A blog and affiliated podcast outlining my efforts in cataloging decades of accumulated media, with commentary on current viewing as well.
Monday, October 9, 2023
Catalog Post #090
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Ep. 89: Forever Freestyle
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this totally '80s installment marks my 89th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. This installment, titled "Forever Freestyle," celebrates probably the broadest timeline covered by my classic and current collections, featuring material from every decade between 1930 and 2020.
My Fuzzy Feature highlights the 1980s miniseries, network series and the 2009 reboot of "V," including a contemporary clip from my "TV is the New Reading" podcast. I track some Cross Connections through the casts of the original and the reboot such as Jossverse connections to Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk and Gina Torres and original series connections through Michael Mantell and Richard T. Jones. A flashback episode of "My Name is Earl" featured an appearance by long-acknowledged Golden Thread Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey. And several arterial connections showed up in "Mercy" including Michelle Trachtenberg, Jane Mulgrew and Elisabeth Moss; "Boston Legal" including Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally and Prime Connector Stephen Tobolowsky with William Shatner, Rene Auberjonois and Armin Shimerman.
In my Classic Collection, cataloging discs 1476 through 1500, I encountered an ad for a two-disc set packed with '80s dance hits called "Forever Freestyle." You can see the ad here: https://youtu.be/ZDNlUl706Ls Based on finding it in my collection I added the songs in that compilation to my music collection.
Also, I found one of two German-language episodes of "Monty Python's Fliegende Zirkus," the Bravo rebroadcast of "Six Feet Under" episode "Eat a Peach," and a Lexus ad featuring some brilliant stage-management tagged "The safest accident is the one that never happens." You can see that one here: https://youtu.be/Xw3-hOE3l8M
Plus comments on "Hamlet 2," "The Prisoner," "The Ninth Gate," "CATS," "The Riches," "Fringe," Ellen hosting the Oscars, a documentary on the 2008 presidential election called "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" and the 1952 movie "Desk Set."
In my Current Collection I talk about the "BoJack Horseman" finale and connections between that and the final season of "Six Feet Under." Also, comments on "Quantumania," "Soup to Nuts," "Michael Shayne, Private Eye" and the third season premiere of "Only Murders in the Building."
In What I've Been Watching, comments on "Elemental," "Barbie" and "Grace & Frankie," as well as "Project Runway" and "Crime Scene Kitchen."
And in my streaming selections, I took in the series premiere of Nathan Pyle's "Strange Planet" on Apple TV. Fun show!
TOP ELEVEN: Here's a "Top Eleven" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy!
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Catalog Post #089
MPFC: S4x02 "Michael Ellis" Department Store episode
Monty Python's Fliegende Zirkus: S1x01 Albrecht Dürer: Sein Leben und Seine Zeit
PBS Great Performances presents "Cats" (1998)
PBS Great Performances presents "Cats" (1998)
Veronica Mars S3x14 "Mars, Bars"
Boston Legal S3x16 "The Good Lawyer"
Boston Legal S3x16 "The Good Lawyer"
dirt S1x08 "The Thing Under the Bed"
Criminal Minds S2x17 "Distress"
Medium S3x13 "Second Opinion"
Medium S3x13 "Second Opinion"
My Name is Earl S2x18 "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy"
Grey's Anatomy S5x13 "Stairway to Heaven"
Close to Home S2x16 "Internet Bride"
Close to Home S2x16 "Internet Bride"
HBO presents "Hamlet 2" (2008)
Desperate Housewives S6x06 "Don't Walk on the Grass"
Brothers & Sisters S4x06 "Zen and the Art of Mole Making"
Brothers & Sisters S4x06 "Zen and the Art of Mole Making"
Mad Men S3x12 "The Grown-Ups"
Accidentally on Purpose S1x06 "Fight Club"
The Big Bang Theory S3x06 "The Cornhusker Vortex"
Heroes S4x07 "Chapter Seven: 'Once Upon a Time in Texas'"
Heroes S4x07 "Chapter Seven: 'Once Upon a Time in Texas'"
TDS: Nov. 2, 2009 • Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.
