Friday, March 27, 2026

PROMO: Ep. 108: Tenuous Connections


Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy, your source for media, commentary and nostalgia, and in Ep. 108: Tenuous Connections, the title refers most directly to the subtle pattern development at the crux of a case Olivia investigates on the other side in my feature discussion of "Fringe," as well as unexpected connections I explore between episodes of "Mister Sterling" and "Rubicon." I celebrate having cataloged 2000 discs in my classic collection with a somewhat more than usually detailed exploration of them. For all this, Marilyn Manson, Madonna movies and "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret," add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy, wherever you get your podcasts. Happy viewing!

SPREADING THE WORD! "VideoFuzzy: The Video - Celebrating 100 Episodes!" is posted at https://youtu.be/eWfcCDiOZ2I. Please share as you're able to with anyone you feel might enjoy this production. For PROMOS, scroll all the way down at https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com. Also, there's a "Top Fifteen" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort at: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy!


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Ep. 108: Tenuous Connections


Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman, marking my 108th episode of VideoFuzzy titled "Tenuous Connections," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging thousands of VHS transfers and digital recordings. Plus, with this episode I celebrate cataloging disc 2000 in my Classic Collection.

I open with my Fuzzy Feature, discussing "Plateau," a third-season episode of "Fringe" in which a neurological lab subject is suspected of committing murders via chain reactions and tenuous connections.

I talk about "The Second Thousand," the pace of this project as I look back on nearly nine years of this cataloging effort, and the sorts of things I have to look forward to as the cataloging portion of this project is coming to a close.

In Cross Connections, I track connections through the rather impressive back catalog of Michael Eklund, the lab subject in that episode of "Fringe." Also, Rachel Miner, Shawn Ryan, Ted Griffin, Adam Carrera, McG, Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Melinda Clarke, Linda Hamilton, Tim Curry, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Munn, Vanessa Williams, Kate Micucci, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Rhea Perlman, William Shatner, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Tom Stashwick, Missi Pyle, Cybill Shepherd, Jean Smart, Sam Pancake, Tim Bagley, Steve Austin, Nicole Richie, Alex O'Laughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Chi McBride, Jorge Garcia, Masi Oka, Ian Anthony Dale, Scott Caan, D.B. Sweeney, Clea Duvall, Zeljko Ivanek, Lawrence Pressman, Michael Cristofer, Will Arnett, David Cross and Russell Tovey.

In "Fond Reflections," I am joined by longtime friend and friend of the pod Marc Bailey, also known as Grailwolf, in a farewell to Nicholas Brendon, who we said goodbye to this month. Brendon's strongest presence in my media collection was as Xander Harris in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as a principal role in "Kitchen Confidential" and a recurring role in "Criminal Minds."

In my Classic Collection [VHS-to-DVD transfers], I celebrated cataloging discs 1976 through 2000 with a detailed discussion of what I was finding in this set, with comments on "Terriers," "Nikita," a Trident commercial that caught my eye, an IFC documentary called "Portraits of Braddock," "Mad Men," "Rubicon," Stephen Colbert cosplaying Peter Sellers' character Doctor Strangelove, clip shared to VideoFuzzy's Instagram. Also, "Hung," "Covert Affairs," "The Closer," "Chuck," "The Event," "Criminal Minds," "Cougar Town," "$#*! My Dad Says," "Boardwalk Empire," "Grey's Anatomy," "Glee," "Raising Hope," "No Ordinary Family," Aaron Sorkin and "The Social Network," "The Good Guys," "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret."

In Book Reports, comments on Caleb Carr's "Surrender, New York"; Katheryn Harkup's "A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie"; Caroline Crampton's "A Body Made of Glass" and M.C. Beaton's "Agatha Raisin and The Vicious Vet."

In my Current Collection [direct to digital], I added Marilyn Manson's video "God is in the TV" (1999), as well as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975), "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" (2016), "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), "Who's That Girl?" (1987), "Dick Tracy" (1990), "A League of Their Own" (1992), "The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder" (1974), "Heretic" (2024) and "Mister Sterling" which I found posted to Margaret X's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@margaretx6030.

SPREADING THE WORD! "VideoFuzzy: The Video - Celebrating 100 Episodes!" is posted at https://youtu.be/eWfcCDiOZ2I. Please share as you're able to with anyone you feel might enjoy this production. For PROMOS, scroll all the way down at https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com. Also, there's a "Top Fifteen" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort at: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy!


