License plates/timeline?

[StacieDee]

At the beginning of the scene when Locke speaks with Walt, there's a close up of a New York license plate. More specifically, it's a liberty plate (named for the Statue of Liberty, of course). Those license plates haven't been legal since 2002.

Considering that the scene starts with that visual cue, I have to think it's intentional, rather than some sort of mistake.

[factual]

No, I would say it's a mistake.

[Andromeda Irulan]

Originally Posted by factual

No, I would say it's a mistake.

It couldn't be. Think about it:

If they filmed in NY, since the plates aren't legal, no car driving through would have one on there.

If they didn't film in NY, why use an out-of-date plate when in the FF at the end of season 3 they gave us the clue with the cell phone?

I'm not saying it definitely is a clue, per se, but it's something worth keeping in mind.

And if it is in 2002, why's walt so big?

[sorbo1980]

I hope they're not doing the "Dark Tower" thing where it supposes there are millions of universes "just like ours." If they added alternate dimensions to this show, I may have to throw my remote through the TV.

[Pamitha]

I thought they told Locke it was three years later for the O6. Wouldn't that be 2007?

[saz9961]

When I saw the plate, the first that ran through my head was Sun Szu (Sun Tzu), but googling the tag number found an odd coincidence:

http://www.slipups.com/items/307.html

Stand, The - Cars in the Lincoln Tunnel
When Larry is walking through the Lincoln Tunnel, he looks in a car on his right. When the shot pulls back we see that the car on his left (and behind a little) has the number plate SZU-766. He looks into the next car on his right, and again the car on his left is SZU-766. Then he looks in the car on his left (which in bumper to bumper traffic should be a couple of cars in front of the original SZU-766) When it pulls back the number plate is a little fuzzy, but I'm sure it's the same car.

But, its just a standard prop plate:
http://www.om.ca/zng/catalogue/license.htm

pair of] NEW YORK - SZU 766, liberty, white blue red, plastic 12 x 6

[COLOR=red]9104.05[/COLOR]

[Nevermore]

So, just a standard prop plate which is by now out of date?

[simone5p]

Interesting anachronism... it's hard to tell if this one is prop error or intentional.