PROMO: Ep. 110: Sweet Spot

Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy, your source for media, commentary and nostalgia, and in "Ep. 110: Sweet Spot," I welcome author and fellow podcaster Kemper Donovan https://kemperdonovan.com to talk about "Sweet Spot," the latest installment in his ghostwriter mystery series, and chat about authors I've been introduced to through his podcast "All About Agatha." I identify "Psych" as a fifth mystical center in my media collection, talk "Criminal Minds" in my classic collection, "Queens of Mystery" in my current collection and since we're divisible by 10, it's a show so far with "By the Numbers." For all this and more, add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy, wherever you get your podcasts. Happy viewing!

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Ep. 110: Sweet Spot

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 110th episode of VideoFuzzy titled "Sweet Spot," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings in a personal media collection stretching back decades.

[1:42] This time I'm reviewing the third installment in author and fellow podcaster Kemper Donovan's ghostwriter mystery series "Sweet Spot," [IG] written as an impossible crime and set in my new home state of Utah.

[10:35] I'm then joined by Kemper Donovan himself https://kemperdonovan.com/ for a fun chat about the book, his ongoing tour and I count down the top ten authors I've been introduced to by his podcast "All About Agatha." https://bit.ly/3RO4Owr 

[57:43] Since this episode is fairly book centric, I go on to comment on Jane Austen's works "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma," Agatha Christie's short story "The Edge," Felicia Day's "Third Eye" and J. W. Zimmerman's "Blind in Love."

[1:09:16] My Fuzzy Feature identifies "Psych" [IG] as the fifth mystical center of my media catalog on the strength of Cary Elwes-fueled fifth-season entry "Extradition 2: The Actual Extradition Part," in which Shawn and Juliet become Shuliet. And 110 episodes in I step back and discuss the relative significance of mystical centrality.

[1:20:29] In Cross Connections, I trace connections for Cary Elwes, Jean Smart, Debra Jo Rupp, Jennifer Finnegan, Hurt Fuller, Ana Gasteyer, Timothy Dalton, Linda Hamilton, Missi Pyle, David Dean Bottrell, Eliza Dushku, Robert Knepper, Ernie Hudson, Carl Lumbly, Mandy Moore, Ryan Devlin, John Lacy, Amber Benson, Ethan Phillips, Ray Wise, Danny Trejo, Ethan Suplee, Silas Weir Mitchell, Wayne Knight, Michael Westen, Jere Burns, Ed Begley Jr., Michael Westen, Hal Holbrook, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Stephen King [IG], Wil Wheaton, Rob Riggle, Summer Glau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Darren Criss, John Mahoney, Tim Bagley and Sam Pancake [IG], identifying Jean Smart and Sam Pancake as new Golden Threads through my media collection. 

[1:38:55] In my Classic Collection [VHS-to-DVD transfers], I cataloged discs 2026 through 2050. Comments on "Criminal Minds," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and bluray DVD extras, "The Walking Dead," "Sons of Anarchy," "Grey's Anatomy," 2010 election highlights, "Castle" [IG] and "Raising Hope."

[1:53:16] In my Current Collection [direct to digital], comments on "Sunset Boulevard" [IG], "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" final episode, "The Triplets of Bellville" and "Queens of Mystery."

[1:59:55] Also, my By the Numbers segment explores the show so far with my cataloging efforts.

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!

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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!

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Catalog Post #110

Classic Collection

2026 

  TDS/TCR Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

  Luther S1x03 "Episode #1.3"

  HBO presents "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)

2027

  HBO presents "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)

  2009 Blu-Ray shadow casting for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

  The Walking Dead S1x01 "Days Gone By"

2028

  The Walking Dead S1x01 "Days Gone By"

  TDS: 11/01/10 • Zach Galifianakis

  TDS: 11/02/10 • Election Special: Maybe We Can't • Michael Beschloss 

  TCR: 11/02/10 • David Frum, Katrina vanden Heuvel

  TCR: 11/01/10 • Jonathan Alter

  Better With You S1x07 "Better With Road Joel"

  Chuck S4x07 "Chuck versus the First Fight"

2029

  Chuck S4x07 "Chuck versus the First Fight"

  TDS: 11/03/10 • Chris Wallace

  TCR: 11/03/10 • Doris Kearns Goodwin

  Cougar Town S2x07 "Fooled Again: I Don't Like It"

