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.

It’s a Paley Center Kind of Week

For about eight years now, I have been a member of the Paley Center for Media (formerly known as the Museum of Television and Radio). Back in 1975, one of the most powerful men in the television industry, William S. Paley, founded an organization to collect, preserve and interpret television and radio programming and to make these programs available to …

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The Weekly Round-Up for Oct. 25 to Oct. 29

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS The CW has given full-season orders to rookie dramas Nikita and Hellcats, as well as long-running soap One Tree Hill. Unfortunately, missing from the pickup list is Life Unexpected. The sophomore drama did, however, receive an additional script order. Jane Badler has extended her visit to the ABC …

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TV Calendar for November

Here are the movies and series that you can look forward to seeing on TV in November: November 6 – The Hallmark Channel movie Something To Be Thankful For will premiere at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Claudia (Daphne Zuniga from Melrose Place and Beautiful People) is an ambitious attorney striving to become partner at her law firm. But when Claudia …

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Examining Fall TV

What is up with fall TV this year? Or more to the point, what is up with the new programs this fall? Each of the major networks introduced their normal pre-requisite amount of new dramas over the course of the last month or so. But, have any of them performed well? Three of them have already been canceled after airing …

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The Weekly Round-Up for Oct. 18 to 22

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS ABC Family Channel has pulled the repeats of Friday Night Lights from their schedule as of today (October 18) because “it wasn’t performing from a ratings standpoint.” The show’s final season premieres on DirecTV on October 28. NBC has picked up both Chuck and Chase for the entire …

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Psych Celebrates Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary with Tribute Episode

Are you a fan of the series Psych? And better yet, are you a fan of the classic TV series Twin Peaks? If so, the USA Network has a real treat for you. On December 1, Psych will air a Twin Peaks-inspired episode entitled “Dual Spires” that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the cult favorite. Here is a description of …

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Psych Goes Back to College

Starting on October 25, the USA Network series Psych will embark on a 10-city college campus tour, starting at the University of Florida. Each campus will be overloaded with Psych themed activities, including an advanced sneak peek of the show’s fall season premiere, “Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part,” which is set to premiere on Wednesday, November 10 at 10 …

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Save Our Show Campaign

Every fall new TV shows debut on all of the major networks; some succeed, some fail and some fall in middle. This TV season very few new shows have succeeded so far – although the remake of Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods, both on CBS, have performed well enough that the network is touting them as the top two new …

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The Weekly Round-Up for October 10 to 15

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS The Dana Delany led new ABC drama Body of Proof has been pushed to mid-season in order for the network to “find a stronger timeslot” for it. The show is about a medical examiner (Delany) who helps investigate suspicious deaths. ABC Family Channel announced that their new hit …

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A Real Treat for Halloween

In just a little over two weeks, Halloween will arrive with all its gore and horror; its tricks and treats. One specific treat for which I am anticipating is the Third Annual Halloween Screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild (Season Three) Charity Event conducted by Whedonopolis. What is Whedonopolis, you ask? They are a subsidiary of Fandom …

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