Trivia / The L.A. Complex

• Actor Allusion:
  • Raquel's show that everyone knows her from ended before its time because of a lousy timeslot, similar to another show.
  • Alan Thicke guests as an overly Christian actor who's producing his own show. Some viewers might pick up the Take That! to his former Growing Pains costar Kirk Cameron.
• California Doubling: Inverted. Mostly shot in Toronto.
• Dawson Casting: Discussed, especially when 30-year-old Raquel goes out for Teen Drama roles.
• Divorced Installment: Originally intended as a Degrassi spinoff.
• 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...
• 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 (the CW premiere reportedly garnered the lowest ratings ever recorded on network television). Season 2 will be broadcast at the same time.
• What Could Have Been: Abby originally was Manny Santos, in what was originally planned as a straight Spin-Off of Degrassi.
• Working Title: Highland Gardens.

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