A blog and affiliated podcast outlining my efforts in cataloging decades of accumulated media, with commentary on current viewing as well.
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Catalog Post #071
Monday, December 7, 2020
Ep. 70: Crossroads
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 70th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 2,900 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Crossroads," I hope everyone had a great "Stay Inside"-oween and "Wash Your Hands"-giving, and wish everyone a Merry "Six-Feet Aparts"-mas, and eight magical days of "Mask Up." Working together, we will get through this. ❤
In Old Business, a few followup comments on Jeffrey Dean Morgan's appearance on "Grey's Anatomy," and I was able to complete a couple of partial recordings of "Monk" and "Twilight Zone" episodes I've known about in my classic collection.
In my Friday Night Feature, I celebrate the appearance of the pilot episode of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" in my media collection, and I talk about my love for the show, the introduction to the concept and its vast, unfulfilled potential.
In Cross Connections, I trace "Dollhouse" and Eliza Dushku in my "Studio Six Feet Under" challenge, and Bernadette Peters as a Golden Thread in my media collection, several others I've encountered in this cataloging effort, and introduce something I called an "alter thread" with actor John Bedford Lloyd appearing in many, many shows that in a very slightly different universe I'd probably be watching.
In my Classic Collection (VHS-to-DVD), I talk about Ally Sheedy's debut as serial killer Mr. Yang in the third season finale of "Psych." Also, comments on "Grey's Anatomy," "Fringe," "The West Wing," "The Simpsons" and "Life."
In my Current Collection (direct to DVD), I watched the debates in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, and talk about the intersection of politics and news media and my perspectives on both. Also, comments on the series finale of "Supernatural," with a quick shoutout to Neoni's cover of Kansas's "Carry On My Wayward Son" -- perfect vibe. Also, "Superstore," "Fargo," the FX miniseries "Wilderness of Error," the "One Day at a Time" Netflix reboot and take a pass on "B Positive."
In Videofuzzy at the Movies, comments on Uma Thurman in "Down a Dark Hall" (2018), "Darkman" (1990), "Dear White People" (2014), "Slither" (2006), "Purple Rain" (1984), "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018), "The Snowman" (2017), "Oceans 8" (2018), "Darkest Minds" (2018), "Unfriended: The Dark Web" (2018), and "Searching" (2018).
In my special "The First Thousand" segment, I talk about a few highlights from the first thousand discs I've cataloged in my classic collection, fun short-run series, forgotten favorites, movies, pilots, quirky outtakes and history I've archived in discs 0001-1000.
And in By the Numbers, every 10 episodes I update my cataloging progress, both from my last update in episode 60 back in January 2020 and for this collection overall. As of this episode, I find I have cataloged nearly half a year's worth of media combined in 1,025 discs in my Classic Collection and 360 discs in my Current Collection, so ... progress. Enjoy!
TOP TEN: I've added a "Top Ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort. Enjoy!
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Catalog Post #070
Trust Me S1x02 "All Hell the Victors"
Life on Mars S1x09 "The Dark Side of the Mook"
Ugly Betty S3x13 "Kissed Off"
Grey's Anatomy S5x14 "Beat Your Heart Out"
Grey's Anatomy S5x14 "Beat Your Heart Out"
Bones S4x13 "The Hero in the Hold"
The Simpsons S13x02 "The Parent Rap"
Life S2x13 "Re-Entry"
Monk S7x14 "Mr. Monk and The Bully"
Monk S7x14 "Mr. Monk and The Bully"
Psych S3x14 "Truer Lies"
The Office S5x13 "Stress Relief"
The Universe S3x11 "Edge of Space"
The Universe S3x11 "Edge of Space"
The West Wing S5x12 "Slow News Day"
The West Wing S5x13 "The Warfare of Genghis Khan"
The West Wing S5x14 "An Khe"
The West Wing S5x14 "An Khe"
The West Wing S5x15 "Full Disclosure"
The West Wing S5x16 "Eppur Si Muove"
Desperate Housewives S5x14 "Mama Spent Money When She Had None"
Desperate Housewives S5x14 "Mama Spent Money When She Had None"
Brothers & Sisters S3x14 "Owning It"
Heroes S3x15 "Chapter 2: 'Trust and Blood'" f/Dan Byrd
Medium S5x02 "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead"
