European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Are a no. Of no by Howard Rosenberg los Angeles times w hat is happening to television does t anyone believe in integrity there s so much Sham Soa a much deception so much Manip Elution. Take the Cliffhanger a classic to Man Euver to inflict a ratings. The furtive strategy Calls for a scenes to end its season on a contrived note of mystery that  to Tunc in at the Start of the next season to find out what happened. Is there no Honor in to no principle no sense of decency a using artificial stimuli to hype a series is nol Only a sellout its a betrayal of Art itself a shameful contemptible trick that should be banished from the airwaves. A. On lbs Murphy Brown pulled it. Us just a minute. My phone is ringing. I la be. Right Back. A hello what i thought i told you never to Call me  again. Stop pestering me we re. Through do you hear through. And done to bother threatening me either. It wont work in Mon. To your games to sorry for the interruption. As i was saying. About underhanded tricks Murphy Brown pulled  the end of his season by having Murphy get pregnant with the identity of the father in doubt Quot a it could be one of two Guys a in a Vir. Tual replica of the Cliffhanger employed by life. Time the Days and nights of Molly Dodd to end. The 1990-91 season. A v. A and what about this seasons triple Cliffhanger on another lbs series. Knots Landing ?. It ended with the abused teen Ager Jason appearing to have been killed in a crash. Paige sus peeled  involved in  and Steve who is actually the halt brother or his Uncle apparently being fatally shot by police who were chasing him after  by his  he was violating his parole by carrying a gun. A gun she planted in his car to learn the truth tune in next season. This is just disgusting no less so is in living color which ended its season by making us Wail until fall to learn if one of its two flamboyantly effeminate movie critics. A the one named Blaine a has been permanently transformed into a swaggering Macho Man by being hit on the head by a falling sandbag. A a or whether Homey the Clown now seem singly compromising Ijar principles by frequenting Chez Whitey where he once worked As a door. Man a has permanently sold out to Quot the Man. A for Money.  so cynical. Just As.-. A. A. Hold on. Its the phone again. A. Quot hello done to you understand English. Its a a Over if you done to Stop harassing me i la  police Quot sorry again. As 1 was saying. Cheers used to be just As cynical with All those Clif flangers that kept viewers in summer Long suspense Over the. On again off again relationship Between Sam and Diane. Quot. And what of Dallas for years it led prime Lime in cliffhangers. None More exploitative and contemptuous of the Public than the episode thai ended a season leaving you Quot wondering Quot who a shot .?&Quot Quot the year  you believe this it s the phone again. A amps  Quot hello i thought so. You just done to give up do you we had a minor fling and right away you turn it into something major. Well i wont stand for it in a pulling the plug on the phone right anyway i was saying that the Quot Mio shot .7�?� episode ended the. 1979-80 season launching such an International craze that it seemed at most the entire world spent the summer asking. Who it was who plugged scheming  Hwing and caused him to be rushed to the Hospital in critical condition. A a a a. It Wasny to until the following nov. 21 that viewers found out that the Finger on the trigger belonged to .�?Ts sister in Law Kristin who was pregnant with his child and about to be framed by him for prostitution because she  obey his order to leave Pallas. But enough of this. Why am i wasting my time on such a Sleazy topic there Are  significant issues to just a minute did you hear that a Knock or something t think someone sat the Dooh Wail  til get Back of its you i thought i told .wait.,what a that in your hand what Are you doing no. I can explain ,.no done to bang a a a a a a a a a. Editor s note the above column appears to. A have ended prematurely. Attempts by the los Angeles times to Lind out what happened have proved futile. To learn he Fate of the columnist and Quot who. Shut h.r.?�?� we urge you to read the column he is scheduled to write after his vacation ends june 2b. June 9, 1991 sunday Page 15