Gradient Annotator across multiple objects - weirdness

I have six rectangles in a row. I apply a radial gradient to them as a whole, by dragging the Gradient Tool. According to the documentation for CS4, that's what you do if you want only one Gradient Annotator across multiple objects. Problem is, I can see the Annotator, but not the color stops. If I deselect all, and select only one rectangle, I can see and move the stops, but it only effects the selected shape. Further, if I group the objects, the Annotator doesn't appear at all, and when I UNgroup, I get six Annotators.
None of these examples behave as I think they should. Yes, I have "Show Gradient Annotator" on in the View menu. I've worked with the Annotator a fair amount, but it's always seemed buggy.
What I want to do is apply the gradient across multiple objects, as in example 1, then edit it across multiple objects. Is that so hard?

It is still not actually one gradient and you do see actually the
annotator with four elements one for each object but if you change the
fills you can see them with the annotator which the originally says
they cannot see, which is true unless you hover the cursor or one of
the annotator you only have to change the fill in one o change them all
in a relative manner.
The compound path method will adjust the gradient by stretching the
annotator or actually the gradient and that might be desired on many
occasions.
the only difference between prior versions is that you can adjust the
markers at the target object or group and you have more directional
control as well even if the annotator is a bit ugly and unwieldy.
In order to see four annotators one seems to have either unselect the
object then select them again and the gradient tool or find some kind
of sweet spot to make them show up with the markers as you hover.
Still no gradient that follows the path and no radar gradient.

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> I don't know if this is even possible, but what I'd like
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> multiple objects, in multiple layers, across multiple
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> that I built a complex animation as a movie symbol
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