By 1728, Rich was synonymous with lavish (and successful) productions.
But spectacle is not cheap, and he had to create a lavish production on a dime.
"Elizabeth I" was made for television and is not a lavish, big-budget production.
But this lavish production generally makes the effort worth it.
In fact, there's a real appetite for lavish productions with a constant stream of music.
Her penchant for lavish productions was no longer compatible with the time available.
So can these desperate people, whose greatest fear is being thought small, actually expand in proportion to the lavish production they have been given?
Mandarin movies sometimes had much higher budgets and more lavish production.
Despite the lavish production, it shows all the signs of being assembled in great haste.