10 Genius Ways TV Shows Fixed Their Own Mistakes

Making great or even just good TV is no picnic, and given the generally faster-paced nature of TV production compared to film, it's extremely common for unexpected problems to become apparent either during production or once shooting has wrapped.

But these undesirable situations are often a true test of a showrunner or director's ability to think on their feet, pivot appropriately and put their sharpest problem-solving tools to the test.

These 10 TV shows were all saddled with mistakes, from minor technical errors to potentially show-breaking gaffes, but those in charge made smart, creative decisions which remedied the problem and maybe even improved the show as a result.

And the best thing of all? In many cases you'd never even realise the mistake by taking a casual look at the offending episode(s), even if sometimes the only acceptable route was drawing neon-signposted attention to the mistake and making a joke out of it.

Above all else, these smart fixes for nagging production issues are a testament to genius under pressure...