The current status of metal intercalation into fullerene hosts is revi
ewed. The extent to which widely accepted simple models of the metalli
c and superconducting behavior in the A(3)C(60) compounds are sustaina
ble is examined. The search for higher superconducting transition temp
eratures is discussed in the context of the synthesis of fullerides wi
th different anion charges, more complex structures, and derived from
higher fullerene hosts.