  Bones S6x05 "The Bones That Weren't"

2030

  Bones S6x05 "The Bones That Weren't"

  Fringe S3x05 "Amber 31422"

  TDS: 11/04/10 • David Sedaris

  TCR: 11/04/10 • Elvis Costello • "Slow Drag With Josephine," "All I Have to Do is Dream" [duet, cuts out]

  Desperate Housewives S7x06 "Excited and Scared"

2031

  Desperate Housewives S7x06 "Excited and Scared"

  Castle S3x07 "Almost Famous"

  Caprica S1x14 "False Labor"

  Todd Margaret S1x06 "What Can Only Be Considered a Dreadful Day for Todd"

2032

  $#!* My Dad Says S1x07 "Dog Ed Pursuit"

  The Big Bang Theory S4x07 "The Apology Insufficiency"

  Criminal Minds S6x06 "Devil's Night"

  Criminal Minds S6x07 "Middle Man"

  Grey's Anatomy S7x06 "These Arms of Mine"

2033

  Grey's Anatomy S7x06 "These Arms of Mine"

  Grey's Anatomy S7x07 "That's Me Trying"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x02 "Oiled"

    commercial: Ali Larter is Absolut Lemon Drop 

  Sons of Anarchy S3x03 "Caregiver"

2034

  Sons of Anarchy S3x03 "Caregiver"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x04 "Home"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x05 "Turning and Turning"

2035

  Sons of Anarchy S3x05 "Turning and Turning"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x06 "The Push"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x07 "Widening Gyre"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x08 "Lochan Mor"

2036

  Sons of Anarchy S3x08 "Lochan Mor"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x09 "Turas"

  Terriers S1x08 "Agua Caliente"

  Terriers S1x09 "Pimp Daddy"

2037

  Terriers S1x09 "Pimp Daddy"

  Undercovers S1x07 "Assassin"

  Kathy Griffin "Whores on Crutches" (2010)

  Being Human S2x07 "Damage"

2038

  Being Human S2x07 "Damage"

  Being Human S2x08 "All God's Children"

  Luther S1x04 "Episode #1.4"

2039

  Luther S1x04 "Episode #1.4"

  The Walking Dead S1x02 "Guts"

  TDS: 11/08/10 • Rick Perry

  TCR: 11/08/10 • Reza Aslan

  Castle S3x08 "Murder Most Fowl"

2040

  Castle S3x08 "Murder Most Fowl"

  TDS: 11/09/10 • Harrison Ford

  TCR: 11/09/10 • Cee Lo Green • "Forget You"

  South Park S14x11 "Coon 2: Hindsight"

  The Event S1x07 "I Know Who You Are"

2041

  The Event S1x07 "I Know Who You Are"

  TDS: 11/10/10 • Mick Foley

  TCR: 11/10/10 • Beri Fox

  TDS: 11/11/10 • Rosario Dawson

  TCR: 11/11/10 • Quincy Jones

  Psych S5x10 "Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part"

2042

  Psych S5x10 "Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part"

  Burn Notice S4x13 "Eyes Open"

  Sons of Anarchy S3x10 "Fírinne"

  Terriers S1x10 "Asunder"

2043

  Terriers S1x10 "Asunder"

  The Good Guys S1x11 "Common Enemies"

  The Good Guys S1x12 "Little Things"

  The Good Guys S1x13 "Dan on the Run"

2044

  The Good Guys S1x13 "Dan on the Run"

  The Good Guys S1x14 "Old Dogs"

  The Good Guys S1x15 "The Whistleblower"

  The Good Guys S1x16 "Silence of the Dan"

2045

  The Good Guys S1x16 "Silence of the Dan"

  The Good Guys S1x17 "The Getaway"

  $#!* My Dad Says S1x08 "The Manly Thing to Do"

  Glee S2x06 "Never Been Kissed"

  Raising Hope S1x07 "The Sniffles"

2046

  Raising Hope S1x07 "The Sniffles"

  NBC News "Decision Points: Pres. G. W. Bush Interviews"

  Desperate Housewives S7x07 "A Humiliating Business"

  Criminal Minds S6x08 "Reflection of Desire"

2047

  Criminal Minds S6x08 "Reflection of Desire"

  Bones S6x06 "The Shallow in the Deep"

  Fringe S6x06 "6955 kHz"

