Ep. 104: He Who Is Groovy, Must Be in My Movie

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 104th episode and celebrating eight solid years of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings.

This set covers discs 1876 to 1900 in my Classic Collection. For my Fuzzy Feature, from Disc 1879, I conference with friend and friend of the show Jesse Zimmerman to watch and then comment on "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny."

Cross Connections I trace "Pick of Destiny" actors Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Amy Poehler, Paul F. Tompkins and Dave Grohl, as well as Navi Rawat, Allison Brie, Vivica A. Fox and Giancarlo Esposito. 

In my Classic Collection (VHS-to-DVD transfers), comments on "100 Questions," "Persons Unknown," "Happy Town," "Doctor Who" and the 2001 Johnny Depp movie "From Hell."

In my Current Collection (direct to digital), I have resumed archiving productions including "Doctor Who," "Towards Zero" and a few other Agatha Christie adaptations, as well as PBS "Queens of Mystery." Also remembering Linda Lavin in "Alice" and "Midcentury Modern," and Val Kilmer in "Riddle," and I step outside the format to celebrate the faithful service of a VHS-to-DVD dubber that did not survive the journey to our new home.

I dive back into my interview with Jesse to chat about the "Doctor Who" finale and possibly final seasons, then share some thoughts from the first season finale.

Finally, I celebrate eight years of VideoFuzzy by revisiting interviews I've featured over the years. Thank you once again to Kymn Files, Nancy Pearson, Nathan Irwin, Jesse Zimmerman, Marc Bailey, Austin Tichenor, Erin Weichel, Kirk Nybakken, Brad Johnson, Derek Pich, Schatzy Eichmann and my sister, Patti Ellingson. Thank you all so much for your time, your insights and the energy you shared with me in this effort.

SPREADING THE WORD! "VideoFuzzy: The Video - Celebrating 100 Episodes!" is posted at https://youtu.be/eWfcCDiOZ2I. Please share as you're able to with anyone you feel might enjoy this production. For PROMOS, scroll all the way down at https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com. Also, there's a "Top Fifteen" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort at: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy!

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Post #104

Classic Collection

1876
  TDS: 06/16/10 • Louis C.K.
  TCR: 06/16/10 • Devo
       Devo "Fresh"
  Drop Dead Diva S2x02 "Back From the Dead"
  Community S1x04 "Social Psychology"
  100 Questions S1x04 "Have You Ever Dated a Bad Boy?"
  Saving Grace S3x17 "You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun?"

1877
  Saving Grace S3x17 "You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun?"
  TDS: 06/07/10 • Fred Thompson
  TCR: 06/07/10 • David Mamet
  Burn Notice S4x03 "Made Man"
  Royal Pains S2x03 "Keeping the Faith"

1878
  Royal Pains S2x03 "Keeping the Faith"
  Happy Town S1x06 "Questions and Antlers"
  Ashes to Ashes S2x06 "Ep. #2.6"

1879
  Ashes to Ashes S2x06 "Ep. #2.6"
  Supernatural S3x03 "Bad Day at Black Rock"
  Comedy Central presents "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" (2006)
  Supernatural S2x09 "Croatoan"

1880
  Supernatural S2x09 "Croatoan"
  Supernatural S2x04 "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things"
  Doctor Who S5x09 "Cold Blood"
  MN Original S1x07 Highpoint Center for Printmaking and Dosh

1881
  MN Original S1x07 Highpoint Center for Printmaking and Dosh
  In Plain Sight S3x11 "The Born Identity"
  Leverage S3x01 "The Jailhouse Job"
  TDS: 06/21/10 • Josh Fox

1882
  TDS: 06/21/10 • Josh Fox
  TCR: 06/21/10 • Wes Moore
  ad: Dos Equis "The Most Interesting Man in the World"
  TDS: 06/22/10 • Cameron Diaz
  TCR: 06/22/10 • Gloria Steinem
  TDS: 06/23/10 • Dr. Connie Mariano
  TCR: 06/23/10 • Tim Westergren
  Drop Dead Diva S2x03 "The Long Road to Napa"

1883
  Drop Dead Diva S2x03 "The Long Road to Napa"
  100 Questions S1x05 "Wayne?"
  In Plain Sight S3x12 "WitSec Stepmother"
  Burn Notice S4x04 "Breach of Faith"

1884
  Burn Notice S4x04 "Breach of Faith"
  TDS: 06/24/10 • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock
  TCR: 06/24/10 • Michael Specter
  Leverage S3x02 "The Reunion Job"
  Futurama S7x01 "Rebirth"
  Futurama S7x02 "Inna-Gadda-Da-Leela"

1885
  Futurama S7x02 "Inna-Gadda-Da-Leela"
  Futurama S5x08 "The Why of Fry"
  Royal Pains S2x04 "Medusa"
  ad: Tostito's brand queso: Fire nymph
  MN Original S1x08 Tu Dance, Peter Ostroushko
  Saving Grace S3x18 "I Need You to Call Earl"

1886
  Saving Grace S3x18 "I Need You to Call Earl"
  Saving Grace S3x19 "I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light"
  The Good Guys S1x04 "The Dim Knight"
  Leverage S3x03 "The Inside Job"

