As part of my (hopefully) ongoing monthly column saluting Throwback Tuesday, I wrote this article back in February of 2016 and thought it would be fun to revisit it. Enjoy! It has become a tradition here at NiceGirlsTV that we take a look at new (pretend) pilots that would be fun to see on the small screen either on the …
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Salute to Rising Stars
Working in the entertainment industry is highly competitive, and breaking through isn’t always that easy. But landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference. As a way to salute rising stars on the big and/or small screen, I wanted to create a new column focusing on actresses …
Read More »My Top 11 TV Choices for September
The start of Fall TV is only a few weeks away on the major and cable networks, all of which are offering a lot of choices whether it is returning shows, new series set to debut and/or made-for-TV movies. Here are my top 11 choices for September TV: WELCOME BACK Fans of the popular Starz series Outlander have been waiting …
Read More »Throwback Tuesday: My Take on the Remake of Romancing the Stone
Throwback Thursday has been an online trend for a number of years now, so I thought I would create a new monthly column called “Throwback Tuesday” [a slight twist on the popular hashtag, of course) where I will focus on past pieces I have written here at NiceGirlsTV, posted at my own site Rueben’s Ramblings or new pieces where I …
Read More »Do You Remember: Jack & Bobby
Back in September of 2004, a new drama series was introduced on The WB (now known as The CW) called Jack & Bobby. The series was a faux documentary about the early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive fictional President of the United States, who served from 2041 to 2049. The series was set in present day, focusing on the …
Read More »Did You Know: TV, Music and Movie Trivia
Collecting entertainment trivia has been my favorite hobby of mine since I was a teenager; and for the most several months I have been compiling “Did You Know trivia items to share with our readers. Here are more trivia tidbits from the worlds of music, TV and the movies. I would love to know if any of our readers knew …
Read More »Comic Con 2017: Getting Through Another Con
Comic Con 2017 was held from July 20 to July 23 in San Diego and I was, once again, able to attend along with a handful of fellow NiceGirlsTV staff members. As always, the four-day event was filled with lots of panels, off-site events, parties and people – oh so many people! The big, annual event started with Preview Night, …
Read More »Going to Comic Con 2017
This afternoon I will be arriving in San Diego for Comic Con 2017. This will be my 16th year attending the pop culture event that typically finds over 130,000 people descending upon the city over the course of the 5-day event. As has been the case since 2009, I will be part of the NiceGirlsTV staff covering the event. Tomorrow …
Read More »My Top 10 Choices for August TV
How is it possible that we are this far into the year already? Comic Con is next week (WOW!) and in no time at all August will be upon us. It also means there are more fun programs to watch on TV, including my top 10 choices for next month: WELCOME BACK The Hallmark Channel drama Chesapeake Shores will be …
Read More »Do You Remember: Privileged
On September 9, 2008, the new dramedy series Privileged debuted on The CW. The show was based on the book “How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls” by Zoey Dean. The lead was former Reba star JoAnna Garcia (Once Upon a Time and The Astronaut Wives Club), who played twentysomething Megan Smith, a Yale graduate with a relentlessly positive attitude and …
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