  Grey's Anatomy S7x08 "Something's Gotta Give"

2048

  Grey's Anatomy S7x08 "Something's Gotta Give"

  The Big Bang Theory S4x08 "The 21-Second Excitation"

  Desperate Housewives S7x08 "Sorry Grateful"

  The Simpsons S22x04 "Treehouse of Terror XXI"

  The Simpsons S22x05 "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life"

  TDS: 11/15/10 • Marion Jones

  TCR: 11/15/10 • Jeffrey Goldberg, David Stern

2049

  TCR: 11/15/10 • Jeffrey Goldberg, David Stern

  Chuck S4x08 "Chuck Versus The Fear of Death"

  Castle S3x09 "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind"

  Glee S2x07 "The Substitute"

2050

  Glee S2x07 "The Substitute"

  Raising Hope S1x08 "Blue Dots"

  TDS: 11/16/10 • Joe Nocera, Bethany McLean

  TCR: 11/16/10 • John Legend • "Shine"

  The Walking Dead S1x03 "Tell It to the Frogs"

  Luther S1x05 "Episode #1.5"

Current Collection

X585

 Title 1: TCM presents "Tension" (1949) [part 2]

 Title 2: TCM presents "Ninotchka" (1939)

 Title 3: TCM presents "Gigi" (1958)

 Title 4: TCM presents "High Society" (1956)

 Title 5: TCM presents "Dr. Strangelove" promo, c. 1964

X586

 Title 1: Bob's Burgers S16x11 "The Keyboard Kid"

 Title 2: Bob's Burgers S16x12 "Children of the Carn"

 Title 3: Bob's Burgers S16x13 "Driving Miss Ragey"

 Title 4: Bob's Burgers S16x14 "Stuck in the Middle with Hu(go)"

 Title 5: Bob's Burgers S16x15 "Smellbound"

 Title 6: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert finale f/Paul McCartney

 Title 7: Queens of Mystery S1x01 "Murder in the Dark: First Chapter"

 Title 8: Queens of Mystery S1x02 "Murder in the Dark: Final Chapter" 

 Title 9: Queens of Mystery S1x03 "Death by Vinyl: First Chapter"

 Title 10: Queens of Mystery S1x04 "Death by Vinyl: Final Chapter"

X587

 Title 1: TCM presents "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946)

 Title 2: Archive: "The Triplets of Bellville" (2003)

 Title 3: TCM presents "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)

 Title 4: TCM Summer Darkness: "Sunset Boulevard"

Ep. 109: Luther, Earnest & The Doctor

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 109th episode of VideoFuzzy titled "Luther, Earnest and The Doctor," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings, and as of this coming month, June of 2026, I'm marking nine years of VideoFuzzy!

[2:20] I celebrate that milestone in part with Part 2 of my conversation with musician, media critic and longtime friend Mikey Heinrich from Minneapolis. Part 1 posted as part of sister podcast effort VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack "Ep. 17: Long Way Down" at https://bit.ly/3MJkPkK  In part 2, we chatted primarily about "Knives Out 3: Wake Up, Dead Man" and "Doctor Who." [IG] Mikey Heinrich can be found at his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeyHeinrich and blogs Doux Reviews: https://www.douxreviews.com/ and 42nd Vizsla: https://the42ndvizsla.blogspot.com/

[31:06] My Fuzzy Feature talked in some detail about the series premiere of BBC's "Luther," [IG] starring Idris Elba in the title role, Detective Inspector John Luther. CONTENT WARNING: Some discussion of animal cruelty was critical to the investigation and therefore unavoidable. I talked about the child abduction case he took on at the top of the episode, and the parents of astrophysicist Alice Morgan, played by Ruth Wilson. They were found shot dead in their home along with the family's dog. Luther's investigation loops in his supervisor, DSU Rose Teller, and his new partner, DS Justin Ripley, and coincides with developments in his separation from Zoe, his wife, played by Indira Varma, namely her lover Mark North, played by Paul McGann.

[1:01:30] In Cross Connections, I trace connections for Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson through my media collection. I identify Stephen Root, Jon Curry and Ben Schwartz as Golden Threads. Also Colin Salmon, David Allan Grier, Robert Englund, Ken Jenkins, Rob Morrow, Maura Tierney, Tzi Ma, Patrick Fischler, Todd Stashwick, Caterina Scorsone, Frances Conroy, Diane Farr and Christian Clementsen. Fond Reflection to Eric Dane and his many years on "Grey's Anatomy."

