Sunday, February 27, 2022

Ep. 80: F is for Fiasco


Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 80th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "F is for Fiasco," in my Friday Night Feature, episodes of "Close to Home" spark an unexpected connection with an appearance by Austin Tichenor, host of the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast.

In Cross Connections, in my "Studio Six Feet Under" challenge, I trace Austin Tichenor's appearances within a step of mystical centrality in my media collection. Also, Jeff Perry appears as a Golden Thread through a lot of the media I grew up watching and throughout my media collection. Also, appearances by Laurie Metcalf, Josh Hopkins, Carrie Preston and Bruno Campos. I don't break out a Fond Reflections this time because 2022 has been brutal, but I encountered a Bob Saget reference in a season 14 episode of "The Simpsons."

In my Classic VHS-to-DVD collection, discussion of "Blind Justice," "Defying Gravity," "The Universe," "Mad Men," "Drop Dead Diva" (with quick aside to Season 19 of "Project Runway,") "Nip/Tuck," "The West Wing" and "The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson." Also, a song by Alabama3 featured in the BBC's "Being Human."  

In my Current direct-to-digital collection, discussion of title inspiration for this installment, Orson Welles' 1973 documentary "F is for Fake." I talk about "Trance," "The Dark Half," "The Magician," "Gone," "In Cold Blood" and "Badlands." I include a compare-and-contrast of the 1947 and 2021 releases of "Nightmare Alley." Comments on "Doctor Who," "Looper" and "Naomi." Also, I talk about "4400" with breakout commentary on the 2009 reboot of "V" and the 2017 reboot of "Murphy Brown."

In What I've Been Watching, I talk about Joel Coen's Apple TV presentation of "The Tragedy of Macbeth," I run into Lauren Kristy, Live and Linkin Park songs in my iTunes catalog. Shoutout to my friend Mikey Heinrich for the heads up on the opening sequence to HBO Max's "The Peacemaker" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mrr3UNALww - OMG. Definitely added Wig Wam's "Do You Really Wanna Taste It" to my playlist. Also, block out the time and watch ROFL Audio's "Ultimate James Bond Medley" at https://youtu.be/SeYfAmz0Jlk, it's amazing.

My By the Numbers segment includes a breakdown of the process in putting these things together, and a show so far milestone 3,000 homeburned DVDs!

Finally, a link to my ninth installment of "VideoFuzzy: The Video" with comments from my Friday Night Feature and a show so far with my By the Numbers segment: https://youtu.be/5y_z-XBWWLY

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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Catalog Post #080

Classic Collection

1251
  Psych S4x02 "He Dead"
  Warehouse 13 S1x06 "Burnout"
  Eureka S3x14 "Ship Happens"
  Mental S1x12 "Life and Limb"
  Mental S1x13 "Bad Moon Rising"
  Being Human S1x04 "Another Fine Mess"

1252
  Being Human S1x04 "Another Fine Mess"
  Hawthorne S1x06 "Trust Me"
  The Universe S3x09 "Another Earth"
  The Universe S3x11 "Edge of Space"

1253
  The Universe S3x11 "Edge of Space"
  True Blood S2x08 "I Will Rise Up"
  Mad Men S3x01 "Out of Town"

1254
  Mad Men S3x01 "Out of Town"
  Mad Men S3 preview
  Defying Gravity S1x04 "H2IK"
  TDS: Aug. 17, 2009 • David Cross
  TCR: Aug. 17, 2009 • Bill McKibben
  Drop Dead Diva S1x06 "Second Chances"

1255
  Drop Dead Diva S1x06 "Second Chances"
  TDS: Aug. 18, 2009 • Christopher McDougall
  TCR: Aug. 18, 2009 • Robert Wright
  The Closer S5x11 "Maternal Instincts"
  TDS: Aug. 19, 2009 • Tim Gunn
  TCR: Aug. 19, 2009 • Ang Lee

1256
  TCR: Aug. 19, 2009 • Ang Lee
  Hawthorne S1x10 "Hello and Goodbye"
  TDS: Aug. 20, 2009 • Betsy McCaughey
  - ad: Verizon Friends and Family summertime
  TCR: Aug. 20, 2009 • Chris Matthews
  Hung S1x07 "The Rita Flower, or the Indelible Stench" f/Rhea Perlman
  Mad Men S3x02 "Love Among the Ruins"

