Remember: Lost returns tonight!

"Lost" is back on the air tonight, finally, for a 16-episode run that takes the show to the end of its third season.

But do you remember what was going on before the show went its seemingly interminable hiatus? Neither do we! That's why you've gotta read through the This is Pop Culture! "Lost" Season 3 Episode Guide to refresh yourself on all the happenings and clues.

Plus you can read these slightly spoilerish teasers for tonight's episode and the one after that.

ABC is hosting its own "Lost" Survivors Guide tonight before the new ep airs:

Hosts Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the executive producers of LOST, will provide an insightful glimpse into the lives of some of the survivors of the doomed Oceanic Airlines flight 815.

And there's a sneak peek at the episode here.

Also see the Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.

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Lost Feb. 21 episode preview

Scroll over the hidden text for mild spoilers:

"Stranger in a Strange Land" - A power play ensues between Jack and "The Others" as Juliet's future hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Kate, Sawyer and Karl continue on their journey away from "Alcatraz," on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Kimberly Joseph as Cindy, Bai Ling as Achara, Diana Scarwid as Isabel, Shannon Chanhthanam as Thai boy, Siwathep Sunapo as Thai man and James Huang as Chet.

"Stranger in a Strange Land" was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Christina M. Kim and directed by Paris Barclay.

Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 6, 2007

The groundbreaking mini-series, "Roots," will be available in a 30th anniversary DVD edition May 22. The seven-disk set will include new bonuse features.

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Beatle offspring Dhani Harrison and musical partner Oli Hecks have a new musical group called thenewno2, a new EP you can preview and buy here.

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Former Kink Dave Davies also has a new release out, his first since suffering a stroke a while back.



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The Return of Lost

"Lost" is back on the air tomorrow night, finally, for a 16-episode run that takes the show to the end of its third season.

But do you remember what was going on before the show went its seemingly interminable hiatus? Neither do we! That's why you've gotta read through the This is Pop Culture! "Lost" Season 3 Episode Guide to refresh yourself on all the happenings and clues.

Plus you can read these slightly spoilerish teasers for tonight's episode and the one after that.

ABC is hosting its own "Lost" Survivors Guide tomorrow night before the new ep airs:

Hosts Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the executive producers of LOST, will provide an insightful glimpse into the lives of some of the survivors of the doomed Oceanic Airlines flight 815.

And there's a sneak peek at the episode here.

Also see the Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 1 due in July

Next month sees the debut of a new Buffy series from Dark Horse Comics, which picks up where the TV series ended. This book, however, collects issues from Dark Horse's previous "Buffy" title.

Details:

The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning-The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon’s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer’s road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All’s Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World’s Fair.

The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse-including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series’ timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon’s comics-based relaunch of the show.


Includes:

Features: 15 Desktops, 7 Ecomics, 2 Games.


The book is available for pre-order now for $16.47 from Amazon.


DVD new releases Feb. 6, 2007

Charmed - The Complete Seventh Season

Eddie Murphy - Delirious

Hollywoodland (Widescreen Edition)

Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition)

The Heiress (Universal Cinema Classics)

Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics)

All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)

Arabian Nights (Universal Cinema Classics)

Hellboy: Sword of Storms

The Grudge 2 (Unrated Director's Cut)

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo - (Original Movie)

Thunderball (Ultimate Edition)

Goldfinger (Ultimate Edition)

For Your Eyes Only (Ultimate Edition)

The Spy Who Loved Me (Ultimate Edition)

Licence to Kill (Ultimate Edition)

Anything But Love - Season 1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward - Season 1: Future Shellshock! (2-Disks, 13 Episodes)

Best Picture Collection (American Beauty / Braveheart / Forrest Gump / Gladiator / The Godfather / Titanic / Terms of Endearment)

Amazing Screw on Head (Full Ws Dol Chk Sen)

Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey

Joseph Campbell - Sukhavati

Ben 10: The Complete Season 1

Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 - Vegeta Saga (Uncut)

More Upcoming DVD releases

CD new releases Feb. 6, 2007

At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos by My Morning Jacket

Sermon on Exposition Boulevard by Rickie Lee Jones

New Magnetic Wonder (Dig) by Apples in Stereo

Circus Live by John Cale

Brazil Classics 7: What's Happening in Pernambuco by Various Artists

Barenaked Ladies Are Men by Barenaked Ladies

Monty Python's Previous Record (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python

Life of Brian (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python

Another Monty Python Record (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python

Meaning of Life (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python

Late Night Tales by Nouvelle Vague

Down to Earth by Stevie Wonder

Voila by Belinda Carlisle

Phantom Punch by Sondre Lerche

Yes I'm a Witch by Yoko Ono

Field of Fire (Dlx) by Richard Lloyd

Tony Bennett: The Classic Collection by Tony Bennett

The First Family: Complete by Vaughn Meader by First Complete Family

Roots of Rock & Roll by Johnny Cash

See more Upcoming CDs

Pop Artifact! G.I. Joe underwater explorer action pack

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Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 5, 2007

Andrew D. Cooke and brother Jon Cooke, editor of Comic Book Artist mag, say they're nearly finished with their documentary film about the late cartoonist Will Eisner. You can get an update and see a fresh trailer here.

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The Beatles and Apple Inc. have resolved their legal differences. Still no word on whether the Fabs' songs will be available soon via iTunes, though.

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Drool, drool: Check out this preview of "The Marvel Vault," a "museum-in-a-book," compiled by Roy Thomas and Paul Sanderson that traces the comic company's history via various artifacts, including rare sketches, fan club memorabilia and more.





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Via the Bat-Blog: Bob Kane's tombstone.

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Drag: Joss Whedon says he's now off the Wonder Woman film.

I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked. Hey, not that complicated.

Let me stress first that everybody at the studio and Silver Pictures were cool and professional. We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work. Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don't think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views.


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Joe Hunter, pianist on a zillion Motown hits, has died.

Hunter's piano work was an integral part of such songs as Martha and the Vandellas' "Heat Wave" and "Come and Get These Memories," and Marvin Gaye's "Pride and Joy." After Motown left Detroit in 1972, like many musicians, Hunter took what gigs he could find.