The High Life is a 1996 black-and-white American sitcom starring the Canadian actors Mark Wilson and Robert Joy.
It was produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated company and played on the HBO network from November 9 to December 18, 1996.
Albrecht reportedly loved the show and invited Resnick to produce 10 episodes in HBO's studios exactly the way it had been pitched: in black and white, with just one camera, and set in the 1950s.
Not only did its producer, David Letterman support the show, but Resnick believes it could have targeted a specific, dedicated audience had it been advertised properly.
Resnick also made the risky decision to cast Stephen Mellor as a different antagonist each week, a pattern that is visible in the first season NBC's popular 30 Rock sitcom.