Ep. 82: Expanding My Mystical Center

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 82nd episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "Expanding My Mystical Center," my Fuzzy Feature highlights the pilot episode of Ryan Murphy's "Glee." After some soul-searching, I have determined, 82 episodes in, Ryan Murphy's works represent a third chakra at the mystical center of my media collection, that challenge now designated as "Studio Murphy Under."

I explore several cross connections through "Glee" and other Ryan Murphy productions, as well as several movies and shows I watched in my classic and current collections, including Greta Garbo in 1933's "Queen Christina," and through the 1960 Korean language film "The Housemaid." 

In my Classic Collection (VHS-to-DVD), comments on Tim Roth's "Funny Games" from 2007, "Drop Dead Diva," catalog debuts for "Glee," "Drawn Together" and "Vampire Diaries." Also, "Alias," "Warehouse 13," "Medium," "Eureka," "Prison Break," "Mad Men," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Rescue Me."

Tracking information from an episode of "Six Feet Under" I found out they made a TV movie of "Fargo" starring Edie Falco and I am excited to track that down, along with indie film "In a World" and maybe 2005's "Bobby." Also, Bravo's presentation of Madonna's "Confessions" tour in Wembley Stadium from August 2007.

In my Current Collection (direct-to-DVD), I watched Elizabeth Taylor in "The Night Watch," "Butterfield 8" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." I watched "The Apartment," "Harper," "Ragdoll," "Hotel Rwanda," "Malcolm X," "Antebellum," "The Raven," "Hotel Artemis," "Den of Thieves" "Gigi," "Carmen Jones," "Brigadoon," "The Thief of Bagdad," "Citizen Kane," "Executive Suite," "Queen Christina," "The Housemaid," "Knives Out," "Better Call Saul" and "Kung Fu."

In What I've Been Watching, I checked out Michelle Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All At Once," "Free Guy," "The Crazy Ones" and Amazon's reboot of "The Kids in the Hall." This segues directly into my streaming activities, including "Mrs. Brown's Boys," "Shakespeare & Hathaway," Hugh Laurie's Britbox adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" and "The Ipcriss File" on AMC+. Also, check out a podcast by Caroline Crampton called "Shedunnit," which came to me highly recommended by "All About Agatha" co-host Kemper Donovan and I heartly agree. She'll be making an appearance shortly on "All About Agatha," and both are well worth a listen.

I celebrate five years of VideoFuzzy with a Zoom interview I conducted in March with actor, writer and host of "The Reduced Shakespeare Podcast," Austin Tichenor. He shared comments on appearances and experiences with shows in my collection including "Close to Home," "The West Wing," "Nip/Tuck" and "The Practice." My thanks to Austin Tichenor both for his time, and for the care he brings to the characters he creates and brings to life.

Finally, I make my Bismarck stage debut as the nutty Dr. Caius in Director Erin Weichel's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" for Capitol Shakespeare, now in its 15th year. The show goes up July 20-24 at 7 p.m. near the North Dakota Heritage Center. Admission is free; a freewill offering is collected. Come out and enjoy the show! 🎭

LINKS:

Capitol Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" July 20-24, 7pm near the North Dakota Heritage Center: More info at https://www.capitolshakespeare.org/
Placebo "Running Up That Hill" cover from "Vampire Diaries" pilot: https://youtu.be/x5GuBa4Bbnw
The Glitch Mob "Our Demons" from "Den of Thieves": https://youtu.be/VkvOLB7Yzhs
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: https://www.reducedshakespeare.com/

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TOP TEN: Here's a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort:  https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about Enjoy! 🙃

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Catalog Post #082

Classic Collection

1301
  Hung S1x09 "This is America or Fifty Bucks"
  Drop Dead Diva S1x08 "Crazy"
  Eureka S3x16 "You Don't Know Jack"
  The Simpsons S14x12 "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"
  Glee S1x01 "Pilot"

1302
  Glee S1x01 "Pilot"
  Criminal Minds S4x18 "Omnivore"
  Merlin S1x10 "The Moment of Truth"
  Merlin S1x11 "The Labyrinth of Gedref"

1303
  Merlin S1x11 "The Labyrinth of Gedref"
  Bones S2x09 "Aliens in a Spaceship" f/Benito Martinez
  Criminal Minds S2x09 "The Last Word"

