What is there that looks like the Nile in Southern Monterey County?

The whole thing seems like a penny-pinching execs response to a director who wanted to shoot on location.
George Melford: “I need to go to the Sahara to film the new Valentino pic.”
Adolph Zukor: “Balderdash! You can shoot it in Oxnard. No one will ever know the difference!”

Apparently Orange County used to look like Holland and Italy? Interesting.

The Sacramento River and Delta is STILL used in Hollywood for Mississippi River scenes. Big Love did it in Season 3 when they went on their cross-country vacation.

I like how the California labels are very specific, but the entire state of Nevada is just “Sudan”.

CORRECTION: That should read, “Bret Hart, Canada”

I'm actually glad I don't understand this.