[1:14:14] In my Classic Collection [VHS-to-DVD transfers], I cataloged discs 2001 through 2025. Comments on "Grey's Anatomy," Chelsea Handler's appearance as host of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and comments at the recent roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix. Also, "The Simpsons," [IG] "Glee," [IG] "Mike & Molly," "Undercovers," "Castle," "Rubicon," "The Office" and "Community."

[1:29:38] In my Current Collection [direct to digital], I archived the National Theatre presentation of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" [IG] starring Ncuti Gatwa, Hugh Skinner, Sharon D. Clark, Ronke Adoluejo, Eliza Scanlen and Amanda Lawrence.

[1:31:28] In Book Reports, I chat about Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre," Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" and Margot Douaihy's "Scorched Grace," all of which I can trace as recommendations at one time or another by the "All About Agatha" podcast. Quite enjoyable!

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!

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Catalog Post #109

Classic Collection

2001
  Criminal Minds S6x03 "Remembrance of Things Past"
  Rubicon S1x12 "Wayward Sons"
  Mad Men S4x12 "Blowing Smoke"
  TDS: 10/11/10 • Johnny Knoxville

2002
  TDS: 10/11/10 • Johnny Knoxville
  TCR: 10/11/10 • Robert Reich
  Mike & Molly S1x04 "Mike's Not Ready"
  Desperate Housewives S7x03 "Truly Content"
  Chuck S4x04 "Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"

2003
  Chuck S4x04 "Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"
  Castle S3x04 "Punked"
  TDS: 10/12/10 • Eric Cantor
  TCR: 10/12/10 • Brendan Steinhauser
  The Event S1x04 "A Matter of Life and Death"

2004
  The Event S1x04 "A Matter of Life and Death"
  Cougar Town S2x04 "The Damage You've Done"
  Raising Hope S1x04 "Say Cheese"
  TDS: 10/13/10 • Dr. Condoleezza Rice
  TCR: 10/13/10 • Austan Goolsbee
  Glee S2x04 "Duets"

2005
  Glee S2x04 "Duets"
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret 

    S1x02 "A Plan is Hatched and a Date is Not A Date"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x04 "The Hot Troll Deviation"
  $#!* My Dad Says S1x04 "Code Ed"
  Fringe S3x04 "Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?"
  TDS: 10/14/10 • David Rakoff
  TCR: 10/14/10 • Bill Bryson

2006
  TCR: 10/14/10 • Bill Bryson
  The Simpsons S22x02 "Loan-a Lisa"
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret 

    S1x03 "The Snooker Player, The Black Canadian, The Turkish Terrorist and The Peanut"
  Criminal Minds S6x04 "Compromising Positions"
  MTV VMA 2010 • [Eminem.] [Eminem and Rihanna.] Chelsea Handler (as) Lady Gaga.

2007
  MTV VMA 2010 • Chelsea Handler (as) Lady Gaga. Ellen. Lady Gaga. Ke$ha. Jackass. 
    30 Seconds to Mars. Kim Kardashian. [Justin Bieber.] Ke$ha. Trey Songz. [Usher.] 
    Katy Perry and Nikki Minaj. [Florence and The Machine.] Cast of Glee. Lady Gaga. 
    Chris Pines and Rosario Dawson. [Taylor Swift.] Jesse Eisenberg. Andrew Garfield. 
    Justin Timberlake. [Drake. Mary J. Blige. Swizz Beatz] Joe Manganiello. Evan Rachel Wood.
    Selena Gomez. Ne-Yo. [Bruno Mars. Paramore. BoB.]
  Caprica S1x11 "Retribution"
  Bones S6x02 "The Couple in the Cave"

2008
  Bones S6x02 "The Couple in the Cave"
  Bones S6x03 "The Maggots in the Meathead"
  Bones S6x04 "The Body in the Bounty"
  No Ordinary Family S1x03 "No Ordinary Ring"

2009
  No Ordinary Family S1x03 "No Ordinary Ring"
  Rubicon S1x13 "You Never Can Win"
  Mad Men S4x13 "Tomorrowland"
  Desperate Housewives S7x04 "The Thing That Counts is What's Inside"

