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.

Paley Sneaks a Peek at the New Shows on ABC & CBS

Recently the Paley Center for Media held their annual Paley Preview Parties, which are a precursor for the upcoming fall TV season, showcasing just some of the new shows debuting on the major networks. Two of those parties were for ABC and CBS. First, the Preview Party for CBS featured the entire (reunited) cast of Criminal Minds including (in alphabetical …

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Lost Girl Recap: “I Fought the Fae and the Fae Won”

Vodka, a pint of triple fudge swirl ice cream and a large animal tranq dart: that is the way Kenzi rolls when preparing to deal with Bo as she comes down off her break up with Dyson; and Hale is her somewhat unwilling accomplice in this effort – what Kenzi calls “sidekick solidarity”. Surprisingly, Bo is found in red lingerie …

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Series Regular Added to Body of Proof

Viewers of the ABC drama Body of Proof already know Mary Mouser as Lacey, daughter of Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany); but they will start seeing a lot more of the young actress and her character as Mouser has been brought on board as a series regular. Lacey will now be living with her mom instead of her dad, making …

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Paley Preview Party Saluting The CW’s Ringer, The Secret Circle and Hart of Dixie

Last week the Paley Center for Media held their annual Fall TV Preview Parties, honoring a different network each night, hosting a screening of some of the network’s new shows and holding a panel discussion with some of the talent and creative minds behind those new shows. In light of the CW getting an early start on the new fall …

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A Salute to the Couples of Summer TV

In conjunction with my column from last week in which I saluted the fun faces of summer TV, this week I wanted to take the time to honor the great couples who have graced our TV screens over the summer. As I mentioned last week, we can all easily identify the shows for which we loved to watch over the …

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Recap: Lost Girl “Something Wicked This Fae Comes”

In the season premiere of Lost Girl, Bo (Anna Silk) finds herself, along with Detective Hale (K.C. Collins) and Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) on the hunt of a Dark Fae monster, let loose by the assault on the Light Fae perpetuated by Bo’s biological mother Aife in the final episode of season one. The Ash, the leader of the Light Fae, …

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Women Behind the Scenes: Nancy Miller

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writer, producer and series creator Nancy Miller. She started out in 1990 working as a writer on the original Law & Order and followed that up with working as a writer on the short-lived series The Round Table in 1992 as well as being a writer for the short-lived series Against …

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The Fun Faces of Summer TV

As summer TV comes to a quick close with the fall TV season officially starting one week from today, I felt now was the appropriate time to salute the terrific characters that have graced our TV screens over the last few months. I know each of us can easily identify what have been our favorite shows of the summer – …

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Revisiting Lost Girl and Previewing What’s To Come

On September 4, the hit Canadian series Lost Girl will return to the Showcase channel in Canada for its second season. Before that premiere episode airs for Canadian viewers – and eventually becomes available online for the rest of us – it only seemed right to take some time to revisit the show’s first season. First, let’s review what Lost …

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September TV Calendar

Here is what you can look forward to seeing on TV in September. This includes all the new shows that are debuting for the fall and the returning favorites for the major networks. Additionally, this list includes the cable network shows returning for the fall as well as the remainder of the finales for the rest of the summer shows …

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