1257
  Mad Men S3x02 "Love Among the Ruins"
  Being Human S1x05 "Where the Wild Things Are"
  The Simpsons S14x10 "Pray Anything"
  Drop Dead Diva S1x07 "The Magic Bullet"

1258
  Drop Dead Diva S1x07 "The Magic Bullet"
  Defying Gravity S1x05 "Rubicon"
  The Universe S4x01 "Death Stars"
  Blind Justice S1x09 "In Your Face"
  Blind Justice S1x10 "Doggone"

1259
  Blind Justice S1x10 "Doggone"
  Blind Justice S1x11 "Dance With Me"
  TDS: Dec. 8, 2005 • Ken Auletta
  TCR: Dec. 8, 2005 • Peggy Noonan
  Close to Home S1x10 "Baseball Murder"
  Close to Home S1x03 "Suburban Prostitution" f/Austin Tichenor

1260
  Close to Home S1x03 "Suburban Prostitution"
  Hustle S2x06 "Eye of the Beholder"
  Shakira f/Wyclef Jean "Hips Don’t Lie" (2006)
  - Shakira interview about "Hips Don’t Lie"
  The West Wing S7x17 "Election Day, Part 2"

1261
  The West Wing S7x17 "Election Day, Part 2"
  Prison Break S1x17 "J-Cat"
  24 S5x17 Day 5: 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.
  Mind of Mencia S2x01 Punji the 7-11 Clerk

1262
  Mind of Mencia S2x01 Punji the 7-11 Clerk
  LOST S2x19 "S.O.S."
  South Park S10x04 "Cartoon Wars: Part 2"
  TDS: March 28, 2006 • Fareed Zakaria
  TCR: March 28, 2006 • David Cross, Michael Brown

1263
  TCR: March 28, 2006 • David Cross, Michael Brown
  South Park S10x05 "Cartoon Wars: Part 2"
  The Showbiz Show S2x01 News • Jeremy Piven visits India • reality show judges
  Missing S3x08 "Fugitive"
  Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson [Aug. 14, 2005]

1264
  Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson [Aug. 14, 2005]
  Missing S3x09 "Analysis"
  Missing S3x11 "Patient X"
  James Blunt "You’re Beautiful" (2004)
  Bones S2x08 "The Woman in the Sand"

1265
  Bones S2x08 "The Woman in the Sand"
  LOST S3x07 "Not in Portland"
  Criminal Minds S2x08 "Empty Planet"
  The Nine S1x06 "Take Me Instead"
 
1266
  The Nine S1x06 "Take Me Instead"
  Saving Grace S3x10 "Am I Gonna Die Today?"
  The Closer S5x12 "Waivers of Extradition"
  Leverage S2x06 "The Top Hat Job"
  Monk S8x03 "Mr. Monk and the UFO"

1267
  Monk S8x03 "Mr. Monk and the UFO"
  Psych S4x03 "High Noon-ish" f/Jim Beaver
  Leverage S2x07 "The Two Live Crew Job" f/Wil Wheaton
  Eureka S3x15 "Shower the People"

1268
  Eureka S3x15 "Shower the People"
  Hung S1x08 "Thith Ith a Prosthetic or You C** Just Right"
  - ad: Fatherhood dot gov: Spirit
  Monk S8x04 "Mr. Monk is Someone Else"
  Psych S4x04 "The Devil is in the Details ... and the Upstairs Bedroom" f/Ray Wise
  Bones S1x04 "The Man in the Bear"

1269
  Bones S1x04 "The Man in the Bear"
  Commander in Chief S1x06 "First Disaster"
  Close to Home S1x05 "Romeo and Juliet Murders"
  - ad: John Lithgow selling Campbell’s Soup Select

1270
  Close to Home S1x05 "Romeo and Juliet Murders"
  Nip/Tuck S3x07 "Ben White"
  NUMB3RS S2x09 "Toxin"

1271
  NUMB3RS S2x09 "Toxin"
  Bones S1x09 "The Man in the Fallout Shelter"
  The Simpsons S18x04 "Treehouse of Horror XVII"
   Big Band Stu says "23 skidoo"
  The Nine S1x05 "All About Eva"
  Ugly Betty S1x06 "Trust, Lust and Must"