2010
  Desperate Housewives S7x04 "The Thing That Counts is What's Inside"
  Chuck S4x05 "Chuck Versus The Couch Lock"
  The Event S1x05 "Casualties of War"

2011
  The Event S1x05 "Casualties of War"
  Castle S3x05 "Anatomy of a Murder"
  Caprica S1x12 "Things We Lock Away"
  No Ordinary Family S1x04 "No Ordinary Vigilante"

2012
  No Ordinary Family S1x04 "No Ordinary Vigilante"
  Cougar Town S2x05 "Keeping Me Alive"
  Grey's Anatomy S7x02 "Shock to the System"
  Grey's Anatomy S7x03 "Superfreak"

  Grey's Anatomy S7x04 "Can't Fight Biology"

2013
  Grey's Anatomy S7x04 "Can't Fight Biology"
  $#!* My Dad Says S1x05 "Not Without My Jacket"
  Community S2x05 "Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples"
  Criminal Minds S6x05 "Safe Haven"
  Grey's Anatomy S7x05 "Almost Grown"

2014
  Grey's Anatomy S7x05 "Almost Grown"
  Luther S1x01 "Episode #1.1"
  Luther: An Inside Look
  The Big Bang Theory S4x05 "The Desperation Emanation"
  Terriers S1x02 "Dog and Pony"

2015
  Terriers S1x02 "Dog and Pony"
  Terriers S1x03 "Change Partners"
  Terriers S1x04 "Fustercluck"
  Terriers S1x05 "Manifest Destiny"

2016
  Terriers S1x05 "Manifest Destiny"
  Terriers S1x06 "Ring-A-Ding-Ding"
  Terriers S1x07 "Missing Persons"

2017
  Terriers S1x07 "Missing Persons"
  The Simpsons S21x23 "Judge Me Tender" [scrap]
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret 

    S1x04 "In Which Brent Wilts Arrives and Things Take a Turn for the Worse"
  Chuck S4x06 "Chuck Versus The Aisle of Terror"
  The Event S1x06 "Loyalty"
  Castle S3x06 "3XK"

2018
  Castle S3x06 "3XK"
  TDS: 10/25/10 • When Grizzlies Attack • Austan Goolsbee
  TCR: 10/25/10 • Revenge of the Fallen • Nicholas Negroponte
  Desperate Housewives S7x05 "Let Me Entertain You"
  Glee S2x05 "The Rocky Horror Glee Show"

2019
  Glee S2x05 "The Rocky Horror Glee Show"
  Raising Hope S1x05 "Happy Halloween"
  Raising Hope S1x06 "Family Secrets"
  No Ordinary Family S1x05 "No Ordinary Quake"
  TDS: 10/26/10 • Sen. Ted Kaufman

2020
  TDS: 10/26/10 • Sen. Ted Kaufman
  TCR: 10/26/10 • Garry Wills
  Cougar Town S2x06 "You Don't Know How It Feels"
  The Whole Truth S1x05 "When Cougars Attack"
  TDS: 10/27/10 • Barack Obama
  TCR: 10/27/10 • Apolo Anton Ohno

2021
  TCR: 10/27/10 • Apolo Anton Ohno
  Luther S1x02 "Episode #1.2"
  Outsourced S1x06 "Bolloween"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x06 "The Irish Pub Formulation"
  $#!* My Dad Says S1x06 "Easy, Writer"
  TDS: 10/28/10 • Attack ads

2022
  TDS: 10/28/10 • Attack ads
  TCR: 10/28/10 • Maria Kalman
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret  

    S1x05 "Where Todd and Brent Misjudge the Mood of a Solemn Day"
  The Office S7x06 "Costume Contest"
  Community S2x06 "Epidemiology"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"

2023
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"
  Undercovers S1x02 "Instructions"
  Undercovers S1x03 "Devices"
  Undercovers  S1x04 "Jailbreak"

2024
  Undercovers  S1x04 "Jailbreak"
  Undercovers S1x05 "Not Without My Daughter"
  Undercovers S1x06 "Xerxes"
  TDS/TCR Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2025
  TDS/TCR Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Current Collection

X582
 Title 1: Archive: "Dick Tracy" (1990) [part 2]
 Title 2: Sundance presents "A League of Their Own" (1992)
 Title 3: TCM presents "Amélie" (2001)
 Title 4: National Theatre presents "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2025) [part 1]

X583
 Title 1: National Theatre presents "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2025) [part 2]
 Title 2: National Theatre presents "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2025) [part 3]
 Title 3: Plex presents "I Am Sam" (2001) [part 1]

X584
 Title 1: Plex presents "I Am Sam" (2001) [part 2]
 Title 2: TCM presents "Casablanca" (1942)
 Title 3: Syfy presents "Click" (2006)

 Title 4: TCM presents "Tension" (1949) [part 1]

Ep. 108: Tenuous Connections

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 108th episode of VideoFuzzy titled "Tenuous Connections," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings. Plus, with this episode I celebrate cataloging disc 2000 in my Classic Collection.