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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Catalog Post #108

Classic Collection

1976
  Terriers S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/08/10 • Tim Kaine
  TCR: 09/08/10 • Gen. Ray Odierno, Joe Biden
  Psych S5x09 "One, Maybe Two Ways Out"
  Covert Affairs S1x09 "Fool in the Rain"

1977
  Covert Affairs S1x09 "Fool in the Rain"
  Nikita S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/09/10 • Meghan McCain
  TCR: 09/09/10 • Gen. David Petraeus, Sen. Jim Webb, sexy dancing hotdog

1978
  TCR: 09/09/10 • Cpl. Josh Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend "Coming Home"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x03 "Stages of Grief"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x07 "Serious Shockey News"
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"
  - commercial: Old Spice Body Wash
  - IFC promo: "Ready to Work: Portraits of Braddock" documentary profile f/John Fetterman
  - IFC Roadie Jack behind-the-scenes at San Francisco's Outsideland Festival
  - commercial: Kane & Lynch Dog Days for the PS3
  - promo: "Outsourced"
  - commercial: Red Bull: Far East Enlightenment
  - commercial: E*Trade
  KITH Death Comes to Town S1x08 "Dead Man Walking"
  Mad Men S4x08 "The Summer Man"

1979
  Mad Men S4x08 "The Summer Man"
  - commercial: Vaseline in-universe pitch meeting
  Rubicon S1x08 "Caught in the Suck"
  TDS: 09/10/10 • Ben Affleck
  TCR: 09/10/10 • Lisa Birnbach
  TDS: 09/11/10 • Tony Blair

1980
  TDS: 09/11/10 • Tony Blair
  TCR: 09/11/10 • Shawn Wilentz
  - Stephen Colbert as Dr. Strangelove
  Hung S2x10 "Even Steven, or Luckiest Kid in Detroit"
  True Blood S3x12 "Evil Is Going On"
  - True Blood Post Mortem: Alan Ball
  TDS: 09/15/10 • Jon Hamm

1981
  TDS: 09/15/10 • Jon Hamm
  TCR: 09/15/10 • Joan Rivers, Saul Griffith
  TDS: 09/16/10 • Bill Clinton
  TCR: 09/16/10 • Stephen Hawking, Jon Stewart, Lawrence O'Donnell
  Covert Affairs S1x10 "I Can't Quit You"
  Covert Affairs S1x11 "When the Levee Breaks"

1982
  Covert Affairs S1x11 "When the Levee Breaks"
  The Closer S6x10 "Executive Order"
  Mad Men S4x09 "The Beautiful Girls"
  Rubicon S1x09 "No Honesty in Men"

1983
  Rubicon S1x09 "No Honesty in Men"
  Chuck S4x01 "Chuck Versus The Anniversary"
  The Event S1x01 "I Haven't Told You Everything"
  TDS: 09/20/10 • Jimmy Carter

1984
  TDS: 09/20/10 • Jimmy Carter
  TCR: 09/20/10 • Pavement
  Castle S3x01 "A Deadly Affair" [damaged recording]
  Glee S2x01 "Audition"
  - ad: Rick Berg bad for seniors
  Criminal Minds S6x01 "The Longest Night"

1985
  Criminal Minds S6x01 "The Longest Night"
  TDS: 09/22/10 • Edward Norton
  TCR: 09/22/10 • Guillermo del Toro
  Cougar Town S2x01 "All Mixed Up"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x01 "The Robotic Manipulation"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x01 "Pilot"

1986
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x01 "Pilot"
  TDS: 09/23/10 • King Abdullah II of Jordan
  TCR: 09/23/10 • Oscar Goodman
  Fringe S3x01 "Olivia"
  Bones S6x01 "The Mastodon in the Room"

1987
  Bones S6x01 "The Mastodon in the Room"
  - ads: Rick Berg attacks Pomeroy, Pomeroy attacks Rick Berg
  Boardwalk Empire S1x01 "Boardwalk Empire"
  Rubicon S1x10 "In Whom We Trust"

1988
  Rubicon S1x10 "In Whom We Trust"
  Mad Men S4x10 "Hands and Knees"
  - commercial: in-universe Klondike bar pitch to blue-collar staff
  Desperate Housewives S7x01 "Remember Paul?"
  Mike & Molly S1x02 "First Date"
  The Event S1x02 "To Keep Us Safe"

1989
  The Event S1x02 "To Keep Us Safe"
  TDS: 09/27/10 • Bill O'Reilly
  TCR: 09/27/10 • Ken Burns
  Grey's Anatomy S7x01 "With You I'm Born Again"

1990
  Grey's Anatomy S7x01 "With You I'm Born Again"
  TDS: 09/28/10 • Arianna Huffington
  TCR: 09/28/10 • Ross Douthat
  Glee S2x02 "Britney/Brittany"
  - ad: anti-party line Pomeroy ad
  Raising Hope S1x02 "Dead Tooth"
  No Ordinary Family S1x01 "Pilot"

