Question: Given the Joker's been terrorizing the city and killing people why would anyone be stupid enough to show up for his parade regardless of money?
Rob245
29th Jun 2020
Batman (1989)
Answer: Crime was running rampant in Gotham City and many business were shut down because of this. People were just barely scraping by and so when the Joker offered to drop money on the crowd for the festival, many people went into town out of desperation for some cash. Desperate people do desperate things.
29th Jun 2020
The Godfather (1972)
29th Jun 2020
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
Question: If imprinting is possible for werewolves then why didn't Jacob do it to Bella? Mad Magazine pointed this out as he does this to her daughter, kind of creepy it was.
Answer: Imprinting is an involuntary mechanism. The shape-shifter can't voluntarily imprint on anybody. Jacob tried to imprint on Bella but was unable to do so and began going around looking for other girls to imprint on but, is unable to do it of his own free will.
29th Jun 2020
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Question: Why does that vampire group slaughter whole tourist groups? Doesn't this put their secrecy at risk?
29th Jun 2020
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Question: Why wasn't the vampire army made in a big city? Mad Magazine pointed this out, surely they'd be noticed making one in a small town?
25th Jun 2020
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
Other mistake: Anna's birthday is in January, making her an Aquarius or Capricorn. Yet she's shown looking up her horoscope under Taurus which is for April-May.
25th Jun 2020
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
Revealing mistake: When Anna's looking at her reflection in the mirror she starts rubbing her face vigorously. Look at her right cheek and you'll it's red before she rubs, result of multiple takes.
25th Jun 2020
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Character mistake: Despite being a Greek mythology buff Maxie Zeus says "Vulcan" when he meant "Hephaestus" the Greek god of fire and the forge when he first spoke with Batman.
22nd Jun 2020
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Plot hole: It's never explained: 1. How or who helped Scarecrow escape from his cell or 2. Why he'd be sitting in there at the end in costume instead of prison garb.
Suggested correction: Something not being explained is not a plot hole. The manner in which Scarecrow escaped his cell isn't essential to the plot, and therefore doesn't require an explanation. And the reason he's left in the cell in his costume is for the same reason Batman was left wearing his outfit when he was imprisoned: because the doctor at the asylum felt removing his outfit in his hallucinatory state could cause him to become catatonic.
21st Jun 2020
Sex and the City (1998)
Question: So was Kim Cattrall ever serious about Sonia Braga or was it just a fling for her?
21st Jun 2020
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Beauty Rest - S4-E5
Revealing mistake: Kathy Ireland is supposed to be dead but watch carefully and you'll see her chest move when Minnie Driver's doing CPR.
15th Jun 2020
Wonder Woman (1976)
Question: How is it Steve never seemed to notice Diana's absences when she's her alter ego?
Answer: There is no logical reason. Any normal person would notice these type of absences. The show employs a "suspension of disbelief," which is a literary device where the movie audience or a book reader accepts that certain things are unreal for the sake of the story to be told. It is similar to no-one noticing that Clark Kent looks exactly like Superman because he wears glasses.
Answer: Thank you.
12th Jun 2020
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Continuity mistake: Scarecrow's pants turn red when he's on the catwalk turning on the pump machine.
12th Jun 2020
The Purge (2013)
Question: Why didn't those purge people just go find someone else? Why waste all their time on one house and why did the girls go around in flimsy dresses and barefoot on a cold night?
Answer: These purgers are pretty crazy. They were hunting this person, a homeless man, and they wanted to kill him specifically. They wanted their prize, the trophy of their hunt. And they won't let anyone stop them as it's their right. So being blocked from their target only increases their desire.
Answer: Shortly after letting the black guy into their house, the gang leader tells James that he (the black man) killed one of their members, and they wanted revenge.
12th Jun 2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
12th Jun 2020
Ultraviolet (2006)
10th Jun 2020
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
Question: Given his origin, was Tim Drake really Jason Todd, just given the third Robin's name?
Answer: Tim Drake's origin in the DC Animated Universe differs significantly from his origin in the comics, but it also differs greatly from Jason Todd's. This version of the character is unique to this universe, similar to many of the other supporting characters with origin stories that range from being nearly identical to the comics to being entirely different from the comics.
10th Jun 2020
Moonlighting (1985)
Question: What's with the show's title and why does their receptionist rhyme, and why'd she hire such a dork for a partner?
Answer: The show's title, "Moonlighting" was a take-off the agency's name, the "Blue Moon Detective Agency." The owner, Maddie Hays, a former model, renamed it after a shampoo brand she was once a spokesperson for. She did not hire her partner, David Addison. He already worked at the agency when Maddie took it over. The agency was struggling financially, and David convinced Maddie, who knew nothing about being a detective, that if she made him a partner, they could make it successful. Agnes, the receptionist, had a very quirky personality, and simply chose to use rhymes when answering the phone.
9th Jun 2020
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
9th Jun 2020
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
Revealing mistake: When Frigga shoots a client in his house you can see the outline of the fake blood packets under his shirt.
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Answer: Well, given in 2020 there's a global pandemic with a highly contagious disease which is killing thousands, and some people are taking the suggestion / demand to wear a facemask as some sort of personal attack and gathering together to protest against the idea...don't ever underestimate the stupidity of some people. No doubt most of Gotham saw the parade as a dangerous/dreadful idea and stayed home, but there were plenty of idiots who couldn't see beyond their wallets.
Jon Sandys ★