You cannot have superlative performances without a good script, and you can't make a good script out of a lousy story. Certain naysayers on this site do not seem to comprehend this simple fact, the A-B-Cs of a good movie or TV series. New Heights has all three. The story itself is organic and archetypal, here a drama focusing on internecine against the backdrop of the familiar topic of the new pushing out the old. New Heights doesn't exaggerate its points, but tells a story of human frailties and imperfections, in some cases gross imperfections...especially when it comes to families. Only one of the main characters is totally hateful; others, just like in real life, portray characters with both good and bad traits. Familiar? For those who have never acted "childishly" nor had the common misfortune of knowing others who have, I suppose you would not deign this series worthy of your narrow-minded attentions. Again, the acting is as good as it gets, with a particularly jaw-dropping performance be Jerome Hunn, who portrays Lorenz (Lolly) the saint-like human with the flaw of a marginal intelligence.
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