Rueben’s Ramblings

With spring less than two weeks away (how is it almost April already?!), it seemed like a good time to look ahead (just a little) to the TV shows that will be returning for new seasons as well as some new made-for-TV movies that will be fun to watch. Here is what I am looking forward to seeing in April: …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

For 12 years now, I have been attending the annual PaleyFest in Los Angeles hosted by the Paley Center for Media. Over the course of all those years I have seen a lot of shows be spotlighted by this event, I have covered countless of those panels and even made a few wish list in preparation for upcoming events. By …

Back in 2000, there was a short-lived TV series that aired on the Fox Family Channel, which soon became ABC Family and will soon become FreeForm on January 12. That little remembered show was called Higher Ground. The reason I watched this show (all 22 episodes of it) was primarily because actor Joe Lando, who starred as Byron Sully on …