I never drew a connection between the two until recently, but they are both all about creating short, thoughtful and empathetic stories about ordinary people and i enjoy the writing and the show for pretty much the same reasons. Nov 30, 2014 katja blichfeld, a casting director on 30 rock, and her husband ben sinclair, who plays the drug dealer, created this hit web series about the notsoseedy underbelly of big apple stoners. Ranking all the high maintenance episodes the village voice. Tv, tv, video, weed, vimeo, high maintenance, ben sinclair, katja blichfeld see also. Vimeos web comedy series high maintenance is crossing over to tv with a sixepisode order by hbo. The shows diy success led to vimeo funding new original episodes on its platform, which paved the way for an hbo acquisition. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but. Josh terry contact reporter redeye one of the best shows on tv isnt technically even on television yet. High maintenance, a web series on vimeo about the many customers of a brooklyn marijuana dealer, has won a devoted following and plenty of critical acclaim. Vimeo has just released brandnew episodes of the acclaimed web series, high maintenance, exclusively through their on demand platform. Katja blichfeld, a casting director on 30 rock, and her husband ben sinclair, who plays the drug dealer, created this hit web series about the notso. Vimeo, home of high maintenance, invests in slate of three more original shows trying to differentiate itself from youtube, netflix and the growing streaming swarm published on october 08, 2015. Vimeo recently released cycle six of high maintenance thats available for purchase as well as cycle five, but you can still bum one through four.
Part of what makes high maintenance so hard to stop watching once youve startedthere are episodes to date on the shows vimeo page, ranging in length from about five minutes to about 15. High maintenance was created four years ago by the husbandandwife duo ben sinclair and katja blichfeld, initially produced for nexttono money and released in threeepisode batches on vimeo. The guy pays a visit to agoraphobic patrick, a longtime customer. She began to draw on her pool of acquaintances to cast some of the episodes. Vimeo is dedicated to inspiring creators to share, publish and sell quality content worldwide, said kerry trainor, vimeo ceo. And lest you get the impression that high maintenance is a bunch of knowing, popculturespecific jokes, the best gag in the new batch of episodes involves, yes, organic milk, but also a penis. They launched their web series, high maintenance, on vimeo in 2012, the. Oct 21, 2016 directed by katja blichfeld, ben sinclair. With high maintenance, vimeo invests in original content. How the creators of high maintenance crushed the stoner. Music featured in excellent vimeo web series, high maintenance. A nameless cannabis delivery guy delivers his muchneeded medication to stressedout new yorkers.
Vimeo funds first original programming, series high. All 44 episodes of high maintenance, spanning vimeo and. I just found this show about a month ago and then, threw minor wiki research, learned it started as web series. Vimeo finances web series high maintenance hollywood reporter. Vimeo, home of high maintenance, invests in slate of three. High maintenance enters joint deal with hbo for six episodes. After vimeo picked up the show earlier this year as part of. Where can i find episodes that used to be on vimeo. High maintenance 4 seasons rated tv ma 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. May 29, 2014 vimeo has funded its first original programming project with six new episodes of web series high maintenance, a comedy about a pot dealer, set to launch later this year. Vimeo will fund six new episodes of the online series high maintenance, which will be sold exclusively on vimeo on demand. Nov 11, 2014 w hen you tell people the subject of high maintenancethe stories of a. High maintenance official website for the hbo series. There is about 19 episodes i am missing out on and cant find them anywhere.
Your episode guide, ranked by potency before blazing through cycle six of the stonily brilliant web episodes, heres a ranking of the first. In the meantime, you can watch all existing high maintenance episodes for free on vimeo. Apr 14, 2015 high maintenance is one of vimeos bestselling titles. If you havent already seen it, what are you waiting for and if you already have, do yourself a favor and watch it again. High maintenance, the vimeo web series that debuted in 2012 and. The episodes were made on the cheap as little video shorts before hbo picked the show up.
Vimeo recently released cycle six of high maintenance thats available for purchase as well as cycle five, but you can still bum one through four for free, which weve ranked below by. But blichfeld and sinclair say theres a huge disparity between the number of people who. New high maintenance episodes on vimeo are the series best. All 19 previous episodes of high maintenance will be made available on hbo.
High maintenance, a web series that originally ran on vimeo from 20122015 in six cycles. Feb 06, 2020 eight years since its debut as a sixminute web series on vimeo hbo picked up the series in 2016 and expanded it to a halfhour, high maintenance still hypnotizes, even as weve slipped from the. W hen you tell people the subject of high maintenancethe stories of a. Jun 27, 2014 last month, the streaming site, which has hosted high maintenance throughout its run, announced a deal to make the show its first original series, providing funding for future episodes. The transition from vimeo to hbo finally pays off the new season maintains the shows essence in a prime sunday time slot, although its storytelling risks. High maintenance, the clever web series about a marijuana messenger in new york city, returns today with a batch of three new episodes. Each episode focuses on different characters as their lives intersect with the guy. Apr 18, 2014 part of what makes high maintenance so hard to stop watching once youve startedthere are episodes to date on the shows vimeo page, ranging in length from about five minutes to about 15. High maintenance previously released thirteen episodes on vimeo to the acclaim of the new yorker, the new york times, the guardian and entertainment weekly, among others. A friendly brooklyn pot dealer delivers to an eccentric group of neurotic clients. Vimeo has funded its first original programming project with six new episodes of web series high maintenance, a comedy about a pot dealer, set to launch later this year. Vimeo invests in first original series, comedy high. But blichfeld and sinclair say theres a huge disparity between the number of people who paid for the new episodes and the number who. New high maintenance episodes on vimeo are the series.
