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The New York Times issued the best correction after a reviewer's morto mix up

Plot structure is WAY OFF.

Oct 22nd 2016, 1:51 PM 7,127 Views 0 Comments

Goliath-Billy-Bob-Thornton Source: Theplaylist

GOLIATH IS A brand new Amazon TV series following the legal exploits of lead character Billy McBride – played by Billy Bob Thornton.

Ir premiered last week on Amazon and it’s been getting some very good reviews (The Guardian called it a “noirish treat”).

But The New York Times’ original review said it had a “needlessly complicated structure.”

But it turned out the reviewer had just watched the first two episodes out of order, prompting this excellent correction this week

correction2 Source: Reddit

Which has obviously led to many an immature laugh at the mistake

Epic correction! "The critic mistakenly watched the first two episodes out of order." https://t.co/VrjBypNtiK
— Aaron Ross (@aaronross6) October 21, 2016

Source: Aaron Ross/Twitter

And people have just started taking the piss now

CORRECTION: An earlier tweet about the Amazon series GOLIATH included an error in claiming the main character is named "David N. Goliath."
— Rob Wesley (@eastwes) October 21, 2016

Source: Rob Wesley/Twitter

It’s been wonderfully dubbed “every binge-watchers greatest fear”

New York Times critic commits every binge-watchers greatest fear, views episodes out of order https://t.co/Gu9J69kTBv
— Vulture (@vulture) October 22, 2016

Source: Vulture/Twitter

It’s the little things, really.

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The New York Times issued the best correction after a reviewer's morto mix up

Plot structure is WAY OFF.

But it turned out the reviewer had just watched the first two episodes out of order, prompting this excellent correction this week

Which has obviously led to many an immature laugh at the mistake

And people have just started taking the piss now

It’s been wonderfully dubbed “every binge-watchers greatest fear”