24 S7x08 Day 7: 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
The Closer S4x13 "Power of Attorney"
TDS: Feb. 9, 2009 • Walter Issacson
Trust Me S1x03 "But Wait, There's More"
Trust Me S1x03 "But Wait, There's More"
TCR: Feb. 9, 2009 • TV on the Radio
TCR: Feb. 10, 2009 • Robert Ballard
TDS: Feb. 10, 2009 • Thomas Ricks
Leverage S1x11 "The Juror #6 Job" f/Brett Spiner, Armin Shimerman
Fringe S1x14 "Ability"
Fringe S1x14 "Ability"
Nip/Tuck S5x19 "Manny Skerritt"
LOST S5x05 "This Place is Death"
Life on Mars S1x10 "Let All the Children Boogie" f/Cheyenne Jackson
Life on Mars S1x10 "Let All the Children Boogie"
commercial: Pepsi: Bob Dylan / will.i.am collaboration "Forever Young"
Life S2x14 "Mirror Ball"
TDS: Feb. 11, 2009 • Daniel Sperling
TCR: Feb. 11, 2009 • Steven Pinker
Grey's Anatomy S5x15 "Before and After"
Grey's Anatomy S5x15 "Before and After"
Damages S2x06 "A Pretty Girl in a Leotard"
TDS: Feb. 12, 2009 • John Sununu
TCR: Feb. 12, 2009 • Hope poster
My Name is Earl S4x18 "Friends with Benefits"
Leverage S1x11 "The Juror #6 Job"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Dollhouse promo
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x14 "The Good Wound"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x14 "The Good Wound"
Battlestar Galactica S4x15 "No Exit"
Dollhouse promo
Dollhouse S1x01 "Ghost"
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Dollhouse S1x01 "Ghost"
Burn Notice S2x13 "Bad Breaks" f/Mark Sheppard
Chuck S2x13 "Chuck Versus the Suburbs"
Heroes S3x16 "Chapter Three: 'Building 26'"
24 S7x09 Day 7: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
The Simpsons S20x10 "Take My Life Please"
Medium S5x03 "A Person of Interest"
The Simpsons S13x07 "Brawl in the Family"
The Closer S4x14 "Fate Line" f/Amy Sedaris
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The Closer S4x14 "Fate Line"
South Park S2x01 "Terrence and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"
Trust Me S1x04 "Au Courant"
Ugly Betty S3x13 "Kissed Off"
Psych S3x15 "Tuesday the 17th"
Psych S3x15 "Tuesday the 17th"
Nip/Tuck S5x20 "Budi Sabri"
Promo: "Watchmen"
Leverage S1x12 "The First David Job"
Monk S7x15 "Mr. Monk and the Magician"
Monk S7x15 "Mr. Monk and the Magician"
The Office S5x17 "Lecture Circuit: Part 2"
LOST S5x06 "316"
Damages S2x07 "New York Sucks"
Damages S2x07 "New York Sucks"
Bones S4x14 "The Princess in the Pear"
Brothers & Sisters S3x15 "Lost and Found"
Burn Notice S2x14 "Truth and Reconciliation"
Burn Notice S2x14 "Truth and Reconciliation"
Dollhouse S1x02 "The Target"
Desperate Housewives S5x15 "In a World Where the Kings are Employers"
Ugly Betty S3x15 "There's No Place Like Mode" f/Bernadette Peters
Ugly Betty S3x15 "There's No Place Like Mode"
Grey's Anatomy S5x16 "An Honest Mistake" f/Faye Dunaway
Leverage S1x13 "The First David Job"
Life on Mars S1x11 "Home is Where You Hang Your Holster"
South Park S5x11 "The Entity"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x15 "Desert Cantos"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x15 "Desert Cantos"
Monk S7x16 "Mr. Monk Fights City Hall"
Psych S3x16 "An Evening with Mr. Yang"
FX presents "DĂ©jĂ Vu" (2006)
FX presents "DĂ©jĂ Vu" (2006)
The Simpsons S13x06 "She of Little Faith"
June 12, 2009 announced as deadline for analog switchover
Life S2x15 "I Heart Mom"
Life S2x15 "I Heart Mom"
Battlestar Galactica S4x16 "Deadlock"
Stargate SG-1 S5x12 "Wormhole X-Treme!" [100th episode]
The West Wing S5x17 "The Supremes" f/Glenn Close, Robert Picardo
The West Wing S5x18 "Access"
The West Wing S5x18 "Access"
The West Wing S5x19 "Talking Points"
The West Wing S5x20 "No Exit"
The West Wing S5x21 "Gaza"
The West Wing S5x21 "Gaza"
The West Wing S5x22 "Memorial Day"
The West Wing S6x01 "N.S.F. Thurmont"
The West Wing S6x02 "The Birnam Wood"
Title 1: commercial: pro-Biden ad: COVID-19
Title 2: commercial: GEICO: Griswalda
Title 3: SNL: Vice presidential debate cold open
Title 4: Doctor Who S4x31-33 "The Faceless Ones, Pt. 1-3"
Title 5: Doctor Who S4x34-36 "The Faceless Ones, Pt. 4-6"
Title 6: commercial: Eargo "Guess the Price"
commercial: Eargo "Guess what it is"
Title 7: Bob's Burgers S11x03 "Copa-Bob-Bana"
Title 8: ABC 20/20 Special: Town Hall with Joe Biden – Oct. 15, 2020
Title 9: C-SPAN: Final Trump-Biden Debate – Oct. 22, 2020
Title 10: Full Frontal S5x25 Voting irregularities • Panel of Losers • Worst Four Years Ever
commercial: Pro Biden ad
Title 1: Full Frontal S5x25 Fake names signed to herd immunity proposal
