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 3)

In our continuing article series of actors and actresses who deserve more attention or perhaps even their own show, here are some more for your consideration. Mika Boorem – Mika’s career has mainly been on the big screen, starring in movies like Blue Crush, The Patriot, Mighty Joe Young, Along Came a Spider, Riding in Cars with Boys, Hearts in …

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The Creative Process: Inside House

After an uncharacteristically late start (for their standards), the Paley Center for Media’s special presentation of “The Creative Process: Inside House” began with a brief introduction by Craig Hitchcock, who joked that he knew what kind of day it was going to be when he arrived at the center at 8 AM that morning (June 17) to find four (4) …

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Weekly Round-Up (June 15 to 19)

Here are some of the entertainment news highlights for this past week: NEWS ITV in the UK has canceled Primeval after 3 seasons. However, this may not spell the end of the show (per se) as there is the possibility of a US series or a feature film. More Comic Con Updates: David Tennant and Russell T. Davies will attend …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 2)

As I mentioned last week, I’ve collected a long list of actors and actresses who seem to go unnoticed by the general public and I want to give them just a bit more attention.  Here is the next group: Samaire Armstrong – She made a name for herself as Anna on The O.C. and had quite an adventure during her …

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Donate Life: You Can Make a Difference

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a special film festival coordinated by the organization Donate Life and presented by Astealls Transplant. These two organizations specialize in advancing the future of (organ) transplantation. You may wonder why a tv-oholic like myself would have reason to attend this type of film festival. The answers may not be as simple …

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Welcome to HawthoRNe

Jada Pinkett Smith is the latest actress to join the roster of TNT’s female-driven programming, starring in the series HawthoRNe set to debut on Tuesday, June 16 at 9 PM (ET/PT). Christina Hawthorne (Pinkett Smith) is the Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital in Richmond, VA. She is compassionate and headstrong. She is described as “the kind of nurse …

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Weekly Round-Up (June 8 to 12)

NGTV is proud to announce we will be providing a weekly round-up of entertainment news each Friday.  Here are some of the highlights for June 8 to 12. CASTING SCOOP Tom Amandes (Everwood and Eli Stone) will appear as Jordan’s father on the ABC Family series Greek. Producers at Burn Notice are courting Tyne Daly to appear opposite her former …

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They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 1)

A year or two ago an idea was presented to me by a good friend and fellow tv-oholic, suggesting that I create a list of actors and actresses who go unappreciated by the general public not because they aren’t talented but simply due to the fact they aren’t yet on the A-list nor a household name.   With that idea in …

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The Envelope Part Deux

Earlier this week Louise attended one of the six LA Times “The Envelope” events sponsored by the publication as a way for voting members to see shows and/or films that are being considered as nominees for awards season.  These events are now open to the public – but on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Thankfully, myself and a friend (along with …

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This Week’s Highlights and What’s To Come

Here are some highlights of what happened this week in TV News and a quick look at what’s to come: The MTV Movie Awards were given out on Sunday with the big winner being Twilight. Actor Kadeem Hardison will appear on future episodes of “Greek” and actor Myketi Williamson will join next season’s “24”. Country singer Shelby Lynne and actress …

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