Rueben’s Ramblings

The TV Scorecard for the Major Networks

Now that we have reached February sweeps – the mid-season point for the current TV season – it is time to take a look at how all of the major networks are performing in terms of an overall score rather than a list of the winners and losers for each network. Each score will encompass how well the network has …

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Happy Valentine’s Day: Favorite TV Couples

Today is Valentine’s Day and most people will be celebrating this ‘day of love’ with someone they hold dear; but for someone like me, you prefer to celebrate the day be honoring the TV couples you hold dear. I know you’re out there so please read on and enjoy the list of current TV couples that are near and dear …

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The Pilots You Won’t Be Seeing This Coming TV Season

It is that time of year again. The time when all of the networks – both major and cable – are giving the green light to countless pilots, few of which will actually be picked up to series and even fewer still that will succeed once they are on the air and last more than one season let alone a …

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How is the Current TV Season Performing?

What can be said about this new TV season? Just like every other TV season, it has had its ups and downs, its successes and failures and its surprises and let-downs. Over the past few months I have spotlighted the winners and losers on the major networks as the season has progressed; and will continue to do so throughout the …

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Saying Goodbye To CHUCK

Chuck on NBC

At the end of this week a big event is going to take place on television: Chuck is coming to an end. After spending five epic seasons on NBC, the action-comedy/spy-drama that debuted to wild fanfare on September 24, 2007 will come to a close with two back-to-back episodes this Friday (January 27), ending what has been an unbelievably funny …

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PERCEPTION: Get An Inside Look at the New TNT Series Before It Debuts

Back in October, a small group of press was invited to a set visit for the upcoming TNT summer series Perception that stars Emmy winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) and Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That). Until this week, those of us included in this rare visit, which included NiceGirlsTV, were instructed not to talk about the show or …

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The Official Paley Fest 2012 Line-Up

The 29th Annual William S. Paley Festival – otherwise known as Paley Fest 2012 – will be held from March 2 to March 14 this year and the full schedule was announced today by the Paley Center for Media. The full line-up was officially announced today with the following shows being honored: 1. American Horror Story – Friday, March 2 …

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What to Expect for Mid-Season TV

At one point in time in the world of television, mid-season was seen as a wasteland for repeats and what would become short-lived TV shows for which the networks had no intentions of continuing beyond the limited amount of episodes that were filmed. But now-a-days, mid-season is the exact opposite: it is a place filled with a multitude of programming …

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Happy New Year 2012

Drop Dead Diva

It is that time of year again: it is almost the start of another new year. Did you meet the resolutions you made for this current year? If not, you only have four more days to make a difference. Are you making any resolutions for the New Year? Are they resolutions that you can easily master or will they be …

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What to Look Forward to This Christmas

I know that most people really look forward to Christmas because it means celebrating the holiday with their families and friends, following traditions that have been part of their lives for decades or making new traditions with their friends. But if you are like me – where most of your family has passed on or lives thousands of miles away …

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