1304
  Criminal Minds S2x09 "The Last Word"
  South Park S10x14 "Stanley's Cup"
  Drawn Together S3x07 "Lost in Parking Space: Part One"
  Ugly Betty S1x08 "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"

1305
  Ugly Betty S1x08 "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"
  Grey's Anatomy S3x08 "Staring at the Sun"
  Barbara Walters Special: 30 Mistakes in 30 Years
  Merlin S1x11 "The Labyrinth of Gedref"
  Merlin S1x12 "To Kill the King"

1306
  Merlin S1x12 "To Kill the King"
  Merlin S1x13 "Le Morte d'Arthur"
  Defying Gravity S1x07 "Fear"
  The Simpsons S14x13 "A Star is Born Again"
  Mad Men S3x04 "The Arrangements"

1307
  Mad Men S3x04 "The Arrangements"
  Leverage S2x08 "The Ice Man Job"
  The Big Bang Theory S2x07 "The Panty Piñata Polarization"
  The Big Bang Theory S2x08 "The Lizard-Spock Expansion"
  The Big Bang Theory S2x09 "The White Asparagus Triangulation"

1308
  The Big Bang Theory S2x09 "The White Asparagus Triangulation"
  The Big Bang Theory S2x22 "The Classified Materials Turbulence"
  Rescue Me S5x20 "Zippo"
  TDS: Nov. 8, 2006 • Rumsfeld steps down
  Brothers & Sisters S1x08 "Mistakes Were Made: Part 1"
  Prison Break S2x11 "Bolshoi Booze"

1309
  Prison Break S2x11 "Bolshoi Booze"
  Heroes S1x08 "Chapter Eight 'Seven Minutes to Midnight'"
  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip S1x08 "Nevada Day: Part 2"
1310
  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip S1x08 "Nevada Day: Part 2"
  Six Feet Under S1x13 "Knock, Knock"
  Six Feet Under S2x01 "In the Game"
 
1311
  Six Feet Under S2x01 "In the Game"
  Warehouse 13 S1x09 "Regrets"
  Monk S8x05 "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand"
  Psych S4x05 "Shawn Gets the Yips"
  Eureka S3x17 "Have an Ice Day"

1312
  Eureka S3x17 "Have an Ice Day"
  Robin Hood S3x01 "Total Eclipse"
  Warehouse 13 S1x10 "Breakdown"
  The Universe S4x02 "The Day the Moon Was Gone"

1313
  The Universe S4x02 "The Day the Moon Was Gone"
  The Universe S4x03 "It Fell From Space"
  The Universe S4x04 "Biggest Blasts"
  HBO presents "Funny Games" (2007)

1314
  Rescue Me S5x21 "Jump"
  Rescue Me S5x22 "Drink"
  Sons of Anarchy S2x01 "Albification"
  Pres. Barack Obama Address to Joint Session of Congress [2/24/09]: Health Care Reform

1315
  Pres. Barack Obama Address to Joint Session of Congress [2/24/09]: Health Care Reform
  Rep. Dr. Charles Boustany (R-La.): Republican Response
  Glee S1x02 "Showmance"
  Leverage S2x09 "The Lost Heir Job"

1316
  Leverage S2x09 "The Lost Heir Job"
  The Vampire Diaries S1x01 "Pilot"
  Warehouse 13 S1x09 "Regrets"
  LOST S2x07 "The Other 48 Days"

1317
  LOST S2x07 "The Other 48 Days"
  The Showbiz Show S1x09 Kelly Ripa • Nicole Richie • Bai Ling
  CBS presents "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" (1964) [scrap]
  Criminal Minds S1x10 "The Popular Kids"
  Criminal Minds S1x11 "Blood Hungry"

1318
  Criminal Minds S1x11 "Blood Hungry"
  Alias S5x09 "Horizon"
  HBO presents "Funny Games" (2007)

1319
  HBO presents "Funny Games" (2007)
  Drop Dead Diva S1x09 "The Dress"
  Mad Men S3x05 "The Fog"

1320
  Mad Men S3x05 "The Fog"
  Defying Gravity S1x08 "Love, Honor, Obey"
  True Blood S2x12 "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

1321
  True Blood S2x12 "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
  Hung S1x10 "A Dick and a Dream or Fight the Money"
  TDS: Sept. 14, 2009 • Lebron James
  TCR: Sept. 14, 2009 • Cory Booker
  Six Feet Under S2x04 "Driving Mr. Mossback"
  Six Feet Under S2x05 "The Invisible Woman"

