Everyone has been talking lately about Netflix's new show That '90s Show. The show is a continuation of the very popular That '70s Show and includes original cast members Kitty and Red Foreman.
That '90s Show follows the children of the original cast as well as some new characters and is full of nostalgia for those of us who were around in the 1990s.
However, at least one viewer spotted a continuity error within the show.
Batman fan and Twitter user Four Finger Discount—@fourfingerpod—took to the internet to complain about the error in the show and even jokingly said someone should have gotten fired over it. Four Finger Discount is an Australian-based podcast network.
The network stated in the second episode when Kitty—played by Debra Jo Rupp—goes into a video store, you can see the movie Batman Forever in the background.
“You can clearly see a ‘Batman Forever’ cover in the video store.”
This wouldn't have been an issue, except in the fourth episode the characters Kikki (Sam Morelos), Leia (Callie Haverda) and Nate (Maxwell Donovan) mention they have tickets to see Batman Forever in theaters.
“Then, in Episode 4, the gang discuss going to see the film at the cinema. Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.”
You can see the post here:
\u201cIn Episode 2 of That 90s Show, you can clearly see a "Batman Forever" cover in the video store. Then in Episode 4, the gang discuss going to see the film at the cinema. Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
As expected, the internet was torn on this one.
Some people thought it was still believable.
\u201c@fourfingerpod You know we did have second run (typically mom and pop) theaters that kids frequented because they were super cheap, like $1.50 cheap. So it\u2019s entirely believable\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
\u201c@fourfingerpod Feasible that it could have been released on video and still playing at a 2nd run dollar theater, no? \ud83e\udd13\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
Four Finger Discount's reply made it clear that this was not, in fact, plausible.
\u201c@kevinsur It's set in early July of 1995, the film was released, late June, so no. Plus there were several post 1995 films also on the shelf.\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
Others thought it wasn't at all surprising that the show made this mistake in the first place.
\u201c@fourfingerpod Not the first a superhero is being featured on the show (or franchise) in a historically inaccurate manner\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
Several comments pointed out Batman Forever was not the only video in that scene that was inaccurate.
\u201c@fourfingerpod Also, Batman Forever came out in 1995 and yet The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which came out in 1997, is already in that video store\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
A few people tried to call the Australian network out for saying someone should have gotten fired over the inaccuracy.
\u201c@fourfingerpod Ah yes, because I'm sure everyone will be calling foul and demanding the resignation of the guy who left that in\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
But Four Finger Discount's response had people laughing.
\u201c@RegularTrent Not a Simpsons fan I see.\u201d— Four Finger Discount (@Four Finger Discount) 1674390515
While it's certainly not anything new for a television show to have errors such as this, that doesn't make it any less fun when you spot something that just isn't right.