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)
Super Grover
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
11th Feb 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
The Power of the Daleks - S4-E3
Deliberate mistake: During all the animated parts of "The Power of the Daleks" in numerous shots various illustrated character's such as The Doctor, Polly, and Ben have their buttons, pockets, patches, etc, flipped to the opposite side, sometimes even within the very same shot.
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)
8th Feb 2023
Moonstruck (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Loretta takes Johnny to the airport, she's driving his Oldsmobile with the "Ninety-Eight" emblem missing from the side of the car, but when Loretta pulls into the lot with Mr. Johnny's car, the emblem is attached to the Olds. (00:09:00 - 00:12:25)
8th Feb 2023
Moonstruck (1987)
Continuity mistake: At the end, while Cosmo pours the Mumm champagne into the two flutes in the closeup, Loretta wears the ring on her middle finger, but it cuts to the wide shot and the ring has suddenly switched to Loretta's ring finger. (01:36:55)
5th Feb 2023
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
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)
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)
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)
2nd Feb 2023
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
A 'ohe ia e loa'a aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana - S10-E21
Continuity mistake: When the Military Police take Lincoln into custody he's handcuffed, then both the left and right handcuffs switch direction while they're around his wrists, note the single and double bars, along with the chain links. Quite impossible. (00:31:40)
16th Jan 2023
Doctor Who (1963)
Continuity mistake: After Skagra demands the book from Professor Chronotis, as Skagra's sphere floats toward Chronotis he's wearing his eyeglasses, but then the Professor's eyeglasses vanish and reappear while his hands are raised.
16th Jan 2023
FBI (2018)
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
Doctor Who (1963)
Continuity mistake: During the animated portions of Shada's missing scenes, in numerous shots an illustrated character's clothing (buttons, scarf, etc) become flipped, sometimes even within the same shot. Example: when The Doctor goes to the physics lab and meets Clare Keightley, note her buttons and The Doctor's scarf.
16th Jan 2023
The Equalizer (2021)
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)
12th Jan 2023
American Dad (2005)
Beyond the Alcove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Klaus - S17-E7
Continuity mistake: When Francine is arrested for being a menace, one of the police officers does not have a badge over his shirt pocket, but after Francine vanishes in the cloud of smoke, a badge suddenly appears on the shirt. (00:16:35)
12th Jan 2023
American Dad (2005)
The Fast and the Spurious - S17-E13
Continuity mistake: When future Roger announces his upgraded seatbelts, the way some of the double seatbelt straps are crisscrossed changes in following shots. (00:16:55)
7th Jan 2023
Star Wars (1977)
Deliberate mistake: On Tatooine, after C-3PO tells R2, "No more adventures," he walks off in the opposite direction. When C-3PO reaches the skeletal remains in the sand, and complains that the malfunctioning little twerp tricked him, the closeups of 3PO are flipped shots (also note the position/direction of the skeletal head). (00:10:50)
29th Dec 2022
Doctor Who (1963)
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)
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)
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