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US – Friday, March 12

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

Guardian of poor taste?
When British newspaper The Guardian wanted to illustrate their article on the Vatican’s gay sex scandal, they used this photo of Cardinals lining up for the pope’s blessing. The picture, however, has nothing to do with the actual Vatican scandal — except to imply that the pope is running some sort of old-white-guy sex ring.

Pattinson: A vampire in Brooklyn

Robert Pattinson has been playing Americans so often that he has forgotten how to talk like a Brit. In his latest, “Remember Me,” the “Twilight” heartthrob stars as a soulful young New Yorker attending NYU, but he insists he didn’t need any help sounding like a native. “I’ve never had a dialect coach or anything,” Pattinson says. “Ironically, I’ve only had a dialect coach for this film I’m doing now, which I’m doing in an English accent. I guess I’ve forgotten how to do an English accent.”

Is nothing in her life real anymore?

When we first read that Heidi Pratt was firing husband Spencer Pratt as her manager, we thought, “Yay! Heidi’s new face is finally doing something right!” But then we found out that although she did fire Spencer, it seems like she’s replacing him with psychic Aiden Chase to take the reigns on her “career” — and then we got scared.

Just say ‘I don’t’

REVIEW. After years of playing an Ugly Betty, it’s understandable that the lovely America Ferrera succumbed to the all-consuming power of a princess bridal gown. For that, we will forgive her for “Our Family Wedding.”

Photo: DAVID JAMESBack in the trenches

Steven Spielberg makes strikingly vivid, breathtakingly poetic movies about some of the most terrifying conflicts in the history of man. The filmmaking aesthetic he pioneered with “Saving Private Ryan” — and continues to perfect in HBO’s new WWII miniseries, “The Pacific” — was born out of a desire to translate as honestly as possible his conversations with veterans on their combat experience.

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3 Things Jessica didn’t know about beauty

In “The Price of Beauty,” a new docu-reality series premiering Monday on VH1, Jessica Simpson and her best friends, CaCee Cobb and hairstylist Ken Paves, travel the world learning the meaning of physical attractiveness as defined by various cultures — and find out blond bombshell isn’t the universal sex symbol. Here are a few other things Simpson found out.

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As clear as black and Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite has spent the past three decades producing some of the biggest pop rock acts in the world, including U2, Matchbox Twenty and the Dave Matthews Band. Now he wants a new job. He wants to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on “American Idol.”

Photo: DAVID JAMES

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Metro’s spring ’10 television guide

Check us out all this month for our picks for the best series premieres, season returns and must-see episodes.

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‘Housewives’ get real... catty

Maybe there won’t be any table flipping (that was Jersey) or wig pulling (’sup, Atlanta) on the third season of “Real Housewives of New York City,” but cast member Ramona Singer guarantees that the socialites will be bringing the drama the way only New Yorkers can.

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3 Things to expect as Leno returns to ‘Tonight Show’

1 He’ll be a more humble host

2 There will be plenty of A-list guests as usual

3 Familiar faces and sketches

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Television’s pregnant pause

On Thursday, America’s favorite co-workers turned lovebirds, Jim and Pam, will celebrate the birth of their faux offspring in a special, one-hour baby episode of “The Office.”

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Cartoon ultra-violence

Adult Swim’s ‘Superjail!’ is everything animation has always been — sick, twisted, violent and depraved

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When Ricky Gervais isn’t the funniest guy in the room

For whom the NYSE opening bell tolls

10 years of surviving cutthroat TV

Island’s secrets are a ‘Lost’ cause

The end is here for Conan and ‘The Tonight Show’

‘Diaries’ of a madly in love man

Going for the ‘Glee’

After being so serious, FX tries on a new personality

Big winners are blue in the face

Hot messes and hotter successes

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Take a seat, Rachael Ray — Sam Mason rules

Getting real with Fantasia — ‘Idol’ star speaks on her made-for-TV life

TV watch list from the TCA press tour

For ABC lineup, family matters

The clock’s ticking

What is the deal with marriage problems?

Don’t wanna be an ‘American’ idiot

NBC braces viewers for the late-night shakeup

Telling the other side of the story

New cast of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ announced

The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.