1272
  Ugly Betty S1x06 "Trust, Lust and Must"
  Grey’s Anatomy S3x06 "Let the Angels Commit"
  Close to Home S2x07 "Silent Auction"

1273
  Close to Home S2x07 "Silent Auction"
  NUMB3RS S3x07 "Blackout"
  Desperate Housewives S3x07 "Bang"
  Brothers & Sisters S1x07 "Northern Exposure" f/Josh Hopkins

1274
  Brothers & Sisters S1x07 "Northern Exposure"
  The Nine S1x06 "Take Me Instead"
  TDS: Nov. 8, 2006 • Howard Dean
  - Dick Cheney in a leather harness
  TCR: Nov. 8, 2006 • Jeff Greenfield
  - duet: National Anthem with John Hall, D-NY19
  Psych S4x04 "The Devil is in the Details ... and the Upstairs Bedroom"
  True Blood S2x10 "New World in My View"

1275
  True Blood S2x10 "New World in My View"
  Being Human S1x06 "Bad Moon Rising"
  Royal Pains S1x11 "Nobody’s Perfect" f/Bruno Campos
  Royal Pains S1x12 "Wonderland"

Current Collection

X427
  Title 1: Cinemax presents "Bandits" (2001) [part 2]
  Title 2: Full Frontal S6x29 SCOTUS and abortion bans
  Title 3: Full Frontal S6x30 Gift returns • Mark Meadows
  Title 4: KXNews [12/23/21]: George Keiser (1946-2021)
  Title 5: ad: WWF: Polar bears
  Title 6: 4400 S1x08 "The Kaminski Experiment"
  Title 7: Queens S1x07 "Who Shot Ya"
  Title 8: Doctor Who: "Eve of the Daleks" New Year’s Special 2022
  Title 9: Us3 "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (1993)
  Title 10: Claws S4x01 "Chapter One: Betrayal"
  Title 11: Claws S4x02 "Chapter Two: Vengeance"
  Title 12: Claws S4x03 "Chapter Three: Ambition"

X428
  Title 1: Claws S4x04 "Chapter Four: Loyalty"
  Title 2: Claws S4x05 "Chapter Five: Comeuppance"
  Title 3: Queens S1x08 "God’s Plan"
  Title 4: Queens S1x09 "Bars"
  Title 5: Kim Wilde "Kids in America" (1981)
  Title 6: Full Frontal S6x31 Holiday plans • Troubled Teen Camps • USPS
  Title 7: FX presents "Lucy in the Sky" (2019) [part 1]
  Title 8: FX presents "Lucy in the Sky" (2019) [part 2]
  Title 9: Claws S4x06 "Chapter Six: Greed" [part 1]

X429
  Title 1: Claws S4x06 "Chapter Six: Greed" [part 2]
  Title 2: PBS presents "Betty White: First Lady of Television" (2018)
  Title 3: President Biden J6 address [1/6/22]
  Title 4: Cinemax presents "Trance" (2013)
  Title 5: Bob’s Burgers S12x11 "A Touch of Eval(uation)"
  Title 6: Cinemax presents "The Dark Half" (1993)
  Title 7: We Baby Bears S1x03 "Boodunnit"
  Title 8: We Baby Bears S1x11 "Hashtag #1 Fan"
  Title 9: We Baby Bears Theme Song: Tribe "The Bha Bha Song" (2021) 

X430
  Title 1: We Baby Bears S1x12 "Snow Place Like Home"
  Title 2: We Baby Bears S1x13 "Fiesta Day"
  Title 3: We Baby Bears S1x14 "Baba Yaga House"
  Title 4: Diana King "Shy Guy" (1995)
  Title 5: We Baby Bears S1x05 "Modern-ish Stone Age Family"
  Title 6: We Baby Bears S1x06 "Excalibear"
           - We Baby Bears promo
  Title 7: We Baby Bears S1x10 "Bug City Sleuths"
  Title 8: We Baby Bears S1x02 "Bears and the Beanstalk"
  Title 9: Queens S1x10 "Nasty Girl Records"
  Title 10: ad: Amazon Prime: Medusa
  Title 11: TCM presents "The Magician" (1926)
  Title 12: TCM presents "Nightmare Alley" (1947)
  Title 13: Frasier S2x16 "The Show Where Sam Shows Up"
  Title 14: Frasier S3x14 "The Show Where Diane Shows Up"

