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 32)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Laura Harris – Laura first got noticed in the first season of 24 and then moved on to the cult favorite Dead Like Me. She had guest roles in Jake 2.0, The Dead Zone, Stargate: Atlantis and CSI. …

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Another Typical Week for a NiceGirl

Last week I had the chance to attend the Paley Center’s salute to the 100th episode of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. As a non-watcher of TV comedies, this event might seem like an odd event for me to attend; but as a long-time fan of Alyson Hannigan (dating back, obviously, to her days on Buffy, the …

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The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 4 to 8

Here are the entertainment news items for this week: NEWS Kim Raver has been added as a regular on Grey’s Anatomy only two months after she joined the medical drama as a recurring character. She is expected to appear in all but one of the show’s remaining episodes this season. NBC has plans to renew Law & Order for a …

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A Look Back at 2009 (Part 1)

It’s that time of year again: the time to look back on the year that was by making up lists of the best and worst of the television season. The sections that follow will highlight the year that was in TV (and just a little bit of movies) for 2009. Before I begin the highlights sections, I want to focus, …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 31)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Rebecca Field – Rebecca is probably best known for her role as Janet on the short-lived series October Road, but she got her first big break in an episode of Monk followed by an episode of ER. She …

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What I Did Over New Years Weekend

Happy New Year Everyone! Did all of you have nice holidays with your family and/or friends? I sure hope each was just what you hoped they would be and that 2010 brings all of our readers nothing but the best. I can happily report that I brought the new year in with, well, not flair, but at least with some …

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Weekly Round-Up for Dec. 28 to Jan. 1

Here are the entertainment news items for this week, which was a light news week because of the holiday: NEWS After a marathon two-day negotiating session, FOX and Time Warner Cable executives on Friday have come to terms on the contentious retransmission consent agreement that threatened to knock numerous Fox channels off Time Warner Cable systems. CASTING SCOOP Mayim Bialik …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 30)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Christina Cox – Christina is best known for her role as Vicki Nelson in the Lifetime network series Blood Ties, but her resume is lengthy, including appearances in shows such as Earth, Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, Mutant X, …

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New Years Resolutions

Tradition has it that you make resolutions at the beginning of each new year, marking goals for yourself and attempting to achieve them the best that you can. Since TV is such an important part of life for us here at NiceGirlsTV, it only makes sense to have resolutions that relate to our viewing options. But my column today is …

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The Weekly Round-Up (Dec. 21 to 25)

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (December 21 to December 25): CONDOLENCES Actress Brittany Murphy, best known for her roles in the movies Clueless, 8 Mile and Don’t Say A Word, passed away at only 32 year of age this past weekend. Condolences to her family, friends and fans. Alaina Reed Hall, otherwise known as Olivia on …

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