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What's A TV Continuity Error That Annoys You To An Unreasonable Degree?

Continuity errors. They're all around us.

Hope Lasater
by Hope Lasater

BuzzFeed Staff

Look, I love continuity errors. I love seeing mistakes that editors decided didn't outweigh the magic of a take. But I also totally get why people find continuity errors annoying.

On "Cheers," Norm's hand isn't on his glass, but in the next shot it is
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I know some continuity errors are just mistakes no one noticed, but I prefer to see them as decisions.

So what's a TV continuity error that gets on your nerves?

Maybe Geoffrey's glass magically refilling itself on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air makes you unreasonably angry.

The glass on Geoffrey's tray is mostly empty, then it's mostly full in the next shot
Warner Bros.

Or maybe Sadie's moving bra strap on New Girl annoys you to no end.

Sadie's wearing a bra on the outside of her dress and the strap is off her shoulder, and then in the next shot her bra strap is back up again
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Or maybe Monica's wrapped-and-unwrapped present on Friends is why you never watch "The One with the Red Sweater."

Monica's present is unwrapped in one shot, wrapped in the next, and unwrapped in the next
Warner Brothers

Let me know what TV continuity error annoys you in the comments below! Some of the responses will be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post.