Title 2: Syfy presents "Down a Dark Hall" (2018) [part 1]
Title 3: Syfy presents "Down a Dark Hall" (2018) [part 2]
Title 4: Syfy presents "Darkman" (1990)
Title 5: A Wilderness of Error S1x04 "When a Narrative Becomes Reality"
Title 6: A Wilderness of Error S1x05 "A Wilderness of Error"
Title 7: Family Guy S16x16 "'Family Guy' Through the Years"
Title 8: Family Guy S16x20 "Are You There God? It's Me, Peter"
Title 9: Family Guy S17x11 "Trump Guy"
Title 10: One Day at a Time S4x01 "Checking Boxes"
Title 1: Sundance presents "Dear White People" (2014)
Title 2: Archer S11x06 "The Double Date"
Title 3: Archer S11x07 "Caught Napping"
Title 4: Fargo S4x02 "The Land of Taking and Killing"
Title 5: Fargo S4x03 "Raddoppiarlo"
Title 6: Fargo S4x04 "The Pretend War"
Title 1: Fargo S4x05 "The Birthplace of Civilization"
Title 2: Supernatural S15x14 "Last Holiday"
Title 3: Supernatural S15x15 "Gimme Shelter"
Title 4: Supernatural S15x16 "Drag Me Away (From You)"
Title 5: TNT presents "Fences" (2016)
Title 1: Fargo S4x06 "Camp Elegance"
Title 2: Paramount presents "42" (2013)
Title 3: FXX presents "The Snowman" (2017)
Title 4: KXNews Oct. 27, 2020: Bismarck mulls mask mandate • COVID-19 update • Bridge repairs • TR Library
Title 5: Supernatural S15x17 "Unity"
Title 1: Full Frontal S5x26 Coven Zoom • Undermining democracy • Family separations • Pa. swing
Title 2: Archer S11x08 "Cold Fusion"
Title 3: Twilight Zone S2x26 "Shadow Play"
Title 4: Superstore S6x01 "Essential"
Title 5: Paramount presents "Clue" (1985)
Title 6: IFC presents "The Birdcage" (1996)
Title 7: AMC presents "Trick 'r Treat" (2007) [part 1]
Title 1: AMC presents "Trick 'r Treat" (2007) [part 2]
Title 2: Syfy presents "Insidious 4: The Last Key" (2018)
Title 3: AMC presents "Slither" (2006)
Title 4: FXM presents "Unfriended: Dark Web" (2018)
Title 5: TNT presents "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) [part 1]
Title 1: TNT presents "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) [part 2]
Title 2: TNT presents "Oceans 8" (2018)
Title 3: FXX presents "The Darkest Minds" (2018)
Title 4: FXX presents "Searching" (2018)
Title 5: VH1 presents "Purple Rain" (1984) [part 1]
Title 1: VH1 presents "Purple Rain" (1984) [part 2]
Title 2: Fargo S4x07 "Lay Away"
Title 3: FX presents "BlacKkKlansman" (2018)
Title 4: Bob's Burgers S11x04 "Heartbreak Hotel-oween"
Title 5: Supernatural S15x18 "Despair"
Title 6: The Twilight Zone S3x16 "Nothing in the Dark"
Title 7: Full Frontal S5x27 Election 2020: Still Counting
Title 1: Full Frontal S5x27 Election 2020: Still Counting • James Monroe Iglehart "Make Them Hear You"
Title 2: KXNews Nov. 7, 2020: Election results: Biden-Harris win • Trump rally at Capitol • Covid-19 numbers
Title 3: KFYRNews Nov. 7, 2020: Biden win • Heitkamp on short list for ag sec'y • Trump rally at Capitol
Title 4: SNL: Biden-Harris win • Trump sings "Macho Man"
Title 5: C-SPAN: Harris address in Wilmington, DE – Nov. 7, 2020
Title 6: Freeform presents "Inside Out" (2015)
Title 7: C-SPAN: Biden address in Wilmington, DE – Nov. 7, 2020
C-SPAN: Fireworks
Title 8: Fargo S4x08 "The Nadir"
Title 9: Bob's Burgers S11x05 "Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School"
Title 10: Full Frontal S5x28 Election 2020 • Immigration • New D.C. Squad members
Title 11: FX presents "Upgrade" (2018)
Title 1: Superstore S6x03 "Floor Supervisor"
Title 2: Supernatural S15x19 "Inherit the Earth"
Title 3: Freeform presents "A Wrinkle in Time" (2018)
Title 4: KXNews Nov. 13, 2020: Gov. Burgum issues mask mandate • Covid-19 update
Title 5: Syfy presents "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" (2014)
Title 6: Monk S2x03 "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame"
Title 7: ad: Try Something New
Title 8: Superstore S6x02 "California, Part 2"
Title 9: B Positive S1x01 "Pilot"
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Ep. 69: Belligerent Optimism
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 69th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 2,900 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Belligerent Optimism," comments on "Grey's Anatomy" segue into overarching themes, and in milestone news, as of this episode I've cataloged Disc 1000 in my Classic Collection! I posted a "throwback Thursday" pic on my VideoFuzzy Facebook page of me and that disc from when I first burned it in April 2009 to when I finally cataloged it last month. Check it out!
