Ep. 64: Unfluential

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 64th episode of "VideoFuzzy," reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 2,800 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Unfluential," I allow as how my recent birthday nudged me out of the prized 18-49 marketing demographic. I congratulate "Project Runway" season 18 winner Geoffrey Mac.

In my Friday Night Feature, I feature the series finale of "The Shield." I explore the storytelling throughout that series and the media environment of the late Naughties.

In Cross Connections, I retrace some connections for "The Shield," as well as connections through "Will & Grace" and "Motherland: Fort Salem." Also, my discussion of "6 Souls" highlights it as an especially intersectional inclusion in my collection.

In my VideoFuzzy at the Movies collection, I comment on cable presentations of "Black Panther," "Thor: Ragnarok," Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "6 Souls," "mother!" and, from my own collection, "The Room." Yup, at about the 30:00 mark, this episode features the VideoFuzzy review of "The Room." You are welcome.

In my VHS-to-DVD "Classic Collection," I contrast "The Shield" with an especially disappointing second season episode of "Life." Also, comments on "Chuck," "Boston Legal," "Ugly Betty" and actor Michael Urie, "South Park," "The Simpsons," and "Criminal Minds."

In my direct-to-DVD "Current Collection," I discuss the series finale of "The Magicians," along with comments on "Briarpatch," "Vagrant Queen," "Will & Grace" and their "I Love Lucy" episode, "Superstore" and CheyFest 2020 -- get destroyed! -- "Dispatches From Elsewhere," "Brockmire," "Cake," Syfy's "TZGZ," selected IFC rebroadcasts of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and comments on "Better Call Saul," highlighting standout performances by Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler. Also, congratulations to Christine Morse on her and her lovely family's appearance in a regional commercial -- well done!

Finally, under Old Business, I talk about DVR issues I had while recording the series finale of "The Magicians," and I reorganize my approach to this production. Starting next episode, new episodes will drop as I catalog 25 discs. Enjoy!

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Post #064

Classic Collection

0867
  Boston Legal S1x09 "A Greater Good"
  Life S2x09 "Badge Bunny"
  HBO presents "Mr. Bean's Holiday" (2007)

0868
  HBO presents "Mr. Bean's Holiday" (2007)
  FOX presents "24: Redemption" (2008)

0869
  Skins S2x07 "Effy"
  True Blood S1x12 "You'll Be the Death of Me"
  Colbert Christmas Special

0870
  Chuck S2x08 "Chuck Versus the Gravitron"
  Heroes S3x10 "Chapter Ten: The Eclipse, Part One"
  My Own Worst Enemy S1x06 "High Crimes and Turducken"
  The Shield S7x13 "Family Meeting"

0871
  The Shield S7x13 "Family Meeting"
   Promos: Nip/Tuck, The Spirit
  The Universe S3x03 "Light Speed"
  Pushing Daisies S2x07 "Robbing Hood"

0872
  Sons of Anarchy S1x11 "Capybara"
  My Name is Earl S4x10 "Earl & Joy's Anniversary"
  The Office S5x07 "Business Trip"
  Sanctuary S1x07 "The Five"

0873
  Ugly Betty S3x08 "Tornado Girl"
  Life on Mars S1x06 "Tuesday's Dead"
  The West Wing S7x09 "The Wedding"

0874
  Bones S4x08 "The Con Man in the Meth Lab"
  Criminal Minds S4x07 "Memoriam"
  Life S2x08 "Black Friday"
  The Simpsons S12x13 "Day of the Jackanapes" [cuts out]
  TDS: Nov. 12, 2008
  TCR: Nov. 12, 2008

0875
  Boston Legal S5x08 "Roe"
  South Park S12x13 "Elementary School Musical" [cuts out]
  Grey's Anatomy S5x08 "These Ties That Bind"
  TDS: Nov. 13, 2008

0876
  TCR: Nov. 13, 2008
  South Park S12x13 "Elementary School Musical" [cuts in]
  My Own Worst Enemy S1x04 "That Is Not My Son"
  Fringe S1x07 "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"
  Eli Stone S2x04 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

