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.

They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 38)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Elizabeth Bogush – Elizabeth got her start in episodes of Profiler, Beverly Hills 90210 and Felicity. She then moved on to the short-lived series Titans and The Mountain. She is probably best known for her role in the …

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Paley Fest Here I Come

As many of you know, the annual PaleyFest, coordinated by the Paley Center for Media, will be held starting this Friday. This yearly two-week event is guaranteed to be entertaining, filled with unexpected appearances and revelations. Fortunately three of us from NiceGirlsTV will be attending well over half of the events this year, bringing coverage of those panels to our …

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The Weekly Round-Up for Feb. 15 to 19

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: CONDOLENCES Power pop hitmaker Doug Fieger of the group The Knack (who was responsible for the song “My Sharona”) passed away this week at the age of 57 after reportedly battling lung and brain cancer for years. Legendary movie musical actress Kathryn Grayson, whose beauty and lilting soprano voice was featured …

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A Look Back at 2009 (Part 7)

Most critics and bloggers provided their top 10 shows of the decade at the end of 2009 and like them I made my own list, but unlike most critics I didn’t include Mad Men, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, Six Feet Under and Dexter or even Arrested Development. Since I have never watched any of these shows, I …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 37)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Shannon Sturges – Shannon’s first TV role was in an episode of Doogie Howser, MD; but viewers will possibly remember her from the short-lived series Savannah. After this series, she made guest appearances in Brimstone and Charmed and …

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Hanging By A Thread: The Bubble Shows

Tis the season for pilots to be cast and filmed followed by the networks making the decisions as to which pilots will be picked up for their respective fall prime-time line ups. At the same time, the fate of shows that are currently hanging by a thread – aka the bubble shows, or more to the point the shows that …

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The Weekly Round-Up (Feb. 8 to 12)

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: TV SERIES NEWS Vampire Diaries and Supernatural will be on hiatus until March 25 then there are no episode breaks until the season finales air on May 13. NBC announced the season finale dates for a number of their shows, including the following: May 10 – Trauma at 9 PM May …

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A Look Back at 2009 (Part 6)

Much like the New Faces of 2009, there are always entertainers of note to be on the look-out for in the new year. With the help of some online research, here are my predictions for the faces of 2010 (in no particular order): 1. Alessandra Torresani – Starring in a pivotal role in the new Syfy series Caprica, the “prequel” …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 36)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Monet Mazur – Monet got her first big break in the soap opera Days of Our Lives before landing guest spots in Party of Five and Jack & Jill. She appeared in the box office movies Austin Powers: …

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Should TV Series Have A Shorter Run?

With each TV season comes a crop of new pilots, hoping to be picked up by a major network for at least an initial 13 episode run. If things go well for said pilot – such as decent ratings (obviously) as well as fan, and sometimes even critic, acclaim – the series could potentially be picked up for a full …

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