Thanks to Henry Jenkins for posting, as I was going to recommend his book "What Made Pistachio Nuts"! I also think that spectacle is by nature "excessive" and that excess of costume, action, special effects, etc. designed to dazzle and overwhelm -- and impress -- align it to the old notion of "spectacle" in the Roman sense: look at this, be amazed, and worship me!! Gael McGear Sweeney Syracuse University ([log in to unmask]) {Les Paul: "Once is a mistake; twice is Jazz."} ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]