0877
  Eli Stone S2x04 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
  The Shield S7x11 "Petty Cash"
  Sons of Anarchy S1x11 "Capybara"

0878
  Skins S2x05 “Chris”
  Chuck S2x06 “Chuck Versus the Ex”
  The Universe S3x01 “Deep Space Disasters”
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x08 “Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today”

0879
  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x08 “Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today”
  Prison Break S4x10 “The Legend”
  The West Wing S7x08 “Undecideds”
  TDS: Nov. 11, 2008: Thomas Friedman
  TCR: Nov. 11, 2008: Kevin Johnson

0880
  TCR: Nov. 11, 2008: Kevin Johnson
  Heroes S3x08 “Villains”
  TDS: Nov. 12, 2008: T. Boone Pickens
  The West Wing S7x18 “Requiem”

  The West Wing S7x05 “Here Today”


Current Collection

X314
  Title 1: The Magicians S5x13 "Fillory and Further"
              04750 "The Magicians" series wrap
  Title 2: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x06 "Everyone"
  Title 3: Superstore S5x20 "Customer Safari"
  Title 4: Better Call Saul S5x07 "JMM"
  Title 5: Briarpatch S1x08 "Most Likely to Succeed"
  Title 6: Twilight Zone S3x35 "I Sing the Body Electric"
  Title 7: Twilight Zone S5x01 "In Praise of Pip"
  Title 8: Twilight Zone S5x02 "Steel"
  Title 9: Vagrant Queen S1x01 "A Royal Ass-Kicking"
  Title 10: Vagrant Queen S1x02 "Yippee Ki Yay"

X315
  Title 1: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x10 "Moving Out [Part 2]"
  Title 2: Full Frontal S5x06 Little Show in the Big Woods • Coronavirus and women • Dem messaging 
                                            • 2020 Census • census rap by TT the Artist
  Title 3: Cake S2x05 "Overboard"
  Title 4: Cake S2x06 "Forbidden Love" 
  Title 5: Syfy presents "6 Souls" (2010)
  Title 6: Brockmire S4x03 "Low and Away"
  Title 7: FXM Retro presents "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" (1939)
  Title 8: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x07 "Cave of Kelpius"

X316
  Title 1: Doctor Who Season 12 finale explored
  Title 2: Briarpatch S1x09 "Game Theory and Mescaline"
  Title 3: Brockmire S4x04 "Comeback Player of the Year"
  Title 4: Better Call Saul S5x08 "Bagman"
  Title 5: Full Frontal S5x07 Little Show in the Big Woods • Vogue's 73 Questions • Trump • Rep. Porter
                                           • Jewel "Grateful"
  Title 6: Will & Grace S11x16 "We Love Lucy"
  Title 7: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S1x01 "The Crawling Eye" (1958)
  Title 8: Vagrant Queen S1x03 "Nobody's Queen"
  Title 9: The Magicians S5x12 "The Balls"

X317
  Title 1: Better Call Saul S5x09 “Bad Choice Road”
  Titles 2 & 3: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x08 "Lee" [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 4: Briarpatch S1x10 "Felicity"
  Title 5: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S4x23 "Hired!" (1940) / "Bride of the Monster" (1955)
  Title 6: commercial: California almonds: auctioneer
  Title 7: Brockmire S4x05 "Double Header"
  Title 8: Motherland: Fort Salem S1x03 "A Biddy's Life"
  Title 9: Will & Grace S11x17 "New Crib"

X318
  Title 1: Cake S2x08 "Sorry Not Sorry"
  Title 2: Motherland: Fort Salem S1x05 "Bellweather Season"
  Title 3: Better Call Saul S5x10 "Something Unforgivable"
  Title 4: Dispatches From Elsewhere S1x09 "The Creator"
  Title 5: Will & Grace S11x18 "It's Time"
  Title 6: Will & Grace reboot retrospective
  Title 7: Motherland: Fort Salem S1x06 "Up Is Down"
  Title 8: Vagrant Queen S1x04 "In a Sticky Spot"
  Title 9: KXNews April 23, 2020 – Covid-19 updates • Unemployment applications • Business impacts
  Title 10: Brockmire S4x06 "Double Header"

