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Homage to 2 TV Mavens of the Past

In honor of women’s history month, I wanted to brush up on my knowledge of TV mavens that pioneered the industry. I pointed my sights to the legends Lucille Ball and Irna Philips, and here is what I discovered. Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy This was the first successful series with a female lead. It first aired on CBS …

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The Stay Home and Read a Book Ball

For the last year or two, I have been volunteering at my local library here in Los Angeles (a terrific “small town” library similar to the one back home), helping out – for the most part – with their quarterly book sales. For me this volunteering was an homage (if you will) to my time “working” as a library aide …

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5 Reasons Why We Love “Blindspot’s” Jane Doe

NBC’s Blindspot has been one of the breakout hits for the network and it’s no secret that we Nice Girls are nuts about it too. With its return on February 29th, we’ve been talking about why we love the show’s main character, Jane Doe. Or is it Taylor Shaw? Here are five reasons why we love Jane Doe: First of …

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The Many Faces of Actor Elliot Cowan

A number of years ago, I discovered the delightful mini-series Lost in Austen that told the story of Amanda Price (actress Jemima Rooper, who has appeared in Hex and Atlantis), an ardent fan of Jane Austen, who lives in present day London with her boyfriend until she somehow travels back in time, swapping places with the writer’s most famous fictional …

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TVx3 Podcast – Episode 310

I love TV. All the TV, so I jumped at the chance to sit in with TVx3 and discuss…wait for it…TV. I joined Jason from TVaholic and Carla from Buddy TV to talk about Lucifer, Scandal, The Shannara Chronicles, & Shadownhunters. Check it out below.

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The Event Series You Won’t See This Fall (But Maybe You Should)

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 cable or major networks during the new fall TV season. This time around, however, instead of new pilots based on previous hit series, a long-running event series, based on a …

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What to Expect on TV in March

March is only a few weeks away (how is that possible?!) and there are plenty of programming options yet to look forward to on television. Let’s take a look at just some of the new and returning shows that will be on the major and cable networks: The new ABC drama The Family will air a special preview on March …

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Do You Remember: Glory Days

From January to March of 2002 a short-lived TV show on The WB (which eventually became The CW when the network merged with UPN) called Glory Days aired all of its episode – 9 in total. The series came from the creative mind of Kevin Williamson; originally being conceived as a drama similar to his hit series Dawson’s Creek, but …

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Observations on the World of Entertainment

I have been writing a weekly column for NiceGirlsTV for almost seven years now… Wow!!! I have to take a moment to let that sink in. Throughout that lengthy time, I have written about my love affair with television since I was a child; countless articles about what will be airing on TV in the coming months and so much, …

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What to Expect on TV in February

The TV season got back into full swing at the beginning of this month, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more new shows and made-for-TV movies to enjoy as well as the return of shows, coming back from their extended winter breaks. Let’s take a look at just some of what February TV has to offer: RETURNING SHOWS: February 1 …

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