Is it really fair to evaluate a cable show (say, Mad Men) against a network show (say, The Good Wife) for an awards season?

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Little bit of controversy in the TV world recently, because The Good Wife (CBS) is out stumping for Emmy love and decided to run a campaign basically attacking the differences between cable shows and network shows. (There's more context here.)

From a logic standpoint, the argument that the p…