Rueben’s Ramblings

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 …

Last year PBS aired a two-hour special focusing on America’s 100 Best-Loved Novels, and with spring now here and folks celebrating Easter this coming weekend, I thought it would be fun to look back on this special, and more specifically the list of books on that list. Make a point to share this list with your friends, family and even …

Just like every other year, the major networks are working on a number of pilots to be considered for pick-up for the 2019-2020 TV season this fall. As of a few days ago, no real decisions have been made by ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC or The CW as to which pilots will be picked up for this fall, but there …

Back when Freeform was still ABC Family, a number of years after Gilmore Girls came to an end and before Broadway star Sutton Foster landed the lead role in Younger, there was a little show called Bunheads, created by none other than Gilmore Girls mastermind Amy Sherman-Palladino. Bunheads was a comedy-drama that only ran from June 2012 to February 2013, …

The TV season is nearly at an end and with that are the early finales of a number of dramas including the following: This Is Us on NBC on April 2 at 9 PM Private Eyes on ION on April 7 at 9 PM God Friended Me on CBS on April 14 at 8 PM The Rookie on ABC on …

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 …

The short-lived ABC drama The Nine – created by Hank Steinberg [the creator of the CBS drama Without a Trace and co-creator of the TNT drama The Last Ship] and produced by Warner Bros. Television – debuted in October of 2006. The premise of the show was focused on nine people, mostly strangers to each other, who became linked together …

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. According to their official …

It has been quite a while since I’ve posted one of these features, but given that the Oscars aired on Sunday night, I thought it would be a neat idea to focus on some of the award winners and big performers of the night. Regina King WHO SHE PLAYED: She played Sharon Rivers in the acclaimed independent film If Beale …