Sunday, June 21, 2020

Ep. 66: Providing Leverage


Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 66th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging nearly 2,900 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Providing Leverage," I was joined by Marc Bailey of the "Grailwolf's Geek Life" podcast via Facebook Rooms in celebrating the three-year anniversary of this podcast with a where-have-they-been conversation about Jossverse actors.

First, however, I feature the pilot episode of "Leverage," titled "The Nigerian Job." In Cross Connections, I track Timothy Hutton, Mark Valley, Lily Tomlin, and track Michael O'Neill as a Golden Thread running throughout my media collection.

In my Classic VHS-to-DVD Collection, I talk about encountering the series finale of "Boston Legal," along with episodes of "The West Wing," "Eli Stone," "Fringe," a scrap of grid search and election night 2008 featuring John McCain's concession speech and President-Elect Barack Obama's Grant Park address.

In my Direct-to-DVD Collection, I touch briefly on a second season episode from "Supernatural" featuring La Monde Byrd as blues musician Robert Johnson and introducing a crossroads demon, early proof-of-concept for Mark A. Sheppard's long-running Crowley character.

I then transition to a wide-ranging conversation with Marc Bailey discussing Jossverse actors in such shows as "Angel," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly," "Serenity," "Dollhouse," "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," "Seal Team," "Harley Quinn," "Powerless," "Miracles," "Point Pleasant," "Wonderfalls," "Dietland," "Castle," "Pearson," "The Crazy Ones," "Chance," "Tru Calling" and Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing," with comments touching on "Star Wars," Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express," remastering issues and spoiler etiquette.


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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Catalog Post #066

Classic Collection

0901
  TDS: Oct. 28, 2008 • Steve Martin
  TCR: Oct. 28, 2008 • Sherman Alexie
  Eli Stone S2x03 "Unwritten"
  Barack Obama Primetime Event
  The Shield S7x09 "Moving Day"

0902
  The Shield S7x09 "Moving Day"
  Pushing Daisies S2x05 "Dim Sum, Lose Some" (f/Stephen Root)
  TDS: Oct. 29, 2008: Barack Obama
  TCR: Oct. 29, 2008: David Simon
  Larry King Live: John McCain – Oct. 29, 2008

0903
  Larry King Live: John McCain – Oct. 29, 2008
  Criminal Minds S4x05 "Catching Out"
  TDS: Oct. 30, 2008: Bill Kristol
  TCR: Oct. 30, 2008: Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
    Wilco "Wilco, The Song"
  Ugly Betty S3x06 "Ugly Berry"

0904
  Ugly Betty S3x06 "Ugly Berry"
  Grey's Anatomy S5x06 "Life During Wartime"
  South Park S12x11 "Pandemic 2: The Startling"
  Sons of Anarchy S1x09 "Hell Followed"
  Dirty Sexy Money S2x04 "The Silence"

0905
  Dirty Sexy Money S2x04 "The Silence"
  My Name is Earl S4x08 "Little Bad Voodoo Brother"
  The Office S5x05 "Employee Transfer"
  Life on Mars S1x04 "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?"
  The West Wing S7x10 "Running Mates"

0906
  The West Wing S7x10 "Running Mates"
  The West Wing S1x14 "Take This Sabbath Day" (f/Karl Malden, final IMDb credit)
  The West Wing S1x14 "Take This Sabbath Day" (f/Marlee Matlin, first appearance)
  The West Wing S1x15 "Celestial Navigation" (f/Edward James Olmos)
  The West Wing S1x16 "20 Hours in L.A." (f/Bob Balaban, Michael O'Neill)

0907
  The West Wing S1x16 "20 Hours in L.A." (f/John de Lancie)
  The West Wing S1x17 "The White House Pro-Am"
  The West Wing S1x18 "Six Meetings Before Lunch"
  The West Wing S1x19 "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet"

0908
  The West Wing S1x19 "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet"
  SNL David Cook "Light On" • Weekend Update: Sen. John McCain • Voting Machine Backup Song •
      Amy's Aunt Linda
  The West Wing S1x20 "Mandatory Minimums"
  The West Wing S1x21 "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

0909
  The West Wing S1x22 "What Kind of Day Has It Been"
  Primeval S2x07 "Episode #2.7"
  Graham Norton Show: Anastacia "I Can Feel You"
  HBO presents "Hot Fuzz" (2007)
  The Simpsons S12x11 "Worst Episode Ever"

0910
  HBO presents "Hot Fuzz" (2007)
  The Simpsons S20x04 "Treehouse of Horror XIX"
  Desperate Housewives S5x06 "There's Always a Woman"

0911
  Desperate Housewives S5x06 "There's Always a Woman" (f/Lily Tomlin)
  Brothers & Sisters S3x06 "Bakersfield"
  Skins S2x04 "Michelle"
  True Blood S1x09 "Plaisir d'amour"

0912
  True Blood S1x09 "Plaisir d'amour"
  True Blood S1x09 "Plaisir d'amour"
  TDS: Nov. 3, 2008 • Doris Kearns Goodwin
  TCR: Nov. 3, 2008 • Andrew Sullivan
  CNN: BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA
  CNN: Sen. John McCain concedes

0913
  CNN: 2008 Election Night Coverage/Analysis
  CNN: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA ADDRESSES THE NATION
  TDS/TCR: Indecision 2008: America's Choice
  CNN: Down-ticket races
  Boston Legal S5x07 "Mad Cows" [f/Valerie Bertinelli]
  BBC World News: Election 2008 Coverage

