A blog and affiliated podcast outlining my efforts in cataloging decades of accumulated media, with commentary on current viewing as well.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Catalog Post #031
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Title 1: TNT presents "Insurgent" (2015)
Title 2: Full Frontal S3x15 Tucker Carlson interviews Trump re: Montenegro
Title 3: Doctor Who The Lost Episode: "Shada" (1980) written by Douglas Adams
2:05:05 - Tom Baker makes a 2018 cameo
Title 4: Forbidden History S4x05 "The Real Mary Magdalene" [part 1]
Title 5: Forbidden History S4x05 "The Real Mary Magdalene" [part 2]
Title 6: Family Guy S7x12 "420" [scrap: "Bag of Weed"]
Title 7: commercial: pro-Kavanaugh call Heitkamp
Title 8: commercial: emergency response pro-Heitkamp
Title 9: commercial: veterans funding anti-Cramer
Title 10: Full Frontal S3x16 Maria Butina • Scary NRA spokesman • Brett Kavanaugh and Watergate •
Comedians in Cars with Dissidents Drinking Coffee: Masha Gesser • Actors in Trucks Towing
Comedians in Cars with Dissidents Drinking Coffee: Jason Alexander • Public Domain Carpool
Karaoke • Full Frontal Cash Cab
Title 11: commercial: veterans funding anti-Heitkamp
Title 12: Trial & Error S2x03 "Chapter 3: The Murder Clock" [part 1]
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Title 1: Trial & Error S2x03 "Chapter 3: The Murder Clock" [part 2]
Title 2: Trial & Error S2x04 "Chapter 4: The Hole in the Case"
Title 3: Claws S2x07 "Burn"
Title 4: Pose S1x08 "Mother of the Year"
Title 5: promo: Preacher S3
Title 6: Dietland S1x09 "Woman Down"
Title 7: Preacher S3x05 "The Coffin"
Title 8: LSSC: Michael Cohen tapes: McDougal payments • WH to withdraw security clearances • Iranian tweet
wars • Former Obama AG Eric Holder • Furry Hat bit with John Cleese • John Cleese • Arctic
Monkeys "The Ultra Cheese" • Trump’s Orwellian disconnect • Iranian tweet wars like mean girls
from the '80s • Russian hackers [04500: Russian broadcast interruption] • Ivanka Trump brand
closing • Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez scaring conservatives • Ambassador Michael McFaul • Michael
Cohen tape release: McDougal payment • European trade negotiations • John Dickerson • Facebook
stock drops 19 percent, losing $100B • Trump’s prosperity tour through the Midwest • Mueller
inquiry ongoing • European trade negotiations • Jake Tapper • Dua Lipa "IDGAF" • Stock photos
#walkingaway from the Dems, apparently • Betsy DeVos loses a yacht • water on Mars •
crowdsourcing FLAW’s van • Sasheer Zamata
Title 9: commercial: anti-Heitkamp ad - sanctuary cities
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Title 1: TNT presents "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" (2015)
Title 2: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency S2x01 "Space Rabbit"
Title 3: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency S2x02 "Fans of Wet Circles"
Title 4: Supernatural S13x05 "Advanced Thanatology"
Title 5: Supernatural S13x20 "Unfinished Business"
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Ep. 30: Exploring Filtered Lives
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 30th episode of "VideoFuzzy," my twice-monthly progress report on cataloging more than 2,700 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Exploring Filtered Lives," I talk about Robin Williams' psychological exploration, "The Final Cut" from 2004.
In my Classic Collection, I look at the first season finale of "Criminal Minds," the "Blink" episode of "Doctor Who" and I poke some fun at an episode of "Close to Home." In my Current Collection, I'm caught up with my current direct-to-DVD recordings, which this time included a lost Tom Baker-era episode of "Doctor Who," the second season finale of "Brockmire," and episodes of "South Park" and "Pose," some disturbing themes in "Dietland" and "Legion," some recent missteps on PBS, a few political ads and the second season premiere of "Trial & Error" on NBC.
