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.

The Weekly Round-Up for February 21 to 25

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Syfy has gained the syndication rights to all 31 episodes of the short-lived FOX drama Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and will begin airing episodes on Thursday, April 7 at 9 PM. Its regular time slot will be Thursdays from 7 to 11 PM (Yes, four episodes in …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Maurissa Tancharoen

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Writer, Singer, Dancer, Producer and Actress Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon. Maurissa was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, coming from a family deeply-rooted in the world of entertainment. Her father Tommy has been a transportation coordinator for Hollywood movies for nearly three decades while her brother Kevin is a director whose …

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The 2011 Paley Fest

The annual fete by the Paley Center for Media – the Paley Festival – will be held at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills from March 4 to 17. The two-week long celebration highlights chart-topping series as well as fan favorites each year, featuring the cast and creative teams for each show. The opening night of the festival will feature …

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The Weekly Round-Up for February 14 to 18

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Ready for the time warp? The CW is going to reair the very first hour of Smallville on April 8 at 8 PM. The first episode of this long-running series originally aired on October 16, 2001. A repeat of Supernatural will be aired that night with new episodes …

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February Sweeps

It’s February and in the world of television that means it is February sweeps, the time when the networks launch big episodes of their shows in the hopes of garnering big ratings. But, isn’t it almost hard to believe that it is February? As any TV viewer knows, each new season – for the major networks, at least – begins …

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The Weekly Round-Up for February 7 to 11

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Lifetime has given series pickups to two new police dramas to series: Against the Wall and Exit 19. Smallville will conclude its 10th and final season with a two-hour series finale on Friday, May 13 and Supernatural will have its 2-hour season finale on May 20. Actress Audra …

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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Jenna Bans

In our ongoing series saluting women behind the scenes in Hollywood, this week’s spotlight is put on the creator of the new series Off the Map – Jenna Bans. Jenna had been accepted to the University of Chicago Law School, but deferred while trying to break into writing. Just as she ran out of deferring options, she landed a job …

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Having A Supernatural Time

This coming weekend I will be attending what has become a yearly event – the Salute to Supernatural convention held in Los Angeles. This annual fete is coordinated by Creation Entertainment and has quite an interesting line-up this year. On Friday, the following Supernatural guest cast will appear at the convention: Katherine Boucher, who appeared as Lilith, Matt Cohen and …

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The Weekly Round-Up for January 31 to February 4

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS NBC has pulled the plug on its new drama Chase. This decision was obviously prompted by the low ratings the show has consistently received all season. Zachary Levi (Chuck) and Mandy Moore as well as Gwyneth Paltrow and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine will all perform …

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Anticipation for February TV and Movies

Mid-season TV rolled out last month, bringing with it a lot of great new and returning shows for avid (or even the not so avid) TV viewer to enjoy. The same can be said about what to anticipate for February on the major and cable networks in the form of TV shows and made-for-TV movies. There are even a couple …

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