In Corrections, the release date on the next James Bond, "No Time to Die," has been pushed to next year sometime. Also, I admit to cultural appropriation at times in this production, slipping into voice and characters in my podcast, impressions and other instances. I try to limit the inappropriateness of these instances, but I am aware of them, and if something sounds wrong, please contact me. I'm always trying to do better.
In Old Business, I wanted to highlight and celebrate other aspects of comedian Sarah Silverman's work, and wish her a happy 50th in December.
In my Friday Night Feature, I find a strong episode of "Grey's Anatomy" on disc 976, centered on a death row inmate who is expressing contrition and a wish that his organs, scheduled for termination at the hand of the state, save a young boy in need of a liver transplant. I pulled up a past episode for some background on the story arcs this fifth-season episode, "Stairway to Heaven," resolves, closing on a stark realization for Izzy Stevens in hallucinating her late boyfriend Denny Duquette.
In cross connections, I am struck by how the realities of cancer have touched, darkened, textured and destroyed lives of patients, survivors, friends and families throughout human history. My show title is from an interview by late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who succumbed to cancer recently. I noted several storylines I'd traced in discs from this set like "Grey's Anatomy," "Nip/Tuck" and "Battlestar Galactica" and other shows in my collection, together with such high-profile losses of Ginsburg, Gwen Ifill, Richard Hatch, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Rigg.
In more conventional cross connections, I look at Eric Stolz in "Grey's Anatomy," Dina Meyer in "Nip/Tuck," Gena Rowlands and Marc Vann in "Monk," Andy Richter in "Bones," Danny Strong in "Leverage," Maggie Siff in ABC's "Life on Mars" reboot, Mira Sorvino and Omar Sharif in NBC miniseries "The Last Templar," Tom Irwin in "24" and "LOST," and oh WOW there were just a ton of cross-connections in the office dramedy "Trust Me," including Eric McCormick, Tom Cavanaugh, Tim Russ, Jason O'Mara, Adam Scott, Monica Potter, Griffon Dunn and Rhea Seehorn. I close out by tracing a Golden Thread on Chase Kim, appearing in my recording of "Leverage" on disc 1000.
In my classic VHS-to-DVD collection, comments on an episode of "Fringe" open onto a Fond Reflection on the recent passing of Diana Rigg. On a related note, a fan posted this video celebrating the vivacious Mrs. Emma Peel.
Also, I've archived a recording from the inauguration of Barack Obama across four discs, with comments on the season 4 finale of "The West Wing," "Battlestar Galactica," "Nip/Tuck" and "South Park," Fox Movie Channel's presentation of "Looking for Richard," and the Turner Classic Movies presentation of "Annie Hall."
In my Current direct-to-DVD recordings, comments on "Fargo," "Archer," Syfy's presentation of "Dead Still," IFC's presentation of "Eyes Wide Shut" and the Sundance presentation of "The Green Mile." Plus I trace the rather eye-popping body of work by actor Steven Tobolowsky.
Finally, I have updated my Facebook and podcast page to include a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort. Enjoy!
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Catalog Post #069
LOST S5x02 "The Lie"
Grey's Anatomy S5x13 "Stairway to Heaven"
Fringe S1x11 "Bound"
Monk S7x12 "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"
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Monk S7x12 "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"
"Psych" Miami Vice credits
Psych S3x12 "Earth, Wind and ... Wait For It"
Bones S4x11 "Double Trouble in the Panhandle"
Bones S4x12 "Fire in the Ice"
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Bones S4x12 "Fire in the Ice"
Battlestar Galactica S4x12 "A Disquiet Follows My Soul"
msnbc presents "The Inauguration of Barack Obama" Jan. 20, 2009
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msnbc presents "The Inauguration of Barack Obama" Jan. 20, 2009
10230 Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office
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msnbc presents "The Inauguration of Barack Obama" Jan. 20, 2009
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msnbc presents "The Inauguration of Barack Obama" Jan. 20, 2009
The Simpsons S13x03 "Homer the Moe" f/R.E.M.
