European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Are you ready for die hard a Sarah b0tt0rff to plus editor Quot a Quot to was t All that Long ago that a lot of the a movies on military television were the kind i you saw at 6 . On stateside to a Black 1 and White and old. Real old. So its somewhat surprising to find such films As Rob Ocop and die hard As wednesday night fare on an to. And especially when the main characters hand got blown off in the first half hour of Rob Ocop a few weeks ago on an some people apparently weren to quite ready for the Surprise. Well Welcome to the 1990s a these Are the movies people Are watching on television in the states and military television says its just catching up. A a it a the nature of what a in the movie Industry a said col. Zach Fowler commander of an Europe a do you want me to censor the movies they arc shown on network television they Are shown on Cable. Afna a charter is to show what son in the Fowler said he and station programmers frequently plan such a rated films As the upcoming Conan the barbarian for late night hours when children would not be up. A but a lot of people like to watch movies with a lot of action. If it was a fairly successful movie like die hard we can to be expected to Bury them All after midnight.�?�. The colonel added an puts advisories before such films warning parents they May not want their children to have to be responsible that a the Bottom line a he said. A if you done to like it turn off the a die hard comes on wednesday at 8 10 . Central european time and the following wednesday comes another a Rater the award winning raging Bull. Die hard in t anybody a idea of an award win Ner but on the other hand the edited for state Side to version you la see wednesday is not Likely to be any parents idea of a violent movie either. The cop Bruce Willis who a trying to save a High risk full of los Angeles yuppies does no to Start sporting a lot of Ketchup until at least an hour into the movie. And Given the tone of this thing much like a Superman comic it really does look More like Ketchup than blood. Actually the whole thing is a lot of fun and. There seven a certain amount of social come ten tary with Willis the common Street cop trying to. Woo Back wife Bonnie Bedolia from the i tech Low morals company she a been working for but if you can to Cope with watching an r movie dust off the Var and tape these to watch a wednesday. E / a. A big trouble airing sunday night is 1986 silliness involving con men and insurance starring Columbos Peter Falk. A baby a. Secret of the lost legend tuesday morning Sean Young in. The Jungle with a Brontosaurus that a looking for its mom. Or wait for a off beat the Romance is grownup the comedy is kid stuff with judge Reinhold and Meg Tilly playing cops. On thursday morning. A the magical world of Disney returns to an on thursday afternoon with a Martin mull special. A. / or better yet head for the video store to rent a Brilliant Bruce. Willis movie in country he plays a burned out Viet vet with a Niece Emily Lloyd who just can to Stop asking about the War. Southern european broadcasting which gets All of the above in about two months has part of the miniseries Centennial As its wednesday night letters i would like to know if it is an or arts that censors the broadcasts. A very recent example was the mini series glory that aired very late on Friday nights. The words deemed by someone to be inappropriate had ,blocked out. This specific program was not being shown when children should be awake so what is the reasoning used is it possible that the audience this is being aired for is mature enough to defend. Our country but not mature enough to hear a a swear word. A Quot a in contrast to this one example of which there Are Many More two Days after part 2 of glory aired on sunday afternoon during the program eyes on the prize a which was not censored a extreme vulgarity was used. This was a program which was during a time when children would be present and probably watching. I would greatly appreciate any logical explanation. A a a. A a a a a a a Quot a Cynthia Moon a. A shape Belgium Tom Baxter chief of television Branch american farces network Europe replies neither an nor our program supplier the armed forces radio and television service arts censor programs. Dod regulations prohibit any censorship. Arts and an broadcast programs exactly As they were edited by program distributors for broadcast in the United states. This version of the film contains there have been rare occasions when a theatrical release has been broadcast but that has not been the Case recently a a a a a a As a practical matter an is not staffed to. Screen films and programs for offensive language sex or violence. We depend on arts to do that and to provide advisories of programs that might Merit an adult viewing disclaimer. An disclaimers prior to programs that have been flagged by arts. The documentary series eyes on the prize contains historical hews footage with Street language justified by the nature of the subject matter. Pcs broadcast the program exactly As you saw it. All viewers should be aware that standards for television programs have been evolving in the United states. An does not attempt to set those standards or contrive to maintain standards no longer observed but mirrors what american viewers watch on the broadcast networks in the United states. Fare. Other than that its quite an uneventful schedule As the Gambler comes1 on wednesday afternoon and Gene Wilder a comedy. The woman in red comes on Friday night. A. A a. A pro Tocop a an a rated theater movie aired on Abc last year in the states and last month on an to. Above Peter Weller and Nancy alien. A a a a a Bruce Willis plays a Tough new York cop among weak los Angeles yuppies in a die hard a an tvs wednesday night Dart Robert de Niro plays a Boxer in the acclaimed a raging Bull a airing april 24 on an 14, 1991 sunday a
