As is my custom on Sundays I've woken up a little early (last night's soiree may or may not have repeated on me) and decided to watch the pilot episode of Sam Raimi's contribution to TV; "Legend of the Seeker" (based on the "Sword of Truth" by Terry Goodkind). Now as theTVAddict.com very astutely points out it seems that LOTS has taken the position that viewers want a little more pomp and circumstance in their fantasy shows (à la Lord of the Rings) and that the time of kitschy shows like Xena and Hercules which cleverly poke fun at themselves may be over.
LOTS seems to take itself a little too seriously, in the form of slow-mo action sequences, and computer graphics. In fact the producers are so keen that they periodically remind the audience of their fancy budget via an entirely computer generated "boundary" which flashes throughout the two-hour episode whilst the characters go about their business. That said, the show apparently doesn't take itself seriously enough to notice when their main characters have wardrobe continuity issues.
Now maybe I should be re-evaluating my moral priorities, but if you're desperately trying to arrive somewhere before your enemy does (and you've had several conversations about needing to let your friend die in order to facilitate arriving before said enemy) do you take the time to change your outfit? I guess the production team has less altruistic motives than I do because upon retrieving their friend's daughter from a nasty brigand, Kahlan (played by Bridget Regan) is wearing a green tweed number apparently borrowed from said fair maiden [Fig A]. After checking to be sure that everyone is okay she and Richard (lead Craig Horner) jump on their horses and rush off into the next scene [Fig B]. Now in this scene they will be fighting in slow motion-- and that probably solves my dilemma-- but as you can clearly see from the second picture she's wearing an entirely different outfit. Tip for life folks: slow motion always looks better when you have something billowy on and that apparently overrides any continuity concerns.
My housemate suggested that perhaps since she's a witch "maybe she can change her outfit like on Sailor Moon?" (i.e. by waving her hand suddenly she's wearing an entirely different outfit). I, however, am not buying it. So go ahead...post your favourite continuity gaffs from TV or movies.
They say you should try to ignore those mistakes but it is on occasion hilarious!
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If you watch closely at the beginning of Gladiator (when they're still at war in the woods) you can see a guy in jeans walk into the shot and then slowly step back the way he came. You have to look underneath a horse on the left side of the screen to see it. I can't remember how far in it is but they're panning into the soldier's camp. It's pretty funny...
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