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 Pidgeon 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.

Smallville at Comic Con

The journey into the Comic Con panel for Smallville was not an easy one. It started out with my friends and I getting in line to enter the convention center at 7 AM. We then worked our way upstairs to the line that was formed outside the entrance hall to the ballroom for which the panel would be held. When …

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Brothers & Sisters: A History

Before Brothers & Sisters returns for its fourth season on ABC on Sunday, September 27 at 10 PM, let’s take some time to look back on the history of the Walker family, walking down memory lane if you will. This series, which debuted on ABC in 2006, centered on the Walker family, herded over by protective mother Nora (Sally Field) …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 16)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Dina Meyer – Dina first appeared in several episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 back in 1994 then later was one of the leads in the short-lived WB series Birds of Prey.  She also appeared in the short-lived NBC …

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The 2009 Paley Preview Parties

As Louise wrote last week, she attended nearly all of the preview parties held at the Paley Center for Media, screening episodes from the major networks prior to their airing on their regular nights. I, too, had the chance to attend three of the five preview parties: those for NBC, CBS and ABC. For NBC’s night, most of the cast …

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Weekly Round-Up for Sept. 14 to 20

Here is the entertainment news for this past week (Sept. 14 to 20) and what to look forward to for next week: CONDOLENCES Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, North & South, Ghost) passed away earlier this week from pancreatic cancer.  He was only 57. Mary Travers of the famous 1960’s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary passed away this week at …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 15)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Kate Mara – Kate has made guest appearances in TV shows such as Law & Order, Ed, Everwood, Cold Case, Boston Public, CSI and CSI: Miami. She also had several appearances on Nip/Tuck, Jack & Bobby and 24. …

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A NiceGirl at a Hollywood Movie Premiere

Last week I got together with some of my local friends (who are also fans of the defunct CBS series Moonlight) for a special event: the Hollywood premiere of the movie Whiteout, which co-stars Alex O’Loughlin (the former star of Moonlight). Oh yeah, Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht and Tom Skerritt also star in the movie. The premiere was held at …

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Emmy Spotlight: Legend of the Seeker, Battlestar Galactica Win Creative Arts Emmys

The Emmys are coming! The Emmys are coming! This week the Nice Girls will preview some of the contenders for Emmys in a variety of categories, focusing on our faves. When Legend of the Seeker debuted in syndication last season, I’m sure the cast and crew would not have expected to be nominated for an Emmy, but that was exactly …

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Weekly Round-Up for Sept. 8 to 11

Here are the entertainment news items for this week (September 8 to 11): CONDOLENCES Army Archerd, whose 52-year run as a Daily Variety columnist made him unique among showbiz reporters, passed away this week in Los Angeles.  He was 87.  Condolences to his family, friends and readers. Let’s take a moment to remember all the victims and the survivors of …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 14)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Margarita Levieva – Margarita was first noticed in the short-lived FOX series Vanished alongside Kings star Christopher Egan and was in the movie The Invisible with Justin Chatwin. She was in the box office movie Adventureland, and had a …

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