Every year we complain about the laziness of the Emmy voters. Here's a suggestion: why not require the voters to watch at least partial episodes -clips, even - of every show submitted in categories where they intend to cast their votes? My late stepmother was a member of the Television Academy, and I can verify that she definitely didn't watch every screener that came her way. (In fact, I was introduced to several television series through viewing of her unwanted screeners). After all, it's no surprise that voters choose established shows and actors for their ballots when they have little to no knowledge of the alternatives.
Barring that extreme, how about including critical input in the voting process? If these awards are truly meant to reflect the best in television, why not give the critics' opinions some weight? I'd trust Alan Sepinwall or the Entertainment Weekly staff any day over your average industry voter.
Hollywood: let's get on this!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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