Trivia: Near the end, when Nora (XS) is about to arrive out of the Speed Force, the street signs say "McCraw" and "Moy", a nod to the creators of XS, Tom McCraw and Jeff Moy.
Bishop73
8th Jun 2020
The Flash (2014)
8th Jun 2020
The Flash (2014)
Fast Enough - S1-E23
Continuity mistake: When Eddie is dead, his eyes are closed. But in a close up shot of him, his eyes are opened. Then when he's being pulled into the wormhole, they're closed again.
8th Jun 2020
The Flash (2014)
Trivia: Cisco plays the Queen song "Flash" while Barry is running through the black hole. This song is actually a reference to Flash Gordon (used as the theme song for the 1980 film), not the speedster named Flash.
8th Jun 2020
Killing Gunther (2017)
Trivia: When Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is talking about how he became the best, he says "how do you think I learned how to ram my fist into someone's stomach and to break their goddamn spine?" This is from Schwarzenegger's quote in "The Running Man." Gunther goes on to say "he's been doing this for almost 50 years. Schwarzenegger's acting career started in 1970, almost 50 years ago from the time the film was made.
8th Jun 2020
The Flash (2014)
Continuity mistake: When Cisco opens up a portal, Caitlin and Dominic are next to it and seen moving towards it, with Ralph standing in front of the group (as if he's covering them). In the next shot, Caitlin and Dominic are going through the portal followed by Cisco, but Ralph is nowhere to be seen as he's already entered the portal. There should be no way for him to completely enter the portal first.
8th Jun 2020
Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Kavi are washing clothes, the clothes change position on the line, specifically the red shirt at the end and the shorts Kavi hangs up. The red shirt is twisted around the line, but in the shot of Kavi hanging the shorts, the shirt is hanging perfectly straight down.
8th Jun 2020
Black Mirror (2011)
Fifteen Million Merits - S1-E2
Question: Is the phrase "pie ape" British slang, or a mix of slang words? Or is just an insult the writers created that isn't based on anything?
8th Jun 2020
The IT Crowd (2006)
Calamity Jen - S1-E2
Question: In this episode, there's a commercial about "999" being changed to a ridiculous long number. While I get why it would be funny, was there some basis for joke itself? Like, was there talk about the UK changing the emergency number or something? Or is it just completely random. And when Roy says "how hard is it to remember 911, I mean 999", is this just a joke for American viewers to understand what 999 is? Or do British people say or use "911" too?
Answer: It's a joke on the "118" numbers in the UK. 118 numbers were used for directory enquiries and adverts for them on TV always tried to give a way to easily remember one for a particular company. The fake ad in the show takes it to the extreme. People in the UK do not use "911", the point of the joke was that Roy had forgotten "999" while saying it was easy to remember.
8th Jun 2020
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Chet is pulling on the rope (thinking he's pulling up his nieces), the rope is over his left shoulder in long shots and his right in close up shots.
8th Jun 2020
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Continuity mistake: When Cara and Mara are at the cave and arguing about who gets to go first, the one without the flashlight goes in first, but when they're sliding down the cave, the one with the flashlight is first.
5th Jun 2020
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Continuity mistake: When the bear is pawing at the windshield the first time, he's using his left paw, but in the next shot, it's the right paw.
1st Jun 2020
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
30th May 2020
Dan Vs. (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the 3 are escaping through the bathroom, in the long shot of the bathroom doors, there's knobs on the doors. But in the close up, the knobs are gone and they're push doors.
30th May 2020
Dan Vs. (2011)
Continuity mistake: Chris has a blue dye pack explode on him, covering the front of his clown costume and face. But then shortly after, the dye is gone from his face and clothes.
30th May 2020
Dan Vs. (2011)
Trivia: Elise's parents, Don and Elise Sr. Are played by Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter. Gross and Baxter played husband and wife in the TV show "Family Ties" where Meredith Baxter played a character named Elyse.
20th May 2020
Bloodsport (1988)
Continuity mistake: Before Frank does the dim-mak, the top brick in the middle is a lighter color with 3 darker red bricks below, followed by the last brick. After the break, the top 2 bricks are now a lighter color with 2 darker red bricks below.
20th May 2020
Bloodsport (1988)
Other mistake: When Ray and Frank are playing "Karate Champ", they're suppose to be playing against each other. But the screen shows the game is set for 1-player mode, otherwise it would have both "1 up" and "2 up."
19th May 2020
Going Berserk (1983)
Continuity mistake: When John is holding the groceries in the hallway and drops them, the items and bag fall to his right. In the next shot, the items and bag are all the way to his left.
2nd May 2020
Modern Problems (1981)
Continuity mistake: When Dorita is pouring the "demon powder" around the bed, she makes straight lines to follow the bed. When Max snorts it, the line curves around the foot of the bed.
1st May 2020
G.I. Joe (1985)
The Pyramid of Darkness: Part 1 - The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe - S1-E1
Other mistake: Mutt reads the card about the "fatal fluffies." He says "I'm sure you'll enjoy their deadly secrets", but the card reads "I'm sure you'll enjoy their amazing "split" personalities."
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Answer: It's a derogatory slang term made up for the show.