High Maintenance - Very good web-series. Discuss.

gotta say though that the naming convention is kind of annoying, makes it hard to keep track of which episode is which

"qasim" is def the least comedy but its still comedy imo

also my fave ep, except for maybe "rachel"

the ep w/ connan mockasin tunes may be my favorite so far

also i'm pretty impressed w/ how effective the show is w/ a such a short format, so much visual information is packed in the first couple minutes of every episode

I am sad that my favorite episode has a really gross joke abt child molestation

the one w/ the assholes? yea they should've figured something else out

it's the one I always want to show people but never do bcz SPOILER ALERT a lot of ppl have been molested as children that shit's not fucking funny

did that one use to have a grimes song that's since been replaced?

is there a thread for solid web series? The Restaurant on youtube is good

should we do a "actually good web series 2014" thread?

― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, January 8, 2014 9:13 AM (1 hour ago)

― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:28 AM (5 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

start it! i'd be down but i don't know of any other good web series

i'll wait for 2015

I am sad that my favorite episode has a really gross joke abt child molestation

― aaliyah papi (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the one w/ the assholes? yea they should've figured something else out

― marcos, Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's the one I always want to show people but never do bcz SPOILER ALERT a lot of ppl have been molested as children that shit's not fucking funny

― aaliyah papi (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:07 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm! that's my favorite one too and that joke was so weirdly mean-spirited and made it one of those things that i really enjoy but don't really recommend to that many people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTgcaIB-PHk

was hoping this was bumped for a new ep

me too

also weird to see ben sinclair w/o a plaid shirt and deep-neck T

his mannerisms - esp his eyes - remind me a bit of peter krause

totally late to this show; the helen episode kinda broke my heart

yea :(

also the casting for this show is incredible, huh? kind of feel like i know all of these characters just by watching them in these short episodes. that annoying fro-haired dude in "dinah" especially.

binge watching all of them today. The Hannibal episode!
kinda bummed that I got turned onto this by Nussbaum in the NYorker; I am officially past my sell by date

Qasim!

all done. amazed at how empathic, honest and kind these are; the bar keeps getting raised.
kinda wish i had been a bit more patient... i want eight more of these like NOW

i know, i blew through them in like 2 days.

ben sinclair gives so much grounding to the show, too, his dealer character is so compassionate to all the characters (when they deserve it at least) and lets their weirdness blossom

it's sex positive without assuming that people who fuck a lot are somehow more free

"so is this like some pick-up artist shit?"
"oh no i don't do that i'm a proud asexual"

what episode do yall use to get people into this show? the assholes one is good but as mentioned upthread the molestation joke is an off-note... maybe "heidi" but the hipster grifter thing is maybe too ripped from the headlines... "rachel" is the best all-around imo but it's a little long.

i usually tell ppl to go stevie -> heidi -> olivia -> rachael -> qasim

start from the beginning to see how it evolves

matilda is a top 5 for me

agree with starting from the beginning but alternately I'm feeling:

trixie -> brad pitts -> helen -> jonathan -> matilda -> dinah -> elijah -> quasim -> rachel

I like how it goes from being light hearted and funny to like really earnest and tragic at times

otm, if you start at the beginning then helen and jonathan hit you pretty hard b/c you are not expecting them

kinda bummed that vimeo ppv is their big break, was hoping they'd get a comedy central or HBO deal

they were in discussions with FX but I guess it didn't work out

does anyone have hard info on how "premium" vimeo works? because i love this show but wtf i am not paying for a new subscription solely to see this unless it is hella minimal.

ok, i think yall are right, just rewatched "stevie" and it's a really deft introduction to his character.

its also short & sweet and leaves you wanting more

kinda bummed that vimeo ppv is their big break, was hoping they'd get a comedy central or HBO deal

― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, June 25, 2014 3:01 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea totally

havent watched all yet but think i lol'd the hardest @ "ok fuck it dude i'll stay" in dinah

lol yea his character is so real & gregarious, like a focus-grouped wkiw

otm

the casting, performances, & timing are all so top notch, its kindof mindblowing

end of the Passover ep is also hilarious

i love that magician dude, pops up in 'dinah' too

i'm like four episodes in, this is one of the best things i've ever fucking seen - the "Assholes" one should be expanded somehow.

the molestation zing didn't bother me in the slightest, mostly because those characters were such awful people.

http://www.helpingyoumaintain.com/post/91043559200/mick-watson-of-smart-giant-started-making-these

http://i.imgur.com/oG6MP38.png

http://i.imgur.com/cC6bFyL.png

stevie is a much more accomplished chalk doodler than that poster suggests

u mean Quinn

maybe I do! the cut to the apple bong and the chalk doodling was the first heads-up that this show was going to keep it posi

otm

fyi the near-euphoric use in of fleetwod mac's "gypsy" over the closing credits/slow-mo shot of sinclair on the bike has been replaced by a diff song :-(

it almost sounds like its still playing muffled in the background of the bathroom scene but i cant be sure

by my watch that's:

• fleetwood mac ("stevie")
• arthur russell ("heidi")
• grimes ("olivia")(dont trust my memory 100% on this one)

lol i wonder if there are torrents somewhere of the originals

the songs shouldn't even have to be good (well, "gyspy" is impossible to top) but they should have been a better tonal match at least...the 'heidi' one changes the entire story