1322
  Six Feet Under S2x05 "The Invisible Woman"
  Veronica Mars S3x09 "Spit & Eggs"
  Boston Legal S3x09 "On the Ledge"

1323
  Boston Legal S3x09 "On the Ledge"
  Nip/Tuck S4x13 "Reefer"
  Bones S2x10 "The Headless Witch in the Woods"
  Bones S1x15 "Two Bodies in the Lab"

1324
  Bones S1x15 "Two Bodies in the Lab"
  IFC presents "Victor/Victoria" (1973) scrap: "Shady Dame from Seville"
  U2 "The Saints are Coming" (2006)
  My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" (2006)
  The Killers "Bones" (2006)
  John Mayer "Waiting on the World to Change" (2006)
  Medium S3x04 "Blood Relation"
  Ugly Betty S1x10 "Fake Plastic Snow"

1325
  Ugly Betty S1x10 "Fake Plastic Snow"
  Grey's Anatomy S3x10 "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
  Bravo presents Madonna Concert "Confessions" August 2007 • Wembley Stadium

Current Collection

X442
  Titles 1 & 2: NOVA S48x25 "Ancient Maya Metropolis" [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 3: Bob's Burgers S12x13 "Frigate Me Knot"
  Title 4: Bob's Burgers S12x14 "Video Killed the Gene-io Star"
  Title 5: Bob's Burgers S12x15 "Ancient Misbehavin'"
  Title 6: Naomi S1x07 "I Am Not a Used Car Salesman"
  Title 7: Bob's Burgers S12x16 "Interview with a Pop-pop-pire"
  Title 8: Doctor Who S13x08 "Legend of the Sea-Devils"
  Title 9: Doctor Who "On Friendship"
  Title 10: Better Call Saul S6x01 "Wine and Roses"
            Better Call Saul S6x02 "Carrot and Stick"
  Title 11: Full Frontal segments: Coup Year 2 • KBJ hearings

X443
  Title 1: Full Frontal S7x07 Don't Say Gay
  Title 2: Bob's Burgers S12x17 "The Spider House Rules"
  Title 3: Kids in the Hall S3x13 Boxing • Pizzeria • On the Subject of Me
  Title 4: Kids in the Hall S3x14 Emperor of Japan • Funeral
  Title 5: Kids in the Hall S3x11 Girls • Repeated remarriage
  Title 6: Kids in the Hall S4x01 Channel 7 News • Dog • Rush-hour cab baby
  Title 7: Full Frontal S7x08 Masculinity Crisis
  Title 8: The Weather Girls "It's Raining Men" (1983)
  Title 9: Bob's Burgers S12x18 "Clear and Present Ginger"
  Title 10: Bob's Burgers S12x19 "A-Sprout a Boy"
  Title 11: Full Frontal S7x09 Podium Cake • J6 Texts • School lunches • Totes
  Title 12: Nena "99 Luftballoons" (1983)
  Title 13: a-ha "Take On Me" (1985)
  Title 14: Syfy presents "A.I." (2001)

X444
  Title 1: TNT presents "Doctor Sleep" (2019)
  Title 2: FXM presents "Ad Astra" (2019)
  Title 3: TCM presents "Night Watch" (1973)
  Title 4: Duran Duran "Wild Boys" (1984)
  Title 5: Kids in the Hall S2x21 Head-Crushing Rival • Best-Lookin' Man in the World • Daddy Drank [part 1]

X445
  Title 1: Kids in the Hall S2x21 Something on your lip, sir • Girls of Summer [part 2]
  Title 2: Better Call Saul S6x03 "Rock and Hard Place" [part 1]
  Title 3: Better Call Saul S6x03 "Rock and Hard Place" [part 2]
  Title 4: Better Call Saul S6x04 "Hit and Run"
  Title 5: Kung Fu S2x01 "Year of the Tiger: Part 1"
  Title 6: Kung Fu S2x02 "Year of the Tiger: Part 2"
  Title 7: Kung Fu S2x03 "The Bell"
  Title 8: scrap: IFC presents "The Hot Chick" (2002) – The Realization
  Title 9: Kung Fu S2x04 "Clementine"
  Title 10: Kung Fu S2x05 "Reunion"
  Titles 11 & 12: Kung Fu S2x06 "Jyu Sa" [parts 1 & 2]

