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.

Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Karen Schaler

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on journalist, screenwriter, producer, author and national TV host Karen Schaler. Karen grew up near Seattle, Washington and in Los Angeles, California. She graduated, with honors, from California State University Fullerton with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Sociology. She has worked as a TV correspondent on CNN, and as a …

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My Top 9 Choices for December TV

Over the course of next month there will be almost 40 holiday-themed movies airing across five different networks as well as some streaming series returning with new episodes and a couple special events taking place. Out of all the programming options to air in December, the following are my top choices: The CW will air its annual crossover episodes this …

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OUTLANDER Recap: “Common Ground”

After finding land in the Blue Ridge Mountains very much to their liking in last week’s episode of Outlander, Jamie and Claire were back in Wilmington so that Jamie to sign the deed to 10,000 acres of “the King’s land” for which to settle upon and arrange for Fergus to gather other settlers to join them – specifically Highlanders and …

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December TV Calendar

The following list provides the dates of the dramas that will air the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during December: December 1 – Mingle All the Way is the latest holiday movie to debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Mingle All the Way is a new networking …

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Happy Thanksgiving 2018

It’s that time of year, again – can you believe it’s nearly the end of November already? – to give thanks for all those things that we have valued throughout the year. And since we are NiceGirls it only makes sense that those “things” are TV related. So without further ado, here is my list for 2018: 1. Poldark and …

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OUTLANDER Recap: “The False Bride”

As episode three of the fourth season of Outlander opened, viewers finally got to see Roger Wakefield (nee McKenzie) at the manse in Scotland that he called home for most of his life. The moving vans in front of the building made it clear that changes were afoot. It was quickly revealed – as he was strumming on his guitar …

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Blindspot Roundtable: Ca-Ca-Candidate for Cri-Cri-Crime

A congressman's murder triggers the tattoo database and reveals a political conspiracy of international magnitude that raises questions about FBI Director Weitz; Reade is interrogated by the CIA about how Zapata got into his computer.

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Celebrating 15 Years of Love Actually

On November 6, 2003 a special holiday movie was released in the theatres that has become a perennial favorite among romantics and lovers of all things holidays. That movie was Love Actually, which examined many intertwined stories of the one emotion that connects us all: love. The film was written and directed by Richard Curtis, featuring an ensemble cast that …

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OUTLANDER Recap: “Do No Harm”

The second episode of the fourth season of Outlander opened with Jamie worriedly contemplating the aftermath of the brutal attack conducted by psychopath Stephen Bonnet and his men. Jamie, of course, was upset with himself for being taken in by Bonnet’s charm especially at the expense of his dear friend Lesley not to mention the harm that befell himself, his …

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MANIFEST Roundtable: Off Radar

We discuss this week's episode of Manifest, Connecting Flights, with one big new piece of information about Flight 828.

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