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.

Spotlight: Women Behind the Scenes – Liz Tigelaar

In this new series of articles, I will be spotlighting women who work behind the scenes in the world of television and movies, who are deserving of some much needed attention. For the inaugural article in this series, I am putting the focus on Executive Producer Liz Tigelaar, who is also a writer and producer as well as an author …

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BBC Programming vs. American Programming

Television is that wonderful invention that was created nearly 90 years ago when a Scottish engineer and inventor by the name of John Logie Baird unveiled the world’s first working television system in Hastings, England in 1923. The system was successful enough that it became commercialized with the BBC using this system and beginning the world’s first regular television broadcasts …

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December TV Calendar

Here are the movies and series that you can look forward to seeing on TV in December: December 2 – The Hallmark Channel movie The Santa Suit debuts at 8 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie is about a greedy elitist and Hunter Toys CEO Derek Hunter (Kevin Sorbo), who looks down on the whole of humanity until he is suddenly …

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The Round-Up for November 22 to 26

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS FOX has confirmed it will not be ordering more episodes of The Good Guys or Running Wilde. The official line is neither show has been canceled, nor have they been renewed. Take that for what it is. The Good Guys will end on December 10. The Syfy version …

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Reasons I’m Thankful for TV

At this time of year everyone typically gives thanks for the important things in their lives. We here at NiceGirlsTV are no different, but we do have a slight slant to the things for which we are thankful. As you can imagine, those things tend to be TV related and the following list is just a small sample of the …

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USA Network’s Fairly Legal

The USA Network welcomes another new series to their already growing roster of quality shows. Fairly Legal will debut on January 20 at 10 PM (airing after the anticipated return of popular series Royal Pains). Actress Sarah Shahi, from the short-lived NBC drama Life, portrays Kate Reed, who “is a firm believer that justice can always be found even if …

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Facts of Life Star Back on TV

Much like her once The Facts of Life co-star Molly Ringwald (who stars in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager), actress Mindy Cohn (who played Natalie on the popular 80’scomedy) has joined the cast of the as-yet-to-be-titled ABC Family drama by Brenda Hampton, creator of the aforementioned Secret Life as well as the long-running family …

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The Weekly Round-Up for November 15 to 19

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS TNT has canceled Dark Blue after two seasons. Sources confirm that actor Harry Shum Jr., who plays Mike will become a series regular next season on Glee. A message to Medium fans from series creator Glenn Gordon Caron: “It’s true. Allison Dubois will dream her last dream on …

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My 2010 Hot List

The current issue of TV Guide highlights the “2010 Hot List” – the shows, characters, themes and story ideas that were the hottest things to grace our TV screens this year. And, while there were countless categories to wade through as I flipped the pages of that issue, the thought occurred to me that I should come up with my …

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Hart to Hart: An Unforgettable Reunion

Unforgettable! That one word best describes the evening I had last week, attending the Hart to Hart Reunion at the Paley Center for Media. As I drove home after the event, one song that aired on the radio during my drive was “Unforgettable” – the duet version by the late (great) Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie Cole. As …

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