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Old 03-28-2007, 02:34 PM
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Default Re: A World Without Heroes - Cultural Mythmaking, Then and Now

Colt,

It largely comes down to the fact that the cost of developing a star and the risk involved was so much higher that it made more economic sense within the studio system to create a small number of megastars. Now, that cycle is far shorter and there are tons of ministars created, out of which a very small number filter up over time to become megastars.
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