When Harry Dunning tells the story of how his family is murdered, he's standing in front of a chalkboard but in Jake's flashback, Dunning is standing in front of a window.
When Jake buys the convertible, the car dealer tells him that he'll throw in the temporary tags for $5. Yet later, Jake has a permanent Maine plate on both the front and rear of his car. He left Maine before he could have gotten the permanent plates.
When Al gives Jake the ID documentation that he would use in the past, the name was Jake Amberson. (Al even tells him that he can still answer to Jake.) But when Jake is in the past, he tells people his name is JAMES Amberson.
You can clearly see the base of the reunion tower while Jake is driving through Dallas. It is after you see the Dallas skyline but before he reaches the book depository. Reunion tower was not built until 1978.
At a Mexican restaurant In 1960 Dallas, Jake orders and is served a margarita. Liquor by the drink was not legal in Texas until 1971.
When Jake walks to the phone booth to make a call, the booth is incorrectly located at the very edge of the side walk at the street instead of where it should be, behind the side walk.
The famous Hertz rental car atop the School Book Depository is missing in the Dealy Plaza scenes. This sign was a dominant feature of the building.
When Jake crosses over in Bangor, on October 21, 1960, the day is sunny and appears to be mild in temperature. That day in Bangor was cloudy and the high temperature was only 42 degrees.
In close-up scenes with Jake conversing with Al, you can visually see that Jake is wearing a prosthetic mustache.
All the outdoor scenes set in the past use the same cars over and over again. Most notably, a green Ford pickup truck, a red Sunliner and a green and yellow Studebecker keep showing up through the series in different places and settings. It is obvious these are classic collectibles used by a relative small budget TV production.
Jake is eating lunch at the diner when Christine walks in and sits across from him and he offers her a bite of his almost finished Hamburger. When she gets up and walks away he has a whole burger on his plate.
At Kennedy rally - Only women wore hats while indoors. Never men. It was considered to be very disrespectful for a man to wear his hat inside any building.
When Jake first goes through the rabbit hole the pink car with the girls drives by as the milk man is bending over to pick up the broken glass. When he goes through the second time to carve in the tree the pink car drives by right after the milkman breaks the bottle and before he can bend down to pick up the pieces.
At the entry point in 1960, two boys play baseball wedged between two new and expensive looking cars, a window and a group of workers. Basically, wherever the ball flies, they get in trouble. When a boy throws a ball, the stop light of the car behind them is only saved by the third boy running by. Not a good idea in any year.
When James Franco plays the link on the cell phone in 1960. There was no WiFi or platform available for that to work.
After the fire, we can see blue emergency vehicle lights shining on the wall of the room.
In 1960, all emergency vehicles in the US used red lights. Blue lights weren't adopted until the late 1960s.
In 1960, all emergency vehicles in the US used red lights. Blue lights weren't adopted until the late 1960s.
The convention center has automatic sliding doors with motion sensors. This technology did not exist in 1960.
When Jake is being interrogated by the Secret Service, the camera pans past a ball valve at the beginning of the scene. Ball valves were not commercially available until 1967.
Most cars in the show have built-it seat belts. In 1960 there were no laws forcing car manufacturers to install them and, even though they did exist, they had to be custom made and most drivers did not like them. It was not until the late 1970's that seat belts became mandatory.
When Jake is in Kentucky asking directions at a gas station, the camera pans past a soda machine that is clearly of modern design.
When Jake first arrives in Dallas and is driving through Dealey Plaza, he looks up at the 6th floor window and you can see Reunion Tower behind him. This is supposed to be 1960. Reunion Tower was built in 1978.
A major plot point in both the book and series is that the bookies attempt to, or actually injure Jake as retribution for Jake winning large wagers. In reality a bookie is not a gambler, but simply a broker. The odds are set to encourage opposing bets, from which a bookie simply takes a commission. An actual bookie would have difficulty finding customers if he resented paying winnings.