Are you confused by Emmy voting changes?
Variety's Michael Schneider does an excellent job of describing changes made this year to Emmy voting — CLICK HERE to read his handy-dandy summary.
However, I disagree strongly with Schneider's claim that the voting overhaul is "earning some raves" this summer. Heck, the only rave he quotes is from academy chairman Dick Askin, who instituted the changes. Perhaps there were a few others, but where from? I don't recall. Any utterances of support I may have heard are overwhelmed by the shrieks of disapproval expressed by two top TV network presidents (can't name them because they spoke off the record), journos from Entertainment Weekly (Mark Harris), TV Guide (Matt Roush) and USA Today (Robert Bianco) plus many posters in The Envelope's forums.
Basically, what's wrong with Emmy voting is that it gives an unfair advantage to higher-rated programs and offers little hope to low-rated gems in need of help. Most of the latter didn't even make the Emmys' final screening process in the races for best series, actor and actress, so they had no hope at all of being embraced by judges.