1887
  Leverage S3x03 "The Inside Job"
  Leverage S3x04 "The Scheherazade Job"
  Persons Unknown S1x03 "The Way Through"
  Persons Unknown S1x04 "Exit One"

1888
  Persons Unknown S1x04 "Exit One"
  True Blood S3x02 "Beautifully Broken"
  True Blood S3x03 "It Hurts Me Too"

1889
  True Blood S3x03 "It Hurts Me Too"
  TDS: 06/28/10 • David Axelrod
  TCR: 06/28/10 • John Waters
  The Good Guys S1x05 "$3.52"
  Rescue Me S6x01 "Legacy"
  Rescue Me: Sixth Season premiere party

1890
  Rescue Me: Sixth Season premiere party
  TDS: 06/29/10 • Helen Mirren
  TCR: 06/29/10 • Julian Castro
  TDS: 06/30/10 • Bob Bradley, Landon Donovan
  TCR: 06/30/10 • Nicholas Carr
  Community S1x02 "Spanish 101"
  100 Questions S1x06 "Have You Ever Had a One Night Stand?"

1891
  100 Questions S1x06 "Have You Ever Had a One Night Stand?"
  Cougar Town S1x13 "Stop Dragging My Heart Around"
  TDS: 07/01/10 • Jere Van Dyk
  TDS: 07/05/10 • Denis Leary
  TDS: 07/06/10 • Julianne Moore
  TDS: 07/07/10 • Daniel Okrent
  TDS: 07/08/10 • Marilynne Robinson

1892
  TDS: 07/08/10 • Marilynne Robinson
  Leno: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings "She Ain't a Child No More"
  TDS: 07/01/10 • Fourth of July Celebrations
  TCR: 07/01/10 • Manny Howard
  TCR: 07/05/10 • Paul Kruegman
  ad: Absolut: "Lemon Drop"
  promo: Warehouse 13 returns
  TCR: 07/05/10 • Michio Kaku
  TCR: 07/06/10 • Garret Keizer
  TCR: 07/07/10 • Steve Carell
  TCR: 07/08/10 • Arturo Rodriguez
  The Gates S1x01 "Pilot" 

1893
  The Gates S1x01 "Pilot"
  MN Original S1x09 Maren Kloppman, Red Pens and More
  Warehouse 13 S2x01 "Time Will Tell"
  Community S1x15 "Romantic Expressionism"

1894
  Community S1x15 "Romantic Expressionism"
  Community S1x23 "Modern Warfare"
  Drop Dead Diva S2x04 "Home Away From Home"
  Burn Notice S4x05 "Neighborhood Watch"
  Royal Pains S2x05 "Mano a Mano"

1895
  Royal Pains S2x05 "Mano a Mano"
  Rescue Me S6x02 "Change"
  Persons Unknown S1x05 "Incoming"
  Ashes to Ashes S2x07 "Ep. #2.7"

1896
  Ashes to Ashes S2x07 "Ep. #2.7"
  Ashes to Ashes S2x08 "Ep. #2.8"
  MN Original S1x10 Finn Jørgen Meyer, Calpurnia Peach, Matthew Rucker
  Scoundrels S1x01 "And Jill Came Tumbling After"

1897
  Scoundrels S1x01 "And Jill Came Tumbling After"
  The Gates S1x02 "What Lies Beneath"
  Doctor Who S5x10 "Vincent and the Doctor"
  Doctor Who S5x11 "The Lodger"

1898
  Doctor Who S5x11 "The Lodger"
  In Plain Sight S3x13 "A Priest Walks Into a Bar"
  HBO presents "From Hell" (2001)

1899
  HBO presents "From Hell" (2001)
  Hung S2x01 "Just the Tip"
  HBO presents "Kung Fu Panda" (2008)

1900
  HBO presents "Kung Fu Panda" (2008)
  Hung S2x02 "Tucson is the Gateway to Dick or This is Not Sexy"
  The Glades S1x01 "Pilot"

Current Collection

X544
  Title 1: LNDL: Martin Short "Won't Do the Late Show" (2005)
  Title 2: Doctor Who S2x00 "Joy to the World"
  Title 3: Doctor Who S2x01 "The Robot Revolution"
  Title 4: Doctor Who S2x02 "Lux"
  Title 5: Doctor Who S2x03 "The Well"
  Title 6: Doctor Who S2x04 "Lucky Day"
  Title 7: Doctor Who S2x05 "The Story and the Engine"
  Title 8: Doctor Who S2x06 "The Interstellar Song Contest"
  Title 9: Queens of Mystery S1x05 "Smoke and Mirrors, First Chapter"

X545
  Title 1: Doctor Who S2x07 "Wish World"
  Title 2: Doctor Who S2x08 "The Reality War"
  Title 3: Towards Zero S1x01 "Ep. #1.1"
  Title 4: Bob's Burgers S15x11 "Mr. Fischoeder's Opus"
  Title 5: TCM presents "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963)
  Title 6: TCM Dave's Play by Play sequence: "The Band Wagon" (1953)
  Title 7: Bob's Burgers S15x09 "Dog Christmas Day After Afternoon"