History presents "The White House: Behind Closed Doors"
The Simpsons S20x09 "Lisa the Drama Queen"
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The Simpsons S20x09 "Lisa the Drama Queen" f/Fall Out Boy end credits
TDS: Jan. 22, 2009 • Jimmy Carter
TCR: Jan. 22, 2009 • Chris Mooney • Pastor Ed Young
The Closer S4x11 "Good Faith"
Trust Me S1x01 "Before and After"
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Trust Me S1x01 "Before and After"
Fringe S1x12 "The No-Brainer"
24 S7x06 Day 7: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
TDS: Jan. 27, 2009 • Gwen Ifill
TCR: Jan. 27, 2009 • Philippe Petit
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TCR: Jan. 27, 2009 • Philippe Petit
Leverage S1x09 "The Snow Job"
TDS: Jan. 28, 2009 • Neil deGrasse Tyson
TCR: Jan. 28, 2009 • Sir. Paul McCartney • Denis Dutton
LOST S5x03 "Jughead"
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LOST S5x03 "Jughead"
TDS: Jan. 29, 2009 • P.W. Singer
TCR: Jan. 29, 2009 • John Podesta
The West Wing S4x20 "Evidence of Things Not Seen"
Damages S2x04 "Hey! Mr. Pibb!"
TCM presents "Annie Hall" (1977)
TCM presents "Annie Hall" (1977)
The West Wing S4x21 "Life on Mars"
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The West Wing S4x21 "Life on Mars"
Battlestar Galactica S4x13 "The Oath"
Nip/Tuck S5x17 "Roxy St. James"
Burn Notice S2x10 "Do No Harm"
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Burn Notice S2x10 "Do No Harm"
Life on Mars S1x08 "Take a Look at the Lawmen"
Monk S7x13 "Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs"
Psych S3x13 "Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central"
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Psych S3x13 "Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central"
Fox Movie Channel presents "Looking for Richard" (1996)
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Fox Movie Channel presents "Looking for Richard" (1996)
NBC presents "The Last Templar" – Episode 1
NBC presents "The Last Templar" – Episode 2
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NBC presents "The Last Templar" – Episode 2
The Simpsons S13x05 "The Blunder Years"
The West Wing S4x22 "Commencement"
The West Wing S4x23 "Twenty-Five"
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The West Wing S4x23 "Twenty-Five"
The West Wing S5x01 "7A WF 83429"
The West Wing S5x02 "The Dogs of War"
The West Wing S5x03 "Jefferson Lives"
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The West Wing S5x03 "Jefferson Lives"
The West Wing S5x04 "Han"
The West Wing S5x05 "Constituency of One"
The West Wing S5x06 "Disaster Relief"
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The West Wing S5x06 "Disaster Relief"
The West Wing S5x07 "Separation of Powers"
The West Wing S5x08 "Shutdown"
Chuck S2x12 "Chuck Versus the Third Dimension"
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Chuck S2x12 "Chuck Versus the Third Dimension"
TDS: Feb. 2, 2009 • Lawrence Lindsey
TCR: Feb. 2, 2009 • Dan Zaccagnino
The West Wing S5x10 "The Stormy Present"
The West Wing S5x11 "The Benign Prerogative"
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The West Wing S5x11 "The Benign Prerogative"
Heroes S3x14 "Chapter One: 'A Clear and Present Danger'"
Medium S5x01 "Soul Survivor"
TDS: Feb. 3, 2009 • Dev Patel [f/Jon Stewart's Dennis Miller impression]
TCR: Feb. 3, 2009 • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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TCR: Feb. 3, 2009 • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Fringe S1x13 "The Transformation"
24 S7x07 Day 7: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
TDS: Feb. 4, 2009 • Karen Greenberg
TCR: Feb. 4, 2009 • Steve Martin
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TCR: Feb. 4, 2009 • Steve Martin
Damages S2x05 "I Agree, It Wasn't Funny"
TDS: Feb. 5, 2009 • Randall Balmer
TCR: Feb. 5, 2009 • James Surowiecki • Jonah Lehrer
LOST S5x04 "The Little Prince"
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LOST S5x04 "The Little Prince"
South Park S10x10 "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy"
Nip/Tuck S5x18 "Ricky Wells"
Battlestar Galactica S4x14 "Blood on the Scales"
Burn Notice S2x12 "Seek and Destroy"
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Burn Notice S2x12 "Seek and Destroy"
Leverage S1x10 "The 12-Step Job"
The Closer S4x12 "Junk in the Trunk"
Trust Me S1x02 "All Hell the Victors"
Current Collection
Title 1: FXM Retro presents "Cluny Brown" (1946)
Title 2: MST3K presents "The Girl in the Gold Boots" (1999)
Title 3: Cake S3x09 "ESC"
Title 4: commercial: Progressive "The Upper Hand"
Title 5: Cake S3x10 "At Your Service"
Title 6: Full Frontal S5x21 Jacob Blake, police and white militias • Pseudoscience • Voting by mail
Title 7: Syfy presents "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" (1991)
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Title 1: commercial: E*Trade "Bear Market"
Title 2: Freeform presents "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996)
Title 3: KX News report Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Sept. 18, 2020 • N.D. Covid-19 rates
Title 4: IFC presents "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999)
Title 5: Full Frontal S5x22 Emmy nom • Senate races • Social connections • The Black Pumas "Colors"
Biden commercial
Title 6: Syfy presents "Dead Still" (2014)
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Title 1: Sundance presents "The Green Mile" (1999)
Title 2: Syfy presents "Zombieland" (2009)
Title 3: FX presents "Deadpool 2" (2018)
Title 4: promo: Wounded Warrior Project
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Title 1: FX: New York Times presents "The Killing of Breonna Taylor"
Title 2: Archer S11x01 "The Orpheus Gambit"
Title 3: A Wilderness of Error S1x01 "Girl in a Floppy Hat"
Title 4: A Wilderness of Error S1x02 "A Time of Suspicion"
Title 5: A Wilderness of Error S1x03 "Should the Jury Find ..."