  Title 11: Superstore S5x21 "California Part 1"

Ep. 63: Unconventional Means

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 63rd episode of "VideoFuzzy," my twice-monthly progress report on cataloging more than 2,800 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Unconventional Means," I discuss the 12th season finale of "Doctor Who" and its expansion of the Doctor's story as well as current and past adventures.

Oh, and Jodie Whittaker turned up in character on BBC's Doctor Who Official Twitter @bbcdoctorwho recently with a message for children and fans to help them through the global pandemic, which I thought was super classy, retweeted @tjVideoFuzzy.

My Cross Connections explores an FX documentary, "The Most Dangerous Animal of All," on an author whose research into his birth father convinced him he was the son of the Zodiac Killer.

In my VHS-to-DVD "Classic Collection," I talked about Lincoln Meyer abducting Shirley Schmidt in a third season episode of "Boston Legal." Also, decent candidate for a feature, Walter Matthau and Inger Stevens in the kinda gross "A Guide for the Married Man" from 1967, with comments on episodes of "The Simpsons" and "Fringe."

In my direct-to-DVD "Current Collection," I had to stream a couple of episodes of "The Magicians" ahead of the series finale this past week -- the basis for the title this time; I had to pull up ancient digital recordings I had of "Doctor Who," and stream episodes of "The Magicians," otherwise less-traveled media sources for this collection.

Also, lightning round discussion on "Brockmire," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "The Sinner," "Briarpatch," "Dispatches From Elsewhere," "Better Call Saul," and "Motherland: Fort Salem."

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Post #063

Classic Collection

0854
   Pushing Daisies S2x04 "Frescorts"
   Criminal Minds S4x04 "Paradise" [f/Wil Wheaton]
   TDS: Oct. 22, 2008
   TCR: Oct. 22, 2008
   Sons of Anarchy S1x08 "The Pull"
   The Simpsons S12x13 "The Day of the Jackanapes"

0855
   BBC America presents "Layer Cake" (2004)
   Skins S2x06 "Tony"

0856
   The Simpsons S20x06 "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"
   True Blood S1x11 "To Love is to Bury"

0857
   Fox Movie Channel presents "A Guide for the Married Man" (1967)
   Desperate Housewives S5x08 "City on Fire" (f/Frances Conroy, Steven Weber)
   Brothers & Sisters S3x08 "Going Once … Going Twice …"

0858
   Boston Legal S5x09 "Kill, Baby, Kill"
   TDS: Nov. 17, 2008
   TCR: Nov. 17, 2008
   Chuck S2x07 "Chuck vs. The Fat Lady" [f/Tony Hale]
   TDS: Nov. 18, 2008
   TCR: Nov. 18, 2008

0859
   The Shield S7x12 "Possible Kill Screen"
   Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x09 "Complications"

0860
   Prison Break S4x11 "Quiet Riot"
   TDS: Nov. 19, 2008 • Jon Meacham
   TCR: Nov. 19, 2008 • Michael Lewis
   South Park S12x14 "The Ungroundable"
   Bones S4x09 "The Passenger in the Oven"

0861
   Criminal Minds S4x08 "Masterpiece"
   Pushing Daisies S2x06 "Oh Oh Oh … It's Magic" [f/Stephen Root, Fred Willard]
   TDS: Nov. 20, 2008 • Richard Belzer
   TCR: Nov. 20, 2008 • Cory Booker • Thomas Friedman

0862
   Sons of Anarchy S1x12 "The Sleep of Babies"
   Sanctuary S1x08 "Edward"
   Ugly Betty S3x09 "When Betty Met YETI"