In What I've Been Watching, in this past month Ralph and I took in the Medora Musical in Medora, North Dakota, the local Capitol Shakespeare production of "Richard the Third," and on a recent road trip, my friend Nathan Irwin stood us to an outstanding production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in Normal, Ill., more information on that here.
While there, I chatted with Nathan about some of my early adventures in archiving while at college, some of that conversation featured in my Video Outreach segment. Along with serving as program director for WCBU public radio in Peoria, Nathan lends his voice and considerable insight to the weekly "Out and About" podcast, with more about that here.
Finally, I included a show-so-far on my archiving progress in my By the Numbers segment, and debuted my Upcoming Shows segment highlighting new seasons of "Better Call Saul" on AMC and "Sinner" on USA, and dismissing CBS productions "FBI" and "God Friended Me."
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Catalog Post #030
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Terminal City S1x04 “Episode 4”
Eli Stone S1x09 “I Want Your Sex”
Battlestar Galactica S1x07 “Six Degrees of Separation”
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Battlestar Galactica: Revealed (2008)
Doctor Who S3x10 “Blink”
Beyond Theology S1x07 “A Spirituality of Co-Creation”
Dead Like Me S2x03 “Ghost Story”
Eureka S1x09 “Primal”
Nip/Tuck S4x02 “Blu Mondae”
TDS: Gary Hart “The Courage of our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats”
Bones S2x03 “The Boy in the Shroud”
Criminal Minds S1x22 “The Fisher King: Part 1”
> commercial: GM 100,000 mile warranty: flying cars
Ghost Whisperer S2x01 “Love Never Dies” [scrap]
Close to Home S1x22 “Hot Grrrl”
NUMB3RS S2x24 “Hot Shot”
Current Collection
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Title 1: LSSC: The Kills “List of Demands” • Jason Bateman • Stephen King • Midterms 2018: Profiles in Discourage
Arizona Senate candidates Joe Arpaio - Kelli Ward - Craig Brittain • David Sedaris • Ahmed Baroocha
Title 2: Supernatural S13x01 “Lost and Found”
Title 3: commercial: Heidi Heitkamp: battery acid
Title 4: Legion S2x09 “Chapter 17”
Title 5: Full Frontal S3x11 Trump family separation policy [at 7:24, Sam drops the C-bomb] • Giuliani oopsies •
Midterms 2018: Ashley Nicole interviews Dems running to represent her home district • Support RAICES
Title 6: Brockmire S2x06 “Broadcasters Jinx”
Title 7: Supernatural S13x02 “The Rising Son”
Title 8: Supernatural S13x03 “The Big Empty”
Title 9: Pose S1x01 “Pilot”
Title 10: commercial: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Title 11: commercial: Gilead: Honestly
Title 12: Full Frontal S3x12 Sam discusses dropping the C-bomb • Censorship gags • Trump family
separation policy • Ted Cruz pardon question • Texas legislators oppose transgendered housing
rights • Trump’s Patriotic Party • Scott Pruitt’s conflicts of interest • U.S. ambassador to Germany
praises far right Austrian leadership • Bill Clinton still kinda skeezy
Title 1: Legion S2x10 “Chapter 18”
Title 2: commercial: Kevin Cramer supports Trump’s tax cuts
Title 3: KX News report: Michigan, N.D. man encounters a bear
Title 4: LSSC: Bill Clinton and James Patterson • Nick Offerman • Niecy Nash • Star Wars’ Rose bullied off
Instagram by racist Internet trolls, so trailer for Episode 9: “Shut the Hell Up, You Broken Hateful
Internet Dweebs”
Title 5: commercial: Heidi Heitkamp supports responsible tax cuts
Title 6: Legion S2x11 “Chapter 19”
Title 7: commercial: Heitkamp not a rubber stamp for anyone; only answers to North Dakotans
Title 8: Pose S1x02 “Access”
Title 9: LSSC: Trump summit with Kim Jong-Un doesn’t net much • attacks Robert DeNiro • video Trump produced
for Kim Jong-Un • Late Show also makes a video
Title 10: Full Frontal S3x13 Trump-NK Summit • no asylum for domestic abuse • SWATting attack on David Hogg
and “crisis actors”; also, InfoWars • abortion ban in Ireland overturned • Ohio can purge voter rolls
