SHOWTIME’s gripping series “HOMELAND” is a huge hit, but it misses the target for eagle-eyed viewers who catch its goofs, blunders and mishaps.
The cable TV drama stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA agent on probation, and Damian Lewis, who portrays Nicholas Brody. He’s a turncoat U.S. Marine sergeant working for terrorist Abu Nazir, played by Iranian-born actor Navid Negahban. The Emmy-winning drama is now in its second season and draws more than 2 million viewers.
In one startling gaffe this season, a merchant’s stall that’s supposed to be in a Beirut, Lebanon, marketplace displays Hebrew signs advertising a T-shirt for a Jerusalem soccer team. And another shot displays the distinctive Tel Aviv skyline, showing the film location to be in Israel – not Lebanon!