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.

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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February TV Calendar

Here is what you can look forward to seeing on the major and cable channels throughout February, including new and returning shows as well as made-for-TV movies: February – Breaking Bad will continue its marathon of back-to-back episodes every Wednesday night February 4 – The Defenders will move to its new time slot on Friday nights at 8 PM on …

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The Weekly Round-Up for January 24 to 28

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS CBS has acquired 7 more episodes of the Canadian series Flashpoint, now giving it 13 episodes for the summer. Meanwhile, cable network ION has purchased the repeat rights to all 62 episodes of Flashpoint, but it is not clear when ION will air these repeats. It looks like …

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Spotlight: Women Behind the Scenes – Julie Plec (EXCLUSIVE)

Imagine that you are fresh out of college and living in Los Angeles for only 3 weeks, when you end up landing a job that you found in one of the trades (i.e., one of the industry magazines). Now imagine yourself as one of the executive producers for one of the most talked about shows on television, partnered with one …

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What Made You A Fan of TV?

Hi, my name is Rueben and I am a confirmed tv-oholic. As far back as I can remember, my best friend has always been that glowing orb that sits in the middle of the living room called the television set. Yeah, I know, that sounds crazy; but I was one of those kids who had a major childhood illness, which …

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The Weekly Round for January 17 to 21

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Syfy has renewed Sanctuary for a 4th season, giving the series a 13-episode order and a presumed fall 2011 premiere. The premiere date for the new A&E series Breakout Kings has been changed to March 6 at 10 PM. The drama follows an unconventional partnership between the U.S. …

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An Afternoon with Life Unexpected

Last month the non-profit organization IBG, Inc. sponsored a special conversation series featuring Life Unexpected Executive Producer Liz Tigelaar and the show’s stars Kristoffer Polaha (who plays Baze) and Shiri Appleby (who plays Cate). The moderator for the event was E! Online’s Meg Masters, who introduced the panel guests and started off the event with asking each member a big …

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Get Your Scorecard for the 2010-2011 TV Season

Now that we are at the halfway point for the current television season, the networks have meet with the Television Critics Association, talking about their programming, announcing early renewals and confirming rumored cancellations. They have also introduced new shows that we can expect to roll out over the next few months. And, as you can surmise from the title of …

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