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Highston: With Chris Parnell, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Curtis Armstrong, Flea. A young man becomes immersed in a world of his own imagination.
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- 2015-11-05
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Highston Liggetts is a bright, kind, and curious 19-year-old, a generous soul whose main goal in life is to figure out what it's all about. He's just your typical young adult struggling to find his place in life, and like many teenagers, doesn't always understand the often baffling, sometimes exasperating ways of the world.However, unlike your ...
Highston. 2015 -2015. 1 Season. Prime Video. Comedy. TVMA. Watchlist. A coming-of-age comedy about a 19-year-old man with many famous friends, but only he can see them. Streaming.
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Nov 5, 2015 · Pilot: Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. With Chris Parnell, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Curtis Armstrong, Flea. Highston Liggetts is a bright, kind, and curious 19-year-old, a generous soul whose main goal in life is to figure out what it's all about.
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- Comedy
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- 2015-11-05
- Shaq and Flea play imaginary friends in Amazon's new comedy pilot.
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By Max Nicholson
Updated: Dec 16, 2015 10:25 pm
Posted: Nov 6, 2015 10:49 pm
Amazon's Fall 2015 "Pilot Season" is underway in the US, UK, and Germany. The way it works is that those with Prime memberships can stream a handful of new pilots for free, and the ones that wind up getting the best audience feedback have a chance of getting a first season pick up. Past pilots that have been picked up for series include Transparent, Bosch, The Man in the High Castle, Red Oaks, Sneaky Pete, and Mad Dogs. You can check out the current Pilot Season episodes here.
Plenty of TV shows have dealt with characters who have some form of dissociative identity disorder. United States of Tara and Wilfred are great examples of that, each with their own unique, insightful spin on the subject. In Amazon Studios' new pilot project Highston, writer Bob Nelson (Nebraska), directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) and EPs Nelson, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), Todd Hoffman (Love Stinks) and Todd Schulman (Bruno) have added another twist to that concept, by making all the main character's alter egos real-life celebrities.
The series follows Highston Liggens (played by newcomer Lewis Pullman), a chipper, mild-mannered 19-year-old whose circle of friends include the likes of Oprah, Stephen Hawking, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day Lewis -- or at least Highston's made-up versions of them. In actuality, Highston's parents, Jean (24's Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Wilbur (SNL's Chris Parnell), are trying to commit their son for psychological testing, while Highston's uncle (American Dad and Supernatural's Curtis Armstrong) -- who seems to be a little deranged himself -- thinks he's fine.
Amazon's pilot for Highston offers an enjoyable half-hour of television, thanks to a clever premise and good performances. The antiquated, small-town vibe of the show also makes it stand out from other TV comedies. That said, the pilot is never laugh-out-loud funny, and the main character lacks depth. Given enough time (and a full-season order) tha...
Highston is a 19-year-old who imagines celebrities like Shaq and Flea as his companions. The pilot follows his adventures with them and his family, but lacks emotional depth and humor.
- Max Nicholson
Highston Liggetts is a 19-year-old with a wide circle of celebrity friends -- that only he can see. Signed in. ... 4 TV and Streaming Shows You Should Binge-Watch in July.
Synopsis. Highston Liggetts is a kind and curious 19-year-old struggling to find his place in a world he doesn't quite understand. To help him cope, Highston imagines a constantly changing roster of celebrity friends who provide him with comfort and advice - much to the concern of his bewildered but empathetic extended family.
