I see the links in the sidebar, but is there somewhere that i can watch it besides the hbo website. Katja blichfeld, russell gregory, ben sinclair for high maintenance qasim on vimeo. All 19 previous episodes of high maintenance will be made available on hbo, hbo now and hbo go. High maintenance is a television and web series created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, which premiered its first season online on vimeo on november 9, 2012. High maintenance is coming soon to hbo for 6 new episodes. We talked to the creators of high maintenance about going legit. I wish they would have just had the show, listening to the two creators go on about the episode before the episode even begins really kills it for me. Mar 26, 2018 hbos high maintenance, which wrapped its stellar second season on march 23, began as a web series in 2012 that quickly proved itself to be more than its trendy synopsis of a weed delivery guy. Apr 04, 20 they are currently in production for the next cycle. Since 2012, the show which is about a brooklyn weed dealer played by ben.
Before high maintenance was a hbo production it was an independent web series, initially short form episodes, many of which introduced characters who feature again in the later seasons. The making of high maintenances this american life episode. The 8 best web series of 2018, from rehab drama to queer. Vimeo launches original programming with high maintenance web. Sinclair said that the tv shows six feet under and party down were inspirations for the web series. Nov 18, 2014 at a time when long features about web series are unheard of. High maintenance creators say their show isnt about. I would give this show a 5 but the into discussions really make this show hard to watch. Ben sinclair stars as the guy, whose client base includes a group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city.
How vimeos high maintenance is making the web series format dope as hell shares its rare to find a comedy series that has enough realism to keep you engaged with the characters and enough farce to keep you laughing. Based on the web series from katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, high maintenance stars sinclair as the guy, a bikeriding, weeddelivery salesman with an. The music of high maintenance isnt your dads stoner jams. High maintenance creators talk jumping from streaming to. Stream full episodes of high maintenance web series season 1 online on the roku channel. Browse the full high maintenance cast and crew credits for actors by character names from the hbo original program. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
The guy is a nameless marijuana dealer in brooklyn who delivers his goods via bicycle to stressedout clients across new york city, who try to savour the highs of life in an increasingly volatile world. Exceeding expectations is what we do and because of that weve been able to build a colorful resume, from reality tv, movies, short films, reality tv, talk shows, commercials and more, weve done it all. Becca blackwell and rad pereira in high maintenance. The show follows the guy, a cannabis courier played by sinclair, as he delivers his product to clients in new york city. High maintenance, the vimeo web series that debuted in 2012 and became popular for its sometimes funny, sometimes weird, sometimes poignantand always interestingcharacter studies of new. The show began as a web series created by ben sinclair and katja blichfeld, following the daily life. The evolution of high maintenance has been a slow and steady one. High maintenance web series on marijuana deliveryman draws. Hbos high maintenance, which wrapped its stellar second season on march 23, began as a web series in 2012 that quickly proved itself to be more than its trendy synopsis of a. High maintenance web series season 1 episodes streaming. High maintenance tv series 20122015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Check out the cast and crew of high maintenance on hbo. High maintenance, the critically acclaimed series that made the leap from web series to tv in 2012 and now in its fourth season, was recently hailed as one of 2019s best shows of 2019 by the new yorker. As high maintenance enters its eighth year of existence, the web series turned hbo anthology faces the hazards any longrunning creative project inevitably encounters, primarily the potential for.
How high maintenance became the future of indie tv indiewire. Based on an acclaimed vimeo web series created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair the show chronicles the comedy and pathos of new york city living through the brief encounters of the guy, an. Mar 07, 2019 created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, this web series that inspired the hbo series explores the intriguing, often eccentric private lives of dozens of new yorkers with one connection. How vimeos high maintenance is making the web series. High maintenance captures the challenges of finding. This essay is part of televisuals indie tv innovation series. The 16 best web series of 2016 from the littleknown to the emmy nominated, these are the best web series made this year. High maintenance began as a web series distributed through vimeo in 2012. Broad city, drunk history, and childrens hospital had done that already. Nyc filming locations for high maintenance on hbo untapped.
How high maintenance became the future of indie tv. Hbo renews high maintenance and crashing for season 3. Apr 20, 2015 music, film, tv and political news coverage. High maintenance, the vimeo web series that debuted in 2012 and. Oct 27, 2017 high maintenance, about a nameless drug dealer and his clients, is another example that came to hbo ready made. High maintenance web series ben sinclair arthur meyer ben sinclair 2012 inspired by the hbo series, this web series explores the private lives of dozens of new yorkers that.
How high maintenance hid the soul of crown heights in season. High maintenance, the acclaimed hbo anthology series centered around a drug dealer and the disparate people who buy his product, isnt the first web sensation to make the leap from your laptop to your small screen. High maintenance web series ben sinclair arthur meyer ben sinclair 2012 inspired by the hbo series, this web series explores the private lives of dozens of new yorkers that all have one connection, their weed dealer. Katja blichfeld and ben sinclair executive produced by. Created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, this web series that inspired the hbo series explores the intriguing, often eccentric private lives of dozens of. The best decision hbo could have made is renewing a third season of high maintenance the show is the best thing i ever seen and seeing how the web series was such a big hit it would only make. Revolution is the sound of your heart still beating. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. When i heard about high maintenance, a web series about a pot dealer in new york city, my expectations were calibrated low.
