X-Men

X-Men (1992)

157 mistakes in season 5

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Hidden Agenda - S5-E13

Other mistake: When Gambit pushes out the vent shaft cover from inside the ventilation system, his hands emerge gripping the outside of the cover. This would be physically impossible. (00:09:55)

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Hidden Agenda - S5-E13

Character mistake: When Beast is showing Gambit and Rogue the news report about Cannonball, it is shown to be featured in a magazine called Philologist's Quarterly. When Beast leaves the room, he remarks "Ah, there's my 'Philologist's Quarterly'." as if he didn't already see it. (00:04:25)

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Hidden Agenda - S5-E13

Continuity mistake: When Rogue and Gambit are playing pool, Rogue's arms are bare from the elbow down except a yellow wristband on each wrist. When Beast comes in with the mail, Rogue is wearing her usual green sleeves and yellow gloves. (00:04:00 - 00:05:10)

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Descent - S5-E12

Factual error: When Dr. Xavier is sailing by the Statue of Liberty, the statue's left arm is shown to be resting against its chest. In reality, the statue's left arm is slightly raised at its side and bent at the elbow. (00:18:00)

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Descent - S5-E12

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Xavier points out Essex among the crowd, he is pointing immediately to his right. When the shot changes, Essex is roughly at Xavier's 3 o'clock. (00:16:10)

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Descent - S5-E12

Other mistake: Thomas Flannery's wet footprints only begin at the top of the steps leading into the church. They should have been visible on the steps below as well. (00:14:55)

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Descent - S5-E12

Continuity mistake: When James Xavier starts running towards the church, you can see that the doors are closed. When he arrives at the doors, one of them is ajar. (00:14:50)

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Descent - S5-E12

Factual error: When Dr. Essex is walking through the museum with Charles Darwin, a fully-assembled dinosaur fossil is on display. This scene takes place in London in 1859, but the first ever dinosaur to be displayed didn't occur until 1868 in Philadelphia. (00:03:55)

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Descent - S5-E12

Continuity mistake: When Jack the Ripper knocks over the vagrant, at first the vagrant is on the viewer's right and his cart on the left. When the shot changes, the vagrant and the cart have switched sides. (00:01:05)

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Old Soldiers - S5-E11

Other mistake: When Wolverine is carving "HERO" into Cocteau's tombstone, he is shown to be using all three claws on his right hand to do so, but the carving looks like it was only carved with one sharp point. If he was using all three claws, each point of articulation for each letter should have been tripled. (00:19:05)

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Old Soldiers - S5-E11

Continuity mistake: After Wolverine carves "HERO" onto Cocteau's tombstone, he has to walk several feet away from the tombstone to get to Justine. When the shot changes, both of them are only a couple steps away from the tombstone. (00:19:15)

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Trivia: Following Disney's acquisition of Fox, the creators of this show pitched a revival to stream on Disney+. Producer Larry Houston has said he would come out of retirement specifically to work on this. The revival - titled X-Men '97 - was announced on Disney+ Day in November of 2021 for a 2024 premiere date, with much of the surviving original cast returning.

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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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