0914
  BBC World News: Election 2008 Coverage
  TDS/TCR: Indecision 2008: America's Choice
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x07 "Brothers of Nablus"
  Samantha Who? S2x04 "The Building"
  TDS: Nov. 5, 2008 • Chris Wallace
  TCR: Nov. 5, 2008 • Andrew Young

0915
  Pushing Daisies S2x07 "Robbing Hood" [cuts in]
  Fringe S1x09 "The Dreamscape" 
  Boston Legal S5x10 "Thanksgiving"
  Prison Break S4x12 "Selfless"

0916
  Prison Break S4x12 "Selfless"
  Sons of Anarchy S1x13 "The Revelator"
  Bones S4x10 "The Bone That Blew"
  TDS: Dec. 1, 2008 • Anne Hathaway

0917
  TDS: Dec. 1, 2008 • Anne Hathaway
  TCR: Dec. 1, 2008 • Roland Fryer
  Criminal Minds S4x09 "52 Pickup"
  Chuck S2x09 "Chuck Versus the Sensei"
  Chuck S2x09 "Chuck Versus the Sensei"
  Pushing Daisies S2x08 "Comfort Food"

0918
  Pushing Daisies S2x08 "Comfort Food"
   Olive Snook singing "Eternal Flame"
  TDS: Dec. 3, 2008 • Arianna Huffington
  TCR: Dec. 3, 2008 • Barbara Walters
  Prison Break S4x13 "Deal or No Deal"
  Desperate Housewives S5x09 "Me and My Town"

0919
  Desperate Housewives S5x09 "Me and My Town"
  Fringe S1x10 "Safe"
  Heroes S3x11 "Chapter Eleven: The Eclipse, Part Two"
  My Own Worst Enemy S1x07 "Down Rio Way"

0920
  My Own Worst Enemy S1x07 "Down Rio Way"
  Brothers & Sisters S3x09 "Unfinished Business"
  TDS: Dec. 4, 2008 • Paging Dr. Mandvi • Ron Howard
  TCR: Dec. 4, 2008 • Nicholas Wade
  Eli Stone S2x04 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

0921
  Eli Stone S2x04 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
  My Name is Earl S4x12 "Reading is a Funda Mental Case"
  The Office S5x09 "The Surplus"
  Grey's Anatomy S5x10 "All By Myself"
  Ugly Betty S3x10 "Bad Amanda"

0922
  Ugly Betty S3x10 "Bad Amanda"
  Boston Legal S5x11 "Juiced" [f/Betty White]
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x11 "Self Made Man"
  Desperate Housewives S5x10 "A Vision's Just a Vision"

0923
  Desperate Housewives S5x10 "A Vision's Just a Vision"
  Brothers & Sisters S3x10 "Just a Sliver"
  TDS: Dec. 8, 2008 • Matthew Alexander
  TDS: Dec. 8, 2008 • Matthew Alexander
  TCR: Dec. 8, 2008 • Geoffrey Canada
  Boston Legal S5x12 "Made in China" [f/Bess Armstrong]

0924
  Boston Legal S5x12 "Made in China"
  Boston Legal S5x13 "Last Call"
  Chuck S2x10 "Chuck Versus the DeLorean"
  Leverage S1x01 "The Nigerian Job"

0925
  Leverage S1x01 "The Nigerian Job"
  Prison Break S4x14 "Just Business"
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x12 "Alpine Fields"
  TDS: Dec. 10, 2008 • Don Rickles • Rod Blagojevich
  TCR: Dec. 10, 2008 • Richard Haass

Current Collection

X324
  Title 1: Harley Quinn S1x03 "So, You Need a Crew"
  Title 2: Harley Quinn S1x04 "Finding Mr. Right"
  Title 3: Family Guy S16x05 "Three Directors"
  Title 4: Supernatural S2x08 "Crossroad Blues" f/Jeannette Sousa
  Title 5: Harley Quinn S1x05 "Being Harley Quinn"
  Title 6: Harley Quinn S1x06 "You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon"
  Title 7: Harley Quinn S1x07 "The Line"
  Title 8: Syfy: Alan Tudyk as The Joker
  Title 9: Harley Quinn S1x08 "L.O.D.R.S.V.P."
  Title 10: Syfy: Kaley Cuoco, Lane Bell and Ron Funches
  Title 11: FX presents "Love, Simon" (2018)
  Title 12: FX presents "Downsizing" (2018) [part 1]

X325
  Title 1: FX presents "Downsizing" (2018) [part 2]
  Title 2: TNT presents "Ready Player One" (2018)
  Title 3: FX presents "Atomic Blonde" (2017)

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Ep. 65: Burying Bones


Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 65th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging nearly 2,900 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Burying Bones," I open with my thoughts on protests, division and privilege in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. I add a correction from my comments on "Superstore" last time.

I then feature the fourth season installment of "Bones," titled "The Skull in the Sculpture" featuring Vicki Lewis of "NewsRadio" as a gallery owner. In Cross Connections, I track Caroline Julian, Whoopi Goldberg, Rich Sommer, Jewel Staite, David Boreanaz and Golden Thread Alan Tudyk.

In my Classic VHS-to-DVD Collection, I talk about "The West Wing," "Mad Men" and a "The Daily Show" list from 2008, "John Kerry Ruins Your Favorite Jokes."

In VideoFuzzy at the Movies, I watch "The Disaster Artist," "Joker," "Knives Out" and the FX documentary presentation "A.K.A. Jane Roe."

In my Direct-to-DVD Collection, I chat "Motherland: Fort Salem," "Council of Dads" and "Harley Quinn," closing with "Dispatches from Elsewhere."


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