0863
  Heroes S3x09 "Chapter Nine: It's Coming"
  My Own Worst Enemy S1x05 "The Night Train to Moscow"
  Eli Stone S2x05 "The Humanitarian"

0864
   My Name is Earl S4x11 "Nature's Game Show"
   The Office S5x08 "Frame Toby"
   Boston Legal S3x09 "On the Ledge"
   Criminal Minds S3x16 "Elephant's Memory"

0865
   Life on Mars S1x07 "The Man Who Sold the World"
   Dirty Sexy Money S2x06 "The Injured Party"
   The Universe S3x02 "Parallel Universes"

0866
   The Simpsons S12x16 "Bye Bye Nerdy"
   Fringe S1x08 "The Equation"
   Grey's Anatomy S5x09 "In the Midnight Hour"
   Boston Legal S1x09 "A Greater Good"

Current Collection

X303
  Title 1: The Sinner S3x03 "Part III"
  Title 2: Briarpatch S1x02 "Snap, Crackle, Pop"
  Title 3: Superstore S5x16 "Employee App"
  Title 4: Will & Grace S11x11 "Accidentally on Porpoise"
  Title 5: Doctor Who S12x09 "Ascension of the Cybermen"
  Title 6: Bob's Burgers  S10x13 "Three Girls and a Little Wharfy"
  Title 7: commercial: Dakota Hope Clinic [f/Christine Morse]
  Title 8: Project Runway S18x12 "The Height of Avant Garde Fashion"
  Title 9: CBS News Democratic Debate – Feb. 25, 2020 [part 1]
           Biden • Bloomberg • Buttegieg • Klobuchar • Sanders • Steyer • Warren

X304
  Title 1: CBS News Democratic Debate – Feb. 25, 2020 [part 2]
           Biden • Bloomberg • Buttegieg • Klobuchar • Sanders • Steyer • Warren
  Title 2: Doctor Who S12x10 "The Timeless Children"
  Title 3: commercial: Google movie sets
  Title 4: Superstore S5x17 "Zephra Cares"
  Title 5: Will & Grace S11x12 "Filthy Phil, Part 1"
  Title 6: Bob's Burgers S10x14 "Wag the Song"
  Title 7: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x01 "Peter"
  Title 8: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x02 "Simone"
  Title 9: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S6x09 "Statistical Probabilities"
  Title 10: The Magicians S5x07 "Garden Variety Homicide"
  Title 11: The Magicians S5x08 "Cello Squirrel Daffodil" [part 1]

X305
  Title 1: The Magicians S5x08 "Cello Squirrel Daffodil" [part 2]
  Title 2: ad: Obama endorses Warren
  Title 3: ad: pro-Bernie Sanders
  Title 4: Better Call Saul S5x01 "Magic Man" [part 1]
  Title 5: Better Call Saul S5x01 "Magic Man" [part 2]
  Title 6: Better Call Saul S5x02 "50% Off"
  Title 7: Project Runway S18x13 "Finale Part 1"
           04600 The Final Four preview their looks
  Title 8: Better Call Saul S5x03 "The Guy for This"
  Title 9: Mystery Science Theater 3000 02x05 "The Corpse Vanishes"
           00355 "Cmdr Cody in Radar Men from the Moon – Ch. 3: The Bridge of Death"
           02020 "The Corpse Vanishes"

X306
  Title 1: BBC America presents "Moon Landing Live" (July 1969)
  Title 2: The Sinner S3x04 "Part IV"
  Title 3: The Sinner S3x05 "Part V"
  Title 4: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x05 "Holiday"
  Title 5: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x06 "Music Festival" [f/Fred Armisen]
  Title 6: Briarpatch S1x03 "Terrible, Shocking Things" [f/Ed Asner, Alan Cumming]
  Title 7: Briarpatch S1x04 "Breadknife Weather"
  Title 8: Will & Grace S11x13 "Filthy Phil, Part 2"
  Title 9: Cake S2x01 "Brodeo"
  Title 10: Cake S2x02 "Gene Therapy" [part 1] 

