European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Offbeat film a feed Chews on another Side of candidates by Niki Kapsambelis the associated press would you still vote for a presidential candidate if you saw him take a deep hit of nasal Spray right before he appeared on camera How about a Guy who practices his smile while he thinks no ones watching feed a new documentary about the 1992 new Hampshire primary takes viewers behind the scenes of the elections Media Blitz and shows candidates off guard and off Kilter. The Handiwork of filmmaker Kevin Rafferty and Village voice correspondent James Ridgeway feed is a Patchwork of satellite feed pulled from the air when the candidates were oblivious to the fact they were being watched. Brian Springer a satellite dish specialist placed a dish on top of a warehouse in Buffalo n.y., and captured signals in Between broadcasts. During the Down time before a telecast the. Dish captured candidates acting More like Ordinary people than politicians. There a no voice Over no running commentary to explain what a happening. Tie re a Only a slowly evolving Campaign brought Down to Earth through electronic eavesdropping. Viewers see Iowa sen. Tom Harkin practising smiles Bill Clinton coughing until his eyes bulge out and former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas sucking in his stomach As he poses for cameras by a swimming Pool. A a it a not about issues its about running for president a Rafferty said in a recent Tele. Phone interview. The difference becomes Clear As satellite snatches alternate with traditional on camera interviews. Candidates Arentt the Only ones caught of guard. In one passage new Hampshire Democrat Joe Grandmaison chats amiably with Joe Mcquaid top editor of the conservative Union Leader newspaper As the two wait to appear on a talk show. A what a Jerk a Grandmaison says of har Kin. ,. Grandmaison after hearing that he is in the movie said a technology bites Back a  nothing serious. He jokingly adds that in Light of his remark he is glad the combative Harkin did not win the nomination. The film which premised oct 7 in new York and is showing at a few dozen Heaters around the United states documents How humbling it is to run for president. As Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey moves cheerfully through a restaurant he offers to shake a diners hand but is refused. Jerry Brown trying to make a Point to an auditorium full of students looks out on a roomful of bored faces. In another shot he takes a deep loud hit of nasal Spray. Clinton routinely gets swabbed with makeup. Kerrey plagued by a faulty earpiece gamely tries to answer a to Anchor s question without having heard it. President Bush spends most of the movie sitting behind a desk waiting to be tipped off that he son the air. He smiles reads a Sheet of paper and Waits. And Waits. Quot there certainly is an Clement of humiliation a a Rafferty said. A you get to see them when they re not Selling  presidential Basher Carvey to keep partying on a in la by John Carmody the Washington Post a by has announced that Dana Carvey will remain with saturday night live for the full 1992-93 season. He was originally going to do Only the first five shows through halloween. Which somehow reminds us that Ross Perot has purchased an hour on Abc tonight that will Cost him $730,000, according to the network. An hour after Perot goes off the air Abc will show the saturday night live presidential Bash looking Back at 18 years of presidential satire 11 30 . Get monday on seb and 11 . Get thursday on an. One of the hosts will be Dana who does that devastating Ross Perot. You know with the ears a Espnes Bob Ley had to Flag a ride on air Force one to get it done but his interview with president Bush last sunday on a Campaign trip to Detroit was included in this past weeks outside the lines All the presidents games. The program took historical and contemporary looks at the relationship Between sports and the presidency. Well Hany Truman liked poker. The show included interviews with gov. Bill Clinton he was a st. Louis cardinals fan As a youngster and now watches the cubs bears and White sox on Cable which makes sense considering the Illinois electoral count and cd Percsi dents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. A still another suggestion for turning pcs into just another network is under consideration at pcs a Short newscasts on the hour in prime time. Fortunately pcs senior vice president John Grant says they re just exploring the possibilities with Mac Neil letter news hour right now and so far a we have no idea of the costs and logistics and a a there a been no decision to actively pursue  he said a poll of pcs stations earlier this year showed considerable interest in the Breaks especially since pcs this fall began shortening All prime time programs to a Standard length of just 56 46 to give local stations More time for promotions. Is this network starting to sound like Tbs or what Grant says some of the stations that were originally warm for the news Breaks Are losing enthusiasm. The newscasts could begin next  Pes i Phil Hartman and Dana Carvey promote a meat saturday Untone and Carvey As president Bush will Star in the saturday night live presidential Bash this week.  3 november 1, 1992 sunday a Page 11