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.

RECAP: When Calls the Heart “Love and Marriage”

It’s the first episode of When Calls the Heart after the BIG wedding, and there was plenty of wedded bliss, a bit of concern for one of Elizabeth’s students, a couple of teary goodbyes and a bit of a surprise for the newlyweds. Jack and Elizabeth Naturally the episode opened with the newlyweds having breakfast together, greeting each other as …

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Life Sentence Recap: Clinical Trial and Error

When I first learned that Pretty Little Liars’ star Lucy Hale was getting a new show on The CW, I was excited. I wanted to see her in a role far removed from that of Aria Montgomery. I wanted it to be a show that was funny, charming, a little silly at times but overall a good show. While I’m …

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Throwback Tuesday: What Is A Winning TV Formula

Back in December of 2009, I wrote a column focusing on what is a winning TV formula; and for this Throwback Tuesday, I thought it would be fun to revisit that column. Over the decades since television was invented, creative people have been working on a winning TV formula. In other words, what kind of programming (be it comedy, drama, …

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The Arrangement: Tension, Tension and More Tension

The E! Entertainment Network series The Arrangement aired a new episode last night, focusing on all the tension that is building up among the characters. Let’s take a look at how those tensions befell the main characters: MEGAN She is leading two lives simultaneously: the professional face she puts on when she is with Kyle, Terence and Deann and the …

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When Calls the Heart: The Wedding

It’s the wedding fans of When Calls the Heart have been waiting so very long to see come to fruition. And while there were some bumps along the way; namely Bill dealing with a prisoner transfer that was actually supposed to be handled by Jack as well as the more serious fire at the church/school house that was accidentally started …

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Life Sentence: Re-inventing the Abbotts

The CW new series Life Sentence is meant to be quirky and whimsical, lightly hitting on serious issues and using montages to make it feel like your typical cancer-based movie; but it, sadly, falls short of its full potential. It’s only been on the air for two episodes and I’m questioning whether I want to continue watching. There have already …

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Women Whose Lives Would Make Great TV: Nellie Bly

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re publishing a series of features about women in history whose lives we think would make for amazing television. Read more in the series here. Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born on May 5, 1864 in the now defunct small town of Cochran’s Mill, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she was a little girl, …

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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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