X307
  Title 1: Cake S2x02 "Gene Therapy" [part 2]
  Title 2: Bob's Burgers S10x15 "Yurty Rotten Scoundrels"
  Title 3: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7x05 "Chrysalis"
           Improvisation: 01530
  Title 4: Better Call Saul S5x04 "Namaste"
  Title 5: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x03 "Janice"
  Title 6: The Most Dangerous Animal of All S1x01 "My Identity"
  Title 7: The Most Dangerous Animal of All S1x02 "The Search"
  Title 8: The Most Dangerous Animal of All S1x03 "The Discovery"
  Title 9: The Most Dangerous Animal of All S1x04 "The Truth"
  Title 10: Full Frontal S5x04 Big Tuesday • Corona virus is not an excuse to be racist • Gig economy •
                               Border Wall update
  Title 11: ad: Glad bag with leak guard: Coffee
  Title 12: Brockmire S4 sneak peek

X308
  Title 1: The Magicians S5x09 "Purgatory"
  Title 2: Briarpatch S1x05 "Behind God's Back"
  Title 3: The Sinner S3x06 "Part VI"
  Title 4: Cake  S2x03 "Cycle of Life"
  Title 5: FXX presents "mother!" (2017)
  Title 6: Syfy presents "Kill Switch" (2017)

X309
  Title 1: FXM presents "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017)
  Title 2: FXM presents "Stand Up Guys" (2012)
  Title 3: FXM Retro presents "How to Steal a Million" (1966)
  Title 4: Will & Grace S11x14 "The Favourite"
  Title 5: Bob's Burgers S10x16 "Flat-Top O' the Morning to Ya"

X310
  Title 1: Supernatural S15x12 "Galaxy Brain"
  Title 2: Better Call Saul S5x05 "Dedicado a Max"
  Title 3: Dispatches From Elsewhere S1x04 "Fredwynn"
  Title 4: Family Guy S17x06 "Stand By Meg" [excerpts]
  Title 5: Dispatches From Elsewhere overview
  Title 6: TNT presents "Black Panther" (2018)
  Title 7: PBS presents "Carol Burnett: A Celebration" (2019)
  Title 8: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x08 "First Date"

X311
  Title 1: TNT presents "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
  Title 2: Brockmire S4x01 "Favorable Matchup"
  Title 3: Superstore S5x18 "Playdate"
  Title 4: Will & Grace S11x15 "Broadway Boundaries"
  Title 5: FXM presents "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017)
  Title 6: The Sinner S3x07 "Part VII"
  Title 7: Cake S2x04 "Bait & Switch"

X312
  Title 1: Briarpatch S1x06 "The Most Sinful Mofo Alive"
  Title 2: Prairie Public presents "Celtic Heart" (2019)
  Title 3: Bob's Burgers S10x17 "Just the Trip"
  Title 4: Supernatural S15x13 "Destiny's Child"
  Title 5: Better Call Saul S5x06 "Wexler v. Goodman"
  Title 6: Dispatches from Elsewhere S1x05 "Clara"
  Title 7: Briarpatch S1x07 "Butterscotch"
  Title 8: Motherland: Fort Salem S1x01 "Say the Words"

X313
  Title 1: The Magicians S5x11 "The Balls" [scrap]
  Title 2: Full Frontal S5x05 Little Show in the Big Woods • Coronavirus working conditions • Hospital
                                            situation • Furries
  Title 3: Motherland: Fort Salem S1x02 "My Witches"
  Title 4: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x09 "Moving Out [Part 1]"
  Title 5: The Sinner S3x08 "Part VIII"
  Title 6: Brockmire S4x02 "Three Year Contract"
  Title 7: FXM Retro presents "Peeper" (1975)
  Title 8: FXM Retro presents "The Innocents" (1961)
  Title 9: Superstore S5x19 "Carol's Back"

Ep. 62: Everybody's Talking About How Bad This Is

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 62nd episode of "VideoFuzzy," my twice-monthly progress report on cataloging more than 2,800 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Everybody's Talking About How Bad This Is," I highlight "Masks in the Moonlight," a benefit I attended for the Bismarck Cancer Center, and recommend the cause to anyone able to help.

