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.

New Show Introduction: Famous in Love

The new Freeform series Famous in Love, based on the book of the same name written by Rebecca Serle, will debut on April 18 with Pretty Little Liar’s executive producer I. Marlene King at the helm. The basic premise of the show focuses on what happens when life changes for ordinary college student Paige Townsen (Bella Thorne from the Disney …

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A Look Back at Wonder Con 2017

Wonder Con 2017 took place in Anaheim over the weekend of March 31 to April 2 and for the 7th year in a row I had the opportunity to attend the pop culture event. On the first day of the convention, I walked the exhibition hall floor for a short time before going into my first panel room, which was …

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Blindspot Roundtable: “Senile Lines”

Wednesday night’s new episode of Blindspot found the team struggling to defend itself while under investigation by an old rival, Matthew Weitz. Meanwhile, a tattoo leads the team to a mysterious death at a foster home, which allowed Roman to join the team on a mission. Please join Leah, Roz, Lisa and Rueben as they discuss what happened. Do you …

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Do You Remember: Invasion

There was an ABC TV series that aired for one season during the 2005-2006 TV season that was actually affected by a devastating natural disaster. What was that disaster? Hurricane Katrina And what was that TV show? Invasion While the series Invasion debuted on September 21, 2005 – a full month after the devastation of that horrific hurricane – the …

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A Salute to Paley Fest 2017

Over the course of two weeks (from March 17 to March 26), the annual Paley Fest – which celebrated its 34th year – honored 12 different TV programs, ranging from late night shows, to primetime dramas, to hit cable series and animation programs. The TV shows that were saluted at this year’s Paley Fest, coordinated by The Paley Center for …

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April TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the returning major and cable network dramas, the new dramas that will air major and cable networks as well as online and the made-for-TV movies that will air during April: April 1 – The Hallmark Channel movie Love at First Bark will debut at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Portland interior designer Julia Galvins …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Sally Wainwright

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on Executive Producer, Writer and Director Sally Wainwright. Having a deep interest in writing since she was a little girl, Sally attended the University of York, studying English and Related Literature. While still at University, she took an original play entitled “Hanging On” to the Edinburgh Festival where she found an agent. …

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It’s WonderCon Time Again

For the past seven years straight I have been attending WonderCon – the sister convention of the San Diego Comic Con. Here is a little bit of history on WonderCon: The event started in San Francisco in 1987 and was held there through 2011. It then moved to Anaheim from 2012 to 2015 before it temporarily relocated to Los Angeles …

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My Top 10 Choices for April TV

Here are my top 10 choices for April TV that I cannot wait to see: HERE’S TO THE NEW The new original, limited series The White Princess, based on the novel by Philippa Gregory, will debut on Starz on April 16 at 8 PM. The series is set in 15th century England that is told from the perspective of the …

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Buffy, the Vampire Slayer Celebrates 20th Anniversary

It was 20 years ago tomorrow that one of the most groundbreaking shows of the modern era debuted on TV: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer At the time, the series starred young soap star Sarah Michelle Geller in the title role as well as then unknown cast members Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, David Boreanaz and British actor Anthony Stewart …

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