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20 UCW AUGUST 20-26, 2014 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Big News on the Small Screen The Emmys prove it: We're in a golden age of TV by DEAN ROBBINS I was going to start talking about the overrated shows nominated for this year's Emmy Awards (Monday, 8 p.m., NBC), as I don't understand why critics have fallen for Masters of Sex, Homeland and Boardwalk Empire. But I got sidetracked by the much bigger list of nominated shows that are among the wonders of the world. Am I dreaming, or does TV really have this many brilliant comedies (Veep, Girls, Silicon Valley, Episodes), dramas (True Detective, Breaking Bad, The Americans), miniseries (Treme, Luther), actresses (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Julianna Margulies), actors (Andre Braugher, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bryan Cranston), sketch series (Key and Peele, Inside Amy Schumer), reality series (Survivor, Top Chef), fake news programs (The Daily Show, The Colbert Report), specials (Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays, Sarah Silverman: We Are All Miracles) and even cartoons (South Park, Archer)? I feel like going outside and shouting to the rooftops about our golden age of television. But I won't, because I don't want to miss a second of what's going on inside on the small screen. Intruders Saturday, 10 pm (BBC America) If you're the kind of person who likes hanging out in the Twilight Zone, you'll love this eerie new series. Heavy on ominous sound effects and light on dialogue, it's about a secret society that takes over people's bodies as a way of ensuring immortality. The plot comes together in fragments: The wife (Mira Sorvino) of a troubled ex-cop (John Simm) vanishes; an assassin (James Frain) mows down victims on the trail of a 9-year-old runaway (Millie Brown). What emerges is a multifaceted conspiracy that will keep you busy until next month's fall premieres start rolling out. The Essentials Jr. Sunday, 8 pm (TCM) I love this TCM series, which is designed to introduce kids to classic movies. But I question this week's choice: The Maltese Falcon, the 1941 film noir in which Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) falls in with a group of grotesques chasing after a jewel-encrusted statuette. This is one of the most cynical stories ever told about greed, double- dealing and man's inhumanity to man. In short, if you let your 7-year-olds watch the screening, they're liable to become more jaded and world-weary than you'd like. If the kids start walking around with a fedora pulled down over one eye and a cigarette hanging out of their mouths, don't say I didn't warn you. Video Music Awards Sunday, 9 pm (MTV) Last year's ceremony became a sensation due to Miley Cyrus' raunchy performance of "We Can't Stop," complete with unwholesome-looking bears and a naughty foam finger. The spectacle was either a travesty or a triumph, depending on which hyperventilating cultural critic you listened to. Miley's "Wrecking Ball" is up for Video of the Year, and it's hard to imagine how she'll top herself. But I'm pretty sure she will, given her track record as a provocateur. I hope the hyperventilating cultural critics have their oxygen masks at the ready. e Carpe Diem Foundation wishes to express a heartfelt ank You to the major sponsors of the 11th Annual Ryan Patrick Kishbaugh Memorial Golf Tournament SPONSORSHIP COMPANY Platinum RPK Center Platinum Systel Platinum Cape Fear Valley Health Platinum Advanced Physical erapy Solutions Gold Fayetteville Academy Gold Real Estate Law Firm Gold Swanson Realty Gold ActivCare Physical erapy Gold Watkins Financial Group Gold Pinehurst Anesthesia Group Gold Fayetteville Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Media Up & Coming Weekly Prizes $50,000 Shootout - Carpe Diem Foundation Putting Contest - Carolina Imaging Golf Balls - Valley Auto World Special thanks to Gates Four Golf and Country Club, Moore Exposure & Activate Promotions & Marketing, Coca Cola, Healy Wholesale, and Dirtbag Ales Brewery. A thank you to all players, sponsors, donors and volunteers. Proceeds were donated to the Carpe Diem Foundation and to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 2014 Tournament Champions 1ST PLACE: Ray Perry, Randy Bancroft, Jay Campbell, and Donovan Owens SAVE THE DATE July 18, 2015 2015 Ryan Patrick Kishbaugh Memorial Golf Tournament