X446
  Title 1: Kung Fu S2x07 "The Alchemist"
  Title 2: Kung Fu S2x08 "Disclosure"
  Title 3: Naomi S1x08 "Fellowship of the Disc"
  Title 4: Naomi S1x09 "Keep Your Friends Close"
  Title 5: Naomi S1x10 "Fallout"
  Title 6: Naomi S1x11 "Worst Prom Ever"
  Title 7: KXNews [05/07/22] N.D. State Senator Ray Holmberg announces retirement
  Title 8: Better Call Saul S6x05 "Black and Blue"
  Title 9: promo: "The Bob's Burgers Movie" (2022)
  Title 10: promo: "The Ipcress Files" on AMC+
  Title 11: Naomi S1x12 "Ready or Not"

X447
  Title 1: Bob's Burgers S12x20 "Sauce Side Story"
  Title 2: Naomi S1x13 "Who Am I?"
  Title 3: Ragdoll S1x01 "Episode #1.1"
  Title 4: Ragdoll S1x02 "Episode #1.2"
  Title 5: Kung Fu S2x09 "The Enclave"
  Title 6 & 7: FXM presents "Antebellum" (2020) [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 8: AMC+ presents "Real Fake: The Art, Life & Crimes of Elmyr de Hory" [part 1]

X448
  Title 1: AMC+ presents "Real Fake: The Art, Life & Crimes of Elmyr de Hory" [part 2]
  Title 2: TCM presents "Butterfield 8" (1960)
  Title 3: TCM presents "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958)
  Titles 4 & 5: TCM presents "The Apartment" (1960) [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 6: Ben Mankiewicz commentary: "The Apartment"

X449
  Title 1: FXM presents "Don't Let Go" (2019)
  Title 2: Cinemax presents "The Raven" (2012)
  Title 3: Syfy presents "Hotel Artemis" (2018)
  Title 4: Kids in the Hall S4x04 Wrong Number • Bellini Contest
  Title 5: Kids in the Hall S4x03 Francesca Fiore • Confession
  Title 6: Kids in the Hall S4x02 Fight Pickers • The Cathies • Cyril St. John

X450
  Title 1: TCM presents "Hotel Rwanda" (2004)
  Titles 2 & 3: TCM presents "Malcolm X" (1992) [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 4: Bob's Burgers S12x21 "Some Like It Bot Part 1: Eighth-Grade Runner"

X451
  Title 1: FXM Retro presents "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man" (1962)
  Title 2: Better Call Saul S6x06 "Axe and Grind"
  Title 3: TCM presents "Harper" (1966)
  Title 4: Kung Fu S2x10 "Destruction"
     04240 Full Frontal S7x10 Roe v Wade Leak • Menopause

X452
  Title 1: Bob's Burgers S12x22 "Some Like It Bot Part 2: Judge-bot Day"
  Title 2: Better Call Saul S6x07 "Plan and Execution"
  Title 3: Duran Duran "View to a Kill" (1985)
  Title 4: Britbox presents "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" Part 1
  Title 5: A&E presents "Den of Thieves" (2018)
  Title 6: commercial: Pulling the E*Trade Baby out of retirement
  Title 7: FX presents "Black and Blue" (2019)
  Title 8: promo: WWFHelps: Polar bears

X453
  Title 1: IFC presents "What About Bob?" (1991)
  Title 2: Full Frontal S7x11 Mass shootings in U.S. • Nurse burnout • Peaches "F the Pain Away"
  Title 3: Kung Fu S2x11 "Bloodline"
  Title 4: TCM presents "Brigadoon" (1954)
  Title 5: TCM presents "Gigi" (1958) [part 1]

X454
  Title 1: TCM presents "Gigi" (1958) [part 2]
  Title 2: TCM presents "Carmen Jones" (1954)
  Title 3: TCM presents "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940)
  Titles 4 & 5: TCM presents "Citizen Kane" (1941) [parts 1 & 2]

X455
  Title 1: TCM presents "Executive Suite" (1954)
  Title 2: TCM presents "Queen Christina" (1933)
  Title 3 & 4: TCM presents "The Housemaid" (1960) [parts 1 & 2]
  Title 5: TCM presents "That's Entertainment" (1974) [part 1]

