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John Wells On Real-Life Water Rescues & Showing A Different Side Of Oahu’s North Shore For Fox’s Lifeguard Drama ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’
John Wells spoke about real-life water rescues and showing a different side of Oahu's North Shore in Fox's Rescue: Hi-Surf
Patrolling the North Shore beaches in emergency services gear also often led to the show’s cast and crew getting involved in actual water rescues. However, he contends that Rescue: HI-Surf is quite different from his other projects because, unlike doctors, lawyers, politicians, or even paramedics, lifeguards are only engaged with the people they serve for a brief moment in time — to get them out of the water and to safety. Rescue: HI-Surf is a passion project for Kester and Wells and, as cliché as it might initially sound, authenticity was at the forefront of their minds when crafting a story about the people who live in Hawai’i, especially service workers.
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