X431
  Title 1: Cinemax presents "Gone" (2012)
  Title 2: TCM presents "The Keyhole" (1933)
  Title 3: TCM presents "Kaleidoscope" (1966)
  Title 4: TCM presents "In Cold Blood" (1967) [part 1]

X432
  Title 1: TCM presents "In Cold Blood" (1967) [part 2]
  Title 2: We Baby Bears S1x07 "Meat House"
  Title 3: We Baby Bears S1x08 "Pirate Parrot Polly"
  Title 4: Cinemax presents "Tristan + Isolde" (2006)
  Title 5: The Golden Girls S3x06 "Dear Mr. Gorbachev"
  Title 6: The Golden Girls S3x11 "Three on a Couch"
  Title 7: The Golden Girls S3x13 "The Artist"
  Title 8: BBC America presents "Looper" (2012)
  Title 9: Naomi S1x01 "Don’t Believe Everything You Think" [part 1]

X433
  Title 1: Naomi S1x01 "Don’t Believe Everything You Think" [part 2]
  Title 2: TCM presents "Gandhi" (1982)
  Title 3: TCM presents "F for Fake" (1973)
  Title 4: ad: Progressive: Shopping for the game
  Titles 5 & 6: Syfy presents "The Banana Splits Movie" (2019) [parts 1 & 2]

X434
  Title 1: Syfy presents "The Banana Splits Movie" (2019) [part 3]
  Title 2: Claws S4x07 "Chapter Seven: Ascension"
  Title 3: P.M. Dawn "I’d Die Without You" (1993)
  Title 4: Bravo presents "The Spy Who Dumped Me" (2018)
  Title 5: 4400 S1x09 "Great Expectations"
  Title 6: TCM presents "The Murder of Fred Hampton" (1971)
  Title 7: Whitney Houston "I’m Your Baby Tonight" (1990)
  Title 8: Naomi S1x02 "Unidentified Flying Object"
  Title 9: We Baby Bears S1x15 "Bears in the Dark"

X435
  Title 1: FX presents "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019)
  Title 2: We Baby Bears S1x16 "Big Trouble Little Babies"
  Title 3: La Bouche "Sweet Dreams" (1995)
  Title 4: FXX presents "On the Basis of Sex" (2018)
  Title 5: Full Frontal S7x01 Alternate electors • mental health shortage 
           - Joshua Henry "Guarantee"
  Title 6: Queens S1x11 "I’m a Slave 4 U"
  Title 7: Bravo presents "Burlesque" (2010) [part 1]

X436
  Title 1: Bravo presents "Burlesque" (2010) [part 2]
  Title 2: Syfy presents "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (2008)
  Title 3: We Baby Bears S1x04 "The Little Mer-Bear"
  Title 4: Cinemax presents "Repentance" (2013)
  Title 5: Syfy presents "Separation" (2021)
  Title 6: TCM presents "Badlands" (1973) [part 1]

X437
  Title 1: TCM presents "Badlands" (1973) [part 2]
  Titles 2 & 3: Cinemax presents "Rock of Ages" (2012) [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 4: Bravo presents "It’s Complicated" (2009)

X438
  Title 1: 4400 S1x10 "Give Up The Ghost"
  Title 2: Lady Gaga "Born This Way" (2011)
  Title 3: 4400 S1x11 "You Only Meant Well"
  Title 4: ad: Pandora charm bracelet
  Title 5: Archer S1x01 "Mole Hunt"
  Title 6: Archer S1x02 "Training Day"
  Title 7: Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" (2006)
  Title 8: Naomi S1x03 "Zero to Sixty"
  Title 9: Naomi S1x04 "Enigma"
  Title 10: Claws S4x08 "Chapter Eight: Reckoning"
  Title 11: Claws S4x09 "Chapter Nine: Wrath"
  Title 12: We Baby Bears S1x19 "A Tale of Two Ice Bears"
  Title 13: We Baby Bears S1x20 "Unica"