Visible crew/equipment: After Sheila leaves the bar, when Sam hops up onto the counter Rebecca exits the office, and just as Sam says, "Hey, let me ask you something, do you think my life is empty and void of any meaning," the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wall, over the office door. (00:20:35)
Super Grover
13th Feb 2023
Cheers (1982)
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: (Episode 5) After The Daleks plan to organize a full-scale search of the jungle at daybreak, when it cuts to The Doctor and Ian, the shadow of the boom mic moves around at the left side of the screen. (00:16:35)
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
![Doctor Who mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350458_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: (Episode 5) When Vicki is in the jungle she happens upon the TARDIS and bangs on the door begging to be let in. In the next shot we can see the boom pole/mic hovering in the background, then a hand appears which seems to guide the actress to head in that direction. (00:07:45)
11th Feb 2023
Moonstruck (1987)
![Moonstruck mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350452_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: Loretta calls for Ronny at the bakery, and when he picks up the phone then promptly hangs up on her, the dark protruding outline of the microphone wire is visible at his right side. It happens again when Loretta visits the bakery and Ronny tells her Johnny took his life from him. Additionally, later when Ronny and Loretta spot each other at the fountain in the Lincoln Center Plaza, there appears to be an actor's mark at Ronny's feet. (00:25:00 - 00:27:05)
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
![Doctor Who mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350451_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: (Episode 4) After Ian shudders from the apparition he continues to follow The Doctor down the hall, and the camera casts a shadow on Ian. Then, when The Doctor finds the stairs leading to the laboratory he tells Ian he must see what's on the table. Just as Ian states his displeasure at the thought, the boom mic (and its shadow) pops up into view at the bottom of the screen, in front of Ian. (00:05:15)
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: (Episode 6) At the very end, after Vicki and The Doctor have watched Barbara and Ian's return to 1965 on the Time-Space Visualiser, when Vicki hugs The Doctor the moving boom mic casts a shadow at the top, left of the screen. (00:24:30)
5th Feb 2023
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
![Stargate SG-1 mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350380_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jack kills Fro'tak and disintegrates his body with the Zat gun he hides from the guards, then as soon as it cuts to Teal'c and Drey'auc at the house, four T-marks become visible on the floor - white, orange, pink, and blue. (00:23:15)
5th Feb 2023
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
![Stargate SG-1 mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350378_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Daniel finally collapses in the supply room Jack hugs and comforts him, then it cuts to Sam telling Hammond about the probe's data, and an actor's T-mark is visible on the floor near the stairs. (00:39:10)
5th Feb 2023
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Visible crew/equipment: When Teal'c is being led away in chains Hammond says the chains were Maybourne's idea, and as the camera is dollying out the chalk T-mark becomes visible on the floor at Jack's feet, particularly when he walks away. (00:11:00)
5th Feb 2023
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
![Stargate SG-1 mistake picture](/images/screenshots/350000-350999/350377_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Simian has revealed to Hammond and everyone else why Linea is known as the Destroyer of Worlds, the alarm soon blares and Hammond races to the Operations room. When he's told about the unauthorized gate activation, the white T-mark is visible on the floor. (00:41:00)
16th Jan 2023
FBI (2018)
![FBI mistake picture](/images/screenshots/349000-349999/349973_sm.jpg)
Prodigal Son - S5-E3
Visible crew/equipment: After Agent Hobbs reads the text that Zack sent to Clayton, Jubal tells ADIC Reynolds they need to evacuate Chapman, and in the next shot facing Reynolds there's an orange T-mark taped to the floor behind him. (00:19:35)
16th Jan 2023
The Equalizer (2021)
![The Equalizer mistake picture](/images/screenshots/349000-349999/349971_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, when Aunt Vi and Delilah return home, just as Miles walks into the house, the green T-mark is visible on the floor.
13th Jan 2023
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Visible crew/equipment: Gibbs walks into Abby's lab while she's resting under the desk, and when Gibbs helps Abby stand up the bouncing shadow of the boom mic/pole is visible at the top, right side of the screen. (00:26:20)
29th Dec 2022
Doctor Who (1963)
![Doctor Who mistake picture](/images/screenshots/349000-349999/349261_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Chris exits the TARDIS with the medical kit, Romana places the collar around the Professor's neck. When Romana tells Chris that Chronotis, "Should be able to think with it," in the next closeup of Chris the moving boom mic is visible at the top of the screen, before he kneels down.
3rd Dec 2022
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
![The Dukes of Hazzard mistake picture](/images/screenshots/348000-348999/348861_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After the fertilizer truck carrying slot machines is intercepted, when Daisy runs off just as Luke and Bo place hoods on the men, two white tape marks are visible on the ground where Daisy had been standing. (00:16:30)
24th Nov 2022
East New York (2022)
![East New York mistake picture](/images/screenshots/348000-348999/348722_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: At Goody's, while Stan is on the phone with Francine she tells him to turn around, and there's an actor's mark taped to the floor at Francine's feet. (00:39:30)
10th Oct 2022
Gunsmoke (1955)
![Gunsmoke mistake picture](/images/screenshots/347000-347999/347528_sm.jpg)
Catawomper - S7-E19
Visible crew/equipment: When Marshal Dillon helps Kate down off the carriage, the moving boom mic casts a shadow on the wall on the left side of the screen. (00:23:05)
7th Oct 2022
The Fugitive (1993)
![The Fugitive mistake picture](/images/screenshots/347000-347999/347427_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Sykes shoots the Transit Cop on the "L" Richard pulls the emergency brake, and in the following shot facing Richard as the train screeches in flashes of darkness, the reflection of a crew member quickly becomes visible on the glass window beside Richard. (01:47:45)
30th Sep 2022
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
![The Patty Duke Show mistake picture](/images/screenshots/347000-347999/347250_sm.jpg)
Visible crew/equipment: After Graig returns Patty's math book, Cathy tries to use the pamphlet's rules as she follows Craig. When Craig thanks Cathy for helping him with Latin, the boom mic repeatedly pops up into view in the bottom right corner of the screen. (00:18:10)
24th Sep 2022
Monk (2002)
![Monk mistake picture](/images/screenshots/347000-347999/347121_sm.jpg)
Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan - S3-E1
Visible crew/equipment: After Stottlemeyer swipes the keys to Captain Cage's office, when he and Disher enter Cage's office the reflections of the moving boom pole and camera operator beside the camera are visible on the glass window. (00:20:45)
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