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.

UPDATED: The CW Orders Veronica Mars Digital Spin-Off

Veronica Mars coming to theaters?

Thanks to the folks over at Variety, it has been announced that The CW will move forward with a digital spin-off to Veronica Mars. There aren’t any details on who the spin-off will be centered around or when it will happen, but this is more great news for fans of the critically-acclaimed series that received over 5 million dollars to …

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First Look: Promotional Photos for Starz’s OUTLANDER

While the new Starz drama Outlander, based on the novel by author Diana Gabaldon, won’t hit the small screen until sometime this summer, new promotional photos were recently released, featuring series leads Caitriona Balfe (who will play Claire) and Sam Heughan (who will play Jamie) and several of the other cast members. They are below for fans to check out. …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Hannah Shakespeare

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writer and executive producer Hannah Shakespeare. One of Hannah’s first projects was writing the 1998 film Paperlily that starred legendary actress Fionnula Flanagan. It was in 2005 that she wrote the screenplay for the independent film Loverboy that included among its cast Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Blair Brown, Matt Dillon, Oliver …

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Excitement for Paley Fest 2014

In about two months’ time, the 31st Annual Paley Fest, hosted by the Paley Center for Media, will run for two weeks at its new venue: the Dolby Theatre, formerly the Kodak Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood, California. I am proud to say that this year will mark my tenth straight year attending the annual Paley Fest and I …

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FIRST LOOK: Starz’s OUTLANDER

The first trailer for the upcoming new Starz drama Outlander, based on the international best-selling novel by Diana Gabaldon, was shown yesterday to a packed audience of nearly 2,000 fans in Los Angeles. The series will be executive produced by Ron Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and star Sam Heughan (A Princess for Christmas) and Caitriona Balfe (the online webseries H+) in …

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Returning Favorites

Now that the 2013-2014 TV season has gotten back into full swing after the holidays, there are plenty of programming options for TV fans to get into with three returning favorites coming back on tonight. First, there is the top rated new TV drama The Blacklist that will be back on NBC at 10 PM. In the few short months …

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The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

This week’s casting couch features an addition to a hit new show that will be back for its much anticipated second season in April and a pop culture god’s appearance in a new ABC drama: Comic book God Stan Lee will make a guest appearance in an upcoming episode (possibly the February 4 episode) of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but …

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Your New Guilty Pleasure: Syfy’s BITTEN

The new Canadian series Bitten, based on the supernatural book series “Otherworld” by author Kelley Armstrong, will debut on Syfy on Monday, January 13 at 10 PM after the season premieres of returning sci-fi favorites Lost Girl (at 8 PM) and Being Human (at 9 PM). The series stars actress Laura Vandervoort, best known for her role of Kara on …

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Full Schedule for Paley Fest 2014 Announced

The full schedule for Paley Fest 2014, the annual two-week event held by the Paley Center for Media, has been announced. Here is the line-up: Thursday, March 13: Opening Night Presentation: Veronica Mars Reunion (7 pm) Friday, March 14: Orange Is the New Black (7 pm) Saturday, March 15: How I Met Your Mother Farewell (7 pm) Sunday, March 16: …

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Preparing for the New January Shows

2013 has come to an end and we are now one week into the new year; and what a year it is assuredly going to be, especially for those of us avid TV viewers. There are plenty of dramas coming back from their holiday hiatus throughout January but there are also nearly two dozen new dramas and mini-series that are …

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