X546
  Title 1: Bob's Burgers S15x10 "Advice Things Are Ad-Nice"
  Title 2: Bob's Burgers S15x11 "Mr. Fischoeder's Opus"
  Title 3: Bob's Burgers S15x12 "Like a Candle in the Gym"
  Title 4: Towards Zero S1x02 "Ep. #1.2"
  Title 5: Towards Zero S1x03 "Ep. #1.3"
  Title 6: Murder is Easy S1x01 "Ep. #1.1"
  Title 7: Murder is Easy S1x02 "Ep. #1.2"
  Title 8: Marple  S2x02 "The Moving Finger" [part 1]

X547
  Title 1: Marple  S2x02 "The Moving Finger" [part 2]
  Title 2: Marple  S1x01 "The Body in the Library"
  Title 3: Mid-Century Modern S1x01 "Bye, George"
  Title 4: Mid-Century Modern S1x02 "Working Girls"
  Title 5: Mid-Century Modern S1x03 "Turbulence"
  Title 6: Mid-Century Modern S1x04 "Never Have I Ever"
  Title 7: Mid-Century Modern S1x05 "Hello, Fisty's"
  Title 8: Queens of Mystery S1x06 "Smoke and Mirrors, Final Chapter"
  Title 9: Archive: "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" (2006)
  Title 10: Bob's Burgers S15x13 "Snackface"

X548

  Title 1: Archive: "Big Bear" (2017)

  Title 2: Archive: "Promising Young Woman" (2020)

  Title 3: Queens of Mystery S2x01 "Sparring With Death, First Chapter"

  Title 4: Queens of Mystery S2x02 "Sparring With Death, Final Chapter"

  Title 5: Carol Burnett and Friends S7x16 Eydie Gormé and Paul Sand

  Title 6: Mid-Century Modern S1x06 "Maid Serviced"

  Title 7: Mid-Century Modern S1x07 "Love Thy Neighbor"

  Title 8: Mid-Century Modern S1x08 "Sour Pickleball"

Ep. 103: Rubicon

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 103rd episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings.

First, we finally found an apartment and have begun the endless process of settling in and making it our own, furnishing it and transferring our stuff from a storage unit in Bismarck to our new home in Utah.

I also took in a book chat with author and fellow podcaster Kemper Donovan of "All About Agatha" promoting the second installment in his ghostwriter mystery series, reviewed in "Ep. 99: Getting Up to Speed" around the 20-minute mark.

This set covers discs 1851 to 1875 in my Classic Collection. For my Fuzzy Feature, from Disc 1873, comments on the pilot episode of AMC production "Rubicon," along with my 13th ever "VideoFuzzy the Video" posted here: https://youtu.be/j0quoW7veBo

Light set of Cross Connections for this set which tracked James Badge Dale, Mary Lynn Rasjkub, Stephen Root, Iqbal Theba, Rich Sommer, Michael Badalucco, Laura San Giacomo, Jim Beaver, Amber Benson, Sterling K. Brown, Linda Blair, Devon Gummersall and Matt Keeslar. Also highlighted Golden Thread Michael McKeon and Golden Prime Stephen Tobolowsky's appearance in "Radioland Murders" alongside Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, George Burns, Ned Beatty, Christopher Lloyd, Anita Morris, Corbin Berntson, Bobcat Goldthwait and Larry Miller.

In my Classic Collection, comments on the fifth-season "Doctor Who" episode "Amy's Choice" featuring The Dream Lord. Also, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman in "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother," "Radioland Murders," "100 Questions," "Saving Grace," "Drop Dead Diva" and "Persons Unknown."

In Video Outreach, I broke into my 10th binder with this set, so I took some time to look back at what turned up in binder no. 9, including President Obama's first term, passage of the Affordable Care Act, and ... I put a few notes together on my long overdue discussion of "Flashforward."

Under Book Report, I talk about some of the books I read on my trip to D.C. for Kemper's book tour, including Lucy Foley's "The Guest List." Also, an anthology of short mysteries by contemporary authors detailing new adventures of beloved Agatha Christie creation Miss Marple titled, simply "Agatha Christie's Marple." And on my stop through Chicago I found a fun independent bookshop called "Bookends and Beginnings," and a speculative think-piece called "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig -- fun! 

In What I've Been Watching, I'm still waiting on our stuff to get here, because it will include my VHS-to-DVD dubbers and maybe let me address some issues I've had with my archiving and cataloging efforts. The trip and the move have already delayed my commentary on the second season of "Doctor Who," but I discussed second-season episode "The Story and the Engine" which I found to be confusing. Also, comments on four "My Hero Academia" movie releases, which I watched with Ralph ahead of our move.

SPREADING THE WORD! "VideoFuzzy: The Video - Celebrating 100 Episodes!" is posted at https://youtu.be/eWfcCDiOZ2I. Please share as you're able to with anyone you feel might enjoy this production. For PROMOS, scroll all the way down at https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com. Also, there's a "Top Fifteen" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort at: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy!

VideoFuzzy