I open with my Fuzzy Feature, discussing "Plateau," a third-season episode of "Fringe" in which a neurological lab subject is suspected of committing murders via chain reactions and tenuous connections.

I talk about "The Second Thousand," the pace of this project as I look back on nearly nine years of this cataloging effort, and the sorts of things I have to look forward to as the cataloging portion of this project is coming to a close.

In Cross Connections, I track connections through the rather impressive back catalog of Michael Eklund, the lab subject in that episode of "Fringe." Also, Rachel Miner, Shawn Ryan, Ted Griffin, Adam Carrera, McG, Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Melinda Clarke, Linda Hamilton, Tim Curry, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Munn, Vanessa Williams, Kate Micucci, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Rhea Perlman, William Shatner, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Tom Stashwick, Missi Pyle, Cybill Shepherd, Jean Smart, Sam Pancake, Tim Bagley, Steve Austin, Nicole Richie, Alex O'Laughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Chi McBride, Jorge Garcia, Masi Oka, Ian Anthony Dale, Scott Caan, D.B. Sweeney, Clea Duvall, Zeljko Ivanek, Lawrence Pressman, Michael Cristofer, Will Arnett, David Cross and Russell Tovey.

In "Fond Reflections," I am joined by longtime friend and friend of the pod Marc Bailey, also known as Grailwolf, in a farewell to Nicholas Brendon, who we said goodbye to this month. Brendon's strongest presence in my media collection was as Xander Harris in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as a principal role in "Kitchen Confidential" and a recurring role in "Criminal Minds."

In my Classic Collection [VHS-to-DVD transfers], I celebrated cataloging discs 1976 through 2000 with a detailed discussion of what I was finding in this set, with comments on "Terriers," "Nikita," a Trident commercial that caught my eye, an IFC documentary called "Portraits of Braddock," "Mad Men," "Rubicon," Stephen Colbert cosplaying Peter Sellers' character Doctor Strangelove, clip shared to VideoFuzzy's Instagram. Also, "Hung," "Covert Affairs," "The Closer," "Chuck," "The Event," "Criminal Minds," "Cougar Town," "$#*! My Dad Says," "Boardwalk Empire," "Grey's Anatomy," "Glee," "Raising Hope," "No Ordinary Family," Aaron Sorkin and "The Social Network," "The Good Guys," "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret."

In Book Reports, comments on Caleb Carr's "Surrender, New York"; Katheryn Harkup's "A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie"; Caroline Crampton's "A Body Made of Glass" and M.C. Beaton's "Agatha Raisin and The Vicious Vet."

In my Current Collection [direct to digital], I added Marilyn Manson's video "God is in the TV" (1999), as well as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975), "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" (2016), "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), "Who's That Girl?" (1987), "Dick Tracy" (1990), "A League of Their Own" (1992), "The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder" (1974), "Heretic" (2024) and "Mister Sterling" which I found posted to Margaret X's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@margaretx6030.

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!

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Catalog Post #108

Classic Collection

1976
  Terriers S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/08/10 • Tim Kaine
  TCR: 09/08/10 • Gen. Ray Odierno, Joe Biden
  Psych S5x09 "One, Maybe Two Ways Out"
  Covert Affairs S1x09 "Fool in the Rain"

1977
  Covert Affairs S1x09 "Fool in the Rain"
  Nikita S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/09/10 • Meghan McCain
  TCR: 09/09/10 • Gen. David Petraeus, Sen. Jim Webb, sexy dancing hotdog

