High Dreams

High Dreams was a web-television series created by Andres Contos. It originally aired on Paglia TV from March 3 to December 3, 2007, spanning 52 episodes over three seasons. The second series in the World of Paglia franchise, it was originally intended as a spin-off and sequel to The House of the Honorable Contos. Set in 2007, High Dreams follows the new adventures of the same set of characters introduced in the original series.

The series was suddenly interrupted during the third season due to low ratings, but also as a result of internal conflicts that arose between Andres Contos and the Paglia TV network, which was to broadcast the entire series and partecipate in financing it. The last 8 episodes of the third season have never been broadcast and they only saw the light through their subsequent release on Paglia Site, DVDs and Bluray.

Plot
The main plot of High Dreams basically continued that of The House of the Honorable Contos, illustrating the vicissitudes of a group of deviant young people. Unlike the parent series, which took place almost exclusively inside the Smoking Room, High Dreams offered episodes shot on location for the first time.

Main cast

 * Andres Contos as Sid
 * TristanRever as Seby
 * Pegamush as Musci
 * Bewi as Il Beri
 * Blitz as Blando

Reception
High Dreams was crushed by critics: the largely negative judgments concerned both the episode's plot inconsistencies and the very poor quality production, incomparable to the high quality achieved by the original series. The only element that met appreciation from viewers and critics alike was the so-called "Straw Day" narrative arc during the first and second seaons.

Sequel
After the cancellation of High Dreams, Andres Contos and Paglia TV reached a new agreement that led to the creation of a new spin-off series, capable of obtaining much bette results: Band of Smokers.