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.

ARROW: New Drama Gets Full Season Pick-Up

The new series Arrow has been given a full season pick-up by its home network: The CW. That means the new series, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, will have a full, 22-episode season. This pick-up should not come as any surprise, though, given the fact the series debut earned 4 million viewers, becoming the network’s most watched …

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BOMB GIRLS Recap: “Elements of Surprise” (Season 1, Finale)

In the season finale of Bomb Girls entitled “Elements of Surprise” there is, of course, a great deal of storylines being bandied about, starting with Lorna (Meg Tilly) getting sick at the factory and letting it slip to Edith (Lisa Norton) that she is pregnant. Lorna asks Edith not to say anything as she hasn’t told Bob yet; and that …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Kelly Souders

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on TV writer and executive producer Kelly Souders. Like many other women working hard to break into the industry, Kelly got her start working on a seven-minute film in 2001 called Stuck for which she wrote the screenplay. The focus of the short is on an elderly lesbian couple living in Death …

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The Power that Women Wield Behind the Scenes of TV

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We here at NiceGirlsTV have always valued the opinions of women, the power they wield within the entertainment industry – be it in front of the camera or behind the scenes – and how women are depicted in all genres of entertainment. With that thought in mind, bi-monthly salutes to women behind the scenes have been posted here at our …

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BOMB GIRLS Recap: “Armistice” (Episode 5, Season 1)

The penultimate episode of the debut season of Bomb Girls entitled “Armistice” aired this week with the focus being on letters received by both Gladys (Jodi Balfour) and Lorna (Meg Tilly) and the celebration of Armistice Day. First, Gladys has received a “baker’s dozen” letters from Louis, the airman she had a dalliance with before he shipped out for the …

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How the 2012-2013 Fall TV Season is Performing (So Far)

The new fall TV season is only a few weeks old, but already the major networks are beginning to lay the groundwork for what shows will succeed and/or fail. Case in point: NBC has already announced their first pick-ups in both the comedy and drama genres with the new much-buzzed-about drama Revolution getting a full season order as well as …

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BOMB GIRLS Recap: “Bringing Up Bombshells” (Episode 4, Season 1)

“Bringing Up Bombshells” was the aptly titled fourth episode of Bomb Girls this week and the focus was not only on Victory Munitions making their one millionth bomb but also finding a “bombshell” among the women on the factory line. But first, let’s focus on the one millionth bomb made by the women on the assembly line. The competition was …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Sera Gamble

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is focused on TV writer and executive producer Sera Gamble. Sera graduated from the UCLA School of Drama and Film, starring in stage productions of “Will Strip for Food” in Los Angeles and Dublin, Ireland as well as producing and starring in “Eve of Paradise”, which was written and directed by Raelle Tucker (Co-Executive …

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Preparing for the Fall TV Season (October)

The 2012-2013 TV season got started last month and in an effort to help our readers decide what new dramas to check out this TV season, I wanted to provide a brief rundown of what TV viewers can expect from the major and cable networks this month (October). Again, this list will only focus on the new dramas – since …

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BOMB GIRLS Recap: “How You Trust” (Debut Season, Episode 3)

At the mid-way point of the debut season of Bomb Girls, as currently being aired on Reelz Channel, this week’s new episode entitled “How You Trust” covered – what else? – trust issues between the women on the assembly line at Victory Munitions as well as closer to home with the relationship between rich girl Gladys (Jodi Balfour) and her …

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