Rueben’s Ramblings

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: Big Name Film Stars

The previous editions of this article series have focused on the TV stars who have worked their way up to star status on the small screen. But this time I am focusing on big name film stars who got their break on the small screen. Let’s take a look at the first time ever I saw the face of just …

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Preparing for Fall TV: December 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, there is still plenty of new TV viewing to enjoy, mainly through holiday-themed movies, the debut of some new cable series and the return of several other cable dramas. Let’s take a look at all that December TV has in store for viewers: On December 1, the holiday themed movie Silver Bells will debut …

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Your Doctor Who 2013 Holiday Gift Guide

This year is the 50th Anniversary of the one and only Doctor Who. And with that thought in mind, it only seemed right to provide our readers with a holiday gift guide of just some of the cool collectibles for the beloved series that you can buy for that Whovian you know or for yourself: 1. TARDIS Talking Cookie Jar …

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How is the 2013-2014 TV Season Performing So Far?

We are now about six weeks into the new TV season and it is becoming clear as to which shows are the winners and losers so far this fall. First, let’s take a look at how some of the new dramas are fairing (good and bad): 1. Sleepy Hollow – Sure, the FOX thriller has an absolutely crazy premise; but …

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Preparing for Fall TV 2013 for November

The 2013-2014 TV season is still going strong with plenty of new and returning shows airing in September and October, but TV viewers still have plenty to look forward to in November, especially where made-for-TV movies celebrating the upcoming holidays are concerned. Let’s take a look at all that November TV has in store: First of all, the special Doctor …

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Web Series Spotlight: The Hillywood Show

The Hillywood Show is the brainchild of Las Vegas born Hilly and Hannah Hindi, talented sisters who have become an internet sensation with their parodies of box office films such as Harry Potter and Twilight as well as the TV show The Vampire Diaries (among others). Their satire sketches actually got their start in 2006 when Hilly entered a video …

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Flashback to Fall

Author’s Note: I wrote and posted the following piece here at NiceGirlsTV back in November of 2009, but revisiting my past as well as my remembrance of fall seemed like the right thing to do at this time of year; and of course, I have added on a few extras at the end. Growing up on the East Coast, I …

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: Monday Night TV Stars

It has been a few months since my last article in this new series, but it is time to take a look at some of the bigger name stars who appear in just some of the current Monday night TV shows (cable and major network), taking a look at the first time ever I saw “their” face before they made …

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Web Series Spotlight: Pretty Tough

The Pretty Tough web series hit computer screens last year via Hulu, starring a then unknown Australian actress named Adelaide Kane (she’s Derek’s sister on the current season of Teen Wolf and the lead in the upcoming CW period drama Reign), who had only appeared in the Aussie soap opera Neighbours and the Proctor & Gamble/Walmart made-for-TV movie Secrets of …

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A Mini-Review of THE BLACKLIST

The new NBC drama The Blacklist will debut tonight, September 23 at 10 PM, starring actor James Spader as former government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington, who – for decades – has been one of FBI’s most wanted fugitives. Red has been brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe for decades, making him known as “The Concierge of Crime”. But …

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