They are not attempting, in most episodes, to even gesture at the idea of comedy.
And thats only one prong on the fork of what could be the most confusing Emmys ceremony ever.
(The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselsucceeded at such a bid and won the 2018 comedy series award.)
From left: Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’; Anna Sawai in ‘Shōgun,’ and Ayo Edebiri in ‘The Bear.‘Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+/SHOWTIME; Katie Yu/FX; Chuck Hodes/FX.
(And not into the comedy categories, because … its an hour?)
And that also wouldnt help with the problem of limited series that are successful enough to be renewed.