Archer S11x02 "Bloodsploosh"
Title 6: Archer S11x03 "Helping Hands"
Title 7: Full Frontal S5x23 RBG • ICE atrocities • October surprise
Title 8: commercial: Manscaped
Title 9: FXM Retro presents "Backlash" (1947)
Friday, September 18, 2020
Ep. 68: Pretty Good Year
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 68th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 2,900 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Pretty Good Year," I took some time to do some home improvements, cleanup and reorganization around here and the impact this had on my cataloging efforts, along with a few observations on our social and political landscape.
For my Friday Night Feature, I explore a very special fifth-season episode of "Desperate Housewives," celebrating their 100th episode, built around the impact of a good man on his neighbors and his neighborhood. It featured Beau Bridges as handyman Eli Scruggs. In Cross Connections, I trace him as a Golden Thread in my collection. Also, fond reflections on Regis Philbin and Chadwick Boseman.
In What I've Been Watching, I took in the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production of "Hamlet" -- a drive-in production in a parking lot with four people.
In my Classic VHS-to-DVD Collection, I talk about slow-walking my cataloging of "The West Wing," as well as episodes from the seventh season of "24," "Monk," President George W. Bush's farewell speech, and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" send-off for him, and President Barack Obama's inauguration.
In my Current, direct-to-DVD Collection, comments on "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness," homeburns of the third season of "Legion" and "The Book of Eli," "Assassin's Creed," "The Shape of Water," "Inglourious Basterds," "The Family Fang," "Juno," "Game Night," "Wakefield," "The Commuter," "The Accountant," "Downsizing," "The Town," "The Circle," "Kagemusha," "The Fury," "The Phantom of the Paradise," "Across the Universe," "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" with Adam Samberg and Sarah Silverman, "What We Do in the Shadows," "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "Ant-Man and The Wasp," "X2: X-Men United," "Keep Watching," "Toast of London" and "The November Man," which needed a lot more razzing than I was ultimately able to give it here.
Finally, in my Off The Shelf segment, I pulled up my VHS copy of "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" and commercial disc sets of "Arrested Development: Season Four," "Fargo: Season Two," "The Crazy Ones," and this fantastic DVD I found called "Dave Made a Maze" -- track it down, you won't be sorry.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Catalog Post #068
Damages S2x01 "I Lied, Too"
TDS: Jan. 8, 2009 • Dana Perino
TCR: Jan. 8, 2009 • Lawrence Lessig
South Park S7x01 "Cancelled"
The West Wing S3x10 "Bartlet for America"
The West Wing S3x10 "Bartlet for America"
The West Wing S3x11 "H. Con-172"
The West Wing S3x12 "100,000 Airplanes"
Monk S7x10 "Mr. Monk's Other Brother"
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Monk S7x10 "Mr. Monk's Other Brother"
Grey's Anatomy S5x11 "Wish You Were Here"
Leverage S1x06 "The Stork Job"
My Name is Earl S4x14 "Got the Babysitter Pregnant"
Ugly Betty 03x11 "Dress for Success"
Ugly Betty 03x11 "Dress for Success"
Sanctuary S1x13 "Revelations, Part II"
The Universe S3x08 "Stopping Armageddon"
The West Wing S5x09 "Abu el Benat"
The West Wing S5x09 "Abu el Benat"
The West Wing S5x09 "Abu el Benat"
The West Wing S4x11 "Holy Night"
The West Wing S3x13 "The Two Bartlets"
The West Wing S3x14 "Night Five"
The West Wing S3x14 "Night Five"
The West Wing S3x15 "Hartfield's Landing"
The Simpsons S13x04 "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
Psych S3x10 "Six Feet Under the Sea"
Psych S3x10 "Six Feet Under the Sea"
The West Wing S3x16 "Dead Irish Writers"
The West Wing S3x17 "The U.S. Poet Laureate"
The West Wing S3x18 "Stirred"
The West Wing S3x18 "Stirred"
The West Wing S3x19 "Enemies Foreign and Domestic"
The West Wing S3x20 "The Black Vera Wang"
The West Wing S3x21 "We Killed Yamamoto"
The West Wing S3x21 "We Killed Yamamoto"
24 S7x01 Day 7: 8 a.m.-9 a.m.
24 S7x02 Day 7: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Desperate Housewives S5x12 "Connect! Connect!"
Desperate Housewives S5x12 "Connect! Connect!"
