MEET THE METS. It's almost baseball season. "The Team ... The Time ... The Mets" (today at 12:30 p.m., tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., WPIX/11) is a half-hour special preceding this weekend's spring-training games. Sal Marchiano reports from Florida, while Lolita Lopez visits new acquisition Billy Wagner's Virginia farm and John Muller chats with members of the 1986 World Series-winning team. Mets broadcast schedule at wb11 .trb.com/sports/baseball /mets.

SLICK SEMIS. It's a marathon airing of all eight episodes of "Trick My Truck" (today 2-6 p.m., CMT), where big-rig mechanics turn 18-wheelers into low-riders and other customized marvels. Take a peek at www.cmt.com /shows/dyn/Trick_My_Truck/series.jhtml.

SOME FRESH SUDS. New episodes of the bio-series "Soapography" (tonight at 6, SOAPnet) spotlight Corbin Bernsen (ex-"L.A. Law," now "General Hospital") and Tracey E. Bregman ("The Young and the Restless"). Show site at soapnet.go.com /shows/soapography.

MORE SHOW BIZ. Are we really so obsessed with celebrity that there are 10 hot issues every single weekday? "The Daily 10" (weeknights at 7:30, E!) is designed "to keep even the most obsessed pop culture addicts up-to-date," with hosts Debbie Matenopoulus ("The View"), Catt Sadler ("Fox Morning News") and Sal Masekela ("X Games"). Or get news sooner online at www .eonline.com/News.

at 10:30, Cartoon). It's followed at 11 by a mix of "Aqua Team Hunger Force," "Harvey Birdman," "Robot Chicken" and "The Boondocks." Sundays kick off at 10 with "American Dad." The Web site starts streaming full-length episodes Monday, too, at www.adult swim.com.

BETTER THAN THE WAR IN IRAQ. Now here's a great Pentagon use of your tax dollars - the DARPA Grand Challenge, a wild race for robotic, driver-free vehicles held last fall. "The Great Robot Race" on "NOVA" (Tuesday at 8 p.m., WNET/13) introduces the engineers and their creations, which are further profiled in more than a dozen online/pod clips, outtakes, interviews, games and more (the show itself starts streaming Wednesday) at pbs.org /nova/darpa.

isn't loading up his mouth with diamonds, he's - well, tune in and find out. "The Andy Milonakis Show" (Friday at 9 p.m., MTV2) returns with new adventures, as does its 9:30 Sic 'Em Friday companion "Wonder Showzen." What a coincidence: Their first-season DVDs are out this week, too! So are souped-up Web sites with video journals, clips, Q&A, even a stream of Andy's season preem at www.mtv2.com/#series /17704 ("Showzen"

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