I just found this show about a month ago and then, threw minor wiki research, learned it started as web series. Providing a glimpse into the homes and routines of eccentric new yorkers, the comedy series high maintenance explores the private lives of these unique individuals through a common thread. But all those previous crossover hits had one big thing in common from the conceptually inventive. Hbo go is free with your subscription through participating tv providers. Start your free trial to watch high maintenance web series and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Ben sinclair and katja blichfeld, the creators of the hit web series, told us about bigger budgets, better productions, and blowing up. On election day 2016, high maintenance cocreators katja blichfeld and ben sinclair agreed to end their sixyear marriage. The roku channel is your home for free and premium tv, anywhere you go. The first season was free to watch, and for a while the later series were available on vimeo as paid premium videos, but they all got yanked around the time that hbo took the reigns. Hbo has picked up the potthemed comedy web series high maintenance.
High maintenance is an american anthology comedydrama television and web series created by exhusband and wife team ben sinclair and katja blichfeld. Photo by david russell courtesy hbo the fourth season of hbos high maintenance debuts today. A reporter pitches a story about marriage and inadvertently strains her own relationship. Sep 07, 2016 for most of the viewing public, the hbo debut of halfhour high maintenance represents the shows first season on television. From broad city to high maintenance, here are 10 tv shows that started out as popular web series before making the leap to the smallscreen. The format of the show has evolved since its beginnings in 2012 as a severalminuteslong web series released in. Jun 02, 2014 when i heard about high maintenance, a web series about a pot dealer in new york city, my expectations were calibrated low. Created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, this web series that inspired the hbo comedy explores the intriguing, often eccentric private lives of dozens of new yorkers with one connection. With its relatively modest budget and finetuned production process, high maintenance is in a position to develop into a longterm project much like this american life, leading both sinclair and. High maintenance is a web series created by husband and wife team ben sinclair and katja blichfeld and produced by janky clown productions. Inspired by the hbo series, this web series explores the private lives of dozens of new yorkers that all have one connection, their weed dealer. High maintenance s transition from a web series to a legit tv show certainly went seamlessly, but this followup season is much more paramount, and officially puts it as tvs best anthology series. Based on the web series from katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, high maintenance stars sinclair as the guy, a bikeriding, weeddelivery salesman with an eclectic variety of brooklyn clients. Each episode focuses on different characters as their lives intersect with the guy.
Mar 22, 2018 high maintenance debuted, in 2012, as a lowbudget web series whose threeepisode first season ran roughly as long as a single network sitcom episode. Web series are often and understandably unable to transcend the lowbudget, catchascatchcan sensibility of producing on the cheap. Your source for everything related to the web series tv series high maintenance. Ben sinclairs web series turned out to be ideal fodder for an hbo show, and high maintenance s simpleenough concept was certainly able to leap bounds with a heightened budget. On high maintenance, both in its vimeo web series and first three seasons on hbo, you used to see the guy and his customers smoke weed all over brooklyn. In the past three seasons of hbos high maintenance, the guy cocreator ben sinclair has encountered people from all walks of life. High maintenance returns friday, february 7 on hbo. The high maintenance production team, led by director celeste celeste works with independent artists, authors, creators, and business owners. High maintenance was cocreated by ben sinclair and his wife katja blichfeld. As of february 7, 2020, 26 episodes of high maintenance have aired. Watch high maintenance web series streaming online hulu.
How vimeos high maintenance is making the web series format. Watch high maintenance web series 2012 online free. Enter high maintenance the firstever vimeo original web series. The high maintenance cocreators share the inspiration behind each of their web series and season 1 episodes. The two had married soon after meeting each other in 2009, and quickly began a creative partnership that led to the original web series. In 2017, the web series may be the new tv pilot the verge. The production underscored the way in which the hudson valley continues to grow as a destination for film and television production. While pondering the deeper meaning of high maintenance, the web series turnedhbodarling about a bearded weed deliveryman, its hard not to imagine someone pacing inside a. While dropping off weed to his customers, he makes brief appearances in their lives to get a glimpse at their daily routines, allowing viewers to explore the existences of intriguing, colorful. But for fans of the new york citycentric series about selling. With hbo go, enjoy instant and unlimited access to every episode of every season of the best hbo shows, movies, comedy, sports, and documentaries. High maintenance creators say their show isnt about marijuana nprs audie cornish speaks with ben sinclair and katja blichfeld, the cocreators of the tv series high maintenance. How high maintenance hid the soul of crown heights in. Feb 01, 2019 high maintenance creators say their show isnt about marijuana nprs audie cornish speaks with ben sinclair and katja blichfeld, the cocreators of the tv series high maintenance.
High maintenance official website for the hbo series. Created by katja blichfeld and ben sinclair, this web series that inspired the hbo series explores the intriguing, often eccentric private lives of dozens of new yorkers with one connection. The high maintenance production team, led by director celeste celeste works with independent artists, authors, creators, and business owners to manifest their visions and concepts into reality. Trivia high maintenance is a web series created by husband and wife team ben sinclair and katja blichfeld and produced by janky clown productions. High maintenance is an american anthology1 comedydrama television and web series created by exhusband and wife team ben sinclair and katja blichfeld. As creatively satisfying as it has been to grow high maintenance from a web series to a television series, it has also been an extraordinary amount of work, and it would be a lot for any creative. Cult web series high maintenance headed to hbo rolling. Sep 16, 2016 high maintenance remains a hit of pure unadulterated joy, its deft characterizations and presentational comedy retaining the same surefootedness it had when it inhabited the purer space of a web. Sep 16, 2016 after four years and 19 episodes as a web series streaming on vimeo, high maintenance makes the jump to television on sept. High maintenance, the hbo anthology series about a brooklyn pot dealer ben sinclair, known simply as the guy, has lived many lives in its five years.
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