Catalog Post #058

Classic Collection

0802
  The Office S5x01 “Weight Loss”
  Primeval S2x02 “Episode #2.02”
  The Simpsons S12x06 “The Computer Wore Menace Shoes”

0803
  The West Wing S7x21 “Institutional Memory”
  The West Wing S7x20 “The Last Hurrah”
  True Blood S1x04 “Escape from Dragon House”

0804
  Desperate Housewives S5x01 “You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow”
  Mad Men S2x09 “Six Month Leave”
  Chuck S2x01 “Chuck vs. the First Date”

0805
  Heroes S3x03 “Chapter Three: One of Us, One of Them”
  Life S2x01 “Find Your Happy Place”
  TDS: McCain debates, so economic crisis is over? Nope, stock market tanked anyway • Obama-McCain 
   debate • Swing-state voters: Florida voters • Hooman Majd “The Ayatollah Begs to Differ”
  TCR: Obama-McCain debate • Economy tanks • WØRD: Ye of Little Faith • Cheating Death • Paul 
   Begala “The Third Term”

0806
  Boston Legal S5x02 “Gaurdians and Gatekeepers”
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x04 “Allison from Palmdale”
  Prison Break S4x06 “Blow Out”

Current Collection

X290
  Title 1: Will & Grace S11x03 “With Enemies Like These”
  Title 2: Bob’s Burgers S10x06 “The Hawkening: Look Who’s Hawking Now”
  Title 3: Superstore S5x08 “Toy Drive”
  Title 4: Will & Grace S11x04 “The Chick and the Egg Donor”
  Title 5: The Good Place S4x08 “The Funeral to End All Funerals”
  Title 6: Full Frontal S4x28 Impeachment hearings • Trump’s faith advisor prosperity gospel preacher 
            Paula White • Indigenous People’s Day • Trump booed at public events
  Title 7: Supernatural S15x05 “Proverbs 17:3”
  Title 8: AHS 1984 S9x08 “Rest in Pieces”
  Title 9: AHS 1984 S9x09 “Final Girl”
  Title 10: TNT presents “The Imitation Game” (2014) [part 1]

X291
  Title 1: TNT presents “The Imitation Game” (2014) [part 2]
  Title 2: “Shadowcatcher” Shane Balkowitsch wet plate collodion photography (2019)
  Title 3: Sean Gaskell plays the West African Kora: Bismarck Public Library – May 11, 2019
  Title 4: “History of the Rail Bridge: Bridging Space and Time” – Jan. 21, 2019
  Title 5: FX presents “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017)
  Title 6: Cake  S1x08 “Lost & Found”
  Title 7: Indigenized Energy Climate Change Forum presents Tokata Iron Eyes & Greta Thunberg
            at Standing Rock Community High School – Oct. 8, 2019
  Title 8: Cowboy Bebop S1x01 “Asteroid Blues”
  Title 9: Cowboy Bebop S1x02 “Stray Dog Strut”
  Title 10: We Bare Bears S2x09 “Fashion Bears”

Ep. 57: Cutting that LVAD Wire

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 57th episode of "VideoFuzzy," my twice-monthly progress report on cataloging more than 2,800 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Cutting that LVAD Wire," I feature Alan Ball's HBO project "True Blood."

In Cross Connections, there's no "Studio Six Feet Under" competition on "True Blood," given "Six Feet Under" series creator Alan Ball's direct connection. Rather, I traced connections from a couple significant episodes of "Boston Legal," Kurt Sutter productions "The Shield" and "Sons of Anarchy," "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Rescue Me" and "Monk," and I premiere a Golden Thread segment with Dean Norris, tracking his appearances in shows throughout my collection.

In my Classic VHS-to-DVD Collection, I found a pivotal episode of "Grey's Anatomy" along with comments on the series finale of "Dead Like Me," the 2006 Amnesty International fundraiser "The Secret Policeman's Ball," the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, the 2008 Emmy Awards, "The Office," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," the Spanish Inquisition pops up in "Monty Python's Flying Circus," and from "The Daily Show," in Jon Stewart's Wacky Lists of Things, I break down the "network of gay staffers" conservatives were attributing as somehow responsible for Rep. Mark Foley's allegedly untoward texts and emails to young male pages.