Title 11: FXM presents “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” (2010)
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Title 1: LSSC: Cohen to cooperate with Mueller investigation • Trump-NK summit • Racoon climbing building in
Minnesota • Report: Trump tears up everything he reads • Michael Avenatti and Anthony Scaramucci
• Chromeo f/ Dram “Must’ve Been”
Title 2: LSSC: Happy Birthday, Mr. President • Hillary Clinton’s DOJ email investigation • Trump pro Kim Jong Un •
of separating families at border • Alt J f/ Pusha T and Twin Shadow “In Cold Blood”
Title 3: commercial: Heitkamp supported Hillary Clinton
Title 4: Dietland S1x01 “Pilot” / “Tender Belly”
Title 5: Full Frontal S3x14 Mark Hamill reads emails from Sam’s dad • Trump throws whole families in prison •
Kirstjen Nielsen as Disney villain • family separation policy • Space Force • supporting RAICES •
Tom Steyer • Sean Hannity
Title 6: commercial: Kevin Cramer’s nasty attack ads
Title 7: Brockmire S2x07 “Caught in a Rundown”
Title 8: Brockmire S2x08 “In the Cellar”
Title 9: LSSC: Stephen as Devil’s Advocate on family separation policy • Trump live on Fox & Friends • Real News
Tonight: All praise Trump • Trying to stay on message on family separation policy • Trump hugs a flag •
Trump’s Space Force • 2018 Midterms Profiles in Discourage: Mass. Governor candidate Scott Lively •
Ruth Negga
Title 10: LSSC: Trump staffers chased out of restaurants • Trump’s family separation policy shifts to
incarcerating families together • woman shouts at president • Corey Lewandowsky: “womp womp” •
Stephen Miller • Trevor Noah • Tactical pants • Melania Trump jacket • Time magazine cover •
combining cabinet departments • Don Lemon • Death Cab for Cutie “Gold Rush” • Russian roundup:
11 Trump associates with Russian ties • Donald J. Trump Jr. • Philly Phanatic and Space Force! •
Danny Jolles • President is not freeing the children; denying due process • Trump staffers harassed
South Carolina; calls out Colbert “This no-talent guy on CBS”; prefers Johnny Carson (who called
him out once) • Melania explains her clothing • Sean Donnelly • Justice Kennedy announces his
resignation • Federal judge instructs that families be reunited • Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez wins
primary in upset • Trump’s red wave • Mitt Romney running to replace Orrin Hatch • Oklahoma
approves medical marijuana • Florence and the Machine “Hunger”
Title 11: commercial: Heitkamp accomplishments
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replacing Justice Kennedy • Trump: “We’re the elite” • Trump rally in Wisconsin • Poncho the CPR
performing pup in Spain • Jon Stewart addresses Donald Trump • Michael Moore • Alexandra
Ocasio-Cortez
Title 2: Preacher S3x01 “Angelville”
Title 3: Dietland S1x03 “Y Not”
Title 4: Dietland S1x04 “F… This”
Title 5: Pose S1x03 “Giving and Receiving”
Title 6: Pose S1x04 “The Fever”
Title 7: Pose S1x05 “Mother’s Day”
Title 1: Claws S2x01 “Shook”
Title 2: Claws S2x02 “Cracker Casserole”
Title 3: Claws S2x04 “Scream”
Title 4: Preacher S3x02 “Sonsabitches”
Title 5: TNT presents “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015) [part 1]
> emergency alert; infomercials
Title 1: TNT presents “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015) [part 2]
Title 2: TNT presents “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016)
Title 3: IFC presents “The Others” (2001)
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Title 1: Claws S2x03 “Russian Navy”
Title 2: Dietland S1x05 “Plum Tuckered”
Title 3: TNT presents “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” (2015)
Title 4: commercial: anti-Cramer: fact-checking his record
commercial: Cramer says he will not cut Social Security and Medicare
Title 5: commercial: ad supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Title 6: Dietland S1x06 “Belly of the Beast”
Title 7: Trial & Error S1x11 “Unusual Suspect”
