When the era of network TV violence advisories dawns in September, some such scene will play itself out in millions of U.S. households. Warned that an upcoming program contains material unsuitable for young people, parents order their children away from the set and then brace themselves for whines and grumbling. Oddly, the exiles disappear without complaint and go off to their rooms . . . to read books. Sis, 13, picks up her copy of R.L. Stine's The Babysitter III: "His expression was blank, as blank as death. And with a quick, simple motion, he grabbed the baby's head with one...
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