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 12)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving to get more attention or perhaps even their own show: Seana Kofoed – Seana’s resume isn’t very long and much of what she’s done isn’t very memorable, but she did make a name for herself (and captured a lot of hearts) as Anne Heche’s best friend Jane …

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40th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing

On July 20, 1969, United States astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. made history by being the first humans to land on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. On that historic date, I was just a little over a year old (yes, I’m dating myself), living with my parents and my two older brothers in …

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Weekly Round-Up for August 17 to 21

Please sit back and get ready for a long weekly round-up of the entertainment news for this week. CONDOLENCES Controversial former Washington Post columnist turned CNN political pundit Robert Novak passed away this week at the age of 78 from brain cancer. Condolences to his family and friends. The legendary TV producer, Don Hewitt, who made telejournalism profitable and 60 …

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Heroes at Comic Con

As silence filled the room and the intensity of the audiences’ excitement for the Heroes panel at Comic Con built to a resounding crescendo, Blaire Butler, a host for the G4 program Attack of the Show, who was the moderator for this panel, approached the podium, making the grand announcement of the cast members in attendance. First on stage was …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 11)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Gina Holden – She has had one-time guest appearances in The L Word, The Dead Zone and Supernatural, but folks will best know her from her roles as Coreen Fennel in Blood Ties and Dale Arden in Flash …

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The Lake: Summer By the Water

The WB.com introduced a new web series called The Lake on August 10, featuring four (4) separate installments of the series running roughly 10 minutes each.  The series is executive produced by Peter Aronson (former Disney executive), Jordan Levin (former WB CEO), Michael Petok (the Bernie Mac Show), Jason Priestley (yes, the actor from Beverly Hills, 90210) – who also …

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Music That Moves Me

As I’ve mentioned before, music is a big part of my life. As far back as I can remember music was always playing in my childhood home. It was either my brothers playing 70’s rock-n-roll on their bedroom stereo, my dad listening to country music in his basement workshop or my mom listening to church music in our kitchen (or …

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Human Target at Comic Con

The panel for Human Target during Comic Con was primarily focused on the airing of the pilot episode, which introduced the characters Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) who is a unique private contractor/security guard hired to protect people in essence becoming a human target in their place. His business partner, Winston (Chi McBride), who was formerly involved in law enforcement and …

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Flash Forward at Comic Con

The Flash Forward Comic Con panel started with Entertainment Weekly writer Jeff Johnson acting as the moderator, introducing Executive Producers Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Brannon Braga (Enterprise) to the stage. They, in turn, provided the audience with the first “public glimpse” of the series, which will debut on ABC on September 24 at …

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Weekly Round-Up (August 11 to 14)

Here are the news items for this past week: CONDOLENCES Music legend Les Paul passed away on Thursday at the age of 94.  He was a legend and will be greatly missed.   Deepest condolences to his family, friends and fans. NEWS BIG changes are taking place at the USA Network series In Plain Sight.  Not only is Executive Producer …

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