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Theaters of War

I've wanted to do something like this since I saw the movie Top Gun

I've wanted to do something like this since I saw the movie Top Gun

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- I've wanted to do something like this since I
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saw the movie Top Gun.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:57
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
ROGER STAHL: Or have the Rachael Ray - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: Or have the Rachael Ray
Cooking shows are an astonishingly big part - Theaters of War 00:05
Cooking shows are an astonishingly big part
Boy, do they love cake shows, lots - Theaters of War 00:08
Boy, do they love cake shows, lots
You have competition shows that serve as recruiting vehicles. - Theaters of War 00:04
You have competition shows that serve as recruiting...
Then there's what you might call harder TV documentary - Theaters of War 00:07
Then there's what you might call harder TV documentary
These are those programs that celebrate weapon systems, - Theaters of War 00:10
These are those programs that celebrate weapon systems,
ROGER STAHL: This also includes shows - Theaters of War 00:10
ROGER STAHL: This also includes shows
The guy behind this pivot to reality TV was David Evans. - Theaters of War 00:05
The guy behind this pivot to reality TV was David Evans.
He took over as director of the Pentagon office in 2018, - Theaters of War 00:10
He took over as director of the Pentagon office in 2018,
Shows like Inside Combat Rescue represented a big turn - Theaters of War 00:07
Shows like Inside Combat Rescue represented a big turn
DAVID EVANS: It was a huge success for Nat Geo. - Theaters of War 00:04
DAVID EVANS: It was a huge success for Nat Geo.
A year later, two years later, three years down the line, - Theaters of War 00:07
A year later, two years later, three years down the line,
Or wanting to do something like a Nat Geo show. - Theaters of War 00:04
Or wanting to do something like a Nat Geo show.
Yeah, we want to do another Inside Combat Rescue. - Theaters of War 00:04
Yeah, we want to do another Inside Combat Rescue.
ROGER STAHL: Striking out into all this new territory - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: Striking out into all this new territory
These days, they're not just waiting around for producers - Theaters of War 00:04
These days, they're not just waiting around for...
They're out there pounding the pavement and drumming up deals. - Theaters of War 00:04
They're out there pounding the pavement and drumming up...
Suddenly, the Air Force is producing - Theaters of War 00:06
Suddenly, the Air Force is producing
NARRATOR: The Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office - Theaters of War 00:11
NARRATOR: The Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office
ROGER STAHL: They're hitting the road to conferences and trade - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: They're hitting the road to conferences...