It's been hit and miss. Liked the swingers and the dog was interesting, the Muslim college student could have used a full half hour of fleshing out I think.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 7 October 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
Definitely has not reached the highs of the webisodes though - Uberman, the second date ball dunking, etc.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 7 October 2016 19:44 (seven years ago) link
Quinn returning as someone who has her own assistant to be terrible to now was pretty great
― gr8080, Saturday, 8 October 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
tic ep was best of the new batch yet imo
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 9 October 2016 04:17 (seven years ago) link
milo z otm x 2 imo but it's a very small sample size
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 03:05 (seven years ago) link
smartphone class with older people reminded me of of the gallery attendant guy I saw at the museum over the weekend quietly grunting "ok google, football scores" at his phone over the weekend
― mh 😏, Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
lmao
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
tic ep was good but theremin player story was kind of pointlessly thrown in, it would've been its own ep in the web series but w/ the formatting it feels like it was forced in
― marcos, Thursday, 13 October 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
do you think the hipster grifter sued high maintenance irl and that's what gave rise to this ep
― 龜, Sunday, 16 October 2016 02:05 (seven years ago) link
given that this show was created by casting directors I guess I should not have been surprised at a Brett Gelman gag, that motherfucker is everywhere
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 16 October 2016 02:54 (seven years ago) link
I'm enjoying this. Binge watched 4 episodes of it last night. The only real mis-step was the overly self-referential "Selfie" episode.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Saturday, 22 October 2016 11:59 (seven years ago) link
the instagram girl bit was the first time i felt they were really being just mean
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Saturday, 22 October 2016 12:25 (seven years ago) link
I don't know it it was mean. I did end up feeling sorry for her
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Saturday, 22 October 2016 12:42 (seven years ago) link
Awesome season finale.
― Ross, Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
I thought he found instagram girl had shared stuff related to him that could be compromising and was directly against what they'd agreed.
Hadn't realised that this week was finale. Even at his apparently most fallible he seems remarkably mellow. Phone tossing aside. Can't say more than that but did seem more in control of himself than others might be.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 22 October 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
good coconut la croix joke
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 22 October 2016 23:05 (seven years ago) link
xp, instagram girl was a dick; I agree. But they painted her as crazy stupid and vapid and TALKIN BOUT MY GENERATION
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Sunday, 23 October 2016 04:16 (seven years ago) link
they painted her as lonely
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 23 October 2016 07:17 (seven years ago) link
Patrick made a friend!!
― mh 😏, Sunday, 23 October 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
this is heartwarming
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Saturday, October 22, 2016 8:25 AM (yesterday) Bookmark
yeah it felt like gross nihilism to me too
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 23 October 2016 17:14 (seven years ago) link
i thought the second part of that episode softened it slightly but yeah it left a bad taste in my mouth
it's the same as the "everyone rates everyone" episode of black mirror! practically watched them back to back, the whole ethic of being socially performative but kind of flailing
― mh 😏, Sunday, 23 October 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/michael-cyril-creighton-actor-without-limits
― just sayin, Thursday, 27 October 2016 04:54 (seven years ago) link
i liked the instagram girl until she cried at the end & you realize its just making a dumb point about *kids today and their social media*
it was hilarious though when she's interviewing the Guy
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 27 October 2016 06:49 (seven years ago) link
surprised folks are so down on the new ones, they feel pretty of a piece w/ the original run except longer year—i guess occasional pacing issues
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 27 October 2016 06:50 (seven years ago) link
I love this show! Like mh says, it's heartwarming. But not in a syrupy way.
― schwantz, Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
the dog episode was best imo
― harold melvin and the bluetones (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:36 (seven years ago) link
the finale was great
it might have been struggling to find its feet but honestly i'm willing to cut this series all kinds of slack given its one of the only shows right now that's about actual humans not sci-fi/fantasy/comic book hyperviolent gritty bullshit AND has any sort of kindness or affection for its characters instead of portraying them as vain sociopaths (transparent et all)
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
the first half of the finale was really wonderufl and 100% reminded me why high maintenance is one of my faovurite things ever. when it's at its best it's SO empathetic. (not slamming second half, i am only watching half 2 now)
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 27 October 2016 18:53 (seven years ago) link
helen hunt guy is a fave
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 28 October 2016 14:05 (seven years ago) link
reprisal of homeless heidi was super lame i thought but whatever
havent watched finale yet
― marcos, Friday, 28 October 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, October 27, 2016 2:53 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh wow yea totally. first half was really good, honestly i teared up a little
― marcos, Friday, 28 October 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
i p much got misty the second i saw his face again and then EVERYTHING after that was just so lovely
second half was p good too
― a simba man (Will M.), Friday, 28 October 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
Weird that they are giving The Guy some backstory. It was well-done, but I'm not sure if I wanted any of that. It was kind of more fun to think of him as some kind of magical/spiritual being...
― schwantz, Friday, 28 October 2016 21:15 (seven years ago) link
second half was really good
― marcos, Friday, 28 October 2016 21:30 (seven years ago) link
i have a big crush on rebecca naomi jones; seen her do some theater in nyc and she is really really goodalso Vivian!
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Saturday, 29 October 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
ive been wanting to share the older episodes with some friends but they are all gone, i can't find them anywhere. bummer man
― marcos, Thursday, 27 April 2017 19:56 (seven years ago) link
even on HBO?
― gr8080, Thursday, 27 April 2017 19:57 (seven years ago) link
they were on hbo on demand recently (in canada)
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 April 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
yea all i see are the 6 hbo episodes
― marcos, Thursday, 27 April 2017 20:02 (seven years ago) link
Still on HBO Go under 'High Maintenance Web Series'
― El Tuomasbot (milo z), Thursday, 27 April 2017 21:38 (seven years ago) link
(in the US)
just watched most of the new ones for a second time, they are actually all really good and on par with or better than a lot of the original web series imo
― marcos, Friday, 2 June 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
just listened to the two dope queens episode with ben sinclair. he is a very charming dude.
― mizzell, Friday, 2 June 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/profile-katja-blichfeld-of-high-maintenance.html
― johnny crunch, Monday, 15 January 2018 23:12 (six years ago) link
huh. extra curious to see these first episodes now.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 04:44 (six years ago) link
Dire article.
― Luna Schlosser, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:12 (six years ago) link
A distateful level of celeb fawning:
“She’ll be the only one who’ll notice an extra’s socks and say ‘They’re wrong for this neighborhood,’” he says. “We’ll think that’s crazy, and then in the playback we’ll be like ‘The socks are wrong.’” With Katja, “There’s just a thing that everybody does, we kind of look to her to see if she’s smiling, or if her eyebrows are up, or if she’s attentive, or if she’s not really into it. You kind of try and read how she feels to gauge how to move forward.”I see the same thing when we’re eating lunch a few weeks pre–tattoo date at Marlow and Sons, a restaurant where she knows everyone, of course. There’s a subtle way she wields control that makes everything about the situation perfect.
I see the same thing when we’re eating lunch a few weeks pre–tattoo date at Marlow and Sons, a restaurant where she knows everyone, of course. There’s a subtle way she wields control that makes everything about the situation perfect.
― Luna Schlosser, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 13:46 (six years ago) link
not necessarily arguing that, extra curious to see what a diversified (? at least more than just these two) writing room does for the show
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link