Pro tip: That one critique from a college film professor changed how I watch old shows

I was posting about this forgotten show from 1995 called "The Noon Hour" and a professor replied that my favorite scene had bad continuity. She pointed out a coffee cup that moved between shots. Now I notice stuff like that in every old show I watch. Since she said that 2 years ago, I pay way more attention to set details. Have any of you had someone point out a flaw that ruined a show for you or actually made it better?

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claire_butler121d ago

Has anyone else found that once you start looking for those little mistakes you can't unsee them? For me it was a boom mic dropping into frame during a dramatic scene, now I scan the top corners of every show.

aaron70821d ago

Oh man, the boom mic thing is the gateway drug. For me it was a modern show where an actor's phone had the wrong year on the lock screen. Now I'm checking reflections in glasses, continuity of coffee cup levels between shots, all that stuff. It's like my brain decided to turn watching tv into a full time side gig I never asked for.