----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I agree with these comments. My uncle is a literature professor in PA, and I convinced him that the screenplay is indeed a viable literary form, especially in that it challenges the reader to visualize the story in "real time" (as it is being read, time passes normally; 1 page = 1 minute, etc.) Not only that, many still adhere to the classic Aristotelian three act criteria, and it's a helluva great study when a script deviates from this. His class was a great success. When presented in this light, screenplays can indeed rival classic literature. pjk