Nov 11, 2014 blichfeld and sinclair, armed with a real budget this time, have created vimeo s first original content. A young girl tries to balance her vices and home life. Vimeo funded six episodes of high maintenance before the series was picked up by hbo. Vimeo invests in first original series, comedy high maintenance. All 44 episodes of high maintenance, spanning vimeo and hbo, ranked from worst to best. With ben sinclair, avery monsen, helene yorke, candace thompson. The new sixepisode deal also means that high maintenances preexisting 19 episodes, the most recent six of which were released on vimeo this winter, will. Ben sinclair in high maintenance vimeo the subtle class politics of high maintenance. When i sit people down in front of the tv to hook them on the show, i start with stevie, the very first episode they put out, just five minutes long, made back when high maintenance was a vimeo series. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series high maintenance. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. The creators of high maintenance on their new vimeo episodes.
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. Nov 11, 2014 vimeo has just released brandnew episodes of the acclaimed web series, high maintenance, exclusively through their on demand platform. The official website for high maintenance on hbo, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. The web version of high maintenance was the selffunded creation of. Apr 20, 2015 vimeos web comedy series high maintenance is crossing over to tv with a sixepisode order by hbo. From the web series to the hbo show, high maintenance has told a ton of worthwhile stories. With ben sinclair, michael cyril creighton, rebecca naomi jones, mx justin vivian bond. Sep 16, 2016 she began to draw on her pool of acquaintances to cast some of the episodes. Online video site vimeo has announced its first online video financing project. High maintenance on vimeo, from katja blichfeld and ben. Vimeo, home of high maintenance, invests in slate of.
The genius of this show is how it uses its highconceptso to speak. Since high maintenance first premiered as a modest webseries in 2012, a lot has changed. Nov 11, 2014 high maintenance, the clever web series about a marijuana messenger in new york city, returns today with a batch of three new episodes. Welcome to young, bougie, weedsmoking new york a slight web series on the community around dealing. Web seriesturnedvimeo on demand hit high maintenance is back for a new round of episodes on february 5th, and vimeo just released a new by megh. Watch high maintenance season 1 online hbo official site. Eight years since its debut as a sixminute web series on vimeo hbo picked up the series in 2016 and expanded it to a halfhour, high maintenance still hypnotizes, even as weve slipped from the. Tobias wolff is one of my favourite writers, and high maintenance is one of my favourite shows. They were somewhat relieved when hbo ordered a sixepisode first. Three episodes were released november 11, 2014, and the remaining three on february 5, 2015.
From the web series to tv, high maintenance had told a ton of worthwhile stories. Vimeo series high maintenance shows nyc marijuana delivery. As of march 17, 2019, 25 episodes of high maintenance have aired, concluding the third season. 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. Vimeo takes a bet on high maintenance as its first original. High maintenance vimeo web series soundtrack music. High maintenance is coming soon to hbo for 6 new episodes. Watch all the episodes of high maintenance video observer. It came with an established fan base, which makes it a much less risky development prospect than building a. With marijuana legalization becoming a reality for more and. Formerly married cocreators ben sinclair and katja blichfeld divorced between the first and second hbo seasons, though they both still work together on. In june 2014, vimeo announced that the website would provide financial backing for upcoming episodes of original programming via their vimeo on demand platform. Nov 11, 2014 and lest you get the impression that high maintenance is a bunch of knowing, popculturespecific jokes, the best gag in the new batch of episodes involves, yes, organic milk, but also a penis.
Additionally, the premium cable network will make the existing 19 episodes of the show. Vimeo finances web series high maintenance hollywood. High maintenance originally premiered as a web series on vimeo on november. Vimeo is entering the original programming game with web series high maintenance created by casting. Thats long been the gift of this unusual series, which debuted, in 2012, on vimeo. The web version of high maintenance was the selffunded creation of a married couple. Your episode guide, ranked by potency before blazing through cycle six of the stonily brilliant web episodes, heres a. Blichfeld and sinclair met in 2009 at a barbecue and were drawn together partly due to their shared love of smoking weed. The online streamer will fund six new episodes that will air exclusively on vimeo on demand. High maintenance was a safe bet for vimeos first foray into original programming. May 29, 2014 the online streamer will fund six new episodes that will air exclusively on vimeo on demand. Blichfeld and sinclair, armed with a real budget this time, have created vimeos first original content.
Your source for everything related to the web series tv series high maintenance. High maintenance vimeo on demand series acquired by hbo. Nov 11, 2014 high maintenance previously released thirteen episodes on vimeo to the acclaim of the new yorker, the new york times, the guardian and entertainment weekly, among others. High maintenance is a comedy that follows the journeys of a new york city weed delivery man as he bikes from one client to another. High maintenance becomes more meta in its fourth season. High maintenance is a television and web series created by katja blichfeld and ben. Last month, the streaming site, which has hosted high maintenance throughout its run, announced a deal to make the show its first original.