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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On to Sarah Bottorff to plus Rescue 911�?T May be too big a reality dose watching Rescue 911 is like sitting Down to an hour of newscast disaster and Accident footage crying mothers screaming friends shouting Rescue workers people with Needles going into their arms and some discreet blood. It s hard to say Why watching this series appeals to so Many people although it obviously does Rescue 911, like unsolved mysteries and other similar reality based shows get reality shows can be real hits Rick do brow los Angeles times Hollywood a he does t make much fuss. Never has. But Robert stack has his biggest to hit since the untouchables three decades ago stacks Abc show unsolved mysteries a reenactments with actual participants and witnesses a ranked no. 11 among All to series in its first season. The show which encourages viewers to phone in and help solve cases often draws More than 30 percent of the National audience a blockbuster figures amid tvs numerous new viewing choices. And its Likely stack s Law enforcement image As Eliot Ness in the untouchables is still a Factor after All these years. When he made the Pilot for the untouchables he recalls Abc a was afraid of this dirty Back Alley Bootleg kind of program. Not everybody thought it would be  unsolved mysteries which started As a series o specials is a similar Surprise he says. Quot its what of Call a designated hitter. They just shoved it in and it kept winning its time Slot. They decided that since its winning make it a series. And by George it turned into no. 11 the actor says he was warned against doing the untouchables which ran from 1959-63 Quot in those Days a to series was for movie performers who could t get  he agrees his comedy role in the 1980 spoof film Ai Planel helped re introduce him to the new generation that makes a lot of sense. People said that this straight Arrow Guy is not so straight Arrow. Quot look i did to be or not to be in my 20s with Ernest Lubitsch and Jack Benny. My wife Rosemarie said later a you re funny. Why Don t you do comedy a i said. What after More than 100 episodes of catching bad Guys in the untouchables Quot healthy ratings in the states. The general idea of Rescue and unsolved is to re enact a dramatic event. In unsolved s Case its generally a crime while Rescue specializes in cases of heroes and Savior. The shows use a mix of actors and stuntmen doing scenes and interviews with the real life people who participated in the cases. This first episode of Rescue starts with a High school football hero s sudden cardiac arrest on the Field in front of hundreds of screaming fans and his parents. It follows the action through the Rescue team s Success in reviving the boy and then goes on to the Hospital and an interview with the recovered youth. This is All very uplifting and these shows do some Good. Unsolved mysteries and its twin Showbiz Abc above William Shatner who hosts a Rescue 911.�?� below Robert stack the Host of the similar Quot unsolved  in an article june 3 on two German Brothers who won an Academy award for their animated feature a balance a it was incorrectly reported that no other German has brought Home an Oscar. Rolf Zehntbauer won for set direction of a a cabaret in 1972. Americans most wanted Lead to the capture of suspects after people see them on to and phone police. And people learn How to be heroes themselves by watching Rescue. William Shatner the Host told associated press that 12 lives have been saved because people saw a life saving technique on the show and used it later. Well that is Good news. But there a something bothersome about Rescue and these other shows with All the screaming and gut wrenching scenes. Watching this May make you feel the Way you do when you slow Down on the Road to gawk at an Accident a it s just bothersome. On the other hand everybody else is doing it. Rescue 911 starts on an to Friday night. Seb which shows unsolved mysteries on saturdays will get Rescue 911 in mid August. You be probably never heard of the series saved by the Bell. And if you never see it Well it s not like you be never seen Macbeth or Bonanza or some other classic. But this pre teen show from Abc is not bad. It s a fairly straightforward copy of Dobie Gillis speaking of classics. You be got your likeable teen hero Mark Paul Gosselar with various ridiculous schemes to get through High school with the minimum amount of work. You be got your geeks. You be got your girls. You be got your Competition for the girls. Actually the Competition is a key reason to watch this show. His name is Mario Lopez and he a gorgeous enough to warrant a show of his own. Saved by the Bell airs on an to this evening and comes on seb in mid August. Seb is having a relatively quiet week. A Quality cartoon for kids starts a . A and its Worth a look even if you re Over 21. It s on saturday morning. Caption january airing this morning and a fathers Homecoming later in the Day Are Sebus contribution to father s Day. The first has been described As one of Shirley Temple s finest the latter As a drab Pilot to a to show never made. Inside to plus the Nielsen ratings to briefs to listings video reviews top 10 videos movie reviews top 10 movies a Fps movie schedule 4 4 5-8 9 to 10 1 10 staff editor Art direction production editorial assistance Sarah Bottorff Sharon Kisiday Lisa Williams Louis Pierce month Covert Grentus 2 the new Batch a a starts in various first run Heaters this weekend on the regular circuit Kevin Kosher stars in Quot revenge Quot Chuck Vinch reviews a revenge Quot on Page 1l Page 2 to plus sunday june 17,1990  
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