TCR: Nov. 2, 2009 • Nicholas Thompson
Castle S2x07 "Famous Last Words"
V S1x12 "The Betrayal"
V S1x12 "The Betrayal"
Psych S1x14 "Poker? I Barely Know Her"
Six Feet Under S4x08 "Coming and Going"
79th Annual Academy Awards f/Ellen DeGeneres
79th Annual Academy Awards f/Ellen DeGeneres
- costume design presentation
79th Annual Academy Awards f/Ellen DeGeneres
Prison Break S2x18 "Wash"
Six Feet Under S5x09 "Ecotone"
Six Feet Under S5x09 "Ecotone"
Six Feet Under S5x07 "The Silence"
Six Feet Under S5x08 "Singing for our Lives"
Six Feet Under S5x08 "Singing for our Lives"
Boston Legal S3x17 "The Bride Wore Blood"
dirt S1x12 "Caught on Tape"
dirt S1x12 "Caught on Tape"
Ugly Betty S1x18 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Six Feet Under S5x04 "Time Flies"
Six Feet Under S5x05 "Eat a Peach"
Six Feet Under S5x05 "Eat a Peach"
Six Feet Under S5x06 "The Rainbow of Her Reasons"
Battlestar Galactica S3x19 "Crossroads: Part 1"
The Dresden Files S1x08 "Storm Front"
The Dresden Files S1x08 "Storm Front"
Prison Break S2x20 "Panama"
24 S6x14 Day 6: 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
The Riches S1x01 "Believe the Lie"
The Riches S1x01 "Believe the Lie"
V S1x12 "The Betrayal"
V S1x01 "Pilot"
TDS: Nov. 3, 2009 • David Plouffe
TDS: Nov. 3, 2009 • David Plouffe
TCR: Nov. 3, 2009 • Andrew Sullivan
Sons of Anarchy S2x09 "Fa Guan"
TDS: Nov. 4, 2009 • Al Gore
TCR: Nov. 4, 2009 • Sir Harold Evans
V S1x01 "Part 1"
V S1x01 "Part 1"
TDS: Nov. 5, 2009 • Susan Rice
TCR: Nov. 5, 2009 • William Bratton
TCR: Nov. 5, 2009 • William Bratton
V S1x02 "Part 2"
V S1x13 "The Rescue"
V S1x13 "The Rescue"
V S1x14 "The Champion"
Bones S5x06 "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken"
Bones S5x06 "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken"
Fringe S2x06 "Earthling"
Nip/Tuck S6x04 "Jenny Juggs"
Grey's Anatomy S6x08 "Invest in Love"
Grey's Anatomy S6x08 "Invest in Love"
Mercy S1x06 "The Last Thing I Said Was"
The Prisoner S1x15 "The Girl Who Was Death"
HBO presents "Xanadu" (1980)
HBO presents "Xanadu" (1980)
IFC presents "The Ninth Gate" (1999)
IFC presents "The Ninth Gate" (1999)
HBO presents "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" (2009)
HBO presents "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" (2009)
TDS: Justice Sunday II • John Irving
Family Guy: A few seconds of disco
TDS: Terror Watch • Chris Wallace
TDS: Pat Robertson • Messopotamia • This Week in God • Rachel Weisz
TDS: 700 Club • Trent Lott
TDS: Lance Armstrong Tour d'France asterisk • Christopher Hitchens
FMC presents "Desk Set" (1957)
Title 1: BoJack Horseman S5x02 "The Dog Days Are Over"
Title 2: BoJack Horseman S5x03 "Planned Obsolescence"
Title 3: BoJack Horseman S5x04 "BoJack the Feminist"
Title 4: BoJack Horseman S5x05 "The Amelia Earhart Story"
Title 5: BoJack Horseman S5x06 "Free Churro"
Title 6: Disney presents "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021)
Title 7: BoJack Horseman S5x07 "INT. SUB"
Title 8: BoJack Horseman S5x08 "Mr. Peanutbutter's Boos"
Title 9: BoJack Horseman S5x09 "Ancient History"
Title 10: BoJack Horseman S5x10 "Head in the Clouds"
X487
Title 1: BoJack Horseman S5x11 "The Showstopper"
Title 2: BoJack Horseman S5x12 "The Stopped Show"
Title 3: BoJack Horseman S6x01 "A Horse Walks into a Rehab"
Title 4: BoJack Horseman S6x02 "The New Client"
Title 5: BoJack Horseman S6x03 "Feel-Good Story"
Title 6: BoJack Horseman S6x04 "Surprise!"
