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.

LOST GIRL Returns

This Friday, April 17, the popular Canadian series Lost Girl will return to TV here in the United States on Syfy at 10 PM. As fans of the show will remember from the climatic season four finale, Bo (series lead Anna Silk) is reeling from the lose of her best friend and pseudo-little sister Kenzi (former series regular Ksenia Solo), …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Daegan Fryklind

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on writer, executive producer and showrunner Daegan Fryklind. Daegan is currently the executive producer and showrunner on the Canadian sci-fi series Bitten, which is based on the popular book series by author Kelley Armstrong, which airs here in the United States on Syfy. Bitten centers on Elena Michael (Laura Vandervoort of Smallville …

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The Power of Netflix

Do you remember the days when there were only about 13 TV channels from which to choose for your viewing pleasure? Well those days are, obviously, LONG gone since most people have hundreds and hundreds of channels that they can watch not to mention web series, you tube videos, Redbox rentals (etc., etc., etc.) and the powerhouse that is Netflix, …

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Introducing: The Messengers

The Messengers, the new drama on The CW, will debut on April 17 at 9 PM. In the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Buckley (Shantel VanSanten from Gang Related) watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops her heart. But Vera is not the only one affected: she …

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Outlander Recap: “By the Pricking of My Thumbs”

The budding relationship between Claire and Jamie since their forced-upon-them-marriage has become an insatiable desire that is seemingly consuming both of their souls. It is undeniable that they love each other (reluctant though it may have been in the beginning, for Claire anyway) and they certainly cannot get enough of each other in bed either. Case in point: the opening …

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TV Movie Preview: The Music In Me on UP Channel

“Sometimes you need a little help to find your own voice” That sentiment rings true in the original made-for-TV movie The Music In Me that will debut on the UP Channel this Sunday, April 12. Jessica Terrill (singer-actress Debbie Gibson) has made her fair share of sacrifices over the years for her family. She gave up a potential singing career …

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Back From WonderCon 2015

My mission for this past Easter Weekend was to, once again, get to Anaheim California for the annual WonderCon, the precursor to San Diego Comic Con. I have been attending the Anaheim location of WonderCon for the past five years now and have enjoyed each trip. And like every convention of this type, it is a guessing game as to …

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OUTLANDER Recap: “The Reckoning” (Season 1, Episode 9)

As every Outlander fans knows, Claire was left in a very dangerous circumstance at the end of the show’s mid-season finale back in September and with the much-anticipated return of the show last night, her fate was finally revealed. This time, however, the episode was taken from the point of view of her new husband Jamie: “Strange the things you …

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Outlander Returns: Droughlander is No More

Outlander fans it is time! The Starz drama, based on the international best-selling novel by Diana Gabaldon, will finally be back on the air after a 6 and ½ month mid-season break TOMORROW evening. Episode 9 of Outlander is entitled “The Reckoning” and will be taken from Jamie’s (series lead Sam Heughan) point of view, focusing on the events of …

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What Do You Think?

Just a few days ago, a good friend of mine posted a comment over at Facebook, addressing an article that was recently featured at a fairly well known entertainment news site with the title of “29 TV Shows That Every Television Lover Should Have Seen”. Since this friend and I are both self-professed TV lovers and avid attendees of many …

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