X456
  Title 1: TCM presents "That's Entertainment" (1974) [part 2]
  Title 2: Syfy presents "Knives Out" (2019)
  Title 3: Britbox presents "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" Part 2
  Title 4: Britbox presents "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" Part 3
  Title 5: Letterkenny S1x04 "Wingman Wayne"
  Title 6: Letterkenny S1x05 "Rave"

Ep. 81: Tell Me What You Don't Like About Yourself

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 81st episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "Tell Me What You Don't Like About Yourself," in my Fuzzy Feature, I talk about third-season episodes of Ryan Murphy's "Nip/Tuck" leading up to the third-season finale and reveal of The Carver story arc. A plot point in that set of episodes traced Matt's dating life with a transsexual and a racial purist, and Julia's pregnancy with Conor. I found a photo taken of me at the exact moment Julia emerged from the examination room and her decision to carry Sean's baby to term – that scene, having been recorded to disc 1285, quite by chance marked the midpoint of my Classic Collection. 

Wow.

And since it's been quite a while, I detailed the philosophy behind my "Studio Six Feet Under" challenge, highlighting these productions – Alan Ball's "Six Feet Under" and Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" – as the mystical centers of my media collection, noting the synthesis of the those energies in Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Stories" – particularly the focus on death and reality television in season six – and other emergent centers, but those two remain solid.

Cross connections through Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon, Bruno Campos, Roma Maffia and Gregory Itzen, K Callan, as well as guest appearances throughout Nip/Tuck, Alec Mapa, Mary Gross, John Goodman, Dixie Carter, Delta Burke and Jean Smart, plus Jayma Mays who appeared in both "Studio 60" and "Six Feet Under," and in Golden Thread, I track appearances by John Billingsley.

In my Classic Collection (VHS-to-DVD) I find a disc with episodes from both "Studio 60" and "Six Feet Under," including a follow-up on the appearance of Mary Gross in "The Trip" I mentioned back in episode 67, and John Goodman's appearance as a judge in Pahrump, Nevada in the "Nevada Day" two-parter. I talk about the use of blackface in a third season episode of "Mad Men" at a Derby Day party set in 1963, and other appearances in media, society and politics up through today. Comments on "Veronica Mars," "Hustle," "3 Lbs.," "Medium," the Lincoln Meyer episode of "Boston Legal" and I go into some detail on "Criminal Minds" and "Grey's Anatomy."

Also, I found three tiny clips less than a second long that look like they were commercials overwritten with scenes from a second season episode of "Prison Break." One looks like it's from a car commercial. I posted them on my media sites and you can take a look. I don't really have any information about them, but if they look familiar, I'd love to know. Thanks!

In my Current Collection (direct-to-DVD), I archived the State of the Union Address, and historian Heather Cox Richardson's interview with President Biden. Also, the first season of "We Baby Bears," some "Kids in the Hall," "Doctor Who" and "Better Call Saul."

In What I've Been Watching, I took in a high school stage production of "The Book of Will," a community theater production of "See How They Run," and such movies as Robert Pattinson in "The Batman" and Kenneth Branagh's production of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile."

Our host for the "Book of Will," my friend Kirk Nybakken, reminded me during intermission of our 2005 production of another Agatha Christie production, "Towards Zero" in which he'd played Neville Strange and I'd taken on the role of ancient barrister Mathew Treves. He recalled our Inspector Battle, Troy Madl, taking sick one night and his constable, Les Younger, heroically stepping into the Detective Inspector Battle role to get us through the final reveal. I reminded Kirk of the night I'd forgotten my lines at a critical moment and he had to cue me in character to get us through to the finale. Couple of serious day-savers!

Well, I was reminded of all of that while putting this together because Troy had been couch-surfing at my place while the "Towards Zero" was going on and his quick thinking resulted in that photo of me reacting to that moment in "Nip/Tuck."

Thank you Troy, and thank you Kirk, for that fun trip down memory lane.

And on the topic of Christie-related memories, I got some nice feedback from Kemper Donovan of the "All About Agatha" podcast regarding my "At Bertram's Hotel" entry around the 25-minute mark of episode 76, "Building a Mystery."

I posted my 10th ever "VideoFuzzy: The Video" installment at https://youtu.be/vu_HaYaiOAk with comments from my Fuzzy Feature and the backstory on that photo. This will likely mark my signoff for those entries. They're fun to put together, but unless something really demands a visual component, I think my audio-only format should be just fine. The audio availability will continue on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

And this will likely be my last regular entry for a while. With out-of-town adventures and friends visiting from overseas, it has taken more than two months to put this one together despite my very best efforts. I just need to take a break, focus on some life stuff and oh yeah, plow through a BUNCH of media piled up on my Midco box.

