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Series about young performers trying to make it big in Hollywood, all living in a converted motel called the Deluxe Suites (or "Luxe for short), produced by Epitome Pictures (the people behind Degrassi and Instant Star).

Tropes used in The L.A. Complex include:

Actor Allusion: Raquel's show that everyone knows her from ended before its time because of a lousy timeslot, similar to another show.
The Alleged Car: Abby's mid-90s Honda Civic. Partly her fault; it has a huge pile of unpaid parking tickets and still sports Ontario plates six months after she arrived in L.A. so no surprise it gets booted.
Black Best Friend: Discussed by Raquel, who thinks it's unrealistic.
California Doubling: Inverted. Mostly shot in Toronto.
Expy: Abby's basically Manny Santos, down to the same actor and her boyfriend back in Toronto being a mechanic.
Hey, It's That Place!: Isn't there a "Wilhelm" store across the street from The Dot?
- The community center where Raquel's AA meets looks nothing at all like Degrassi...
I Just Want to Be Special: All the major characters want to be actors or other performers.
Only So Many Canadian Actors: Present but not as overbearingly so as you'd expect in an Epitome production.
Screwed by the Network: CW's "let's wait a few months after the Canadian airdates to show it in the US" attitude led to massively lower ratings than in Canada. Season 2 will be broadcast at the same time.
Stylistic Suck: Nick's standup routine.
What Could Have Been: Abby originally was Manny Santos, in what was originally planned as a straight Spin-Off of Degrassi.
White Dwarf Starlet: Raquel

-We had a lousy timeslot.

Working Title: Highland Gardens.

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-* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Jewel Staite|Raquel's]] show that everyone knows her from ended before its time because of a lousy timeslot, similar to [[Firefly (TV)|another show]].
+* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Jewel Staite|Raquel's]] show that everyone knows her from ended before its time because of a lousy timeslot, similar to [[Firefly|another show]].
 * [[The Alleged Car]]: Abby's mid-90s Honda Civic. Partly her fault; it has a huge pile of unpaid parking tickets and still sports Ontario plates six months after she arrived in L.A. so no surprise it gets booted.
 * [[Black Best Friend]]: Discussed by Raquel, who thinks it's unrealistic.
 * [[California Doubling]]: Inverted. Mostly shot in Toronto.
 * [[Expy]]: Abby's basically Manny Santos, down to the same actor and her boyfriend back in Toronto being a mechanic.
-* [[Hey Its That Place]]: Isn't there a "Wilhelm" store across the street from [[Degrassi|The Dot]]?
+* [[Hey, It's That Place!]]: Isn't there a "Wilhelm" store across the street from [[Degrassi|The Dot]]?
 ** The community center where Raquel's AA meets looks ''nothing at all'' like Degrassi...
 * [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: All the major characters want to be actors or other performers.
 * [[Only So Many Canadian Actors]]: Present but not as overbearingly so as you'd expect in an Epitome production.
-* [[Screwed By the Network]]: CW's "let's wait a few months after the Canadian airdates to show it in the US" attitude led to massively lower ratings than in Canada. Season 2 will be broadcast at the same time.
+* [[Screwed by the Network]]: CW's "let's wait a few months after the Canadian airdates to show it in the US" attitude led to massively lower ratings than in Canada. Season 2 will be broadcast at the same time.
 * [[Stylistic Suck]]: Nick's standup routine.
-* [[What Could Have Been]]: Abby originally ''was'' Manny Santos, in what was originally planned as a straight [[Spin Off]] of ''[[Degrassi]]''.
+* [[What Could Have Been]]: Abby originally ''was'' Manny Santos, in what was originally planned as a straight [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[Degrassi]]''.
 * [[White Dwarf Starlet]]: Raquel
-{{quote| -We had a lousy timeslot.}}
+{{quote|-We had a lousy timeslot.}}
 * [[Working Title]]: ''Highland Gardens''.
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