Television - The Durango Herald

HBO’s ‘Veep’ to end after seventh season in 2018

LOS ANGELES – HBO says its much-honored political satire “Veep” is coming to an end. The cable channel said Wednesday that “Veep” will air its seventh and final season in 2018. ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lacheys, Debbie Gibson lead ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast

NEW YORK – Nick and Vanessa Lachey, retired athletes Derek Fisher and Terrell Owens, and singer Debbie Gibson headline the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Other cast ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

While you were watching summer’s biggest TV show, you missed summer’s best TV show

A curious thing happened on the way to television greatness this summer: The highly anticipated return of a critically revered show that some viewers might avoid because of its reputation as...

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Shelley Berman, comedian-bard of everyday life, has died

NEW YORK – Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Real-world walkers? ‘The Walking Dead’ is getting the Pokémon Go game treatment

Last year, it was the augmented-reality challenge of Pokémon Go that brought new life to geo-gaming. This year, AMC is hoping that terrain-based gamers will muster the same excite...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

All the times Jon Snow nearly died (and the one time he did), ranked

During last week’s nail-biter “Game of Thrones” episode, Jon Snow nearly died not once but twice. As usual, he managed to escape (somewhat) unscathed. That’s kind of his M.O., isn...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How Dick Gregory changed stand-up forever

Comedian, activist died Saturday

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Baldwin revives Trump impression for summer spinoff of ‘SNL’

NEW YORK – Alec Baldwin has put on his blond wig to reprise his impression of President Donald Trump for NBC’s summer spinoff of “Saturday Night Live.” Baldwin opened Thursday’s e...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Cheers’ actor, radio host Jay Thomas dies at 69

LOS ANGELES – Jay Thomas, a radio talk show host and actor with recurring roles on the sitcoms “Murphy Brown” and “Cheers,” has died, his publicist said. Thomas was 69. He was “on...

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ used to be all about the journey. Now it’s about the destination.

The boats and horses on “Game of Thrones” are moving faster than ever. Last week, Daenerys dispatched Tyrion and Davos to King’s Landing and, moments later, the men were rowing to its shores...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Maya Rudolph to star in live ‘A Christmas Story’ in December

NEW YORK – The Fox network has cast Maya Rudolph to help lead the live TV musical “A Christmas Story” this winter. The “Saturday Night Live” veteran and star of “Bridesmaids” will...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The arguments about women and power in ‘Game of Thrones’ have never been more unsettling

“Game of Thrones” is a series that embodies the tropes of high fantasy and subverts them. And in no area in the series has that been more clear than its gender politics. Women on ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday