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Pop Culture Roundup April 10, 2006

Further details on the manufacturing snafu on the Beatles' Capitol Records Vol. 2 box set: Capitol realized after manufacturing that the original mono masters from "Beatles VI" and "Rubber Soul" never made it onto the initial pressing of this collection...Consumers with proof of purchase will be able to replace copies of the first run with the correct version...

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Dial B for Blog goes Easter egg hunting in comic books and comes back with some doozies.

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Fred Hembeck turns in another groovy comics cover reconstruction: Avengers #100.

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There's a copyright hullabaloo over reprints of the old Doc Savage pulp novels. The Web-based publisher Blackmask, which is publishing new editions of the novels, says the stories are in the public domain. Original publisher Conde Naste says nope (although they haven't bothered to reprint any of the stories for at least 20 years). All I know is, a while back, I made up a list of Doc books currently available via Amazon. So snag 'em while you can.

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Comics Continuum has a few pics and details on the final "Justice League Unlimited" episode, which airs May 13 on the Cartoon Network.

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The official "Spider-Man 3" site is up. Not much there, yet, though.

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SciFi Wire has details on the next season of "Doctor Who."

Hanna-Barbera figures due in July from McFarlane Toys

Here's a look at the first batch:


Tom & Jerry: Rock 'n' Roll

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Tom & Jerry: No Trespassing!


Quick Draw McGraw as El Kabong


Hong Kong Phooey


Fred Flintstone on Chopper


Fred Flintstone in Cruiser Deluxe Boxed Set

"Notorious Bettie Page" movie posters unveiled

Here's a couple:



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"Man from U.N.C.L.E." DVD set collects first season

Out July 25, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Season 1" is available for pre-order now from Amazon.

Pop Culture Roundup April 7, 2006

Datajunkie shares "The Black Museum," a 1950s "true crime" radio series starring Orson Welles.

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Dial B for Blog's "Evil Robbie" gives the latest issue of DC Comics' "Infinite Crisis" a hilarious, obscenity laden critical thrashing. I love Evil Robbie.

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Just came across an evidently legit site where you can make your own t-shirts and poster prints from Marvel Comics art.



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Arthur Lee, singer of great 60s cult band Love, is battling leukemia, Billboard reports.

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In a series of posts, comics historian and writer Mark Evanier tries as much as humanly possible to explain the complicated Superboy copyright case.

Disney DVDs collect travel-themed cartoon shorts

Out May 16, "It's a Small World of Fun" Vols. 1 and 2 collect animated shorts with a travel theme. Here's a look at the contents:


It's a Small World of Fun Vol. 1


The Flying Gauchito (previously made available on The Three Caballeros)
A young Gauchito finds a very special horse which can fly. When he enters the horse in a race, he hides the horse’s wings, but the pair can’t keep their secret for long.

In Dutch (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume 1)
Pluto and his pal Dinah fool villagers in Holland with a false flood alarm, but when the dike does begin to leak, it is up to Pluto to get help while Dinah plugs the leak with her paw. Because he’s already ‘cried wolf’ once, it’s hard for Pluto to get anyone to believe him.

Goliath II (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities)
Goliath is the gigantic king of the elephants, but his son, poor ‘Goliath II,’ is only 5 inches tall, the runt of the herd. When a mouse attacks the herd and frightens all the other elephants away, Goliath II bravely battles the mouse, and discovers he’s the elephant with the biggest heart.

Mickey Down Under (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 2)
In Australia, Mickey discovers the egg of an emu, but unfortunately the emu parent shows up and chases Mickey. There’s also funny business with Pluto and a boomerang.

African Diary (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy)
Goofy leads a safari into the wild interior of Africa. He goes big game hunting, but a rhino turns the tables on him.

A Cowboy Needs A Horse (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities)
A little boy dreams of being a big cowboy and going on adventures way out west.

Grievance Of A Starmaker (not available on any other Disney DVDs)
This is the story of Yasu, a little boy who one night notices that the stars are missing. Yasu climbs up to a small shop in the sky run by Mr. Hoshi, where the stars are made. He discovers that Mr. Hoshi has hidden away the stars because he’s disturbed by all the pollution that people have caused, which has dirtied the stars. When Yasu promises to clean the stars, Mr. Hoshi promises to not hide them away again, which leads to a bright future for everyone. ]


It's a Small World of Fun Vol. 2


Pedro (previously made available on Saludos Amigos)
Papa Plane and Mama Plane ferry mail over the Andes mountains, but one day both Mama and Papa Plane get sick and can’t go. Little Pedro is called on, and despite a big condor, a bigger mountain and a very big storm, Pedro saves the day.

The Olympic Champ (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy)
Goofy gives his own hilarious history of the Olympics in this comical look at the famous sporting event. Goofy demonstrates, as only he can, hurdles, pole vaulting, discus, javelin throwing and more.

