Other mistake: When O'Neill first goes to visit Teal'c in his cell the symbol of Apophis on Teal'c's head is upside down.
There But For the Grace of God - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: When Daniel returns to the SGU in the alternate reality and Cathrine shows him the map of where the Goa'uld attacks on Earth are, we can see that there are no attacks in the north of Europe, but when we see a closeup Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki have suddenly been added. (00:14:10)
Continuity mistake: When they are about to blow up the ancient device at the ruins, Col. O'Neill sticks a wad of C4 to the wall in the corner, when the shot changes, the explosives have moved approximately 6 inches to the left.
Continuity mistake: In an early scene "Ma'chello" is lying in the infirmary with a oxygen mask on, it cuts to Frasier and O'Neill talking about him, then cuts back and "Ma'chello" now has nose tubes.
Continuity mistake: When the sarcophagus explodes, the blast door they escape through has no card reader. Once they stand up it's there. (00:37:55)
Visible crew/equipment: At the very start in the briefing room, the Trinium is being passed to Sam and Jack as the camera tracks left, and we can see the reflections of standing crew (Daniel, Sam, and Jack are seated) and the moving boom mic on the glass window, towards the left. (00:00:15)
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)
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)
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)
Answer: While the series was undeniably successful, filming it is a long process, taking many months of often long days. Anderson, after several years of doing this, wished to spend more time with his young daughter, who he felt he was neglecting, and requested that his role in the series be scaled back. Ultimately, he decided to leave the main cast altogether and only make occasional guest appearances.
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