura's four fingers, with the blank back page at her thumb. It cuts to a close-up, and now the script is gripped in Laura's hand the opposite way, with the top page at her thumb (the back page is blank).
16th Oct 2023
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Continuity mistake: When waitress Genevieve (Eleen Brennan) is coming out of the kitchen, two plates on one arm, they are nearly empty. The door hits her from behind, and the plates are now filled with cheeseburgers and fries. (00:06:20)
13th May 2024
We're No Angels (1955)
Visible crew/equipment: When Joseph, Albert, and Jules trip over the sewing mannequin, Felix mistakes it for his wife. Then, Joseph walks back over to the desk, and the actor's tape mark is visible on the rug near Felix's feet.
3rd Oct 2023
Flipper (1964)
Continuity mistake: When Flipper guides Rick to Bud's location, Rick carries Bud to the launch and hands him to Mr. Enfield, with Bud's head at Enfield's left arm. It cuts to the next shot, and now Bud is lying in Enfield's arms the opposite way, with his head at Enfield's right arm.
6th Sep 2016
See Spot Run (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Gordon tastes the bran cereal with soy milk and prunes, the cereal box is on the table beside the soy and regular milk containers, but when he's gagging by the sink the cereal box has vanished in the shot facing James, and then it reappears. Things on the table change position as well, such as the soy milk turning itself around.
12th May 2024
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: With fifteen minutes left before the bomb goes off, it then cuts to the Shady Rest. When Kate says, "It's as clean as I've ever seen it," the actor's white tape mark is visible on the carpet, as Uncle Joe heads to the couch to take a nap.
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