Rueben’s Ramblings

I may have written the following article in honor of the Fourth of July back in 2014, but I thought it would be a great piece for my Throwback Tuesday in salute of Veteran’s Day this year. For those who have come before us and for all those who have served, we salute all of our Veterans (and especially for …

Four years ago, I posted the following article in celebration of Halloween, and now seemed like the right time to revisit the piece. Truth be told, Halloween has never been a big deal to me. Sure, I dressed up for a few years when I was a kid, but growing up in a pretty strict church-going home, Halloween was not …

The holidays are closing in on us, and besides lots of food, decorations and gifts, there is one thing that TV viewers can always count on: holiday-themed movies. Whether you love them, like them or tolerate them, this year the cable networks are debuting SO many Christmas themed movies over the course of the next couple months that it is …

The 2019-2020 Fall TV season got underway a few weeks ago with a number of new shows debuting on the major networks. As any TV viewer knows, ratings are the key factor in determining how well a show performs; and while it is true our existing ratings system could easily be questioned on many levels, it’s the only ratings system …

It’s that time again to salute those actresses who are on the move, actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work, those actresses who are rising stars. Landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring actors. Let’s take a look at the …

With actor Michael Ealy now starring in the new ABC drama Stumptown and actor Karl Urban recently starring in the streaming series The Boys airing on Amazon, it seemed like the right time to remind our readers that those two handsome men starred in the short-lived FOX sci-fi-crime cyperpunk drama Almost Human, which debuted on November 17, 2013. In 2048, …

With the TV season just getting underway, there is SO much to watch on the major and cable networks. The programming options for October are jam-packed with returning shows, new dramas and lots of made-for-TV movies celebrating fall and getting ready for – GASP! – Christmas. Where has the year gone? Here are my top choices, many though they are: …

With the 2019-2020 Fall TV Season nearly upon us, I thought it would be fun – as part of Throwback Tuesday – to take a look at an article I posted on September 1, 2009 where I wrote about my dream primetime line-up. Here is that article: First of all, I want to wish, in advance, all the readers of NGTV …

Some programs air on TV for what is called a “blink and you miss them” moment in time. That is truly the case for the comedy-drama Hindsight that aired on VH1 back in 2015. Blink…and you missed it! Hindsight was created by Emily Fox, who worked on the other short-lived ABC Family (now known as Freeform) series Jane By Design …

For many years now, the Paley Center for Media has been hosting the Paley Preview Parties, the center’s fall screenings and receptions for many of the new TV shows that will be debuting on the major networks, some of the cable networks and some of the streaming services this fall. These screenings give audiences a chance to see the pilot …