I've been making semi-regular submissions since I started this project 80 episodes ago in June of 2017 with disc 229, cataloged through disc 1300 with a deep-dive bringing in my entire backlog with episode 10. It'll be a good break, but we're not talking years. I've still got this uncharted collection of media to go through and I absolutely want to get through it and talk about it. In the meantime, explore my back catalog, click through my blog, and if there's anything you'd like more information about, please let me know.

TOP TEN: Here's a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about Enjoy! 🙃

VideoFuzzy

Catalog Post #081

Classic Collection

1276

  Royal Pains S1x12 "Wonderland"

  Warehouse 13 S1x07 "Implosion"

  Warehouse 13 S1x08 "Duped"

  Mad Men S3x03 "My Old Kentucky Home"

1277

  Mad Men S3x03 "My Old Kentucky Home"

  True Blood S2x11 "Frenzy"

  Tenacious D "The Pick of Destiny" (2006)

  New Found Glory "It's Not Your Fault" (2006)

  Beyoncé "Irreplaceable" (2006)

  Prison Break S2x10 "Rendezvous"

  Heroes S1x07 "Chapter Seven: 'Nothing to Hide'"

1278

  Heroes S1x07 "Chapter Seven: 'Nothing to Hide'"

  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip  S1x07 "Nevada Day, Part 1"

  TDS: Nov. 6, 2006 • "Midterm Elections" • Jerry Seinfeld "Bee Movie" live action clip

  Six Feet Under S1x11 "The Trip"

1279

  Six Feet Under S1x12 "A Private Life"

  Veronica Mars S3x06 "Hi, Infidelity"

  Nip/Tuck S4x10 "Merrill Bobolit"

  TDS: Nov. 7, 2006 • Election Night Midterm Midtacular

1280

  TDS: Nov. 7, 2006 • Election Night Midterm Midtacular

  TCR: Nov. 7, 2006 • Election Night Midterm Midtacular

  Hustle S1x05 "A Touch of Class"

  Chimaira "Nothing Remains" (2005)

  Hustle S1x06 "The Last Gamble"

1281

  Hustle S1x06 "The Last Gamble"

  Hustle S2x02 "Confessions"

  Prison Break S1x16 "Brother's Keeper"

1282

  Prison Break S1x16 "Brother's Keeper"

  24 S5x16 Day 5: 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

  TDS: April 4, 2006 • Sen. John McCain comments ahead of Liberty University commencement speech

  Rihanna "S.O.S." (2006)

  Bones S1x18 "The Man with the Bone"

1283

  Bones S1x18 "The Man with the Bone"

  Nip/Tuck S3x04 "Rhea Reynolds"

  Nip/Tuck S3x05 "Granville Trapp"

  Nip/Tuck S3x10 "Madison Berg"

1284

  Nip/Tuck S3x10 "Madison Berg"

  Nip/Tuck S3x11 "Abby Mays"

  Nip/Tuck S3x12 "Sal Perri"

  Nip/Tuck S3x13 "Joy Kringle" f/G.W.Bailey

1285

  Nip/Tuck S3x13 "Joy Kringle"

  Season 3 finale party

  Nip/Tuck S3x14 "Cherry Peck"

  Nip/Tuck S3x15 "Quentin Costa"

1286

  [faulty transfer]

1287

  Grey's Anatomy S2x14 "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x16 "It's the End of the World"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x17 "And I Feel Fine"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x18 "Yesterday"

1288

  Grey's Anatomy S2x18 "Yesterday"

  Robot Chicken: Buffy vs. the Lettuce Patch Kids

  Grey's Anatomy S2x19 "What Have I Done to Deserve This"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x20 "Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x21 "Superstition"

1289

  Grey's Anatomy S2x21 "Superstition"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x06 "Into You Like a Train"

  Grey's Anatomy S2x22 "The Name of the Game"

  Criminal Minds S2x06 "Lessons Learned"

1290

  Criminal Minds S2x06 "Lessons Learned"

  Medium S3x03 "Be Kind, Rewind"

  Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2006: Spamalot "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

  Close to Home S2x10 "A Father's Story"

