interesting. seems lazy IMO for the organizers to land on using time as the differentiator for the categories.
I think the golden globes adding podcast award is due to media consumption changing, legacy losing overall share to podcasting or new media - as far as minutes/ hours consumed or impressions in market tracking / ad revenue trends. but I’m just a consumer.
That may be the trend, but it doesn’t seem to be part of the Golden Globe rules. They just say that the series must have episodes at least 20mins in length, total at least 150mins of total series run time, and that series fit into whichever category the majority of the content represents. So a show that’s mostly a drama with a little comedy should be in the drama category, and vice versa.
The first Emmys were in 1949 and there were generally very few kinds of TV shows. Short comedies and longer dramas and variety show shows and news.
The Golden Globes make up their own arbitrary rules, so you would have to take that up with the Golden Globes people.
Is The Bear A Comedy? Emmys Controversy & Debate Explained
Richie actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach accused the ideas of comedy and drama of being, “A little outdated.” He also stated that all The Bear wants to do is, “Tell the truth and make people feel things.” Moss-Bachrach raises a very salient point that the term “comedy” may indeed be a little restrictive in the modern age of media, and also that making someone laugh needn’t be a show’s primary concern to earn the title either. Sure, The Bear isn’t a traditional comedy, but its commitment to authenticity only elevates the funny moments.
Agreed, and per Golden Globes rules, since it’s primarily a drama, it should be in the drama category. but as you mentioned, they seem to kind of make it up as they go.
I just finished it. Waste of three hours.
Cannot recommend against enough.
One of the national nightly news outlets was talking about the movie being nominated for several Oscar categories and I commented to my wife that I’d watched it and thought it was terrible. She replied that it couldn’t be that bad if it was getting all those nominations - I told her to watch it and see.
Kind of looking forward to the “told you so” moment 
I just don’t get it. It certainly seems like a case of the make up of the industry or the Academy being blinded by their political ideology to push a movie that otherwise just isn’t good.
Finally got around to watching.
Thoroughly enjoying.
A revolutionary asking to speak to a supervisor. Hilarious.