Rueben’s Ramblings

Over the course of the last six months, I have paid salute to rising stars: actresses who are on the move and actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work. As I’ve said before, landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring …

January is nearly at an end and what a month of TV it has been so far for viewers! February will be no different with plenty of new programs to check out throughout the shortest month out of the year. Here are my top 11 choices for next month: A WHOLE LOTTA STREAMING GOING ON There are three new streaming …

It was 20 years ago yesterday that the short-lived science-fiction TV series Prey debuted on ABC. The series starred then little known actress Debra Messing (of Will & Grace fame), who had starred in the comedy Ned and Stacey as well as the box office film A Walk in the Clouds prior to landing the lead role in this mid-season …

This year will mark the 35th Anniversary of the William S. Paley Television Festival – better known as the Paley Fest – held by the former Museum of Television and Radio – now known as The Paley Center for Media. The initial panels that were announced several weeks ago include the Netflix hit Stranger Things, the top new drama of …

The short-lived CBS sci-fi series Threshold debuted on September 16, 2005, focusing on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. The series starred Carla Gugino (Wayward Pines and the box office film San Andreas) as Dr. Molly Caffrey, a high-level government crisis management consultant from the Blackwood Institute whose job is to create contingency plans …

Much like my Christmas column where I looked back at Christmas past, as the New Year draws closer, I am – once again – looking back to my past for a fond memory of celebrating the new year with my parents. When I was a little girl, my parents and I would travel a few miles outside of my hometown …

Regardless of how you celebrate or observe the holidays, I am pretty sure that everyone has a good memory (or two) from their childhood. A memory that makes you think fondly of times gone by; a memory that brings a chuckle to your day or a memory that surprises you in its intensity. Truth be told, I haven’t celebrated Christmas …

While we still have several weeks to go with December TV not to mention getting through the holidays, I thought it was time to take a look at just some of the programming options that will air on the major and cable networks in January. Here are my top 10 choices for next month: WINTER PREMIERES The following shows will …

The NBC drama Journeyman debuted back on September 24, 2007, starring actor Kevin McKidd – one season before he made his debut on the medical juggernaut Grey’s Anatomy – and actress Moon Bloodgood – a few seasons before the TNT post-apocalypse series Falling Skies debut. Journeyman centered on Dan Vasser (McKidd), a newspaper reporter living with his wife Katie (actress …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writer and executive producer Stephanie Savage. Stephanie grew up in Canada, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1990 with a B.A. in English and Cinema Studies. From there she graduated from the University of Iowa in 1993 with an M.A. in Film History and Theory. She got her start at …