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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Nov 8, 2009 17:16:31 GMT -5
Inspired by the other thread.
That 70's Show was notorious for having a strange timeline. IIRC, they had 2 Christmas episodes that took place in different seasons but in the same year(1979). There also became flashback issues. I remember one episode showed Hyde with a full beard during a flashback when it didn't really come til Season 5.
Any others?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 8, 2009 17:37:17 GMT -5
Boy Meets World was pretty bad.
Full House had some doozies.
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Post by Ken Ivory on Nov 8, 2009 17:51:38 GMT -5
The Simpsons
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Post by Gobbledy Demon on Nov 8, 2009 17:59:44 GMT -5
Home Improvement /thread
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 8, 2009 17:59:49 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Red Dwarf, but their continuity is pretty spotty. Wasn't everyone but Rimmer (and the Grim Reaper) dead at the end of Series VIII? What happened between that and Back To Earth?
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Post by Malcolm on Nov 8, 2009 18:00:27 GMT -5
Recent Simpsons episodes and Family Guy.
I mean, Peter's real father is an Irishman so he's not really a Griffin and not related to his black ancestor, right?
And then there's Brian's line from an old episode: "God is pissed!" Look at him now.
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Post by Ken Ivory on Nov 8, 2009 18:02:28 GMT -5
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 8, 2009 18:09:07 GMT -5
Spongebob sometimes brings it up as a joke, but there have to be a good dozen stories of where exactly the Krabby Patty formula originated, along with how long the Krusty Krab has been open.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 8, 2009 18:11:15 GMT -5
The Star Trek franchise was so bad that they effectively rebooted by going to another alternate dimension to continue fresh.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 8, 2009 18:29:48 GMT -5
begins and ends with Saved by the Bell.
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Post by Insomniac on Nov 8, 2009 18:31:35 GMT -5
begins and ends with Saved by the Bell. You don't think it's realistic to believe that Zack, Lisa, Screech and Mr. Belding all moved from Indiana to California at the exact same time?
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 8, 2009 19:03:09 GMT -5
begins and ends with Saved by the Bell. You don't think it's realistic to believe that Zack, Lisa, Screech and Mr. Belding all moved from Indiana to California at the exact same time? To be fair, while the staff and half of the cast remained the same this actually is a difference between two different series. They were in Indiana for Good Morning, Miss Bliss. A series reboot then placed several characters from the first series in California, but it is still two different series.
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Post by Triple Kelly on Nov 8, 2009 19:09:03 GMT -5
The gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows in the 5 years it was on the air had continuity errors that would give you a nosebleed. It would literally change from one show to the one the next day and characters would change their personalities and motivations from show to show with little explanation. SO, it was a lot like wrestling...with vampires, werewolves, witches, time travel and alternate universes that you can visit if you stand in the empty room in your attic for long enough.
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Post by bob on Nov 8, 2009 19:16:10 GMT -5
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Nov 8, 2009 19:17:11 GMT -5
The gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows in the 5 years it was on the air had continuity errors that would give you a nosebleed. It would literally change from one show to the one the next day and characters would change their personalities and motivations from show to show with little explanation. SO, it was a lot like wrestling...with vampires, werewolves, witches, time travel and alternate universes that you can visit if you stand in the empty room in your attic for long enough. So it was the 70's version of Passions?
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Post by Triple Kelly on Nov 8, 2009 19:24:29 GMT -5
The gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows in the 5 years it was on the air had continuity errors that would give you a nosebleed. It would literally change from one show to the one the next day and characters would change their personalities and motivations from show to show with little explanation. SO, it was a lot like wrestling...with vampires, werewolves, witches, time travel and alternate universes that you can visit if you stand in the empty room in your attic for long enough. So it was the 70's version of Passions? Passions was a COMPLETE Dark Shadows ripoff. I used to watch DS religiously when it was on the Sci-Fi (correct spelling) Channel. Apparently the only way I can watch a soap opera is if there's neck biting or chairshots.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Nov 8, 2009 19:28:14 GMT -5
The Simpsons couldn't even stay consistent week to week, even during their best years.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 8, 2009 19:33:58 GMT -5
The Simpsons couldn't even stay consistent week to week, even during their best years. What do you expect? No one ages yet time progresses. How long has Maaude been dead? How long ago has Sideshow Bob been a convict?
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Post by Y2M on Nov 8, 2009 19:35:31 GMT -5
Everybody Loves Raymond was pretty bad. Even the names of the twins would change.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Nov 8, 2009 19:40:35 GMT -5
M*A*S*H as much as I love it (and I REALLY love it) has some issues. This is just in the series I'm referring to, as it's a different entity to the movie and the books.
Hawkeye has a Mother and a Sister in his first "Dear Dad", but later is an only child who's Mother died when he was young. In one of the early "Dear Dad"s he explains some medical terms to his Father too, but his Father is a Doctor later on. He also in the first series just had a holiday home in Crab Apple Cove, whereas he lives there after that.
Col. Potter has a son, daughter in law and granddaughter in his first series, whereas later he has a daughter, son in law and a grandson. His dates for joining the army, his age and his marriage anniversary jump about too, as does the gender of his horse, who debuts as a young colt, but soon becomes Sophie. He also is a Methodist in his first episode and is Presbytarian later on.
Father Mulcahey's Christian name changes a couple of times, as does his Sister's name.
Radar originally, while still a simple country boy, indulges his vices with a drink either from the still or Henry's cabinet and a cigar, and is fairly streetwise. He also has a fiance who sends him a 'Dear John' recording, and is very good at using his niave appearance to his advantage with the nurses. As the show went on he became more and more innocent and eventually teetotal and inept with women. He also loses his ability to hear the choppers a few seconds before everybody else.
Hotlips' family and upbringing changes a couple of times, as does her Father's military career.
Pretty sure Henry gains and loses a child on various occasions too.
BJ is religious when he first comes in, but later is similar minded to Hawkeye.
Oh and Sydney Freedman first appears as Milton Freeman.
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