Rueben’s Ramblings

Spring TV Goodness

The TV season got back into full swing last month, but April can’t be overlooked, as there is a boatload of programming to look forward. You can check out the NiceGirls TV calendar at the following link: https://nicegirlstv.com/2010/04/01/the-spring-tv-calendar-and-beyond, but the list below features the shows and made-for-TV movies that I am looking forward to watching throughout the month: On April …

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Having a Supernatural Weekend

This past weekend I had the chance to go to a Creation Entertainment convention at the Marriott Hotel near the Los Angeles Airport with fellow Nice Girls Tiffany and Louise. The spotlight this weekend was on the popular CW series Supernatural. Over the course of three days, a number of cast members were the special guests of this annual convention, …

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Some of My Favorite Things

My blog this week is going to cover several different interests simply because I felt inspired to write about some of my favorite things. Obviously, top on my list of favorites is television and since there are a couple shows coming back this week – V on ABC and In Plain Sight on the USA Network – I will focus …

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March Madness

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity with the annual Paley Fest being held from February 26 to March 14 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. This year I had the opportunity to attend the following panels: Lost, NCIS, The Vampire Diaries, FlashForward and Glee. Each panel had its share of fun and excitement, allowing the …

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Spring TV Here I Come

Even though the mid-season of the television season officially started on March 1 with a couple of new series debuting over the course of the past week (or so) and most shows returning to their usual airings, there is still a great deal of programming coming our way over the next few months. The shows for which I am eager …

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So Much to Do, So Little Time

Wow! What a weekend I had and what a busy few weeks I will have upcoming. I attended the annual Paley Festival this past Saturday, getting to participate in their salute to the ABC series Lost. I will have more coverage on that event in a separate article to be posted here at NiceGirlsTV very soon; but I can say …

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Paley Fest Here I Come

As many of you know, the annual PaleyFest, coordinated by the Paley Center for Media, will be held starting this Friday. This yearly two-week event is guaranteed to be entertaining, filled with unexpected appearances and revelations. Fortunately three of us from NiceGirlsTV will be attending well over half of the events this year, bringing coverage of those panels to our …

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Hanging By A Thread: The Bubble Shows

Tis the season for pilots to be cast and filmed followed by the networks making the decisions as to which pilots will be picked up for their respective fall prime-time line ups. At the same time, the fate of shows that are currently hanging by a thread – aka the bubble shows, or more to the point the shows that …

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Should TV Series Have A Shorter Run?

With each TV season comes a crop of new pilots, hoping to be picked up by a major network for at least an initial 13 episode run. If things go well for said pilot – such as decent ratings (obviously) as well as fan, and sometimes even critic, acclaim – the series could potentially be picked up for a full …

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All Good Things Must Come to An End

Tonight is the beginning of the end. The innovative series Lost – that has consistently combined drama and sci-fi – will air the two-hour season premiere of its sixth and final season, starting at 9 PM on ABC. What exactly will happen in the premiere is anyone’s guess, as the shows executive producers, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, have been …

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