Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum knocks out of the fake 5-0s at the gas station, he and his passengers escape in the Jimmy. When DiGorgio is at the steering wheel he picks up Steve and Michael, then in the exterior shots from the hood of the car, there's black material covering the passenger window at the left, and also on the windshield/car surface we see the reflection of a screen (where the camera is located). (00:21:35)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Never Again... Never Again - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: While Magnum and Rick are driving to Greenberg's house, as Magnum shouts that they're not meddling, in this shot there's a bar with duct tape (device to secure side camera) over the Ferrari door beside Magnum's left arm, where the camera is located at this particular angle. (00:10:25)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Skin Deep - S1-E6

Visible crew/equipment: 00.24.15 After Magnum has stayed up all night watching Erin's videotapes, Magnum is sitting in the chair holding the empty yogurt container then he stands up, and with this angle of the camera we see the normal ceiling. Soon after, twice we see set lighting at the ceiling, first, when Magnum tells that Erin didn't even blink, and second, when David tells Magnum that he loved Erin. (00:24:15)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Skin Deep - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: While Magnum is at Erin's place, when he pops in the videotape of "acting class winter 1974" the VHS machine atop the TV is entirely silver on its top in this and a following closeup (also note there's black tape covering the machine's brand name). However, in other shots the machine is black and silver on top, which is even more noticeable in another closeup after Magnum shows David the videotape of Erin with the shotgun. (00:22:05 - 00:25:45)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

No Need to Know - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: After Ffolkes mentions his eleven-hour jet lag and excuses himself from the group, Mandy and Suzie get up to go for a swim, and as the women walk past Magnum a bit of lighting equipment is visible at the top, left side of the screen. (00:28:15)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

No Need to Know - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Magnum goes back into Samson's motel bathroom to show Hooker the plastique he found, there's a visible black T-mark taped to the floor (which wasn't there when Magnum first entered the bathroom a few minutes prior). Also, in the main room area in front of the TV, the pole of lighting equipment is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:24:55)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

No Need to Know - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: After Mandy has Suzie's introductions, Higgins makes a crack about Magnum then heads to the stairs. There are three wide shots of Magnum with the two women, and a piece of equipment is visible beside the chair at the right side of the screen, which is gone in the women's semi-closeups. In the third of these wide shots, as Magnum walks toward the bedroom for the first sleeping shift, we can see crew member movement at the bottom, right corner of the screen. (00:06:55)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too - S1-E4

Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when Apollo and Zeus surprise Magnum in the wine cellar it cuts to Higgins smiling at Magnum's scream, and in this shot we can see lighting equipment at the right side of the screen, which is again visible when both Higgins and Magnum return from the wine cellar. Then when Higgins walks over to answer the phone, a bit more equipment is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:02:50)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

China Doll - S1-E3

Visible crew/equipment: After Magnum reads the note he kneels down in front of Han to console him, and as the next long shot zooms out in front of the beautiful scarlet macaw parrot, a piece of lighting equipment becomes visible in the background, at the left side of the screen. (00:34:20)

Super Grover

27th Jun 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

China Doll - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: During the drive to Uncle Han, when Magnum asks about the vase's worth there's something with duct tape on the Ferrari door near Magnum's left shoulder, where the camera is located at this particular angle. (00:27:05)

Super Grover

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