Rueben’s Ramblings

It’s Upfronts Week (and Musician Spotlight)

It’s upfronts week. What does that mean, you may ask? Well, for anyone who follows the TV industry, upfronts week means the week when all of the networks – both major and cable – make their annual presentations to the New York advertisers. What do the networks hold the upfronts? Well, they make grand presentations of their existing and new …

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Fall Predictions: What Will Stay and What Will Go This Fall?

Next week the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, which simply means to TV viewers that we will finally find out what show are coming back and which ones will disappear. Granted, all of the networks have already announced many early renewals for their existing dramas and comedies; but the decisions on the shows that …

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Let’s Take a Look at the Network Pilots – Dramas at FOX

In a few weeks the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. This is the final examination …

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Let’s Take a Look at the Network Pilots – Dramas at The CW

Next month the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. Over the course of the next few …

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Let’s Take a Look at the Network Pilots – Dramas at NBC

Next month the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. Over the course of the next few …

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Let’s Take a Look at the Network Pilots – Dramas at CBS

Next month the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. Over the course of the next few …

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BONES Recap: Discount on Death in Aisle 3

BONES has never been afraid to tackle story lines about those on the fringes of society - circus performers, competitive eaters, alien aficionados, league bowlers, and Jersey shore denizens, to mention a few. So it was no surprise that BONES would finally tackle...extreme couponers!

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Let’s Take a Look at the Network Pilots: The Dramas at ABC

Next month the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. Over the course of the next few …

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It’s The End of March: How Are Your Favorite Shows Performing?

While March is typically known as a time of repeats for the major networks, the influence of year-end cable programming is finally catching on with the five bigwigs (i.e., ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW). Over the last few years viewers have assuredly noticed the proliferation of programming on the major networks throughout the TV season not just in …

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Experience the Wonder of WonderCon

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend WonderCon, the annual pop culture convention, much like the infamous San Diego Comic Con, that is typically held in San Francisco but was transferred to Anaheim this year due to ongoing construction at the convention Center in San Fran. Early Friday morning I got all my “stuff” packed up and headed …

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