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[[File:higher_ground-show.jpg|frame|Top: [[Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman|Sully]]--er, Peter, Sophie, [[Star Wars|Anakin]]--er, Scott, [[Criminal Minds (TV)|JJ]]--er, Shelby, [[Battlestar Galactica|Dualla]]--er, Kat; Bottom: Auggie, Juliette, [[Lizzie Mcguire|Tudgeman]]--er, Ezra, [[Firefly (TV)|Kaylee]]--er, Daisy, [[Highlander the Series|Joe]]--er, Frank.]]
[[File:higher_ground-show.jpg|frame|Top: [[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman|Sully]]--er, Peter, Sophie, [[Star Wars|Anakin]]--er, Scott, [[Criminal Minds|JJ]]--er, Shelby, [[Battlestar Galactica|Dualla]]--er, Kat; Bottom: Auggie, Juliette, [[Lizzie McGuire|Tudgeman]]--er, Ezra, [[Firefly|Kaylee]]--er, Daisy, [[Highlander the Series|Joe]]--er, Frank.]]




Airing in 2000, ''[[Higher Ground]]'' broke the conventions of a high school drama focusing on just the most troubled kids by giving them their own school. Mount Horizon is a rehabilitation school in the Pacific Northwest where troubled teens who have been abused, involved in drugs, prostitution, or gangs learn to grow in a safe environment. The series focuses on a group of students called the Cliffhangers, each with their own story and troubles.
Airing in 2000, ''[[Higher Ground]]'' broke the conventions of a high school drama focusing on just the most troubled kids by giving them their own school. Mount Horizon is a rehabilitation school in the Pacific Northwest where troubled teens who have been abused, involved in drugs, prostitution, or gangs learn to grow in a safe environment. The series focuses on a group of students called the Cliffhangers, each with their own story and troubles.


Originally a Joe Lando vehicle, the series may be more well known for some of the actors who played the Cliffhangers: Hayden Christiensen [[Star Wars|pre-Anakin]]; Jewel Staite [[Firefly (TV)|pre-Kaylee]]; Kyle Downes [[Lizzie Mcguire|pre-Tudgeman]]; A.J. Cook [[Criminal Minds (TV)|pre-JJ]]; and Kandyse McClure [[Battlestar Galactica|pre-Dualla]].
Originally a Joe Lando vehicle, the series may be more well known for [[Retroactive Recognition|some of the actors who played the Cliffhangers]]: [[Hayden Christiensen]] pre-[[Star Wars|Anakin]]; [[Jewel Staite]] pre-[[Firefly|Kaylee]]; [[Kyle Downes]] pre-[[Lizzie McGuire|Tudgeman]]; [[A.J. Cook]] pre-[[Criminal Minds|JJ]]; and [[Kandyse McClure]] pre-[[Battlestar Galactica|Dualla]].


No relation to the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|song with the same name]] by <s>[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]</s> [[Stevie Wonder|Stevie]] [[Covered Up|Wonder]].
No relation to the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|song with the same name]] by <s>[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]</s> [[Stevie Wonder|Stevie]] [[Covered Up|Wonder]].

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=== The show provides examples of ===
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* [[A Day in The Limelight]] used to explain a few of the character's backstories
* [[Abusive Parents]]
* [[Abusive Parents]]
* [[The Alcoholic]] both of Daisy's parents...to the point of them breaking perfume bottles to get their fix
* [[The Alcoholic]] both of Daisy's parents...to the point of them breaking perfume bottles to get their fix
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] David, who actually has ADD
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] David, who actually has ADD
* [[Cut Short]] subverted, in that the series was canceled after its first season and still managed to wrap up all the major plot threads.
* [[Cut Short]] subverted, in that the series was canceled after its first season and still managed to wrap up all the major plot threads.
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: used to explain a few of the character's backstories
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Daisy and Ezra.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Daisy and Ezra.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Ezra. He plagiarized ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' so he'd impress Daisy. She does not reciprocate.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Ezra. He plagiarized ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' so he'd impress Daisy. She does not reciprocate.
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* [[Goth]] Daisy; forced out of the makeup and black hair dye on Day 1.
* [[Goth]] Daisy; forced out of the makeup and black hair dye on Day 1.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]] Averted. Peter loses a bet and has to sing YMCA; he clearly mostly knows the song, but he just isn't quite hitting the notes.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]] Averted. Peter loses a bet and has to sing YMCA; he clearly mostly knows the song, but he just isn't quite hitting the notes.
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Shelby. Possibly Scott as well, though he's generally a bit nicer.
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Shelby. Possibly Scott as well, though he's generally a bit nicer.
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: Sophie very loves Peter and wants kids with him...the problem is, she has severe endometriosis, which pretty much rules out her getting pregnant. She actually refuses Peter's marriage proposal at first because of this.
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: Sophie very loves Peter and wants kids with him...the problem is, she has severe endometriosis, which pretty much rules out her getting pregnant. She actually refuses Peter's marriage proposal at first because of this.
* [[L Is for Dyslexia]]: Auggie, who is nearly illiterate, is discoverd to be dyslexic by Hannah in an early episode.
* [[L Is for Dyslexia]]: Auggie, who is nearly illiterate, is discoverd to be dyslexic by Hannah in an early episode.
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* [[Parental Incest]] step-parental incest, actually
* [[Parental Incest]] step-parental incest, actually
* [[Popularity Food Chain]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] a few times; the Cliffhangers are fully aware that, at any other school, [[Lovable Jock]] Scott and [[Spoiled Sweet]] Juliette would not be friends with, much less dating, say, white trash Shelby or [[Delinquent]] Auggie.
* [[Popularity Food Chain]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] a few times; the Cliffhangers are fully aware that, at any other school, [[Lovable Jock]] Scott and [[Spoiled Sweet]] Juliette would not be friends with, much less dating, say, white trash Shelby or [[Delinquent]] Auggie.
* [[Rape As Backstory]] Scott, {{spoiler|Shelby, and her younger sister Jess.}}
* [[Rape as Backstory]] Scott, {{spoiler|Shelby, and her younger sister Jess.}}
* [[School Play]] ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', as rewritten by Ezra; Scott and Shelby, of course, play the [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]
* [[School Play]] ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', as rewritten by Ezra; Scott and Shelby, of course, play the [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]
* [[Self -Harm]]: Juliette is a cutter.
* [[Self-Harm]]: Juliette is a cutter.
* [[Six-Student Clique]]:
* [[Six-Student Clique]]:
** Scott -- The Brains
** Scott -- The Brains
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 14 February 2024

Top: Sully--er, Peter, Sophie, Anakin--er, Scott, JJ--er, Shelby, Dualla--er, Kat; Bottom: Auggie, Juliette, Tudgeman--er, Ezra, Kaylee--er, Daisy, Joe--er, Frank.


Airing in 2000, Higher Ground broke the conventions of a high school drama focusing on just the most troubled kids by giving them their own school. Mount Horizon is a rehabilitation school in the Pacific Northwest where troubled teens who have been abused, involved in drugs, prostitution, or gangs learn to grow in a safe environment. The series focuses on a group of students called the Cliffhangers, each with their own story and troubles.

Originally a Joe Lando vehicle, the series may be more well known for some of the actors who played the Cliffhangers: Hayden Christiensen pre-Anakin; Jewel Staite pre-Kaylee; Kyle Downes pre-Tudgeman; A.J. Cook pre-JJ; and Kandyse McClure pre-Dualla.

No relation to the song with the same name by Red Hot Chili Peppers Stevie Wonder.

Tropes used in Higher Ground include:
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