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.

Outlander Fans: See the Chemistry Test of Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan

Right in time for Valentine’s Day, the folks over at Entertainment Weekly released the very first Outlander chemistry test between Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe – done well before even the first scene of the show was filmed – right before Caitriona was officially chosen for the role of Claire. You can see the video below: NOTE: Please wait for …

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Introducing Cupid’s Match on Valentine’s Day

In 2017, the most viral story from Wattpad Cupid’s Match, written by Lauren Palphreyman, garnered 35 million reads online. On Wednesday, as everyone is celebrating Valentine’s Day, the pilot episode of Cupid’s Match will air on CW Seed. The pilot stars Robert Palmer Watkins (General Hospital) and relative newcomers actress Michel Janse and actor Dane Oliver. The pilot tells the …

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Outlander Casting News: Craig McGinlay Joins Season 4

Actor Craig McGinlay has landed a role in Season 4 of Outlander. He will play Andrew MacNeil, a plantation owner near the Cape Fear River and a prominent member of the Scottish community where Jamie and Claire end up living now that they are in America. McGinlay has appeared in the box office film King Arthur: Knights of the Round …

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Do You Remember?: Drive

Actor Nathan Fillion is best known for his long-running role of Richard Castle in the fan favorite ABC series Castle as well as his role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the short-lived but pop culture hit series Firefly, which aired on FOX. But do you remember the other short-lived FOX series that he starred in called Drive? Drive was set …

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Entering the Dark World of Absentia

On February 2, Amazon viewers were able to enter into the dark world of the new series Absentia, which stars former Castle lead Stana Katic in a very different role from that of which her fans and TV viewers are accustomed. In short, Absenita tells the story of FBI agent Emily Byrne (Katic) who, while hunting one of Boston’s most …

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Roundtable: “Past Life”

A new episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aired on Friday night, being the last new episode of the current season for three weeks The short synopsis of the new episode entitled “Past Life” is as follows: “S.H.I.E.L.D. has one final chance to return to our timeline, but their actions may have deadly consequences.” Join Roz, Karen and Rueben as …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Michelle King

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone TV writer and executive producer Michelle King. Michelle and her producer-husband Robert King first hit the scene when they co-created the mid-season replacement drama series In Justice in 2006. The series starred Twin Peaks alum Kyle MacLachlan along with Jason O’Mara (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Constance Zimmer (UnReal) and Marisol Nichols (Riverdale). …

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Salute to Rising Stars

Over the course of the last six months, I have paid salute to rising stars: actresses who are on the move and actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work. As I’ve said before, landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring …

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February TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during February: February 2 – The new streaming series Absentia will debut online today on Amazon Show Synopsis: Stana Katic (Castle) stars as FBI agent Emily …

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The Top 11 Shows I Can’t Wait to See in February

January is nearly at an end and what a month of TV it has been so far for viewers! February will be no different with plenty of new programs to check out throughout the shortest month out of the year. Here are my top 11 choices for next month: A WHOLE LOTTA STREAMING GOING ON There are three new streaming …

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