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.

Throwback Tuesday: What Does Television Mean to You

It was over seven years ago that I first joined the staff of NiceGirlsTV and I thought given how popular “Throwback” looks have become I would take a look back at the very first Rueben’s Ramblings column that I posted back on June 2, 2009. Here is that column entitled “What Does Television Mean To You?”: What does television mean …

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Introducing CHESAPEAKE SHORES

The new Hallmark Channel drama Chesapeake Shores, based on the best-selling novels of the same name by Sherryl Woods, will debut on Sunday, August 14 at 9 PM. The series focuses on a multi-generational family, specifically Abby O’Brien (Meghan Ory from Once Upon a Time and Intelligence), a high-powered career woman, divorcee and mother to twin daughters, who makes a …

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: Young Stars Edition

It’s been nearly a year since I’ve taken a look at the first roles as well as the biggest roles of some of the more familiar faces of movie stars. This time around we take a look at younger actors who have made it big on the small and big screen. Zoe Saldana THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW HER …

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Do You Remember: Moon Over Miami

Back in September of 1993, a one-hour crime drama called Moon Over Miami debuted on ABC. The show had a 13 episode order, nothing unusual there, but like many other short-lived shows, it only aired 10 of the 13 episodes, coming to an end at the beginning of December that same year. Moon Over Miami was about spoiled rich girl …

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August TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the returning cable network dramas as well as new cable network and streaming dramas as well as made-for-TV movies that will air during August: August 6 – The Hallmark Channel movie My Summer Prince will debut at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Mandy Cooper (Taylor Cole) is a young executive assistant aspiring to become …

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My 5 Biggest Highlights of COMIC CON 2016

This year’s Comic Con has come to an end, and after attending the annual fete for 15 years (nearly all in a row), it’s become almost old hat for me. The four and ½ days of the convention always provides very interesting sights and lots and lots of cool and fun panels featuring stars from the big and small screen, …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Vanessa Piazza

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Executive Producer Vanessa Piazza. Canadian native Vanessa got her start like so many others in the business, landing her first production gig as an associate producer on the 2008 mini-series XIII: The Conspiracy that starred Stephen Dorff (Blade) in the lead role as well as Greg Bryk (Bitten), Stephen McHattie (Haven), …

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Going to Comic Con 2016

“I’m leaving on a jet plane…” Oh wait, I’m actually driving down to San Diego this morning, attending Comic Con for my 15th year. This year also marks my 8th year representing NiceGirlsTV as part of the ever-growing press. I will also be reporting for TV Equals and my own site Rueben’s Ramblings – such like I have done for …

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12 Monkeys at the Paley Center for Media

Back on June 29, the cast and one of the executive producers of the Syfy series 12 Monkeys participated in a special moderated panel at the Paley Center for Media that featured a sneak peek at the final two episodes of the show’s current, second season, which will come to a close tomorrow night. Given that we were getting an …

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What to Expect on TV in August

The Fourth of July has come and gone, Comic Con is nearly here and summer programming will be coming to an end in about six weeks. That being said, there are still a handful of made-for-TV movies and a new TV drama for which I am looking forward to seeing on the small screen in August. MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES The Hallmark …

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