1978
  TCR: 09/09/10 • Cpl. Josh Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend "Coming Home"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x03 "Stages of Grief"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x07 "Serious Shockey News"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"
  - commercial: Old Spice Body Wash
  - IFC promo: "Ready to Work: Portraits of Braddock" documentary profile f/John Fetterman
  - IFC Roadie Jack behind-the-scenes at San Francisco's Outsideland Festival
  - commercial: Kane & Lynch Dog Days for the PS3
  - promo: "Outsourced"
  - commercial: Red Bull: Far East Enlightenment
  - commercial: E*Trade
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"
  Mad Men S4x08 "The Summer Man"

1979
  Mad Men S4x08 "The Summer Man"
  - commercial: Vaseline in-universe pitch meeting
  Rubicon S1x08 "Caught in the Suck"
  TDS: 09/10/10 • Ben Affleck
  TCR: 09/10/10 • Lisa Birnbach
  TDS: 09/11/10 • Tony Blair

1980
  TDS: 09/11/10 • Tony Blair
  TCR: 09/11/10 • Shawn Wilentz
  - Stephen Colbert as Dr. Strangelove
  Hung S2x10 "Even Steven, or Luckiest Kid in Detroit"
  True Blood S3x12 "Evil Is Going On"
  - True Blood Post Mortem: Alan Ball
  TDS: 09/15/10 • Jon Hamm

1981
  TDS: 09/15/10 • Jon Hamm
  TCR: 09/15/10 • Joan Rivers, Saul Griffith
  TDS: 09/16/10 • Bill Clinton
  TCR: 09/16/10 • Stephen Hawking, Jon Stewart, Lawrence O'Donnell
  Covert Affairs S1x10 "I Can't Quit You"
  Covert Affairs S1x11 "When the Levee Breaks"

1982
  Covert Affairs S1x11 "When the Levee Breaks"
  The Closer S6x10 "Executive Order"
  Mad Men S4x09 "The Beautiful Girls"
  Rubicon S1x09 "No Honesty in Men"

1983
  Rubicon S1x09 "No Honesty in Men"
  Chuck S4x01 "Chuck Versus The Anniversary"
  The Event S1x01 "I Haven't Told You Everything"
  TDS: 09/20/10 • Jimmy Carter

1984
  TDS: 09/20/10 • Jimmy Carter
  TCR: 09/20/10 • Pavement
  Castle S3x01 "A Deadly Affair" [damaged recording]
  Glee S2x01 "Audition"
  - ad: Rick Berg bad for seniors
  Criminal Minds S6x01 "The Longest Night"

1985
  Criminal Minds S6x01 "The Longest Night"
  TDS: 09/22/10 • Edward Norton
  TCR: 09/22/10 • Guillermo del Toro
  Cougar Town S2x01 "All Mixed Up"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x01 "The Robotic Manipulation"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x01 "Pilot"

1986
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/23/10 • King Abdullah II of Jordan
  TCR: 09/23/10 • Oscar Goodman
  Fringe S3x01 "Olivia"
  Bones S6x01 "The Mastodon in the Room"

1987
  Bones S6x01 "The Mastodon in the Room"
  - ads: Rick Berg attacks Pomeroy, Pomeroy attacks Rick Berg
  Boardwalk Empire S1x01 "Boardwalk Empire"
  Rubicon S1x10 "In Whom We Trust"

1988
  Rubicon S1x10 "In Whom We Trust"
  Mad Men S4x10 "Hands and Knees"
  - commercial: in-universe Klondike bar pitch to blue-collar staff
  Desperate Housewives S7x01 "Remember Paul?"
  Mike & Molly S1x02 "First Date"
  The Event S1x02 "To Keep Us Safe"

1989
  The Event S1x02 "To Keep Us Safe"
  TDS: 09/27/10 • Bill O'Reilly
  TCR: 09/27/10 • Ken Burns
  Grey's Anatomy S7x01 "With You I'm Born Again"

1990
  Grey's Anatomy S7x01 "With You I'm Born Again"
  TDS: 09/28/10 • Arianna Huffington
  TCR: 09/28/10 • Ross Douthat
  Glee S2x02 "Britney/Brittany"
  - ad: anti-party line Pomeroy ad
  Raising Hope S1x02 "Dead Tooth"
  No Ordinary Family S1x01 "Pilot"

1991
  No Ordinary Family S1x01 "Pilot"
  The Simpsons S22x01 "Elementary School Musical"
  TDS: 09/28/10 • Linda Polman, death of Greg Giraldo observed
  TCR: 09/28/10 • Steven Rattner
  Hawaii Five-O S1x01 "Pilot"

