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.

NICE BOY OF THE WEEK: Jay Ryan

The Nice Boy of the Week this week is actor Jay Ryan, who plays Dr. Vincent Keller on The CW remake of the classic series Beauty And the Beast alongside former Smallville alum Kristin Kreuk. Born Jay Bunyan in Auckland, New Zealand in 1981, he comes from a theatre background, sharing the stage with the likes of John Cleese and …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writers, executive producers and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, who have been working as partners in the industry for nearly 15 years. Tara actually got her start in 1997, working as an assistant to producers of the short-lived series called Sleepwalkers that starred Naomi Watts and Bruce Greenwood. While …

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DROP DEAD DIVA Is Not Canceled After All

It was reported back in January that the Lifetime dramedy Drop Dead Diva was being canceled despite a big cliffhanger ending from its fourth season finale. But as of last week, the fans of the popular series need no longer worry as the show is coming back for a fifth season after all! There had been speculation from the beginning …

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LOST GIRL Recap: Season 3, Episode 7 “There’s Bo Place Like Home”

As the episode opens, we see that Bo (Anna Silk) is working on the first test in her training to prepare for the Dawning. She has to walk through an enchanted threshold which tests whether she can merge her body and spirit into the “state of oneness”. But it’s not going well and, despite several attempts, Bo is basically shocked …

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Preparing for More Mid-Season TV (March Edition)

We are only a few days into March and while there tends to be a lot of repeats during the doldrums of this month, there are still a few new dramas to look out for and a handful of mini-series to check out. The list that follows highlights those new programming options for March: This past Sunday saw the debut …

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LOST GIRL NEWS: Sci-Fi Favorite Will Be Back for Season 4

Congrats to the cast and crew of Lost Girl as the show has been picked up by its home network Showcase in Canada for an additional season and received a pick-up order for a fourth season by Syfy here in the States. As fans know, the show is currently in its third season, airing almost simultaneously on both sides of …

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PaleyFest 2013 Is Coming

PaleyFest is coming, PaleyFest is coming. This weekend will start the annual fete known as PaleyFest 2013 that is coordinated by the Paley Center for Media, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. If you aren’t familiar with the Paley Center for Media by now, you should know that the center was founded by pioneer radio-turned-TV man William S. Paley in …

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March TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the new and returning cable dramas as well as mini-series and made-for-TV movies that will air during March: March 2 – A back-to-back marathon of all six episodes of the first season of Bomb Girls will air on Reelz Channel starting at 11 AM March 3 – The 10-hour five-part mini-series The Bible …

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SUPERNATURAL News: Misha Collins Back to Full-Time Status

Attention Supernatural Fans! Actor Misha Collins fans is coming back to the long-running series on The CW as a series regular starting this fall when the show is back for its ninth season on the air. And he will also be directing an episode in the new season as well. Supernatural airs on The CW on Wednesday nights at 9/8c.

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Nice Boy of the Week: Columbus Short

The Nice Boy of the Week this week is actor Columbus Short, who is one of the stars of the highly-addicted ABC Washington D.C.-based drama Scandal. Columbus was born in Kansas City, Missouri and started putting on shows for his parents at the tender age of three. He would impersonate relatives, dance or just make people laugh. His family eventually …

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