Brothers & Sisters S3x12 "Sibling Rivalry"
The West Wing S3x22 "Posse Comitatus"
The West Wing S4x01 "20 Hours in America: Part 1"
The West Wing S4x01 "20 Hours in America: Part 1"
The West Wing S4x02 "20 Hours in America: Part 2"
The West Wing S4x03 "College Kids"
24 S7x03 Day 7: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
24 S7x03 Day 7: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
24 S7x04 Day 7: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
South Park S1x02 "Weight Gain 4000"
Nip/Tuck S5x16 "Gene Shelley"
TDS: Jan. 13, 2009 • Bush reflects
TDS: Jan. 13, 2009 • Daniel Craig
TCR: Jan. 13, 2009 • Niall Ferguson
Damages S2x02 "Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care"
TDS: Jan. 14, 2009 • Fareed Zakaria
TCR: Jan. 14, 2009 • Alan Khazei
FOX News presents George W. Bush Farewell Address
FOX News presents George W. Bush Farewell Address
The Universe S3x09 "Another Earth"
TDS: Jan. 15, 2009 • German war propaganda • Bethany McLean
- Samantha Bee interviews Kellyanne Conway about GOP rebranding
TCR: Jan. 15, 2009 • David Gregory • Shepard Fairey
promo: Battlestar Galactica: The Final Episodes
Battlestar Galactica S4x11 "Sometimes a Great Notion"
Battlestar Galactica S4x11 "Sometimes a Great Notion"
Monk S7x11 "Mr. Monk on Wheels" f/Bradley Whitford
Psych S3x11 "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing"
My Name is Earl S4x15 "Darnell Outed: Part 1"
Leverage S1x07 "The Wedding Job"
Leverage S1x07 "The Wedding Job"
The Office S5x11 "The Duel"
The West Wing S4x06 "Game On"
The West Wing S4x09 "Swiss Diplomacy"
The West Wing S4x09 "Swiss Diplomacy"
The West Wing S4x07 "Election Night"
The West Wing S4x08 "Process Stories"
HBO presents "Jumper" (2008)
HBO presents "Jumper" (2008)
The West Wing S4x10 "Arctic Radar"
The Simpsons S13x01 "Treehouse of Horror XII"
The West Wing S4x12 "Guns Not Butter"
The West Wing S4x12 "Guns Not Butter"
The West Wing S4x13 "The Long Goodbye"
The West Wing S4x14 "Inauguration: Part 1"
The West Wing S4x14 "Inauguration: Part 2 - Over There"
The West Wing S4x14 "Inauguration: Part 2 - Over There"
The West Wing S4x16 "The California 47th"
The West Wing S4x16 "Red Haven's on Fire"
Desperate Housewives S5x13 "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"
Desperate Housewives S5x13 "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"
Brothers & Sisters S3x13 "It's Not Easy Being Green"
The West Wing S4x17 "Privateers"
The West Wing S4x18 "Angel Maintenance"
The West Wing S4x18 "Angel Maintenance"
24 S7x05 Day 7: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
24 S7x05 Day 7: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
TDS: Jan. 19, 2009 • Abderrahim Foukara
TCR: Jan. 19, 2009 • Frank Rich • Christine Ebersole
The History Channel presents "Secret Access: Air Force One" (2008)
commercial: Pepsi: Generations
TCR: Jan. 20, 2009 • Jabari Asim
Lie to Me S1x01 "Pilot"
Leverage S1x08 "The Mile High Job"
Leverage S1x08 "The Mile High Job"
TDS: Jan. 21, 2009 • David Sanger
TCR: Jan. 21, 2009 • Elizabeth Alexander
Damages S2x03 "I Knew You Were a Pig"
Ugly Betty S3x12 "Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
Ugly Betty S3x12 "Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
TDS: Jan. 22, 2009 • Liam Neeson
TCR: Jan. 22, 2009 • Jon Meacham
LOST S5x01 "Because You Left"
LOST S5x02 "The Lie"
Title 1: [as] bumper: Edible Planet
Title 2: Cake S3x04 "Face the Music"
Title 3: Full Frontal S5x20 Mask hysteria • Blood donation restriction • Lars Ulrich
Title 4: AMC presents "Wakefield" (2016)
Title 5: Music Choice ‘80s Channel: Al Jarreau "Moonlighting (Theme)"
Title 6: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x01 "Ex Ore Infantium"
Title 7: AMC presents "The Book of Eli" (2010) [part 1]
Music Choice ‘80s Channel
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" (1986) [cuts in]
Hall & Oates "You Make My Dreams" (1980)
George Michael "Faith" (1987)
Madonna "La Isla Bonita" (1986)
Chicago "You're the Inspiration" (1984)
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On" (1986)
Sweet Sensation "Hooked on You" (1988)
LeVert "Casanova" (1987)
Stevie Nicks / Tom Petty "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (1981)
Phil Collins "Another Day in Paradise" (1989)
Jody Watley "Some Kind of Lover" (1987)
Van Halen "Jump" (1984)