Title 7: BoJack Horseman S6x05 "A Little Uneven is All"
Title 8: BoJack Horseman S6x06 "The Kidney Stays in the Picture"
Title 9: BoJack Horseman S6x07 "The Face of Depression"
Title 10: BoJack Horseman S6x08 "A Quick One, While He's Away"
Title 11: BoJack Horseman S6x09 "Intermediate Scene Study w/ BoJack Horseman"
Title 12: BoJack Horseman S6x10 "Good Damage"
Title 13: BoJack Horseman S6x11 "Sunk Cost at All That"
Title 14: BoJack Horseman S6x12 "Xerox of a Xerox"
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Ep. 88: Psyched Out
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 88th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. This installment, titled "Psyched Out," fulfills a promise I made years ago, Oct. 2019, in "Ep. 56: Embrace the Deception." This promise was renewed a couple episodes back when a long-awaited first-season episode of "Psych" turned up in my cataloging.
That is, the first half of it appeared. My cataloging for this set turned up the second half of that episode, to wit, "Cloudy With a Chance of Murder." I'd already long since added the eighth-season do-over, titled "Remake: AKA Cloudy With a Chance of Improvement" to my current collection. So when the second half of the original turned up, I was able to pull them both up for a long ago promised compare and contrast.
And since this installment also marks six years of VideoFuzzy, I took another road trip to Minot to visit my friend Kirk Nybakken to celebrate, take in both episodes back to back and discuss them.
I track some Cross Connections through the casts of "Psych," "Six Feet Under," "Bones," "Commander in Chief" and "Killer Instinct" and trace a Golden Thread through my collection with the work of Zjelko Ivanek.
In my Classic Collection, cataloging discs 1451 through 1475, along with the remainder of that "Psych" episode I found a whole lot of series recordings with concentrations of "Battlestar Galactica," "Bones," "NUMB3RS," "Six Feet Under" and "24," as well as "The Prisoner" and "Monty Python's Flying Circus." Also, the 78th Annual Oscars celebration, hosted by Jon Stewart, and a bunch of music videos.
In my Current Collection I archived the latter seasons of "BoJack Horseman," and took in the Amazon Films production of "The Goldfinch." And under What I've Been Watching, Ralph stood me to a production of "The Machine," which was ridiculous fun.
TOP ELEVEN: Here's a "Top Eleven" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about. Enjoy! 🙃
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Catalog Post #088
Battlestar Galactica S3x04 "Exodus, Part 2"
Battlestar Galactica S3x05 "Collaborators"
Battlestar Galactica S3x06 "Torn"
Battlestar Galactica S3x06 "Torn"
24 S6x03 Day 6: 8 a.m.-9 a.m.
24 S6x04 Day 6: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Six Feet Under S3x07 "Timing & Space"
Six Feet Under S3x07 "Timing & Space"
Six Feet Under S3x08 "Tears, Bones & Desire"
Boston Legal S3x12 "Nuts"
Boston Legal S3x12 "Nuts"
Dirt S1x03 "Ovophagy"
American Idol S6x02 Auditions
Criminal Minds S2x23 "No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank"
Medium S3x08 "The Whole Truth"
Hawthorne Heights "Niki FM" (2004)
Korn "Twisted Transistor" (2005)
NUMB3RS S2x13 "Double Down"
NUMB3RS S2x04 "Calculated Risk"
Bones S1x11 "The Woman in the Car"
Bones S1x11 "The Woman in the Car"
Bones S1x12 "The Superhero in the Alley"
Black Eyed Peas "Pump It" (2009)
Rob Thomas "Lonely No More" (2005)
Beyonce f/ Slim Thug "Check On It" (2006)
Bones S1x13 "The Woman in the Garden"
Bones S1x13 "The Woman in the Garden"
Gwen Stefani f/Akon "The Sweet Escape" (2006)
Korn Unplugged f/Amy Lee "Freak on a Leash" (2007)
Daughtry "It's Not Over" (2006)
Five for Fighting "World" (2006)
The Killers "Read My Mind" (2006)
Lily Allen "Smile" (2006)
Fergie f/ Will.i.am "Fergalicious" (2006)
Gnarls Barkley "Smiley Faces" (2006)
78th Annual Academy Awards f/Jon Stewart
- Dolly Parton singing "Traveling Through"
78th Annual Academy Awards f/Jon Stewart
78th Annual Academy Awards f/Jon Stewart
Beck "Hell Yes" (2005)
Bones S1x14 "The Man on the Fairway"