1992
  Hawaii Five-O S1x01 "Pilot"
  Chuck S4x02 "Chuck vs. The Suitcase"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x02 "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x02 "Wi-Fight"
  TDS: 09/30/10 • Justin Timberlake
  TCR: 09/30/10 • Aaron Sorkin

1993
  TCR: 09/30/10 • Aaron Sorkin
  Cougar Town S2x02 "Let Yourself Go"
  The Good Guys S1x10 "Vacation"
  Fringe S3x02 "The Box"
  Criminal Minds S6x02 "JJ"

1994
  Criminal Minds S6x02 "JJ"
  IFC Monty Python Flying Circus Court Scene
  PBS Election 2010 Hoeven vs. Potter, Matt Olean moderator
  Castle S3x02 "He's Dead, She's Dead"
  Rubicon S1x11 "A Good Day's Work"

1995
  Rubicon S1x11 "A Good Day's Work"
  Mad Men S4x11 "Chinese Wall"
  Chuck S4x03 "Chuck vs. The Cubic Z"

1996
  Chuck S4x03 "Chuck vs. The Cubic Z"
  The Event S1x03 "Protect Them From the Truth"
  Desperate Housewives S7x02 "You Must Meet My Wife"
  TDS: 10/04/10 • Sam Harris
  TCR: 10/04/10 • Eugene Robinson

1997
  TDS: 10/05/10 • Bruce Willis
  TCR: 10/05/10 • John Burnett
  No Ordinary Family S1x02 "No Ordinary Marriage"
  Glee S2x03 "Grilled Cheesus"
  Raising Hope S1x03 "Dream Hoarders"

1998
  Raising Hope S1x03 "Dream Hoarders"
  TDS: 10/06/10 • Philip Dray
  TDS: 10/07/10 • Naomi Watts
  TCR: 10/07/10 • Mavis Staples and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
  Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy "You Are Not Alone"
  TCR: 10/06/10 • Davis Guggenheim
  Cougar Town S2x03 "Makin' Some Noise"
  Fringe S3x03 "The Plateau"

1999
  Fringe S3x03 "The Plateau"
  Castle S3x03 "Under the Gun"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x03 "The Zazzy Substitution"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x03 "The Truth About Dads & Moms"
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret S1x00 "Pilot"

2000
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret S1x00 "Pilot"
  Caprica S1x09 "End of the Line"
  Caprica S1x10 "The Unvanquished"
  Criminal Minds S6x03 "Remembrance of Things Past"

Current Collection

X578
  Title 1: Freeform presents "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) [part 2]
  Title 2: Netflix "The Woman in Cabin 10" (2025)
  Title 3: Archive: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" (2016)
  Title 4: promo: NFL preshow Bad Bunny interview
  Title 5: Apple Music NFL Super Bown LX Half-Time Show f/Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin
  Title 6: NFL Super Bowl LX MVPs / Green Day PreShow
  Title 7: YouTube Kickoff Show Brandi Carlisle "America the Beautiful" + Charlie Puth "National Anthem"
  Title 8: ad: Epstein survivors "We All Deserve the Truth"
  Title 9: TCM presents "Gay Purree" (1962)
  Title 10: YouTube presents "Marilyn Manson: God is in the TV" (1999) [part 1]

X579
  Title 1: YouTube presents "Marilyn Manson: God is in the TV" (1999) [part 2]
  Title 2: Archive: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
  Title 3: MGM+ presents "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) / [scrap] "Notting Hill" (1999)
  Title 4: Archive: "Who's That Girl?" (1987)
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x01 "Pilot"

X580
  Title 1: People State of the Union Rally [02/24/26]
  Title 2: Mister Sterling S1x02 "Next Question"
  Title 3: Mister Sterling S1x03 "Game Time"
  Title 4: Mister Sterling S1x04 "Technical Corrections"
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x05 "Human Error"

X581
  Title 1: YouTube presents "The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder" (1974)
  Title 2: Mister Sterling S1x06 "Nothing Personal"
  Title 3: Mister Sterling S1x07 "The Statewide Swing"
  Title 4: Mister Sterling S1x08 "Wish List"
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x09 "Final Passage"
  Title 6: Mister Sterling S1x10 "Sins of the Father"
  Title 7: Archive: "Dick Tracy" (1990) [part 1]