High Maintenance - Very good web-series. Discuss.

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

the one with the jewish holiday is just...wow

the guy who talks about his failed acting audition is do good

so* good

"that happens to everyone, right?"

"no."

otm! that dude is hilarious, it's like a 20-second bit but i just love him

i saw the guy who plays shut-in at PS1 this weekend

i also love the red-head street musician that pops up now and then

"give me, like, 15..........no, like, 45 minutes"

lol yes, love how in to it he is

it's the look on his face as he takes a bite of his sandwich that makes it for me

GHENGIS

http://instagram.com/p/qt1bfVEh4j/?modal=true

yes! can't wait

matilda wasn't my favorite when i first saw it but i watched it again and it's really really good

"give me, like, 15..........no, like, 45 minutes"

― marcos, Thursday, July 17, 2014 10:09 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol yes, love how in to it he is

― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, July 17, 2014 10:34 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's the look on his face as he takes a bite of his sandwich that makes it for me

― adam, Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:33 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^^
THIS

saw this on my (early, sick) ride home today

http://instagram.com/p/quhkTFR5Jc/

Had no idea the series existed until reading this thread. Not catching the intermediate-level Brooklyn references, but dialog, acting, technicals are all great. More of this please.

http://i57.tinypic.com/jt9j41.jpg

-IT'S 420 WEIRD-VOICE DUDE!!!

-hey who the fuck is that? you think i don't know that dipshit?

hey man can i get a cigarette and a light for a dollar? oh i don't have a dollar

http://www.vice.com/read/the-creators-of-high-maintenance-are-high-and-eating-all-the-snacks-in-vimeos-office

Vimeo is giving us funding for at least the next six episodes, and the only condition, really, is that we need to produce them and release them by the end of the year.

rad!

def confirms a paywall sitch though