Rueben’s Ramblings

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 …

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 …

This past weekend was an interesting one for me and several friends as we had the chance to see the SAG award-winning performance of Jeff Bridges in the theatrical release Crazy Heart a day before he was hailed by his peers as Male Actor in a Leading Role in Film. This indie movie chronicles the life of aging country singer …

As an avid couch potato, it is hard to say these words: there are some TV favorites I have never watched. Phew, that was hard! Okay, maybe you think that’s silly; but when you are as avid a TV viewer as me, admitting you didn’t get on the bandwagon of a particular well-done, but in most cases, highly overlooked show, …

Last week I had the chance to attend the Paley Center’s salute to the 100th episode of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. As a non-watcher of TV comedies, this event might seem like an odd event for me to attend; but as a long-time fan of Alyson Hannigan (dating back, obviously, to her days on Buffy, the …

Happy New Year Everyone! Did all of you have nice holidays with your family and/or friends? I sure hope each was just what you hoped they would be and that 2010 brings all of our readers nothing but the best. I can happily report that I brought the new year in with, well, not flair, but at least with some …

Tradition has it that you make resolutions at the beginning of each new year, marking goals for yourself and attempting to achieve them the best that you can. Since TV is such an important part of life for us here at NiceGirlsTV, it only makes sense to have resolutions that relate to our viewing options. But my column today is …

At this time of year families and friends gather to celebrate the holidays – whether it be Chanukah or Christmas (et al) – exchanging gifts and feasting on all their favorite meals. In years past my family would gather to watch my (at the time) little nieces and nephews open their gifts and share in our traditional Christmas meal; sometimes …

Every year there are shows that are held back by the networks, waiting to be aired during mid-season, which is typically during January and February. This year that is still the case, but the cable networks are also getting in on the action with some new shows as well. You can find out all those details in our Winter and …

Over the decades since television was invented, creative people have been working on a winning TV formula. In other words, what kind of programming (be it comedy, drama, sci-fi, education or talk/variety) works best with the viewing audience. What will they tune in to each week (or in some cases daily) and keep coming back for more? In the early …