Like everything else, the ongoing pandemic and the nation's civil rights reckoning has completely upended this year's Emmy awards.
And it may be the best thing that has happened for the contest in quite a while.
Most years — held back by groupthink, star worship and Hollywood's unending popularity contests — the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences overlooks quite a lot in its nominees for TV's ultimate awards, the Emmys.
Which is why, years ago, I created my own TV honors, called the Deggys.
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