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About Rob Buckley
I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.
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Wednesday’s slash and burn news

20 May 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Film

British TV

US TV

  • CBS cancels Without A Trace, Worst Week, renews Numb3rs, cancels Eleventh Hour, renews How I Met Your Mother, Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement and Old Christine
  • The CW drops Privileged, Reaper, Everybody Hates Chris, picks up Melrose Place 2.0, Beautiful Life and Vampire Diaries, but not the Gossip Girl spin-off
  • NBC cancels My Name is Earl and Medium; CBS picks up Medium and cancels The Unit
  • NBC to rotate shows around the year – Chuck to follow Heroes in the Monday 8pm time slot mid-season
  • ABC cancels Cupid, According to Jim, The Unusuals
US TV

Fox shows coming in Fall 2009

19 May 2009 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

Fox Upfronts

Well, we’ve done NBC (although not completely, since they do ‘infronts’ rather than ‘upfronts’ – ie they dither). Now it’s time to look at what Fox has lined up for earthly pleasures this Fall/Autumn – as well as in the coming months and January.  

After the break: Brothers, The Cleveland Show, Glee, Human Target, Mental, Past Life, and Sons of Tucson, complete with videos.

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Tuesday’s silly Sherlock news

19 May 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Awards

Film

US TV

US TV

Season finale: Supernatural

18 May 2009 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Supernatural‘s a bizarre aberration for The CW. While most of the shows on the network are aimed at girls and young women, Supernatural – although clearly having some appeal for that demographic in the form of the two leads – is very much a horror show with a clear(ish) target of young men and boys.

Now despite this fact, and the fact it’s not exactly the most trumpeted of shows, Supernatural is probably the second-best if not the best show on the network (Gossip Girl being perhaps the best despite a disappointing second season). And this fourth season has, despite the odds, probably been the best so far.

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Dick Heads

Dick Head (from Toby): Crinkles

18 May 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Well, ladies, Toby might be on vacation but he’s sent you this postcard of Richard Armitage to keep you going. You can thank him when he gets back.

Captions, haiku or anything else Richard Armitage’s head (and body) inspires in you and can be set down in writing, please.

Got a picture of Richard Armitage’s head, preferably wearing a hat? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Dick Heads” gallery.