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David Farler

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
them but I do not know what they are called)

James Logajan

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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David Farler (david_...@reyrey.com) wrote:
: Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane

It's called continuity, or lack there-of.

PattRose1

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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>
>Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
>pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
>then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
>spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
>them but I do not know what they are called)

I find it so amazing that you all can spot things like this. I am lucky I
watch the show right. LOL good for you. I wonder what it is called when you
spot out all of the mistakes they made? Does anyone know?
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Skorpeon

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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On 19 May 1998 22:02:44 GMT, patt...@aol.com (PattRose1) wrote:

|>
|>Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
|>pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
|>then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
|>spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
|>them but I do not know what they are called)
|

Temperature changing shoes? The ones that are acid based or something?

Artemis OakGrove

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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David Farler wrote:
>
> Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
> pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
> then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
> spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
> them but I do not know what they are called)

I noticed that, too, and it tickled me. I don't know what goofs are
called, either. They are usually more careful than that about
continuity.
AO

kim

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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David Farler wrote:
>
> Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
> pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
> then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
> spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
> them but I do not know what they are called)

I think in this case it's less of a continuity thing and more of a
safety issue. The boots he usually wears (and was wearing for the rest
of the scene) don't look like they would be the footwear of choice for
jumping over a very high fence. I think that for safety sake they had
him jump over hoping that no one would notice the change in that split
second (don't they realize that we tape these things and play them over
and over again to answer little questions like this!!) My problem was
that they didn't at least use black sneakers!!

Trevor

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May 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/19/98
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You must be another X-Phile. That was exactly my thought when I read the
post. I love those books.

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>patt...@aol.com (PattRose1) writes:
>
>>>Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the
airplane
>>>pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes.
He
>>>then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
>>>spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name
for
>>>them but I do not know what they are called)
>>

>>I find it so amazing that you all can spot things like this. I am lucky I
>>watch the show right. LOL good for you. I wonder what it is called when
you
>>spot out all of the mistakes they made? Does anyone know?
>

>Nit-picking. Oops, I mean, um....
>
>Chris Cypser
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> into the future, or past into the back."
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>
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Tom Davis

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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I believe the term is a "gaff".

tom d

Jon Cohen

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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There is a whole show about things like this-it is called: Bloopers

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PattRose1

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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>>
>>I find it so amazing that you all can spot things like this. I am lucky I
>>watch the show right. LOL good for you. I wonder what it is called when
>you
>>spot out all of the mistakes they made? Does anyone know?
>
>Nit-picking. Oops, I mean, um....
>
>Chris Cypser
>"The question is whether we will go forward
> into the future, or past into the back."
> --Dan Quayle
>
>--
>Chris Cypser

Yes Chris, it is. LOL But I am just making small talk. LOL
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tat...@my-dejanews.com

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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In article <35622D6E...@bellsouth.net>,

Tom Davis <tr...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I believe the term is a "gaff".
>
> tom d
>
> David Farler wrote:
>
> > Did anyone else notice the mistake at the Airport. Jarod sees the airplane
> > pulling away and jumps over the fence in a pair of white tennis shoes. He
> > then proceeds to run a short distance in black dress shoes! I have never
> > spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
> > them but I do not know what they are called)
>
>I know exactly what you mean. I was like"Couldnt they have at least given him solid black tennis shoes? Did they have to be white so everyone could notice em?" i was trippin out when i saw those.

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Trevor

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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I am amazed that you guys noticed this when the episode aired. I sometimes
see this stuff if I am re-watching a tape but rarely the first time.
Course, I don't usually look at Jarod's feet. ;-)

Trevor
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Jon Cohen wrote in message <6jtnqo$bpb$1...@argentina.it.earthlink.net>...


There is a whole show about things like this-it is called: Bloopers

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Trevor

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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Ok..nevermind. I have the Nitpickers Guide to the X-Files. It list a
breakdown of the episode, and all the gaff's, continuity
breaks..Nitpicks..for each episode. I thought that's what you meant.
Nevermind (in my best churchwoman voice)

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Chris Cypser wrote in message <89570194...@iris.nyx.net>...
>"Trevor" <cnojon...@ix.netcom.com> writes:


>
>>Chris Cypser wrote:
>>
>>>Nit-picking. Oops, I mean, um....
>>

>>You must be another X-Phile. That was exactly my thought when I read the
>>post. I love those books.
>

>Wow, is this a "Mad-Lib" or something? What's the connection?
>
>Chris

Batya

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May 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/20/98
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C. Marcotte wrote:
> At one point, the hoodlum watches the discs that Jarod keeps in the
> silver briefcase. Remember where it says "For Center Use Only" with
> the date? Well, I always thought that date was right on the video,
> but no, it's added later. At one point, the hoodlum walks in front of
> the monitor and the "For Center Use Only" & date appears "in front" of
> him.

I guess it'd be too much to hope that it was a sly in-joke a la the
cockroach scurrying across the T.V. screen in that X-Files episode?
Y'know, 'cause the Centre was "using" the hoodlum? I admit it's much more
likely to be a gaffe.

Batya
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PattRose1

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May 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/21/98
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>
>I am amazed that you guys noticed this when the episode aired. I sometimes
>see this stuff if I am re-watching a tape but rarely the first time.
>Course, I don't usually look at Jarod's feet. ;-)
>
>Trevor

God, I love the NG humor. LOL ROFLMBO
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SS1395

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May 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/22/98
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They do a nit-pickers guide to all the Treks except Voy. as well. They are
all pretty cool. That guy has an amazing eye to notice every blunder in an
episode. Of course on a certain Trek they make it awfully easy for him........

EgoistX

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May 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/22/98
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>David Farler (david_...@reyrey.com) wrote:

>spotted any of these type of things before (I know that they have a name for
>: them but I do not know what they are called)

>From: jam...@netcom.com (James Logajan)

>
>It's called continuity, or lack there-of.

It's called a gaff.

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RSteph1981

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May 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/22/98
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I read the Next Gen. Trek NitPickers guide. I found mistakes.

Rebecca

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