I don't know why so many of you are disappointed with the show. I was great at its purpose, which is to showcase Universal Studios history in film. This is one of the reasons why it can't be compared to any of the other night time shows. When people compare them, its like comparing a movie to a tv show, its something that just can't be done, because although they are similar they are far too different. I believe that this show serves is purpose great.
For those of you who insist on comparing the two, I would say that this show is far better then WOC. Yes I said that. When I saw WOC in DEC,2010 I was very disappointed with the show, mostly because it had so much potential. The show had no purpose and because of that it didn't seem to get anywhere, that along with the horrible screens that you could hardly view stuff at times made it a very poor show, and yes I saw it from multiply view areas and in different weather conditions to see if that affected anything, but none made a difference.
Now onto this show. (NOTE: I have only seen this show through videos and pictures over the internet.) It seems to have a good balance between showcasing the iconic films as well as showing the lesser know films. They needed more jaws though. The show perfectly suits in purpose to travel through the films of Universals history, which did lead to some quick passing of films, although this isn't an issue as they don't need to spend much time on individual films as the film is not just about iconic films but also about the lesser films ( I believe many people were expecting WOC length scenes, if they tried to do that people would need to be their for at least a week. I am sure Uni will make another show with longer scenes of the iconic films once the 100th celebrations are finished). All up I found it to be a great show that serves its purpose very well.
I was surprised they actually showed American pie, due to the nature of the film and it being a family show. Same goes for some of the horror movies.