Big Country "In a Big Country" (1983)
Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer" (1986)
Roger "I Want to Be Your Man" (1987)
Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (1986)
Michael Jackson "Rock With You" (1979)
John Mellencamp "Lonely Ol' Night" (1985)
Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986)
Duran Duran "View to a Kill" (1985)
The Hooters "And We Danced" (1985)
Sade "Paradise" (1988)
Bobby Brown "Don't Be Cruel" (1988)
Mike Reno / Ann Wilson "Almost Paradise" (1984)
Title 1: AMC presents "The Book of Eli" (2010) [part 2]
Music Choice ‘80s Channel
Air Supply "All Out of Love" (1980)
Phil Collins "Take Me Home" (1985)
Diana Ross "I'm Coming Out" (1980)
Milli Vanilli "Blame It on the Rain" (1989)
Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1983)
Title 2: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x02 "Something Wicked"
Title 3: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x03 "Labyrinth"
Title 4: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x04 "Gilded Cage"
Title 5: FXM presents "Assassin's Creed" (2016)
Title 6: promo: "Black is King," a film by Beyoncé
Title 7: KX report on rent protest in GF
Title 8: Cake S3x05 "Nine Lives"
Title 1: FXM Retro presents "Black Widow" (1954)
Title 2: FXM Retro presents "Doll Face" (1945)
Title 3: FXM presents "What We Do in the Shadows" (2014)
Title 4: FXX presents "World War Z" (2013)
Title 1: FXM Retro presents "Kagemusha" (1980)
- FXM promotional material: United We Fall, Barkskins, AKA Jane Roe
- The Simpsons S30x17 "E My Sports" (cuts in/cuts out)
Title 2: Celebrity Jeopardy 2001: Wayne Brady, Dana Delany, Eric Idle [part 1]
Title 3: Celebrity Jeopardy 2001: Wayne Brady, Dana Delany, Eric Idle [part 2]
Title 4: KXNews: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Council OKs same-sex marriage
Title 5: MST3K RiffTrax 2018 S2x01 "Mac and Me" (1988)
Title 6: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x05 "The Belly of the Beast"
Title 7: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x06 "Memento Mori" [part 1]
Title 1: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x06 "Memento Mori" [part 2]
Title 2: FXM Retro presents "The Fury" (1978)
Title 3: IFC presents "Inglourious Basterds" (2009)
Title 4: FXM Retro presents "The Phantom of the Paradise" (1974) [part 1]
Title 1: FXM Retro presents "The Phantom of the Paradise" (1974) [part 2]
Title 2: Syfy presents "The Circle" (2017)
Title 3: TNT presents "The Town" (2010)
Title 4: TNT presents "The Accountant" (2016)
Title 5: Sundance presents "Juno" (2007) [part 1]
Title 1: Sundance presents "Juno" (2007) [part 2]
Title 2: FXM presents "Keep Watching" (2017)
Title 3: FXM presents "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" (2016)
Title 4: FXM presents "The Family Fang" (2015)
Title 5: TNT presents "The Commuter" (2018)
Title 1: TNT presents "The Commuter" (2018)
Title 2: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x07 "Last Exit to Brooklyn"
Title 3: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness S2x08 "Better Angels"
Title 4: FXM Retro presents "Unfaithfully Yours" (1948)
Title 5: MST3K RiffTrax 2018 S2x04 "The Day Time Stopped" (1979)
Title 6: Cake S3x06 "Game On"
Title 1: TNT presents "Ant-Man and The Wasp" (2018)
Title 2: Music Choice ‘80s Channel T'Pau "Heart and Soul" (1987)
Title 3: TNT presents "Game Night" (2018)
Title 4: FXM presents "Across the Universe" (2007)
Title 5: Cake S3x07 "Deuces Wild"
Titles 1 & 2: AMC presents "The November Man" (2014)
Title 3: TNT presents "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018)
Title 4: Cake S3x08 "Ghosted"
Title 5: DNC20: Billie Eilish "Vote"
Title 6: DNC20: Testimony: Estella / Sanchez family "Dreamers"
Video: Obama "Immigrants"
Title 7: DNC20: Video: Prince Royce "Stand By Me"
Title 8: DNC20: Video: "Rise Up" / Celebrating women's suffrage
Title 9: DNC20: Hillary Clinton address
Title 10: DNC20: Video: Nancy Pelosi
Title 11: DNC20: Rebuilding our economy
Title 12: DNC20: Video: Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Title 13: DNC20: President Barack Obama address
Title 14: DNC20: Video: Sen. Kamala Harris
Sen. Kamala Harris address
Title 15: DNC20: Bidens greet Harris family
Jennifer Hudson "A Change is Gonna Come"
Video: Highlights from Day 3