24 S5x15 Day 5: 9 p.m.-10 p.m.
- PSP dustball ad: "great personality"
Six Feet Under S4x07 "The Dare"
Six Feet Under S4x07 "The Dare"
TDS: Anna Nicole Smith dies
Mad Men S3x11 "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
The Big Bang Theory S2x10 "The Vartabedian Conundrum"
Heroes S4x06 "Chapter Six: 'Strange Attractors'"
TDS: Oct. 26, 2009 • Susie Essman
TDS: Oct. 26, 2009 • Susie Essman
TCR: Oct. 26, 2009 • Cornel West
Castle S2x06 "Vampire Weekend"
Sons of Anarchy S2x08 "Potlach"
TDS: Oct. 27, 2009 • Steven Levitt
TDS: Oct. 27, 2009 • Steven Levitt
TCR: Oct. 27, 2009 • Gail Collins
Criminal Minds S4x20 "Conflicted"
Cougar Town S1x06 "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
Nip/Tuck S6x03 "Briggitte Reinholt"
Nip/Tuck S6x03 "Briggitte Reinholt"
TDS: Oct. 28, 2009 • Anna Baltzer & Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
TCR: Oct. 28, 2009 • Brian Cox
Psych S1x12 "Cloudy ... with a Chance of Murder"
Six Feet Under S4x02 "In Case of Rapture"
Six Feet Under S4x03 "Parallel Play"
Six Feet Under S4x03 "Parallel Play"
Desperate Housewives S3x14 "I Remember That"
Brothers & Sisters S1x14 "Valentine's Day Massacre"
The Dresden Files S1x03 "Hair of the Dog"
The Dresden Files S1x03 "Hair of the Dog"
Battlestar Galactica S3x14 "The Woman King"
24 S6x08 Day 6: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
24 S6x09 Day 6: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
24 S6x09 Day 6: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
TCR: Oct. 28, 2009 • Brian Cox
South Park S13x11 "Whale Whores"
TDS: Oct. 29, 2009 • Wanda Sykes
TCR: Oct. 29, 2009 • Bill Simmons
The Universe S4x10 "Pulsars & Quasars"
The Universe S4x10 "Pulsars & Quasars"
Parks & Rec S2x07 "Greg Pikitis"
The Office S6x08 "Koi Pond"
Grey's Anatomy S6x07 "Give Peace a Chance"
Flashforward S1x06 "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps"
The West Wing S6x12 "365 Days"
The West Wing S6x12 "365 Days"
The West Wing S6x13 "King Corn"
Ugly Betty S4x04 "The Wiener, The Bun and The Boob"
Killer Instinct S1x07 "Game Over"
Killer Instinct S1x07 "Game Over"
NUMB3RS S2x07 "Convergence"
Bones S1x06 "The Man in the Wall"
Bones S1x06 "The Man in the Wall"
- Sammy's "Say aah" commercial
scrap: Hot Properties S1x07 "The Return of the Ring"
Commander in Chief S1x08 "Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express"
Nip/Tuck S3x09 "Hannah Tedesco"
Nip/Tuck S3x09 "Hannah Tedesco"
KXNews Noon Show: Ceecy Nucker and Mike Novy talk "Towards Zero"
Killer Instinct S1x08 "Forget Me Not"
NUMB3RS S2x08 "In Plain Sight"
Ugly Betty S4x04 "The Wiener, The Bun and The Boob"
The Prisoner S1x11 "A Change of Mind"
The Prisoner S1x11 "A Change of Mind"
The Prisoner S1x12 "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling"
Monk S8x11 "Mr. Monk and The Dog"
White Collar S1x02 "Threads"
White Collar S1x02 "Threads"
Robin Hood S3x08 "The King is Dead, Long Live the King ..."
