SF: Warnings before the Tuesday thriller
«The following program is not suitable for viewers under the age of 14.» – That's the warning SF has recently started displaying for certain episodes of its Tuesday crime series. This has never happened before. What's the reason behind it?
"For the past two years, we've seen an effort towards more realism in SF Tuesday crime dramas," says SF spokesperson David Affentranger in the latest editions of Tele and TV-Star. "This also applies to the depiction of violence, which used to be played down." "Ein Fall für zwei" actor Claus Theo Gärtner is not enthusiastic about this: "I doubt it will help. Before the crime thriller comes the 'Tagesschau'. It's sometimes crueler than any crime thriller and would also need a warning."
