Adam Bowie, in part, today (7/17):
>
> - The Variety (Special) Live award. Is this a category purposefully built 
> to hand out awards to other awards shows? Only the Emmys themselves don't 
> seem to be on the list! I would argue that if this isn't a broad enough 
> category to include a wider variety of shows, then it should be replaced by 
> something more useful (e.g. New drama series).
>
> This category has been here since the 90s, evolving from the Special Class 
awards... non-awards ceremonies have been up for them, e.g. *Live from 
Lincoln Center / Great Performances *entries, multiple Olympics opening 
ceremonies, even that Louis CK special from 2012... many of those "_____ 
LIVE!" things networks HAD to undertake, got nominated...

- Structured v Unstructured Reality Programs. I'd love to see the 
> definitions for this, since while series like Deadliest Catch or Ru Paul's 
> Drag Race are considered "unstructured" I'm pretty sure they're heavily 
> "structured" in their production. 
>
> From the Academy's manual...

https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/2019-rules-procedures-v6.pdf
 
(link)

Structured: "For programs that contain consistent story elements that 
mostly adhere to a recurring structured template"

Unstructured: "For programs that contain story elements driven by the 
actions of characters and lacking a consistent structured template"

My way of telling them apart is, if the issues in any one episode are 
addressed within that episode, it's structured.

B

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