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.

SMASH Recap: “The Workshop (Episode 7, Season 1)

SMASH -- Season:1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Brian d'Arcy James as Frank Houston, Jaime Cepero as Ellis, Christian Borle as Tom Levitt, Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn, Raza Jaffrey as Dev Sundaram, Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright, Debra Messing as Julia Houston, Jack Davenport as Derek Wills, Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand

It is 24 hours before the workshop takes place and everyone involved in Marilyn the Musical is feeling the stress, including the studio itself as it seems the boiler isn’t working, making it entirely too hot inside. The heat doesn’t dissipate once Michael and Julia meet up either, getting caught in close quarters by her writing partner Tom and, once …

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Experience the Wonder of WonderCon

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend WonderCon, the annual pop culture convention, much like the infamous San Diego Comic Con, that is typically held in San Francisco but was transferred to Anaheim this year due to ongoing construction at the convention Center in San Fran. Early Friday morning I got all my “stuff” packed up and headed …

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NIKITA Recap: “Doublecross” (Episode 16, Season 2)

Division agents are being kidnapped and killed with all signs pointing to Gogol; but is that who is really doing the dirty deeds? Amanda knows the truth but she cannot reveal what she knows without admitting to her long-time affair with Ari, who is in charge of the covert agency. Her agent’s however suspect Nikita and are upset that Amanda …

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LOST GIRL Recap: “Truth & Consequences” (Episode 19, Season 2)

Truth and consequences is the name of this episode and the truths that are revealed throughout are hard-hitting and the consequences of decisions made by the main characters are, quite frankly, earth-shattering. First of all, Kenzi and Nate – the latter, perhaps, more than the former – seem to be moving to the “next level” in their relationship with Nate …

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REVENGE is Well-Served at PaleyFest 2012

This past weekend the cast and creative minds behind the salaciously delicious new soap opera Revenge took the stage at PaleyFest 2012 to a rousing and excited audience. After getting just a small taste of the next new episode of the ABC drama (only the first two acts were screened), the night’s moderator – Debra Birnbaum of TV Guide – …

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The Arresting Charm of CASTLE at PaleyFest 2012

When the cast and creative team of the top ABC drama Castle takes the stage in front of a packed audience, you never know what to expect; and the audience for the Castle panel at PaleyFest 2012 were not disappointed. The event opened with a clip from the Paley Center’s archives especially chosen for the night – a scene from …

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SMASH Recap: “Chemistry” (Episode 6, Season 1)

SMASH -- Season:1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Brian d'Arcy James as Frank Houston, Jaime Cepero as Ellis, Christian Borle as Tom Levitt, Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn, Raza Jaffrey as Dev Sundaram, Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright, Debra Messing as Julia Houston, Jack Davenport as Derek Wills, Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand

When you are a singer/dancer/actor in New York City (or anywhere else for that matter) what is the worst possible thing that could happen to you? You sustain a physical injury that keeps you from dancing or you strain your voice – or God forbid lose your voice – keeping you from speaking your lines or singing. When you are …

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Spring is Coming, Spring is Coming

In a week spring begins and with that comes the return of warmer weather, blue skies and, of course, a full landscape of new TV episodes of our favorite shows. If you are anything like those of us here at NiceGirlsTV, you look forward to spring because you know that your favorite shows that were on a short hiatus are …

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LOST GIRL Recap: “Fae-nted Love” (Episode 18, Season 2)

The power of suggestion, the power of rare water used at the hand of a Dark Fae or the powers of a succubus are all pretty powerful elements. Each one of these elements has an adverse effect on Dyson, Bo and Ryan. First, after Bo was attacked by an under Fae, who wanted to kill her, she is seen at …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Lizzy Weiss

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on screenwriter, TV writer and producer and series creator Lizzy Weiss. Lizzy was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Growing up she always knew she wanted to be a writer. She attended and graduated from Duke University in 1992 with a degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies. She then went to …

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