Days of Future Past: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Cyclops is telling Gambit that they can't allow him to leave, he is standing behind Xavier's right shoulder. When the shot changes, Cyclops has disappeared. (00:07:53)
Days of Future Past: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Xavier is speculating if he is the one Gambit is supposed to assassinate, he is at Jubilee's 3 o'clock. When the shot changes, he is now at her 2 o'clock. (00:06:31)
Days of Future Past: Part 2 - S1-E12
Continuity mistake: When Gambit announces his arrival, he is standing just in front of the doorway. When he puts his hands up after Bishop draws his gun on him, there is now a wall behind him. (00:03:07)
Continuity mistake: When Xavier is saying "They can be appealed to, reasoned with," Jean Grey's back is entirely peach-colored, when there should be a blue stripe going down the middle of it. (00:10:36)
Continuity mistake: When Apocalypse is ordering War and Archangel to attack the tanks, Archangel's decollete is the same light blue color as his skin, when it should be the darker shade of blue that his outfit his, since his outfit leaves his face and hands exposed. The photograph Xavier shows Rogue of Archangel later in the episode also depicts the same error. (00:09:30 - 00:11:12)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Wolverine first places the time band on his arm, it is on the upper half of his forearm, just above where his glove ends. When he is pulling the gun out of the cabinet, the band has now moved closer to his hand. (00:08:00)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bishop is watching footage of the X-Men on his armband, in the shot of the team running towards the camera, Gambit's collar armor is colored pink, when it should be blue. When the band displays a still image of the team, Wolverine's bare right arm is incorrectly colored yellow. (00:12:06)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Beast is straightening the bent bars to his prison cell, the middle of his waistband has changed color from red to yellow. (00:11:37)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Beast is telling Gambit that he must see his incarceration through to the end in his own way, he places his left hand on his chest. When the shot changes, his arm is suddenly down at his side. (00:11:19)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Beast is thanking Rogue and Gambit for the book, his fingernails are trimmed. When he is telling Gambit that he needs to see through his incarceration in his own way, his fingernails are suddenly long. (00:10:58)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bishop peeks out of the alley after arriving in the past, there is a wrecked car on the right side of the screen, with a fire hydrant near its front bumper, on an uninterrupted sidewalk. When the shot changes to Bishop stepping out of the alley, the fire hydrant is now by the car's rear bumper, and there is a driveway leading into the alley. Additionally, the building that is behind Bishop changes color from red to green. (00:10:09)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bishop is asking what time period Wolverine is traveling to, he is looking at Forge. When the shot changes, he is suddenly looking down at Wolverine. (00:07:35)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Wolverine and Bishop are standing in front of the time portal when Forge activates it, they are standing in such a way that Wolverine's left arm is in front of Bishop's right arm. When the shot changes, their arms are now side by side. (00:07:12)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bishop is holding out his ID card for the Sentinel to scan, the card is gray with a red stripe on top, a lighter gray stripe underneath it, and a white mark underneath that. When the shot changes, the entire card is the same shade of gray. Additionally, in some of the shots of Bishop holding out the card, the he is wearing the temporal band on his arm that he doesn't receive until a few minutes later in the episode. (00:04:55)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Bishop is telling Wolverine that Sentinels only want to kill rebellious mutants, his neck alternates between being the same color as his skin and the same light blue color as his uniform. (00:04:51)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Wolverine is asking Bishop if he knows him from somewhere, his pupils have been drawn as small black circles inside a blue circle that are the same color as his eyes. Within the same shot, his small pupils suddenly become larger by filling in the rest of the blue circle, and then just as quickly go back to being small. (00:04:27)
Days of Future Past: Part 1 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Wolverine is saying "Thanks kid," to Bishop, his face briefly turns yellow. (00:06:21)
Continuity mistake: When Rogue positions the platform that Mystique is shackled to upright, Mystique's feet are close to touching the floor. A couple of shots later, her feet are suddenly several inches higher. (00:14:08)
Continuity mistake: When Rogue is interrogating Mystique, she is standing in various places next to the platform depending on the shot. (00:13:45 - 00:14:08)
Continuity mistake: When Rogue is shackling Dr. Adler to the platform, she only applies the restraints to his arms and left foot, leaving the right foot unshackled. Moments after Adler reveals himself to Rogue to being Mystique, the right foot is now shackled as well. (00:13:31 - 00:14:08)
Answer: It appears a number of factors led to its demise. It was originally intended to air for 65 episodes, but its popularity extended that. However, there were continual production quality problems, issues regarding whether the content was suitable enough for children, as well as financial considerations that finally led to it being ended.
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