10 Genius Ways TV Shows Fixed Their Own Mistakes

Fix it in post!

By Jack Pooley /

CBS

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.

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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.

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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...

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