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That’s right, thanks to NHK and Sharp, TV is going ultra. They showed off this LCD display that produces images with a resolution 16x greater than today’s HDTVs. 2020, please come faster.

The producers, actors and author George R.R. Martin himself give us a tour of some of the places – as well as their culture and atmosphere – we’ll see in the epic new HBO TV fantasy series.

Kiefer Sutherland’s web series The Confession, about a hit man spilling his secrets to a priest, premieres in March. We like the Jack Bauer-style whispers in the confessional. (Thanks Brendan!)

Stateside Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington fans, rejoice: An Idiot Abroad, the show sending travel-averse Pilkington around the globe, is coming to Discovery’s Science Channel in January next year.

We still rue the day that President Palmer left to do Allstate commercials, but we enjoyed all 8 seasons of Bauer Power enough that we’d still like the box set – all 57 discs of it. Don’t fight it.

You’re probably too young to recall these surreal Saturday morning classics. Brush up with this sampler DVD with of gems like Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, H.R. Pufnstuf, and The Bugaloos.

The perfect companion to Today’s Secret Ingredient, here’s a speedy compilation of every “Secret Word” ever spoken during the short-lived classic Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

In this short clip from BBC Two’s comedy The Trip, we get an amusing lesson on exactly what Cockney thespian Michael Caine really sounds like when he speaks. He’s no Ian McKellen though.

Can you guess what the phrase above is just with that one letter L? One contestant actually did it. Are geniuses joining Wheel of Fortune now? The stunned face of the other contestant is priceless.

If you can’t wait until Halloween for the premiere of Frank Darabont’s new zombie show on AMC, we’ve got a 5-minute sneak preview to tide you over while you hold out for more braiiiiiiins.

(NSFW) Greaseballs Pauly D, The Situation, Ronnie and Vinny take on an army of disrespecting clowns with their ultimate moves in this 16-bit RPG version of the guilty pleasure that is Jersey Shore.

Long before the era of the Internet mashup, there was a little novelty band known by the name of Little Roger and the Goosebumps, who figured out that Gilligan and Zeppelin were interchangeable.

Relive your childhood Lindsay Wagner fantasies with the long-awaited re-release of the classic Bionic Woman’s first season. Crushing tennis balls and running in slow-mo never gets old for us.

In preparation for his new show, bad-ass Conan loads up his 1969 Dodge Dart with a trunkload of explosives, a hood full of popcorn, dowses it with gasoline, then drives it into a canyon.

Sony’s first to market Google TV integrated HDTVs. LCD models range from 24-inch to 46-inch, all capable of watching tons of internet content, and running Android apps starting in early 2011.

Sesame Street is sure getting plenty of inspiration from pop culture these days. Last time we checked in, they were spoofing True Blood. Now, they’ve got the Old Spice guy. What’s next? Bed Intruder?

NBC and Netflix announced you’ll be able to stream hundreds of episodes of Saturday Night Live, The Office, 30 Rock, Law & Order: SVU, Battlestar Galactica, and more in your instant queue.

Dexter is back. While you wait for tonight’s season premiere, take a tour of the room where Dexter’s various murderous props are stored and prepped for the show. How ’bout that bin full o’ heads?

(NSFW) David Cross and Will Arnett reunite for the first episode IFC’s new dark comedy series “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.” Got 22 minutes to spare? Watch the premiere now.

If you were thinking about the new Apple TV, but would rather have 1080p video and not be tied down to iTunes, Roku’s latest players look pretty sweet. Cheapskates: pick up the $59 720p version.

Like peanut butter and chocolate, we are enjoying the combo of typography with iconic pop culture references from Jerod Gibson; it’s also a great way to remember your movie quotes. (Thanks James!)

Syfy’s awesomely bad Sharktopus hits the cable and satellite waves in less than a week (on 9/25), and we’re stoked. Here’s the new sneak preview of Roger Corman’s latest masterpiece.

The level of storytelling detail that’s coming together for HBO’s Game of Thrones compelled author George Martin to say it’s like walking into one of his dreams while visiting the set. Sweet.

With the new season of the most warped (and funny) show on television upon us this Thursday (9/16), catch up with Sweet Dee and the boys with last season’s Blu-ray/DVD release.

In this teaser for the new season of The Amazing Race, a contestant makes a mockery of launching a watermelon out of a supersized slingshot. “Ouch” doesn’t even begin to describe it. (Thanks Jeremy!)

Comedian-slash-Irish pirate Conan O’Brien announces the title of his new show, which will air on TBS starting November 8 – a title that ensures that Conan cannot be booted out of the show.