1991
  No Ordinary Family S1x01 "Pilot"
  The Simpsons S22x01 "Elementary School Musical"
  TDS: 09/28/10 • Linda Polman, death of Greg Giraldo observed
  TCR: 09/28/10 • Steven Rattner
  Hawaii Five-O S1x01 "Pilot"

1992
  Hawaii Five-O S1x01 "Pilot"
  Chuck S4x02 "Chuck vs. The Suitcase"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x02 "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x02 "Wi-Fight"
  TDS: 09/30/10 • Justin Timberlake
  TCR: 09/30/10 • Aaron Sorkin

1993
  TCR: 09/30/10 • Aaron Sorkin
  Cougar Town S2x02 "Let Yourself Go"
  The Good Guys S1x10 "Vacation"
  Fringe S3x02 "The Box"
  Criminal Minds S6x02 "JJ"

1994
  Criminal Minds S6x02 "JJ"
  IFC Monty Python Flying Circus Court Scene
  PBS Election 2010 Hoeven vs. Potter, Matt Olean moderator
  Castle S3x02 "He's Dead, She's Dead"
  Rubicon S1x11 "A Good Day's Work"

1995
  Rubicon S1x11 "A Good Day's Work"
  Mad Men S4x11 "Chinese Wall"
  Chuck S4x03 "Chuck vs. The Cubic Z"

1996
  Chuck S4x03 "Chuck vs. The Cubic Z"
  The Event S1x03 "Protect Them From the Truth"
  Desperate Housewives S7x02 "You Must Meet My Wife"
  TDS: 10/04/10 • Sam Harris
  TCR: 10/04/10 • Eugene Robinson

1997
  TDS: 10/05/10 • Bruce Willis
  TCR: 10/05/10 • John Burnett
  No Ordinary Family S1x02 "No Ordinary Marriage"
  Glee S2x03 "Grilled Cheesus"
  Raising Hope S1x03 "Dream Hoarders"

1998
  Raising Hope S1x03 "Dream Hoarders"
  TDS: 10/06/10 • Philip Dray
  TDS: 10/07/10 • Naomi Watts
  TCR: 10/07/10 • Mavis Staples and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
  Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy "You Are Not Alone"
  TCR: 10/06/10 • Davis Guggenheim
  Cougar Town S2x03 "Makin' Some Noise"
  Fringe S3x03 "The Plateau"

1999
  Fringe S3x03 "The Plateau"
  Castle S3x03 "Under the Gun"
  The Big Bang Theory S4x03 "The Zazzy Substitution"
  $#*! My Dad Says S1x03 "The Truth About Dads & Moms"
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret S1x00 "Pilot"

2000
  The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret S1x00 "Pilot"
  Caprica S1x09 "End of the Line"
  Caprica S1x10 "The Unvanquished"
  Criminal Minds S6x03 "Remembrance of Things Past"

Current Collection

X578
  Title 1: Freeform presents "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) [part 2]
  Title 2: Netflix "The Woman in Cabin 10" (2025)
  Title 3: Archive: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" (2016)
  Title 4: promo: NFL preshow Bad Bunny interview
  Title 5: Apple Music NFL Super Bown LX Half-Time Show f/Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin
  Title 6: NFL Super Bowl LX MVPs / Green Day PreShow
  Title 7: YouTube Kickoff Show Brandi Carlisle "America the Beautiful" + Charlie Puth "National Anthem"
  Title 8: ad: Epstein survivors "We All Deserve the Truth"
  Title 9: TCM presents "Gay Purree" (1962)
  Title 10: YouTube presents "Marilyn Manson: God is in the TV" (1999) [part 1]

X579
  Title 1: YouTube presents "Marilyn Manson: God is in the TV" (1999) [part 2]
  Title 2: Archive: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
  Title 3: MGM+ presents "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) / [scrap] "Notting Hill" (1999)
  Title 4: Archive: "Who's That Girl?" (1987)
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x01 "Pilot"

X580
  Title 1: People State of the Union Rally [02/24/26]
  Title 2: Mister Sterling S1x02 "Next Question"
  Title 3: Mister Sterling S1x03 "Game Time"
  Title 4: Mister Sterling S1x04 "Technical Corrections"
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x05 "Human Error"

X581
  Title 1: YouTube presents "The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder" (1974)
  Title 2: Mister Sterling S1x06 "Nothing Personal"
  Title 3: Mister Sterling S1x07 "The Statewide Swing"
  Title 4: Mister Sterling S1x08 "Wish List"
  Title 5: Mister Sterling S1x09 "Final Passage"
  Title 6: Mister Sterling S1x10 "Sins of the Father"
  Title 7: Archive: "Dick Tracy" (1990) [part 1]