In VideoFuzzy at the Movies, I ran into copies of "Fracture" and "Michael Clayton" in my Classic Collection, and from my Current Collection, I chat about H.G. Wells' 1936 "Things to Come," which aired on community access.

In my direct-to-DVD Current Collection, comments on "Bob's Burgers," "Superstore," "The Good Place," "Supernatural," "American Horror Story 1984," "Will & Grace," "Cake" and Twitter teases involving "Perfect Harmony" and "Doctor Who."

Finally, in What I've Been Watching, some thoughts on the fourth season premiere of "Mr. Robot." Enjoy!

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Entry #057

Classic Collection

0772
  Will & Grace S8x18 “Buy, Buy Baby”
  My Name is Earl S1x23 “BB”
  The Office S2x21 “Conflict Resolution”

0773
  Close to Home S1x20 “The Shot”
  NUMB3RS S2x22 “Backscatter”
  The Showbiz Show S2x10 Michelle Rodriguez from “LOST” • DVD rant • Andy Dick on
     “Inside the Actors Studio” • Extreme Makeover D-bag Edition 

0774
  The West Wing S1x01 “Pilot”
  The West Wing S7x22 “Tomorrow”

0775
  Desperate Housewives S2x22 “No One Is Alone”
  Grey’s Anatomy S2x25 “17 Seconds”
  Presidential Address: Border Security and Immigration
  Prison Break S1x22 “Flight”

0776
  24 S5x22 “Day 5: 4 a.m.-5 a.m.”
  Boston Legal S2x26 “Spring Fever”

0777
  Boston Legal S2x27 “BL: Los Angeles” f/Jeri Ryan
  commercial: Alltel adds other networks
  Criminal Minds S3x19 “Tabula Rasa”
  Burn Notice S2x08 “Double Booked”
  Monk S7x08 “Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized” f/Ruth Williamson

0778
  Monk S7x08 “Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized”
  Psych S3x08 “Gus Walks into a Bank”
  MPFC: The Nude Man • The Nude Quartet • It’s • Opening credits • The Adventures of Biggles • 
   Climbing the North Face of the Oxbridge Road • Adventures in seafaring domesticity and neighborhood 
   gossips • Storage Jars • TV's bad for your eyes • The Show So Far • The Cheese Shop • Cheese 
   Westerns: A Critique • Sam Peckinpaw's "Salad Days" • Dueling BBC announcements • BBC 
   newsreader Richard Baker • Interlude
  MPFC: Wartime women step up efficiency, bust strikes and impose morals on the arts and media, and 
   weigh in on philosophy • fighting the war on pornography, cuts to nude organist • opening credits •
   a Gumby visits Dr. Gumby • brain operation • animation issues • home presentation on mollusks • 
   animation: baby talk • newsreader: silly ministry activities • classic serial • children's stories • 
   party political broadcast • sports coverage • romantic sports coverage • and a disclaimer • an  
   interviewer transforms into a pirate • Royal Navy is hip and cool • Royal Navy seeks Lake Pahoe,
   finds it in the basement of a brownstone

0779
  MPFC: conducting interviews in mime • silliest sketch I've ever been in • closing credits
  The Office S4x17 “Job Fair”
  The Simpsons S12x09 “HOMR”
  VMA 2008 Kid Rock Live “All Summer Long” • Video of the Year Britney Spears “Piece of Me” • Russell 
   Brand kidnaps her • Kanye West “Love Lockdown” • Russell Brand closes show • Russel Brand post-show
  VMA 2008 Britney Spears Jonah Hill cold open • Britney Spears celebrates 25th birthday of the MTV 
   VMAs • Rihanna “Disturbia” • Russell Brand stand up opening • Best Female video: Britney Spears 
   “Piece of Me” • Best New Artist call in • Best Male video: Chris Brown “With You” • Jonas Brothers
   “Love Bug” • Katy Perry “I Kissed a Girl” • Michael Phelps • Lil Wayne ft. Leona Lewis & T Pain 
   Misunderstood” / “Got Money” • Best dance crew: Fannypack • Best Dancing in a video: Pussycat Dolls
   “When I Grow Up” • Best New Artist call in • cast of “Twilight” • Paramore “Misery Business” • Best Rock
   video: Linkin Park “Shadow of the Day” • P!nk “Rock Star” • Ting Tings “Shut Up and Let Me Go” • Best
   New Artist call-in • Best Hip-Hop video introduction

