Rueben

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, High Potential, Will Trent, Reacher, The Gilded Age, Fire Country, Matlock, Miss Scarlet, Skymed, The Rookie, Bridgerton, Virgin River and School Spirits. She is looking forward to season three of Silo on Apple TV; season two of Ransom Canyon on Netflix; season five of Harry Wild on Acorn TV and the debuts of Lanterns on HBO Max and Anna Pigeon on USA Network. Follow her on Bluesky @ruebensramblings.bsky.social or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.

Character Assessment of Season Premiere: The Arrangement

The premiere episode of the second season of the E! Entertainment drama The Arrangement aired on Sunday night, picking up nearly where last season left off with Megan Morrison ready to take the Institute of the Higher Mind down for what they did to her. But just how much of her wrath will be waged against her fiancée, mega-superstar Kyle West, …

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My Top 10 Choices for April TV

We may only be about halfway through March TV, but there is plenty of programming options for April for which to look forward to seeing on the small screen. While the full April TV calendar will be posted here at NiceGirlsTV closer to the end of the month, I wanted to focus on my top 10 choices for the new …

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RECAP: When Calls the Heart: “Open Hearts”

In Hope Valley, the wedding of the year between Elizabeth Thatcher and Jack Thornton is quickly approaching, with all of their friends helping with the preparations some more than others. But the situation with the local bank is still preeminent in their minds and one of the school children is crushed about the possibility that Miss Thatcher – once she …

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 100th Episode Roundtable

Friday night saw the 100th episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which not only focused on the team dealing with three Monoliths exploding inside the Lighthouse and the Doctor Who-like rip in time that took place because of that explosion but also a monumental ceremony taking place at the very end and a rather unexpected revelation about a new character. …

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My Initial Thoughts on The CW’s New Drama Life Sentence

The new drama Life Sentence debuted on The CW last night; and it’s the kind of quirky, serio-comic series that the network has been putting on the airwaves for quite some time. In the vein of Gilmore Girls and Hart of Dixie with a dash of Jane the Virgin tossed in, Life Sentence delivers on its basic premise. Life Sentence …

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Salute to Rising Stars

Since last year, I have been highlighting rising stars, actresses who are on the move, actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work. Landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring actors. Let’s take a look at the next two actresses who …

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When Calls the Heart Recap: “Home Is Where the Heart Is”

A new episode of the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart aired last night, focusing on the much-anticipated homecoming of Constable Jack Thornton as well as trouble at the bank in Hope Valley and the arrival of an old friend of Rosemary. Let’s take a look at what took place during the third episode of fifth season of the …

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Blindspot Roundtable: Warning Shot

After several weeks off for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the NBC drama Blindspot returned with a new episode, mainly focusing on the team trying to get a dangerous virus from being sold on the black market. Join Leah, Lisa, Roz, Cay and Rueben as they talk about all that took place in the episode; and please share your thoughts in …

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It’s Pilot Season Again

For nearly as long as I have been a contributor here at NiceGirlsTV, I have been compiling a yearly list of “fake” pilots for the major and/or cable networks. For the first several years of this series of articles, I proposed reboots of past hit series or fan favorite shows, but because of the extremely heavy prevalence of reboots, I …

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RECAP: When Calls the Heart “Hearts and Minds”

The second episode of the fifth season of the Hallmark Channel family drama When Calls the Heart aired last night, focusing on the railroad deciding to not build a depot in Hope Valley, Rosemary trying to help out one of the ladies in town and Julie still working as an apprentice teacher alongside her sister Elizabeth. Is She Cut Out? …

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