Hola! It’s Bella and I’ve been boycotting the WaterWorld stunt show at Universal Studios Hollywood since it opened in 1995. The reason why may surprise you…
It’s because I was a HUGE fan of the Miami Vice Action Spectacular! I was so bummed when it was replaced. Do you remember Miami Vice?? It was soooo cooool! It felt like truly going behind the scenes of filming action sequences and I miss that aspect so much. I feel like that is generally missing from a lot of Universal now. It was the thing that truly made Universal Studios Hollywood special. Being able to learn about film making – the special effects, the stunts, the make up, filming techniques – made it so much more than just another theme park. I’ve lived in Los Angeles my entire life and been around the entertainment industry for decades and I still feel there was something really cool about being able to tour an actual working film and tv lot. I can only imagine how amazing that experience would be for young people who want to be inspired. I don’t think that is an element that will ever return, but I will always hold out hope…
Anyway, I finally decided to go watch WaterWorld and here is the full multi-cam shoot of the show that I saw. Did it change my mind about WaterWorld?
SPOILER – it did not. I actually recently discovered that when THE FALL GUY movie was released, they changed the show to that theme for a while and I found myself really wishing they had kept that instead. It could be a really great way to pay homage to what the show used to be while updating it for modern audiences. What do you think??
