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.

Burden of Truth Recap: “Witch Hunt”

Things are becoming very tense in the small town of Millwood on The CW series Burden of Truth now that Joanna Hanley has served papers on local mill owner Ben Matheson over the toxic barrels found in the high school girls’ soccer field. In fact, Joanna’s would be partner Billy Campbell was on the receiving end of more than a …

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Did You Know: TV and Movie Trivia

It’s been a few months since I posted the last “Did You Know” article, and now seemed like the right time to revisit the series, as part of my life-long love of collecting entertainment trivia. I would love to know if any of our readers knew about any of the items below: TV TRIVIA Did You Know… that actor Dennis …

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It’s Official: Outlander Back November 4

While it’s been “known” for awhile, it’s now official: Season 4 of Outlander will start on Starz on Sunday, November 4 at 8 PM. That’s right Outlander fans, we’ll be getting more of Jamie and Claire and everyone else in just a few months. Season 4 will pick up with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) trying to make …

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Burden of Truth Recap: “Family Ties”

The fourth episode of Burden of Truth aired on The CW on Wednesday night – although in the Los Angeles area the show was preempted by a Dodgers game (SIGH!). Thankfully the network supplies the episodes online so it was easy to get caught up. Rather than seeing the aftermath of Billy and Joanna being run off the road, the …

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Dream Casting Books to TV: Susan Mallery’s Fool’s Gold Franchise (Part 3)

Over the last two months, I have brought our readers a new series of articles, focusing on my dream casting if the Fool’s Gold book franchise by author Susan Mallery were ever to be made into a TV series. If you haven’t done so already, please check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this Dream Casting article series. The …

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Burden of Truth Recap: “Still Waters”

As the proverb states, “still waters run deep.” Unfortunately for the small town of Millwood in the Canadian import Burden of Truth those still waters are actually horrible sludge-filled barrels which were dumped and buried underground in the field used by the high school girls’ soccer team. It would seem that Joanna and Billy have finally found the culprit behind …

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The 100 Recap: “Damocles, Part 2” [Season Finale]

Watching the season finale of The 100 on The CW last night was quite the emotional journey especially that surprising ending, but let’s first take a look at what lead to that unexpected final scene. The Battle for Shallow Valley There was a lot of blood and death in the aftermath of the battle for Shallow Valley. But with the …

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PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2018

One month from now the Paley Center for Media will hold its annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews in both Los Angeles and New York. The ten-day festival to be held at the Beverly Hills location of the Paley Center will begin on September 6 and will run through September 16. The Los Angeles events will not only feature screenings of …

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Burden of Truth Recap: “The Ties That Bind”

The second episode of Burden of Truth, the Canadian import airing on The CW this summer, aired on Wednesday finding Joanna Hanley still in her small hometown after proving that her firm’s big pharmaceutical client was not the cause of the mysterious illness afflicting a handful of teen girls from Millwood High School. In fact, she was hard at work …

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RECAP: The 100 “Damocles, Part 1”

The first part of the season finale of The 100 aired last night on The CW, bringing to culmination the war for which Wonkru and the prisoners of the Eligius have been heading since Wonkru was rescued from their underground bunker by the miners. Shallow Valley has been the goal with both sides prepared for the genocide of their enemies …

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