Title 8: LSSC: Trump to announce Supreme Court pick • Trump attacks Elizabeth Warren, strange Elton John
reference • Hungry to Leave Power Games: Scott Pruitt • Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and
the Rajasthan Express “Junun” • Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court • Thai
soccer players and coach rescued • family separations at border • children having to represent
themselves in immigration court
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Title 1: Dietland S1x07 “Monster High”
Title 2: Claws S2x05 “Vaginalologist”
Title 3: Pose S1x06 “Love is the Message”
Title 4: Preacher S3x03 “Gonna Hurt”
LSSC: White House comes out against breast-feeding
Title 5: LSSC: Trump visits NATO • Pompeo visit to North Korea goes not-well • WH deputy communications chief
Bill Shine (and his wife) • Alessia Cara “Growing Pains” • Pete Strzok testifies • Trump in Europe •
Liv Tyler • Young the Giant “Simplify” • Papa John’s chairman resigns • Ty Cobb, punk rocker •
NASA supports STEM outreach • Kate the Chemist
Title 6: commercial: anti-Heitkamp: Trump on Heitkamp
Title 7: commercial: “God Friended Me” promo
Title 8: commercial: anti-Heitkamp on veterans
Title 9: South Park S19x08 “Sponsored Content”
Title 10: South Park S19x09 “Truth and Advertising”
Title 11: South Park S19x10 “PC Principal Final Justice”
Titles 12 & 13: South Park S16x13 “A Scause for Applause” [parts 1 & 2]
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Title 1: “Foreigner: Live at the Symphony Hall” in Birmingham, UK – May 15, 2018
Overture • “Blue Morning, Blue Day” • “Cold as Ice” [recording starts blinking out, unobtrusively] •
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” • “Juke Box Hero” [extended opening and riffs; blinkouts become
increasingly disruptive] • “Starrider” • “Double Vision” • “Urgent” [broadcast absolutely
unacceptable] • Kelly Hansen thank yous and acknowledgments • “I Wanna Know What Love Is”
[blinkouts, audio completely garbled in places]
Title 2: TNT presents “Captain America: Civil War” (2016)
Title 3: FX presents “Kung Fu Panda 3” (2016)
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Title 1: FX presents “Now You See Me 2” (2016)
Title 2: USA presents “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015)
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Title 1: FX presents “Spy” (2015)
Title 2: Austin City Limits: Father John Misty, The Black Angels
Title 3: AMC presents “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (2008)
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Title 1: commercial: anti-Kavanaugh
Title 2: commercial: Heitkamp is a Democrat
Title 3: KXNews: Bear in Grand Forks
Title 4: LSSC: Trump-Putin Summit + reactions
Title 5: commercial: Trump supporter supports Heitkamp for law and order
Title 6: commercial: pro-Kavanaugh ad
commercial: anti-Heitkamp: bum steer
Title 7: commercial: CBS “FBI” promo
Title 8: LSSC: Paula Poundstone • more reactions to Trump-Putin summit; Trump's Eurotour • Parsing
the reasons behind Trump’s behavior • Maria Butina, Russian agent • Lewis Black • Luke Combs
“One Number Away” [cuts out]
Title 9: Claws S2x06 “Double Dutch”
Title 10: Dietland S1x08 “Red Fatties”
Title 11: Pose S1x07 “Pink Slip”
Title 12: LSSC: Schoolhouse Rock: “Double Negative” • Trump attempts to walk back his treason • Real News
Tonight • Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen • Dominic Cooper • Beck “Colors”
Title 13: Preacher S3x04 “The Tombs”
Title 14: Trial & Error S2x01 “The Suitcase”
Title 15: Trial & Error S2x02 “The Timeline”
Title 16: LSSC: Trump invites Putin to D.C. • Trumpervention • Kirstjen Nielsen on Russian meddling •
comedian Carmen Lagala • Russian hacking of U.S. election and Maria Butina and Paul
Erickson • Tucker Carlson interviews Trump about NATO’s mutual engagement policy re:
Montenegro • FDA: Can’t call non-milk things milk • Janelle MonĂ¡e “Americans”
Title 17: Full Frontal S3x15 Trump-Putin Summit • Goodbye, Roe v. Wade • UK Trump protests