Rueben’s Ramblings

We are nearly halfway through 2019. Summer just got underway, officially, as of this past Friday. And, San Diego Comic Con will be happening in a few weeks. Can you believe it?! As I’ve been doing every month, I’m looking forward to what will be airing on TV next month with my top 16 choices for July: MOVIE SAP, TABLE …

Back on June 15, 2010 I posted an article paying tribute to fathers and daughters on TV. With Father’s Day just behind us, I thought it was the right time to do a Throwback Tuesday post highlighting that piece. Here is the article: In honor of Father’s Day, I felt it was only right to pay a special tribute to …

A new FOX drama – Reunion – debuted on September 8, 2005. The series was to focus on 20 years in the lives of a group of six high school friends from Bedford, New York, with each episode following one year in the lives of the six, beginning with their high school graduation in 1986. Each episode was to feature …

On June 2, 2009 I posted my very first column. It was a simple little piece about my love affair with television that started when I was a child, watching Saturday morning cartoons. That love affair, naturally, grew and changed as I got older moving from kid-centric programming to more adult fare, ranging from action adventure series to lots and …

There used to be a time when summer TV was a wasteland with little too nothing to watch but lots of repeats or failed shows being burned off; but that was a LONG time ago – thank you to the TV gods! This summer, like many before, is overflowing with programming options whether its TV shows coming back for a …

Last week the networks made their annual presentations to the New York advertisers, announcing their planned fall TV schedules, including the shows that will be returning as well as the new shows that will be debuting throughout the entire 2019-2020 TV season. Since I am a big fan of TV dramas, I thought it would be fun to take a …

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 …

Ten years ago, I wrote the following article about the Apollo Moon Landing and what that monumental historical event meant to my little hometown of Apollo, Pennsylvania. And now that it’s 10 years later and the 50th Anniversary will soon be upon us, it seemed like the right time to revisit that article: On July 20, 1969, United States astronauts …

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 …

Can you believe that the 2018-2019 TV season will be coming to an end next month? Where has the time gone? There are a LOT of options on the major and cable networks next month, but out of all those programming choices I selected the following as my top picks for May: RETURNING TO THE LINE-UP On May 5 and …