Peter And The Wolf (previously made available on Make Mine Music)
The tale of Peter and the Wolf is told with superb Disney animation and musical accompaniment. Peter goes hunting for a large wolf with a duck, cat and a bird, but the wolf turns out to be a lot harder to catch than Peter first realized.

The Brave Little Tailor (previously made available on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color and The Sword in the Stone)
In medieval times Mickey plays a little tailor who is mistaken for a giant killer. The king appoints Mickey to destroy a nearby giant, with the prize being the hand of the fair princess Minnie. Mickey has to use his brains to outwit the giant’s brawn.

Crazy With The Heat (not available on any other Disney DVDs)
Donald and Goofy run out of gas while traveling through the desert, and start to see mirages.

Susie, The Little Blue Coupe (previously made available as bonus feature on The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad and The Love Bug)
Susie, in an auto showroom, is bought by a man who takes good care of her but as time passes she grows older and her owner trades her in. She has a succession of unfortunate owners who mistreat her, and just as she is about to be abandoned in a junkyard, an eager young man buys here, tinkers with her, and soon has her running again.

"F Troop" season 1 due out June 6

No info on extras, etc., yet, but it'll collect the show's entire first season. It's availble for pre-order now from Amazon.

Bette Davis Collection 2 collects five classic films

Due out May 30, this DVD set includes:

* "Marked Woman"
* "Jezebel"
* "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
* "Old Acquaintance"
* "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Two-Disc Special Edition)"

All films are remastered with extra features. The set is available for pre-order now from Amazon.

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New "Da Vinci" code poster revealed

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Pop Culture Round April 6, 2006

NPR has live concerts by Neko Case and Martha Wrainwright.

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Let's give a big hand to Dial B for Blog.

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Fred Hembeck has a nice tribute to Gene Pitney.

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Big news: A judge has ruled the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel should own the rights to the Superboy character. Warner Bros., owner of DC Comics, plans an appeal.

"Lost" Clues: Season 2, Episode 18 "Dave"



Official ABC recap:

Dave
Air Date: 04/05/2006
As Locke recovers from the incident with the blast doors, the situation with Henry heats up. Henry admits to Sayid that he is indeed an Other, but that he will be killed if he talks. So our group becomes jailors in effect, keeping watch over the prisoner of war.

Hurley and Libby's relationship also heats up when Libby takes it upon herself to try and get Hurley into shape. Hurley comes clean and confesses to Libby that he's "sick" -- that he has a problem with food -- and shows her that he's been hoarding food from the hatch.

Libby encourages Hurley to destroy it, but the moment he does, the pallet is discovered by the entire group, causing Hurley to have a breakdown...

In FLASHBACK, Hurley's time spent in a mental institution is revealed. And as Hurley's addiction haunts him on the island, so does a friend from his past -- a fellow patient from the mental institution that will make Hurley question his very sanity.

Meanwhile, Eko continues building in the jungle and reveals to Charlie that he's constructing a church, enlisting his help.

And when Locke finally confronts Henry, Henry confesses that he did not push the button after he crawled through the vents during the lockdown -- but more interestingly, he reveals that NOTHING happened as a result. The world did NOT come to an end, a fact that John Locke is going to have a difficult time digesting…


Observations/speculation

* The shocker: Libby was in the mental ward with Hurley, as a patient. But he didn't know it then and she isn't telling him. What's the deal? Is she stalking him, spying on him? Or is this just another "Lost" random coincidence, such as Kate's mom waiting on Sawyer or Kate's dad dealing with Sayid in Iraq? Are we meant to think Libby realizes when and where she first met Hurley? She sure gets a funny look on her face behind Hurley's back at the end of the episode. Did she follow him onto the plane, or was she just on the same flight by chance? She bears close watching.



* The theory is floating around the message boards that Libby is a golddigger, trying to get ahold of Hurley's lottery millions. But Hurley's mental ward stay took place before he won all his money.

* Does "Henry" lie every time he opens his mouth or is he telling the truth about not punching in the numbers?

* Who is the "he" Henry mentions when being interrogated by Sayid? It's not "Zeke," the supposed leader of the Others. Henry says Zeke is "nothing" compared to this other mysterious person. Is it Hanso? DeGroot? Zeke, himself, makes a mention to a "he" in an earlier episode.

* Why was the real Henry Gale killed? The Others generally have a reason when they've killed people.

* Did anyone notice the plot of this ep is pretty much a knockoff of a "Buffy" episode where she imagines she's a mental patient imagining all the circumstances of her series?

* Dave says "see you in another life" to Hurley. Desmond says the same thing to Jack in an earlier episode.

* The mystery numbers pop up again. The balcony was supposed to hold 23 people, but collapsed under eight.

Other stuff:

Listen to the most recent offical "Lost" podcast.

Watch a preview for the next episode.

See promo pictures from "Dave."

See screen caps from "Dave."

See promo pictures for the next episode.

See the Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.