Thanks, FB, and I did consider trying a blog with a tube theme. I also considered using Joomla with a tube module addon. But for this project I really want a tube script, something written specifically for use on a tube site.
Okay, while that bunny script has a lot of features I like, it's too expensive for my first site. Maybe it'll be worth moving to down the road, but it has more features than I have any use for on this project.
TEVS is out for no animated thumbs and shallow stats. Aside from that it's a good choice I think.
Tube Ace is out for no animated thumbs and a user interface I just don't like. Second reason is just a personal preference and the first reason is supposed to be taken care of in the next release.
So I'm going to give TubeX a try.
Wish me luck.
Or don't.