RC filter resistor

["acmnovak" <acmnovak-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Could a light bulb (>100 watts) be used as a power resistor in a RC filter?
They are made for heat and are redily avaiable most everywhere...
The fact that power resistors heat up and are not easy to find in the right
values really kinda makes me wanna avoid the whole RC filter situation.  A
filter composed of two 100 watt lightbulbs, a safety gap, and a bypass cap
would be a cheap and easy way for one to protect a hard to find/expensive
xformer..
Thanks
    -Michael