I also discuss musical clips I've put together for past episodes, referencing television theme songs and so forth. With the potential for copyright infringement (none is or has ever been intended in this production), I'll be stepping away from including them in the future.

My "Friday Night Feature" highlights a pivotal episode of "Mad Men." In the run-up to the second season finale, Don deals with separation from his family as the ad firm undergoes major developments in his absence.

In "What I've Been Watching," Ralph and I attend a community theater production of "Greater Tuna," and the title reference, from the NBC series premiere of the Fran Drescher project "Indebted," that is, "Everybody's Talking About the Pilot." This was not a good show, but via "Golden Thread" extension from my "Cross Connections" discussion, I attempt to reconcile Steven Weber's role in that project and elsewhere in my collection, up to and including his significant role in Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," which I've identified as one of the mystical centers of my media collection.

In my VHS-to-DVD "Classic Collection," I celebrate the debut of Kristin Chenoweth as Annabeth Schott in the sixth season of Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing," the fourth episode, titled "Liftoff," with possible comic references to "Noises Off!"

In my direct-to-DVD "Current Collection," I discuss "Supernatural," the run-up to the 12th season finale of "Doctor Who," the third season of "Sherlock," the run-up to the 18th season finale of "Project Runway," the "Bad Tina" episode of "Bob's Burgers" and connections with "Parks and Recreation," premieres of USA shows "The Sinner" and "Briarpatch" and Aaron Paul rocked in the Netflix production "El Camino" (2019).

And in VideoFuzzy at the Movies, "Birds of Prey, and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" was awesome!

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Post #062

Classic Collection

0847
    The West Wing S6x10 "365 Days"
    Mad Men S2x12 "The Mountain King"
    True Blood S1x07 "Burning House of Love"

0848
    True Blood S1x07 "Burning House of Love"
    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles S2x06 "The Tower is Tall, But the Fall is Short"
    Heroes S3x06 "Chapter 6: The Dying of the Light"
    My Own Worst Enemy S1x02 "The Hummingbird"
    TDS: Election 2008: Colin Powell endorses Obama

0849
    TDS: Election 2008 • Sarah Palin identifies "real" America
    TCR: Powell endorses Obama • Fareed Zakaria • Wynton Marsalis "Star Spangled Banner" duet
    promo: Daniel Craig as James Bond in "Quantum of Solace"
    Prison Break S4x08 "The Price"
    Desperate Housewives S5x04 "Back in Business"
    Brothers & Sisters S3x04 "Everything Must Go"

0850
    Brothers & Sisters S3x04 "Everything Must Go"
    Skins S2x02 "Sketch"
    Boston Legal S5x05 "The Bad Seed"

0851
    Boston Legal S5x05 "The Bad Seed"
    The West Wing S6x13 "King Corn"
    The West Wing S6x14 "The Wake Up Call"
    The West Wing S6x15 "Freedonia"
    TCR: ACORN voter registration • The WØRD: Fantasyland
    The West Wing S6x15 "Freedonia"

0852
    The West Wing S6x15 "Freedonia"
    The West Wing S6x16 "Drought Conditions" [f/Mark Feuerstein]
    TDS: Christopher Buckley
    TCR: God's reputation at stake • Michael Farris
    Eli Stone S2x02 "Grace"

[UPDATE: New DVD+R recorder installed]

0853
    Eli Stone S2x02 "Grace"
    Fringe S1x06 "The Cure"
    The Shield S7x08 "Parricide" [f/Silas Weir Mitchell]
    Pushing Daisies S2x04 "Frescorts" [f/David Arquette]