0780
  VMA 2008 Best Hip-Hop video: Lil Wayne “Lollipop” • Jordin Sparks and John Legend introduce T.I. 
   “Whatever You Like” • T.I. & Rihanna “Live Your Life” [cuts out]
  Primeval S1x06 “Episode #1.6”

0781
  HBO presents “Fracture” (2007)
  VMA 2008 T.I. & Rihanna “Live Your Life” • Christina Aguilera “Genie in a Bottle” “Super Bitch” • Best 
   New Artist: Tokio Hotel • L.L. Cool J “Going Back to Cali” • Best Pop video: Britney Spears “Piece of Me”
   • Lupe Fiasco “Superstar” • Kid Rock introduced
  True Blood S1x02 “The First Taste”

0782
  Skins S1x06 “Maxxie and Anwar”
  Mad Men S2x08 “A Night to Remember”

0783
  HBO presents “Michael Clayton” (2007)

0784
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x02 “Automatic for the People” f/Busy Phillips, Dean Norris
  Prison Break S4x04 “Eagles and Angels”
  My Name is Earl S1x12 “O Karma Where Art Thou”

0785
  The Closer S4x10 “Time Bomb”
  Fringe S1x02 “The Same Old Story”

0786
  The Shield S7x03 “Money Shot”
  Bones S4x03 “The Finger in the Nest”
  Criminal Minds S3x20 “Lo-Fi” f/Jack McGee
  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip S1x06 “The Wrap Party”

0787
  TDS: Mark Foley scandal • Borat ad • protesting Gilchrist • David Cross, promoting “Freak Show”
  Six Feet Under S1x07 “Brotherhood”

0788
  Six Feet Under S1x08 “Crossroads” f/Steven Pasquale
  FMC: Interview with Ryan Murphy ahead of fourth season of “Nip/Tuck”
  Dead Like Me S2x14 “Always”
  Dead Like Me S2x15 “Haunted”

0789
  Veronica Mars S3x04 “Charlie Don’t Surf”
  Boston Legal S3x06 “The Verdict” f/Katey Sagal, David Dean Bottrell, Tyler Labine, Curtis Armstrong, 
    Armin Shimerman Jane Lynch

0790
  Criminal Minds S3x20 “Lo-Fi”
  Eureka S3x06 “Phased and Confused”
  Sons of Anarchy S1x03 “Fun Town” f/Jay Karnes

0791
  South Park S11x10 “Imaginationland: Part 1”
  Burn Notice S2x09 “Good Soldier”
  The Office S4x14 “Goodbye Toby”

0792
  Primeval S2x01 “Episode #2.1”
  Eureka S3x07 “Here Comes the Suns”
  The Simpsons S12x04 “Lisa the Treehugger”
  The West Wing S7x15 “Welcome to Wherever You Are”

0793
  The West Wing S7x16 “Election Day: Part 1”
  The Emmys 2008 Josh Groban TV Theme Song medley • Don Rickles & Kathy Griffin • Best Reality 
   Show Emmy: “The Amazing Race” • Don Rickles: Individual Performance in a Variety Show • In 
   Memoriam
  Skins S1x07 “Michelle”

0794
  Heroes S3x01 “Chapter One: The Second Coming”
  Heroes S3x02 “Chapter Two: The Butterfly Effect”
  Boston Legal S5x01 “Smoke Signals”

0795
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x03 “Mouse Trap”
  Prison Break S4x05 “Safe and Sound”
  TDS: Wall Street bailout • John Oliver on Dubya’s legacy • Bill Clinton
  Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2006
   Eddie Izzard • Graham Norton “History of Charity Gala” • Natalie Imbruglia interpreted • Russell Brand •
   Jimmy Fallon • Chevy Chase

0796
  Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2006
   Sarah Silverman • “Clue” sketch • The Mighty Boosh
  TDS: Bill Clinton
  TCR: The WØRD: OhMyGodSocietyIsCollapsingAndWeWillSoonBeDevouringEachOtherInTheStreets
   LikeDogsAndACrippledOne-EyedBoyWillBeKingIfWeDon’tFixThisByNextWeek!
  Fringe S1x03 “The Ghost Network”
  TDS: Election 2008: McCain suspends campaign activities, Palin meets with world leaders

