Mind you, I'm not totally SURE about this idea of televison and time. It is a theory I've considered for some time though. I'm not sure it is a question with an answer for everyone, like the abortion issue for instance. You'll probably never get everyone to agree on it. But, the time aspect seems quite important. Especially the "slice of time" idea and that this slice will never appear again. (Sort of cosmic!) I'm just trying to look at TV primarily as a delivery system, rather than a independent medium. Film, especially feature films, seem to live somewhere else. Except for future sale to TV, the length is pretty much open-ended. The format(a TV word BTW), is non-structured, and so forth. Also, in terms of time, the film(supposedly), is something that *should* last forever on its own. Of course TV is used as a creative form of expression too, but it still lives in that "time" place, generally. Nowdays I think were seeing a hybred with some of the stuff Ted Turner is doing. Sometimes very classy and creative films made just to show on TNT. I don't want to confuse these with your typical MOW's geared mainly to the "women 24 to 45" demographic...the "...Oh, he kidnapped my child!" stuff. And, to reply to Dave Trautman's comments about US TV on Canadian TV: I think the "hollywood" way of making films shouldn't be seen as a threat. They have a way of making films that is very specialized and professional, and of course, expensive too. Hollywood makes Chevys and France makes Renaults, that's all. True, it may hurt local filmmakers because its hard to compete with the commercial aspects of U.S. films that most audiences love. I remember being in Paris when "Jaws" (Les Dents de la Mer") opened. Although French cinema is supported by the state and admissions are underwritten, "Jaws" had lines up and down the block. Despite large taxes imposed on the U.S. Films. But still, France has one of the world's most vibrant and creative film industries. ____________________________________________________________________________ Food-for-Thought: "52% of all spousal murders are committed by women." (Natl. Institutes of Health) ---------------->from John G. Thomas ([log in to unmask]) <------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________