Continuity and C**k Ups on TV

[MontyVeda]

I'm quite happy to suspend my disbelief and allow a bit of artistic licence... such as people being able to fly, control time, create fire in the palm of their hand, take on the appearance of others, wipe memories, etc... But in Heroes series 2 (or 3?) when the predicted total eclipse of the sun finally happens, the sun is in eclipse in the USA, Africa and Japan... at the same moment.

Explain that one script writers!

 

[cougie uk]

Nothing new. Take The Fighting Temeraire by Turner

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Depicts an old RN warship being towed for breaking up. Except, the sun is entirely in the wrong place for that river. Also, the funnel on the tug is in an improbable position from an engineering point of view. This was noticed by the printer when he went to make copies and he corrected it by putting the funnel in the right place. Turner went nuts and told him to put it back and destroy the prints already made.

But does it matter about the sun ?
Why would that have to be correct ? It's not like that matters to anyone but the few locals.

That's really nit picking.

 

[MontyVeda]

But does it matter about the sun ?
Why would that have to be correct ? It's not like that matters to anyone but the few locals.

That's really nit picking.

i think they call it artistic licence.

 

[captain nemo1701]

no he shouldn't and no he wouldn't... the flux capacitor does all that for him, that's what makes time travel possible.

I did see Neil deGrasse Tyson on YT talking about this. In the Stargate Atlantis episode ' The Daedalus Variations', they get trapped on board the ship as it jumps through alternate universes & Rodney realises how to reverse it. But on returning to our universe, the ship retains it's inertial momentum, which means that they would be out of shuttle range. Perhaps the momentum of the DeLorean is preserved too, as suggested by the car skidding across the car park when it re-materialises?.

 

[Drago]

View: https://twitter.com/wrathofgnon/status/955649433210732544

Pehaps the ancient egyptians were shortarses?

 

[gbb]

There’s an Amazon ad on TV at the moment with a lady extolling how good an Amazon apprenticeship is, at the end she’s using a ratchet ring spanner on a machine, however she’s using it in such a way as the ratchet is freewheeling and then lifts it of to do the same again, top technical skills I think……not

Yeah i saw that and thought....oh fer chrissakes

 

[Chris S]

The classic James Bond car continuity error is in Diamonds are Forever where Bond, James Bond is taking Tiffany up a narrow allley in his red Mustang. He enters the alley left wheels in the air and exits right wheels in the air.

How about the scene in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' where Bond drives a Lotus Esprit out of the sea, opens a window and drops a fish out? How did the fish get into a watertight car in the first place?

 

[Drago]

Tonight's episode of The Larkins, relatively modern style stainkess sink and draining board in the kitchen, modern and trendy tile top work surfaces.

 

[PeteXXX]

Angus Young's cap does some on/off moments!

 

[captain nemo1701]

Watching UFO on the Horror channel after work at the moment and noted a few stock footage errors:

'Kill Straker' - the moon shuttle dives into the Earths atmosphere to evade a UFO but you can see the alien device stuck to the hull from an earlier episode 'Conflict'.
In another episode, Straker orders the moonbase interceptors to not shoot a UFO down, but as they return to base, they've clearly all discharged their missiles.

 

[DRM]

Tonight's episode of The Larkins, relatively modern style stainkess sink and draining board in the kitchen, modern and trendy tile top work surfaces.

Also the Larkin kids were painting low profile tyres for the gymkhana, an item that wasn’t available in the 1950’s

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

All Creatures Great & Small 2021
Series 2

I think it was the first episode, where James is coming back from Glasgow

1. They used the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. but the engine shown was 'Black 5' 5428 'Eric Treacy' (a nameplate could be seen)
it didn't gain that name until into the 1960s - possibly at preservation??

2. When James & Tris, are out, in the car, they pass a field (shot from a 'drone') & the tyre-marks of a BIG tractor can be seen on a field

 

[yello]

When James & Tris, are out, in the car, they pass a field (shot from a 'drone') & the tyre-marks of a BIG tractor can be seen on a field

Good point - drones didn't exist back then!

But it does perhaps raise the issue of how far you want to go. Obviously, period clothing (for example) is made using modern construction methods and materials etc. And don't get me started on the spotless nature of clothing in a time where there are no dry cleaners!

Nah, I'm having a laugh. I genuinely have no problem with anyone enjoying spotting such things, or even being critical because of them. I have my moments of it too. For instance, it makes me smile when I see the multiple tyres tracks (for example) left from the rehearsals of a scene.

 

[Drago]

Life on Mars. An episode yesterday, in the background was a building with a modern air conditioning unit bolted to the side.

 

[matticus]

For instance, it makes me smile when I see the multiple tyres tracks (for example) left from the rehearsals of a scene.

Now THAT is a genuine continuity-type error - nothing to do with technical or period details, not pedantic in any way.
It's like having a mic boom in shot - it's just bad production.