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THE REWATCHABLES FIELD GUIDE · VOL. 02
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Search a category, movie, episode, or logged winner.One-night-onlyNitpicksA bespoke category preserved exactly as it appeared in the transcript-derived ledger.17episodes53% resolved
- Calls logged
- 17
- Declared
- 4
- Apparent
- 5
- Left open
- 8
- First logged
- Nov 16, 2017
- Latest logged
- Mar 23, 2026
THE TRANSCRIPT REGISTER
9 winners on file
- DeclaredMar 23, 2026 · ~1:12:00The Nice Guys · 2016The plot is a little convoluted / some logic breaksEpisode
Their main nitpicks are plot complexity and a few continuity/logic problems, with the soggy-cigarette gag serving as the funniest example.
Runner-up · Gosling's wet cigarette continuity issue - DeclaredNov 11, 2024 · ~1:28:00Meet The Parents · 2000the rushed engagement/wedding timeline and the lack of a toilet signEpisode
They nitpick the movie's timeline and a few logic gaps around clothing and the toilet.
Runner-up · Greg borrowing every item of clothing instead of buying basics - Apparent consensusMay 13, 2024 · ~2:00:00Jerry Maguire · 1996The Denver/Frank Cushman draft setupEpisode
They flag several continuity and logic issues, led by the strange Denver draft-pick setup for Frank Cushman.
Runner-up · Dorothy leaving her job timing - Apparent consensusJan 23, 2024 · ~1:20:00Philadelphia · 1993The movie’s one-sided treatment of Andy’s world and the thinness of the Andy/Miguel relationshipEpisode
They raise several story-level complaints, especially that the film leaves the gay relationship underexplored and the legal setup underdeveloped.
Runner-up · The law-firm file-handling / case mechanics - Apparent consensusAug 15, 2022 · ~1:28:00Grease · 1978the bandstand/car-race timeline and logic gapsEpisode
They spend a long stretch pointing out story logic issues, especially the rushed timeline and the unclear mechanics of the ending.
Runner-up · Sandy-dies theory questions - Left openAug 4, 2022 · ~56:00Can't Buy Me Love · 1987No clear winner recordedEpisode
They spent a long stretch on plot and logic complaints without selecting a single nitpick winner.
- DeclaredAug 16, 2021 · ~1:12:00Argo · 2012the film’s stretched-out exfiltration and ending beatsEpisode
They gripe about the embellished escape sequence, the plane logistics, and the movie’s multiple epilogues.
Runner-up · Swiss-air/plane logistics questions - Apparent consensusJul 27, 2021 · ~1:12:00The Bodyguard · 1992The Oscars security and implausibilities around the assassin and plotEpisode
They spend a few minutes on smaller logic issues, especially the Oscars security setup and some character behavior that feels off.
Runner-up · Whitney listening to her own music by the pool - Left openOct 6, 2020 · ~1:20:00Kicking and Screaming · 1995No clear winner recordedEpisode
They raise several continuity and logistics questions, including the airport and travel details, but do not resolve any of them.
- Left openDec 16, 2019 · ~2:40:00The Godfather Part II · 1974No clear winner recordedEpisode
They spend the close of the episode hashing out plot logistics and continuity questions without resolving them definitively.
Runner-up · The drapes/open-window assassination logic - Left openJul 8, 2019 · ~1:04:00When Harry Met Sally... · 1989No clear winner recordedEpisode
They raise several continuity and realism complaints, but no single nitpick is chosen as the winner.
- Apparent consensusJun 11, 2019 · ~56:00Dead Poets Society · 1989the lack of blood in Neil's suicide sceneEpisode
They nitpick everything from the missing blood to the dog treats, the timing of Keating retrieving his belongings, and the school investigation.
Runner-up · the cave snack situation - Left openAug 1, 2018 · ~1:20:00Die Hard · 1988No clear winner recordedEpisode
The hosts trade a series of nitpicks about the plane cell phone, Carl surviving, and McClane’s bare feet and injuries.
- DeclaredMar 29, 2018 · ~1:12:00Michael Clayton · 2007Arthur's creepy fixation on AnnaEpisode
The main nitpick raised is Arthur's unsettling dynamic with Anna, and the car-bomb mechanics are also questioned.
Runner-up · The car-bomb logistics - Left openMar 9, 2018 · ~56:00The Big Lebowski · 1998No clear winner recordedEpisode
They mostly praise the film and only mention small structural quibbles rather than a real criticism.
- Left openNov 30, 2017 · ~48:00Friday · 1995No clear winner recordedEpisode
The nitpicks section surfaces small complaints about smoking, voiceover placement, the ending, and Felicia, but no single winner is chosen.
- Left openNov 16, 2017 · ~1:04:00The Dark Knight · 2008No clear winner recordedEpisode
They raise several unresolved plotting and logic complaints without settling on a single nitpick winner.