Fox Movie Channel presents "Silent Movie" (1976)
Fox Movie Channel presents "Silent Movie" (1976)
The Simpsons S14x22 "Moe Baby Blues"
HBO presents "Hamlet 2" (2008)
Pop-Up Video: R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" (1992)
Pop-Up Video: Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth
with Money in My Hand" (1996)
Pop-Up Video: Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986)
1998 VMA live preshow Barenaked Ladies "One Week" "Gett'n Jiggy Wit' It" "That Boy
Is Mine" "All About the Benjamins" "Bittersweet Symphony" "Ray of Light"
1998 VMAs performances by Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Brian Setzer Orchestra
MPFC S1x07: "You're No Fun Anymore" Camel Spotting • Big Business Ethics •
Science Fiction Sketch
MPFC S1x07: Science Fiction Sketch
VMA 1998 Sixth Backstreet Boy
MPFC S1x08: "Full Frontal Nudity" Army shakedown • full frontal nudity • art critic
• buying a bed • sketch silliness • hermits • dead parrot sketch •
flashers • violence in the streets
MPFC 2x01: "Dinsdale" Fashion critique • taking delivery • Ministry of Silly Walks
• Dinsdale
The Simpsons S10x02 "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"
The Simpsons S8x12 "Mountain of Madness"
Animaniacs S1x01 "The Monkey Song"
Madonna "Oh Father" (1989)
Madonna "Erotica" (1992)
Madonna "Deeper and Deeper" (1992)
MPFC S4x02: "Michael Ellis" Department Store episode
Title 1: BoJack Season 2 recap / BoJack Horseman S3x01 "Start Spreading the News"
Title 2: Bob's Burgers S13x18 "Gift Card of Buy Trying"
Title 3: BoJack Horseman S3x02 "The BoJack Horseman Show"
Title 4: BoJack Horseman S3x03 "BoJack Kills"
Title 5: BoJack Horseman S3x04 "Fish Out of Water"
Title 6: Cunk on Earth S1x02 "Faith/Off"
Title 7: Cunk on Earth S1x03 "The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised"
Title 8: BoJack Horseman S3x05 "Love And/Or Marriage"
Title 9: BoJack Horseman S3x06 "Brrap Brrap Pew Pew"
Title 10: BoJack Horseman S3x07 "Stop the Presses"
Title 11: BoJack Horseman S3x08 "Old Acquaintance"
Title 12: BoJack Horseman S3x09 "Best Thing That Every Happened"
Title 13: BoJack Horseman S3x10 "It's You"
Title 14: BoJack Horseman S3x11 "That's Too Much Man" [part 1]
Title 1: BoJack Horseman S3x11 "That's Too Much Man" [part 2]
Title 2: BoJack Horseman S3x12 "That Went Well"
Title 3: Bob's Burgers S13x19 "Crab-solutely Fabulous"
Title 4: BoJack Horseman S4x01 "See Mr. Peanutbutter Run"
Title 5: BoJack Horseman S4x02 "The Old Sugarman Place"
Title 6: Bob's Burgers S13x20 "Radio No You Didn't"
Title 7: Cunk on Earth S1x04 "Rise of the Machines"
Title 8: Cunk on Earth S1x05 "War(s) of the World(s)?"
Title 9: Amazon Films presents "The Goldfinch" (2019)
Title 10: Wig Wam "Do Ya Really Wanna Taste It?" (2010)
Title 11: "Peacemaker" opening credits
Title 12: "The History of the World: Part II" S1x01 "I"
Title 1: BoJack Horseman S4x03 "Hooray! Todd Episode!"
Title 2: BoJack Horseman S4x04 "Commence Fracking"
Title 3: BoJack Horseman S4x05 "Thoughts and Prayers"
Title 4: BoJack Horseman S4x06 "Stupid Piece of Sh*t"
Title 5: BoJack Horseman S4x07 "Underground"
Title 6: Inside Job S1x01 "Unpresidented"
Title 7: Bob's Burgers S13x20 "Mother Author Laser Pointer"
Title 8: Bob's Burgers S13x21 "Amelia"
Title 9: BoJack Horseman S4x08 "The Judge"
Title 10: BoJack Horseman S4x09 "Ruthie"
Title 11: BoJack Horseman S4x10 "lovin that cali lifestyle!!"
Title 12: BoJack Horseman S4x11 "Time's Arrow"
Title 13: BoJack Horseman S4x12 "What Time is it Right Now"
Title 14: BoJack Horseman S5x01 "The Light Bulb Scene"
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Ep. 87: Mozzie! The Treasure!
Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 87th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "Mozzie! The Treasure!" I took a road trip to visit my friend Kirk Nybakken in Minot and we tore into the series premiere of USA Network's original series "White Collar," my Fuzzy Feature for this set.
In my Classic Collection, cataloging discs 1426 to 1450, I talk about "FlashForward," "Monk," "Criminal Minds," "Mad Men," "Mercy," "Grey's Anatomy," "Tales from the Darkside," "Nip/Tuck," "Community," "Glee," "The West Wing" and "Battlestar Galactica." Also, with this set I break into a new binder, Binder No. 8, so I take a moment to reminisce about what all turned up in Binder No. 7.
In my Current Collection, I only archived one disc, but that included the third season finale of "Kung Fu," and the series premiere of Bob Odenkirk in "Lucky Hank." I also watched the Netflix productions of "Cunk on Earth" and "BoJack Horseman," and Ralph stood me to "The Super Mario Brothers Movie," which was quite a lot of fun.
TOP ELEVEN: Here's a "Top Eleven" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about Enjoy! 🙃