Golden Globes usually notice the most buzzworthy new shows, so why were Watchmen and The Mandalorian shut out?

Variety

The Globes made some confounding choices this year, like nominating George Clooney’s "long-forgotten" Catch-22, says Michael Schneider, while completely ignoring When They See Us after it earned 11 Emmy nominations. He also notes that Watchmen and The Mandalorian "were perhaps the two most talked-about shows of the fall. But those series don’t exist in the world of the Golden Globes, despite the HFPA’s oft-written spin that it usually gets first crack at rewarding TV’s buzziest programs. Are the Golden Globes, as a result, becoming (gulp) predictable? As much as the When They See Us snub is disappointing, it’s not surprising. When They See Us takes a deep dive into American racial inequality and its troublesome justice system — not the kind of topics generally rewarded by this band of international writers."