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Theaters of War

That's not a very accurate portrayal of the Department of Defense and the role of the...

That's not a very accurate portrayal of the Department of Defense and the role of the Department of Defense

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That's not a very accurate portrayal
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of the Department of Defense and the role
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of the Department of Defense.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:05
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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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...
The Pentagon has staked a flag in every little strange corner - Theaters of War 00:07
The Pentagon has staked a flag in every little strange...
They've had their hand in game shows, - Theaters of War 00:05
They've had their hand in game shows,
Despite all the yelling and running around, - Theaters of War 00:06
Despite all the yelling and running around,
And audience participation is out, - Theaters of War 00:06
And audience participation is out,
On these game shows and especially daytime talk shows, - Theaters of War 00:05
On these game shows and especially daytime talk shows,
Then there are the many military themed home makeover shows. - Theaters of War 00:05
Then there are the many military themed home makeover shows.
You can also invite the Dude Perfect influencers to romp - Theaters of War 00:05
You can also invite the Dude Perfect influencers to romp
- I've wanted to do something like this since I - Theaters of War 00:04
- I've wanted to do something like this since I
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,