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.

PREVIEW: Love Finds You In Charm on UP Channel

In the new UP Channel made-for-TV movie Love Finds You In Charm, based on the novel by Annalisa Daughety, actress Danielle Chuchran (from the UP Channel movie Nowhere Safe) stars as young Emma Miller, a beautiful young girl with fanciful dreams of riding along the coast in a convertible. She loves to read magazines and dream of the world just …

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Outlander Season 2 Casting Announcements

Outlander fans! Casting announcements were made for two new characters for the show’s much anticipated second season. No, they aren’t for Brianna or Roger; but still important characters none the less. French actor Stanley Weber (Borgia and Agatha Christie: Poirot) [pictured above on the left] will play the French Le Comte St. Germain while Scottish actor Robert Cavanah (Hatfields & …

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Brutality on Television

Game of Thrones and Outlander. A lot has been written lately about both of these shows. Both shows are based on world famous novels by legendary authors. Both book series are extremely dense, populated by characters that have, over the years, become almost very real to the readers. But what has garnered the recent attention by people all over the …

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Outlander Recap: “To Ransom a Man’s Soul”

I thought last week’s penultimate episode of Outlander was THE most difficult episode of the show’s first season to watch. Boy I could not have been more wrong! Last night’s episode was not only hard to watch because of the graphic nature of the storyline between Jamie Fraser and Jonathan Randall but also because it was, of course, the season …

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June 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 June: June 1 – The new ABC drama The Whispers debuts at 10 PM Show Synopsis: Someone or something is manipulating children to accomplish the unthinkable. In the country’s …

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Reminder: Outlander Finale This Saturday

As if fans of the Starz series Outlander really need a reminder that the much-anticipated season finale of the show’s first season will air this Saturday, May 30 at 9/8c, right? But here it is! Make sure to tune in for the finale and have plenty of Kleenix at hand because I hear the episode is going to pack quite …

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What to Expect on TV in June

There are plenty of programming options that will be gracing the small screen next month with many returning dramas coming back for new seasons and just as many new dramas debuting on their respective networks. Let’s take a look at some of the more interesting dramas for which I am looking forward to seeing: The new ABC drama The Whispers …

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OUTLANDER Costume Exhibit

Starting on Friday, May 22 running through Sunday, May 31 costumes from the acclaimed Starz drama Outlander have been on display at The Grove, the popular outdoor shopping mall in the heart of Hollywood. Ronald D. Moore, the show’s executive producer, made the unveiling on May 22 with a large group of fans in attendance for the big reveal with …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Allison “Ali” Adler

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on Executive Producer and Writer Allison “Ali” Adler. Allison is a native Californian, who got her start in the industry working on shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and Flipper. Her big break came in 1997, though, where she worked as a co-producer on the comedy Veronica’s Closet. From 2001 through 2003, Ali …

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My Picks for the 2015-2016 Fall TV Season

Over the course of last week, all five of the major networks made their official announcements about their fall schedules, including the new shows for which each network has picked up either for the fall or for mid-season. The following are the new dramas that I think are the most interesting or the ones for which I am most curious. …

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