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> >Epic? I don't know. Do you mean like Xena? I find it a bit difficult >to take most television seriously. (Given of course the presence of >brilliant exceptions). > >Best > >Alison Some well-done miniseries might come to mind, like ROOTS in the 70's and the Ken Burns films (THE CIVIL WAR, BASEBALL and JAZZ). tv is so generally tacky--poor production values, acting--but for some comic epics maybe the BBC series DR WHO, THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, BLAKE'S SEVEN and RED DWARF. Since the Godfather Saga first appeared in book form, how about the BBC series I, CLAUDIUS? Chris Hayden _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com