Rueben's Ramblings

In celebration of the past year in the worlds of television, movies, music and books, the year-end articles that I will be posting over the course of the next week will highlight the best (and in some instances the worst) that each of these entertainment genres had to offer those of us who partake in the enjoyment each medium provides.

But, much like each year, I want to take a moment to look back – selfish though it may be – on some of my personal goals for the year. It was my hope to read 20 books this year, and while I didn’t quite manage that, I did read 18. One of the more interesting books that I read was the debut novel of a new book series by authors J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel called “Dark Territory”. I also fell in love with the fairies trilogy by Carrie Jones, the shape shifter trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater and the Montana-themed romance series by R. C. Ryan. I also highly recommend the independent release by (Ms.) Chris Culler called “Giving Good Hollywood”.

I also had the great opportunity to attend a lot of great TV-related events, including Comic Con in July, the annual Paley Fest in March and the Paley Preview Parties in September. As part of my press ‘duties’ I also attended Wonder Con in April and had the chance to visit the sets of the TV shows The Protector, Pretty Little Liars and the new 2012 summer series Perception.

With that being said, tomorrow I will take a look at the highlights for the year that was – 2011 – starting with the best (and worst) of television.

NOTE: I apologize in advance for any omissions, spelling errors or oversights I may have made, but I don’t apologize for any of the choices I made.