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Classic Episode of a Brilliant Series
I only discovered High Maintenance a week ago, and since then I've happily binged through all the webisodes and all the HBO episodes through Season 4, #1. This webisode (originally aired February 2013) sticks in my mind for two reasons - it documents one of NYC's big snowstorms of the past 10 years and it introduces a major recurring character, a stoner Romeo named Chad (Chris Roberti). After watching it, I discovered a movie called Jammed (released May 2014), starring Chris Roberti as Mike and Leah Rudick (who played Isabel, one of Chad's hookups in "Diana") as Rachel.
Here's the thing: except for their names, Roberti & Rudick play exactly the same characters in Jammed as they did in "Dinah," and many of Roberti's mannerisms and obsessions in Jammed recur in post-2013 episodes of HM.
So what I want to know is, how did that happen? Did HM rip off -- or at least draw inspiration from -- an early script for Jammed? Did Jammed rip off -- or at least draw inspiration from -- "Dinah"? Or in both cases, did the producers/writers simply ask Robert to create a character, and he did a version of Chad in each case?
Regardless of the answers, HM is uniformly excellent, and it's among the most cinematic TV comedies I've ever enjoyed, so watch it!
Here's the thing: except for their names, Roberti & Rudick play exactly the same characters in Jammed as they did in "Dinah," and many of Roberti's mannerisms and obsessions in Jammed recur in post-2013 episodes of HM.
So what I want to know is, how did that happen? Did HM rip off -- or at least draw inspiration from -- an early script for Jammed? Did Jammed rip off -- or at least draw inspiration from -- "Dinah"? Or in both cases, did the producers/writers simply ask Robert to create a character, and he did a version of Chad in each case?
Regardless of the answers, HM is uniformly excellent, and it's among the most cinematic TV comedies I've ever enjoyed, so watch it!
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- symmachos
- Feb 13, 2020
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