1291

  Close to Home S2x10 "A Father's Story"

  NUMB3RS S3x10 "Brutus"

  U2 and Green Day "The Saints are Coming" (2006)

  KT Tunstall "Suddenly I See" (2006)

  Heroes S1x10 "Chapter Ten: 'Six Months Ago'"

1292

  Heroes S1x10 "Chapter Ten: 'Six Months Ago'"

  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip  S1x10 "B-12"

  Dead Like Me S1x02 "Dead Girl Walking"

  Desperate Housewives S3x09 "Beautiful Girls"

1293

  Desperate Housewives S3x09 "Beautiful Girls"

  commercial: Common "Peace Love the Gap"

  Dead Like Me S1x02 "Dead Girl Walking"

  Veronica Mars S3x07 "Of Vice and Men"

  3 Lbs. S1x01 "Lost For Words"

1294

  3 Lbs. S1x01 "Lost For Words"

  Nip/Tuck S4x11 "Conor McNamara, 2026"

  Prison Break S2x13 "The Killing Box"

1295

  Prison Break S2x13 "The Killing Box"

  Six Feet Under S2x02 "Out, Out Brief Candle"

  Six Feet Under S2x03 "The Plan"

  Veronica Mars S3x08 "Lord of the Pi's"

 

1296

  Veronica Mars S3x08 "Lord of the Pi's"

  3 Lbs. S1x02 "Of Two Minds"

  Nip/Tuck S4x12 "Diana Lubey"

1297

  Nip/Tuck S4x12 "Diana Lubey"

  Desperate Housewives S3x10 "The Miracle Song"

  Boston Legal S3x08 "Lincoln"

  Brothers & Sisters S1x09 "Mistakes Were Made: Part 2"

1298

  Brothers & Sisters S1x09 "Mistakes Were Made: Part 2"

  Close to Home S2x09 "Shoot to Kill"

  NUMB3RS S3x09 "Waste Not"

1299

  NUMB3RS S3x09 "Waste Not"

  Prison Break S2x12 "Disconnect" f/Tony Denison

  Heroes S1x09 "Chapter Nine: 'Homecoming'"

  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip S1x09 "The Option Period"

1300

  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip S1x09 "The Option Period"

  TDS: Nov. 13, 2006 • Tina Fey

  True Blood S2x11 "Frenzy"

  Defying Gravity S1x06 "Bacon"

  Hung S1x09 "This is America or Fifty Bucks"

Current Collection

X439

  Title 1: Pres. Biden State of the Union Address [3/1/22]

  Title 2: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers the GOP response

  Title 3: We Baby Bears S1x09 "Baby Bear Genius"

  Title 4: We Baby Bears S1x17 "Triple T Tigers"

  Title 5: We Baby Bears S1x18 "Panda's Family"

  Title 6: KX News: [3/3/22] Berthold Police Dept accidentally donates marijuana to Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch

  Titles 7 & 8: We Baby Bears S1x01 "The Magical Box" [parts 1 & 2]

  Title 9: Queens S1x12 "Let the Past be the Past"

  Title 10: Queens S1x13 "2022"

  Title 11: Claws S4x10 "Chapter Ten: Mercy"

  Title 12: Bob's Burgers S12x12 "Ferry on my Wayward Bob and Linda"

  Title 13: 4400 S1x12 "Group Efforts"

  Title 14: Full Frontal S6x01 various clips: Jan.-March 2022

X440

  Title 1: Interview: Heather Cox Richardson w/ Pres. Biden [2/25/22]

  Title 2: 4400 S1x13 "The Present is Prologue"

  Title 3: Naomi S1x05 "Shadow Ridge"

  Title 4: Naomi S1x06 "Homecoming"

  Title 5: Big Pacific S1x04 "Passionate"

  Titles 6 & 7: FX presents "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood" (2019) [parts 1 & 2]

X441

  Title 1: FX presents "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood" (2019) [part 3]

  Title 2: TCM presents "The Last of Sheila" (1973)

  Title 3: TCM presents "Ten Little Indians" (1965)

  Title 4: TCM presents "Amarcord" (1973)

  Title 5: Reconnecting Roots S2x01 "The Recording Industry: Off the Record, Into the Cloud"

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

TOP TEN: Here's a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort. Enjoy! https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about

VideoFuzzy on YouTube: https://bit.ly/39IsQ2h

VideoFuzzy

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"