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.

Do You Remember: Get Real

What do Oscar winning actress Anne Hathaway, Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg and NCIS: Los Angeles fan favorite actor Eric Christian Olsen have in common? They actually played siblings in the short-lived FOX drama Get Real that aired during the 1999-2000 TV season. Get Real was an hour-long dramedy that followed the dysfunctional Green family in San Francisco. Parents Mitch …

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How Are The New Fall Dramas Performing

The 2016-2017 TV season got underway in mid-September with the major networks introducing at least 12 new dramas to date with more expected to debut during mid-season. But how are those new dramas performing in the ratings? And which one will be the first casualty of the season? Ironically, none of the major networks have made a cancellation decision where …

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November TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the returning cable network dramas, the new streaming dramas that will air online and the made-for-TV movies that will air during November: November 2 – The third season of Salem will premiere at 9 PM on WGN America November 4 – The Netflix 10-part drama The Crown will debut online today Show Synopsis: …

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AGENTS OF SHIELD: “Lockup” {Roundtable}

Tuesday night’s new episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., once again, focused on Robbie Reyes, who struggled to control The Ghost Rider, as the team infiltrates a high-security prison as they try to unravel the secrets that haunt them all. Please join us as Roz, Karen and Rueben discuss the new episode: 1. The Darkhold book seems to read the …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Dana Calvo

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on television writer and executive producer Dana Calvo. Dana actually got her start in journalism working for several well-known outlets. It was during that time that she got married and had a child. It was also during this time that she got to know Maureen Dowd, who became her mentor. Maureen introduced …

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My Top 10 Choices for November TV

With the holidays fast approaching most TV shows will be taking their holiday breaks, making way for plenty of holiday-themed made-for-TV movies, but there will also be a few new or returning dramas airing on cable networks and streaming services. Here is my list of the top 10 choices of what I want to see most in November: All Hail …

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GOOD WITCH: SECRETS OF GREY HOUSE Review

In what has become a tradition since The Good Witch made-for-TV movie franchise on the Hallmark Channel became a weekly TV series, each Halloween fans look forward to a new, themed movie filled with magic, humor and a little bit of mystery. That was clearly on display in last night’s new two-hour special, which picked up right where the show’s …

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AGENTS OF SHIELD: “Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire” {Roundtable}

Tuesday night’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. found the team relying on an unlikely ally to go up against the Watchdogs while Simmons had an unexpected reunion with Daisy during her search for a new place for her and Fitz to share and May recovered from her brought-back-to-life experience, meeting Aida for the first time. Join us as Rueben …

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An Ode to Anne of Green Gables

The classic novel Anne of Green Gables was written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery back in 1908, recounting the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island. Since …

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Who Is The Best TV President?

With the current political climate at an all-time high given the divisiveness among all of the parties – not just Republican and Democrat – and given the fact that for many Americans the choice for our next President is not a good choice at all (no matter which side you’re on), now seemed like the right time to talk about …

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