Continuity mistake: When Gibbs asks Abby to estimate how much time Wilkerson has in the car trunk, just as Abby says, "Depends on the age of the car," this shot is flipped, note Abby's neck tattoo switches sides. (00:10:25)
Super Grover
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
18th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: While Gibbs and McGee are searching the dock area for Ziva and Tony they find the dead terrorist, and in all shots of the deceased his arms are raised, but in the one overhead long shot the arms are down by his sides. (00:23:25)
17th Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Gibbs and McGee go to Captain Vetter's home, Gibbs holds up his ID with his left hand in the shot facing Vetter, but the ID is held up in his right hand in the next shot facing Gibbs. (00:17:45)
3rd Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Nasser is brought to the interrogation room to meet with Agent Cassidy, at first the handcuff is around Nasser's left wrist with its single metal bar facing out, but when Cassidy says, "Now please," Nasser's handcuff is on the opposite way, with its double bar facing out. (00:35:50)
1st Jan 2021
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Gibbs rejects the agent's file, Cynthia reaches for the ringing telephone with her right hand and Gibbs stops her with his left hand, but in the closeup Gibbs has his right hand on Cynthia's left hand. The closeup is a flipped shot, note their watches. (00:03:05)
18th Jul 2020
Lost in Space (2018)
Continuity mistake: When Will introduces Robot to Gypsy, in the following shots Gypsy's blaze changes shape, revealing different horses portray Gypsy.
9th Jul 2020
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Ethan wakes up in the hospital he realises he's handcuffed to the bed. In the closeup of his right hand, the handcuff is around his wrist with its single metal bar facing out and the double bar facing Ethan, but when the nurse moves his gurney the handcuff is around his right wrist the opposite way, with the double bars facing out. Quite impossible for this to occur. (00:31:50)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum is with Dave at the radio station requesting his help as an audio engineer, Magnum's wearing the white Polo Ralph Lauren safari animal print shirt, and when it cuts to Magnum at the security office at Lee's building, now the animal print pattern is different, though he's still wearing the same style shirt. (00:28:40 - 00:29:55)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Transitions - S8-E11
Continuity mistake: While Luther is wearing the red and yellow Aloha shirt with the palm trees design, the shirt's pattern changes within Luther's scenes although the style of the shirt stays the same. (00:17:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum opens the package with the videotape, in the wide shot he puts it into the player and begins to watch on his TV, but in the closeups it's an entirely different TV. (00:18:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Magnum and Sue are on the island, when Sue trips the booby trap there's a closeup of their feet and Sue is wearing tan dress shoes, but when the trapper comes out of hiding at Magnum's urging, Sue is wearing white sneakers. (00:35:10)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Kaimi gives Magnum the address of the woman he's been asking about, Magnum is wearing the tan Polo Ralph Lauren shirt with the safari animal print, and when Magnum drives out to the woman's home, Magnum's shirt is still the same style, but the animal pattern is different. (00:21:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tigers Fan - S8-E4
Continuity mistake: When Higgins states Walker's photo is a fake which confirms Magnum's suspicions, Magnum is wearing the white Polo Ralph Lauren shirt with the safari animal print. Then when it cuts to Magnum back at HPD handing Page the arrest report with the fake photo, the animal pattern on Magnum's shirt is entirely different, though he's still wearing the same style shirt. (00:28:40 - 00:29:45)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tigers Fan - S8-E4
Continuity mistake: At the guesthouse, when TC is telling Magnum about his "modern coaching" videotaping technique, in the wide shot Rick is standing beside the TV with the VCR on top, but in the closeup it's an entirely different TV, with no visible VCR atop it. (00:12:20)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts - S8-E1
Continuity mistake: When Ron Templeton hands Magnum the manila envelope, in the shot facing Magnum as he pulls the photo out of the envelope, we can easily see the image from the back side of the photograph. In this shot the man in the photo is wearing a suit jacket, white shirt, tie, with nothing on his head, but in the next closeup of the photograph Quang Ki is wearing a uniform and cap. The same thing happens again later, when Magnum is in his VA hospital room. (00:32:30 - 00:36:30)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Magnum is at Page's desk looking at the NYC arrest report, it cuts to Doheny at the estate as he opens his suitcase and lifts the gold picture frame. The problem is, in this shot the black easel back has been inserted within the gold frame upside down, note the frame's open end. Then in the next shot, the easel back is inserted properly within the frame. (00:33:00)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Magnum answers the phone call from John Costa he's wearing the new shirt with a striped colorful pattern, which was a birthday present from his mother. During Magnum's introduction to Costa in the alley, the style of Magnum's shirt is the same, but the striped pattern has changed. Then the pattern changes again when Magnum returns home bruised. (00:26:25)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Higgins and Del Haynes leave the house Higgins is wearing his camo vest and hat, which he wears throughout the episode until the end. Though the style of his hat and vest remain the same, the actual camouflage pattern on both the hat and vest changes. There are two different hats and three different vests. The changes even occur between shots, such as during the scene at the end when Higgins returns to the estate.
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: At Agent Estin's office, Bryant is wearing a plaid shirt with bold vertical pastel stripes, and pink stripes at the edges of his collar, but during the drive home in TC's van, the vertical stripes on Bryant's shirt have changed, though it still has the same pattern. Note the blue stripes at the edges of his collar. (00:06:30 - 00:08:40)
27th Jun 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When TC gets off the phone he tells the others that somebody must go to the Sea Palms Hotel, room 401. During their joint mission, Magnum responds to TC on the walkie and tells him he'll call back when he's in the room. Then Magnum enters room 1201, not room 401 as the kidnappers had instructed, right before the kidnappers call room 1201. (00:37:00 - 00:38:30)
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