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T2 WHATS UP! September 16 - 22, 2018 BY FRANCIS BABIN TV Media F all is nearly here, and that means it's time for cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice everything and the new prime-time television season. After a summer of re- peats, it's finally time for our returning favorites and a new crop of aspiring series. With both new and old shows vying for our attention, we set aside an evening to look back at the past year and cele- brate television's outstanding achievements. See the stars, relive the best moments and have a good time with the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Monday, Sept. 17, on NBC. This marks the first time in four years that the peacock net- work will broadcast the event, and it looks to showcase its bright, young talent with "Sat- urday Night Live" Weekend Update anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost as MCs for the ceremony. Following Stephen Colbert's ("The Late Show with Stephen Colbert") tremendous performance from last year will be no easy feat, but despite the pressure, the pair is ready to tear down the Microsoft The- ater in downtown Los Angeles. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Che and Jost discussed how the Emmys will be a nice change of pace from the con- stant political topics they cov- er on Weekend Update. "The exciting part is to do things about television and that par- ticular awards ceremony and make it, in general, less politi- cal than normal," Jost said. "There's a lot to celebrate in television right now. It's a very strong time." Jost is spot on — we're cur- rently in a new golden age of television. When the nomina- tions were announced by Ryan Eggold ("The Blacklist") and Samira Wiley ("Orange Is the New Black") back in July, this was made very clear. The usual complaints followed the an- nouncements, but they quickly dissipated. Instead of focusing on the snubs, people turned their attention to the many sur- prises and first-time nomina- tions. For instance, this year marks the first time in its nine- year run that the ABC hit "Modern Family" wasn't nomi- nated for Outstanding Comedy Series — a nod the single-cam- era comedy has consistently se- cured since 2009. History was made when San- dra Oh became the first Asian actress nominated for Best Ac- tress in a Drama for her excel- lent performance in "Killing Eve," while Jessica Biel ("The Sinner"), Matt Smith ("The Crown") and Nikolaj Coster- Waldau ("Game of Thrones") all received nominations for the first time. "Game of Thrones" leads the pack with an impressive 22 nominations, followed closely by its HBO counterpart "West- world" with 21. The legendary "Saturday Night Live" also raked in 21 nods. Not far behind is Hulu heavyweight "The Handmaid's Tale" and FX's "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Sto- ry" with 20 and 18 nominations, respectively, with the latter looking to take home the Out- standing Limited Series award. Without the perennial "Mod- ern Family" and last year's win- ner, "Veep," in the running, the Colin Jost and Michael Che co-host the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Under the stars continued on page T10 TV FEATURE B/Health Initiatives Research 2 x 5 Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? Agitation and insomnia are just two common symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease. If you are interested in learning more about current research and the management of symptoms, please give us a call at 479-575-9600. Call Health Initiatives Research 479-575-9600 to talk to our staff about current trials and more learning opportunities. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT? NOW ENROLLING IN CLINICAL TRIALS! Help us discover new treatment options! You might be able to help with clinical research studies looking at potential treatments for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.