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.

Dreaming of Fairytale Presents for 2015

Fairytales are simply the stuff of legend. These stories have been around seemingly forever, in some cases being used as stories of warning to children. Over time, those stories were modernized, and in many instances, altered from their more ‘grim’ origination. For many generations the Disney fairytale movies have been the classic stories we were all raised on, watching the …

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What to Expect on TV in December

The year is almost at an end and with the holidays upon us, the networks have moved into overdrive with one holiday movie, mini-series or special after another. The folks over at the Hallmark Channel have been airing a new movie every Saturday night since September 19 and that will continue until Valentine’s Day. About two weeks from now, the …

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ADVANCED PREVIEW: Charming Christmas

How one long-lost, but recently discovered, Mrs. Claus dress changes the lives of three women is the focus of the upcoming Hallmark Channel holiday movie Charming Christmas, which is set to debut on November 8. Julie Benz (Defiance) stars as Meredith Rossman, the uptight heiress (if you will) of Rossman’s Department store, a nearly 75 year old family owned business …

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Web Series Spotlight: Muzzled the Musical

Back in June 2014, a new Kickstarter campaign got underway for a unique web series called Muzzled the Musical that would bring together a lot of familiar web series personalities along with a couple of well-known TV actors. Muzzled the Musical is set in the Royal Kingdom of Serenadia, where singing is power. With the right song, you can bring …

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November TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the returning cable and major network dramas as well as new cable and major network dramas, made-for-TV movies and mini-series that will air during November: November 1 – The Librarians will return for its two-hour second season premiere on TNT at 8 PM November 1 – The Hallmark Channel movie Tis the Season …

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What TV Character Will You Be for Halloween?

Truth be told, Halloween has never been a big deal to me. Sure, I dressed up for a few years when I was a kid, but growing up in a pretty strict church-going home, Halloween was not seen in the same way in my home as it was in a lot of others. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t …

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Introducing: Supergirl

Everyone knows the legend of Clark Kent and his secret identify of Superman. But not everyone knows the legend of Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin, otherwise known as Supergirl. In the new CBS series based on the DC Comics character, a pre-teen Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist from Glee) left the ready-to-implode planet Krypton at the insistence of her mother Alura (Laura …

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Advanced Review: GOOD WITCH Celebrates Halloween

The first season of the new weekly series Good Witch aired on the Hallmark Channel from February 28 through April 18, winning a second season renewal shortly thereafter. In preparation for the show’s upcoming second season – which will air sometime in 2016 – a special two-hour sneak peek called Good Witch Halloween will air this Saturday. As fans of …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Susanna Fogel and Joni Lekfowitz

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writers, producers and actresses Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz. Susanna and Joni first gained attention with their YouTube videos where they filmed themselves looking for parking, going for fast food, and complaining about the early picket line hours during the WGA writers’ strike. Less than a year later (in 2008), the …

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What to Expect on TV in November

Can you believe that in a little over a month we will be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the United States? Doesn’t it seem like it was just summer? The year has gone by so quickly, but that hasn’t stopped the major and cable networks from giving us plenty of programming options. First let’s take a look at all of the …

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