Our live, instantaneous discussions continue on SCREENchat. On Monday, September 23, 8:00 p.m. CDT, we will be having a discussion on _ID4_, provisionally titled: _Bigger than Ben Hur_. This will be a free-form chat that will be a good introduction to SCREENchat and a warm-up for next week's discussion with scriptwriter George Wolfe on screenwriting. All are welcome and there is no charge for using SCREENchat. Additional information is available at: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/chat/ SCREENchat uses the technology of *both* IRC and the World Wide Web to facilitate discussions about film/TV studies. Okay, So How Do You Start? There are two ways to enter SCREENchat: 1. Using a World Wide Web browser that can handle Java applications (e.g., Netscape Navigator 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explore 3.0.). If your browser doesn't do Java, then you cannot use this method--but you could probably upgrade to a (free) browser that does do Java. Connect to http://www.tcf.ua.edu/chat/ for more information. 2. Using an IRC client (e.g., PIRCH for Windows and Ircle for Macs) Connect to irc.tcf.ua.edu (port 6667), join channel #SCREENchat. Note: Unlike "regular" IRC, this channel will only work if you are connected to the IRC server at irc.tcf.ua.edu. Meeting Time(s) Monday, September 23 6:00 p.m., Los Angeles 9:00 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Alabama (and, say, Chicago) 10:00 p.m., New York 12:00 p.m., Buenos Aires Tuesday, September 24 2:00 a.m., London and, I believe, GMT 3:00 a.m., Paris, Stockholm 4:00 a.m., Cairo 9:00 a.m., Beijing 10:00 a.m., Tokyo 11:00 a.m., Wollongong, Sydney Suggestions/Comments? Kate Bowles (University of Wollongong, [log in to unmask]) Jeremy Butler (University of Alabama, [log in to unmask]) Scott Miller (University of Wollongong, [log in to unmask]) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]