Current Collection

X300
  Title 1: Superstore S5x14 "Sandra's Wedding"
  Title 2: commercial: Google ad "Loretta"
  Title 3: Doctor Who S12x06 "Praxeus"
  Title 4: [as] bumper: "DJ Remaining Gift Card Balance"
  Title 5: Bob's Burgers S2x08 "Bad Tina"
  Title 6: Family Guy S17x16 "You Can't Handle the Booth"
  Title 7: commercial: Levis "Freedom"
  Title 8: Doctor Who S12x07 "Can You Hear Me?"
  Title 9: State of the Union address 2020
  Title 10: Briarpatch S1x01 "First Time in St. Disgrace"
  Title 11: The Sinner S3x01 "Part I"
  Title 12: Full Frontal S5x02 Trump's State of the Union
  Title 13: commercial: Jared's "Obstacles"
  Title 14: commercial: BMW "Option 2"

X301
   Title 1: Full Frontal S5x02 Dental coverage • Medical coverage game show
   Title 2: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x02 "Help Wanted"
   Title 3: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x03 "Road Trip"
   Title 4: Superstore S5x15 "Cereal Bar"
   Title 5: Will & Grace S11x09 "Bi-Plane"
   Title 6: The Magicians S5x04 "Magicians Anonymous"
   Title 7: The Magicians S5x05 "Apocalypse? Now?!"
   Title 8: The Magicians S5x06 "Oops!...I Did It Again"
   Title 9: Will & Grace S11x10 "Of Mouse and Men"
   Title 10: Sherlock S3x02 "The Sign of Three"
   Title 11: commercial: Little Caesars "Sliced Bread"
   Title 12: Bob's Burgers S10x12 "A Fish Called Tina"

X302
   Title 1: Sherlock S3x03 "His Last Vow"
   Title 2: Doctor Who S12x08 "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
   Title 3: The Sinner S3x02 "Part II"
   Title 4: promo: "Better Call Saul" Season 5
   Title 5: promo: "Dispatches from Elsewhere"
   Title 6: commercial: Snickers hole
   Title 7: The Magicians S5x07 "Acting Dean"
   Title 8: Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages S2x04 "The Internship"
   Title 9: AMC presents "El Camino" (2019)

Ep. 61: Watching Terrible Movies

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 61st episode of "VideoFuzzy," my twice-monthly progress report on cataloging more than 2,800 VHS transfers and digital recordings. In this installment, titled "Watching Terrible Movies," I open with reflections on the recent passing of Terry Jones, and celebrate some of his iconic work with Monty Python's Flying Circus.

In my "Friday Night Feature," I talk about "Fata Morgana," a first-season episode of "Sanctuary" on Syfy, and chat about some of the strengths and weaknesses of the show at this stage of its production. I trace Cross Connections to the show, as well as Terry Jones' work, and appearances by Nicholas Brendan and Marc Vann in "Criminal Minds."

In my Classic Collection, I talk about Monty Python sketches I was cataloging as I learned of Jones' passing. Also, David Allen Grier's Comedy Central production "Chocolate News," and some Daily Show and Colbert Report's interstitial tomfoolery called "Who's the Toss?"

In my Current Collection, I talk about the animated reproduction of an original series fourth season serial of "Doctor Who" from the Patrick Troughton era, "The Macra Terror," then trace some of those themes through some more recent episodes, along with comments on "Fugitive of the Judoon." I then chat about "Supernatural," "Superstore" and "The Magicians," and explore a few thoughts about the series finale of "The Good Place" -- just ... wow.

In "VideoFuzzy at the Movies," I chat with Jesse Zimmerman of "The Average Movie Nerd" blog in the title reference for this episode, to wit: Watching Terrible Movies. We got together and watched "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" (2001) "Hail Caesar" (1994), "Rockula" (1990) and "Repo! The Genetic Opera" (2008) and then ... discussed them.

Finally, in Upcoming Shows, a look ahead at the return of "Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages" on TBS, "Better Call Saul" on AMC and "The Sinner" on USA, premieres of "Briarpatch" on USA and "Indebted" on NBC, plus "Birds of Prey" opens in theaters, looks like a fun romp. Enjoy!

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