0797
  Grey’s Anatomy S5x01 “Dream a Little Dream of Me – Part 1”
  Grey’s Anatomy S5x02 “Dream a Little Dream of Me – Part 2”

0798
  The Presidential Debates 2008 Obama-McCain Sept. 27, 2008
  Analysis – input from Biden, Palin
  TDS: Economic analysis • Bob Schieffer
  TCR: “Nights in Rodanthe” • Roosevelt vs Roosevelt • Palin visits New York • Kim Gandy, NOW • 
   Nicholas Carr 

0799
  True Blood S1x03 “Mine”
  Bones S4x04 “The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond”
  South Park S11x11 “Imaginationland: Part 2”

0800
  Sons of Anarchy S1x04 “Patch Over”
  The Shield S7x04 “Genocide”
  Criminal Minds S3x08 “Lucky”

0801
  Ugly Betty S3x01 “The Manhattan Project”
  MPFC: Flying/Falling • Opening Credits • Spanish Inquisition • BBC link • Door-to-Door Salesman • 
   animation: distract and grab eyeball • bizarre nudes • ministry meeting: new things to tax • taking 
   suggestions • holiday snaps • Spanish Inquisition • animations: Be seated • tortures • no one can hear
   • Semaphore version of “Wuthering Heights” • unconventional literary presentations • Trial by charade
   • Naughty Judge and Miss Rita Fang • Spanish Inquisition • Closing credits
  My Name is Earl S4x01 “The Magic Hour” f/Seth Green
  The Office S5x01 “Weight Loss”

Current Collection

X288
  Title 1: Supernatural S15x02 “Raising Hell”
  Title 2: The Good Place S4x04 “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy”
  Title 3: commercial: Facebook Portal – Muppets
  Title 4: Bob’s Burgers S10x04 “Pig Trouble in Little Tina”
  Title 5: Family Guy S16x13 “V is for Mystery”
  Title 6: The Good Place S4x05 “Employee of the Bearimy”
  Title 7: AHS 1984 S9x06 “Episode 100”
  Title 8: Will & Grace S11x01 “Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex”
  Title 9: Superstore S5x05 “Self-Care”
  Title 10: Superstore S5x06 “Trick-or-Treat”
  Title 11: Will & Grace S11x02 “Pappa Mia”
  Title 12: CATV Public Domain Films presents “Things To Come” (1936)
  Title 13: LSSC: Julie Andrews
  Title 14: commercial: GEICO – Halloween flatmate Grizwolda

X289
  Title 1: Supernatural S15x03 “The Rupture”
  Title 2: Cake S1x05 “Surprise Me”
  Title 3: Cake S1x06 “Bullies”
  Title 4: Full Frontal S4x25 Peter Schweizer responsible for Biden speculation • "Jojo Rabbit" promo • 
              Foster care • non-whites vote in Ohio as well • Conan promo
  Title 5: Full Frontal S4x26 Cold open sketch: Witches craft birth control spell • Revenge porn • 
              Sponsored content on Instagram essentially unvetted • Halloween piece on organ donation
              • Harvey Weinstein tries to be in a public place, women calling him out booed, get 
              support and recognition on “Full Frontal”
  Title 6: The Good Place S4x06 “A Chip Driver Mystery”
  Title 7: LSSC: John Lithgow • Julie Andrews reads A.A. Milne’s “The King’s Breakfast” • Ronan Farrow • 
              Andrea Savage • Steve Carrell
  Title 8: Bob’s Burgers S10x05 “Legends of the Mall”
  Title 9: Full Frontal S4x27 Blue Wave hits Kentucky, Virginia • Trump voters being data-mined • Totally
              Unrigged Primary app • Scaling Trump’s wall • MSNBC walk of shame
  Title 10: Cake S1x07 “LOL (Living Out Loud)”
  Title 11: Supernatural S15x04 “Atomic Monsters”
  Title 12: The Good Place S4x07 “Help is Other People”
  Title 13: Superstore S5x07 “Shoplifter Rehab”