The L.A. Complex: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

The CW | Much Music | CW | MuchMusic | Season Premiere Date: January 10, 2012

Starring: Jewel Staite, Jonathan Wood, Cassie Steele

Summary: Six young adults seek success in show business while living at The Lux motel in Los Angeles.

Creator: Martin Gero

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Burn It Down
Air Date: February 14, 2012
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S1:E5. Home
Air Date: February 7, 2012
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S1:E4. Other Side of the Door
Air Date: January 31, 2012

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Diane Werts

Apr 20, 2012

The show has sneaky depth. The leads are pretty without being "pretty," refreshingly down-to-earth likable, and able to flesh out their youthful stereotypes with this weird thing called personality. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 20, 2012

Even with some amusing bleeps and pixelation to obscure saucy language and (apparently) beer labels, L.A. Complex feels pretty authentic, and gets the relationships much better than something like the increasingly preposterous "Smash" does. Read full review

Rob Owen

Apr 23, 2012

No one will confuse The L.A. Complex with "Mad Men" or "The Good Wife," but for the type of show it sets out to be, this Complex is surprisingly, well, complex. Read full review

Clark Collis

Apr 20, 2012

By the end of this first episode, The L.A. Complex has done enough to deserve a callback. [20/27 Apr 2012, p.106]

Emily Nussbaum

Aug 22, 2012

The L.A. Complex is maddeningly low-rated, but it's worth seeking out: it's no masterpiece of cinematography, and can veer into melodrama, but at its sharpest moments the show has as much "Midnight Cowboy" in it as it does "Melrose Place." Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Apr 24, 2012

Even the most concocted bits play out in a relaxed way, as when a drummer lay back behind the beat, putting new life into an old tune, making the corn convincing, the familiar unpredictable. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

Apr 27, 2012

This blah drama about kids living in an LA apartment complex while hustling for big breaks is a Canadian import. [7 May 2012, p.46]

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Connor_Lake

Apr 13, 2013

The best youth show I've seen since original Beverly Hills, 90210. Fresh, lively, believable, without all the pathos of many other modern shows. Good story, deep characters, great acting, amazing writing, fantastic storylines, camera-work, decorations and sets. Don't know what not to like.The best youth show I've seen since original Beverly Hills, 90210. Fresh, lively, believable, without all the pathos of many other modern shows. Good story, deep characters, great acting, amazing writing, fantastic storylines, camera-work, decorations and sets. Don't know what not to like. It could be a huge success if it wasn't cancelled. Probably it was too smart for these days and audience.… Expand

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siglou25

Apr 26, 2012

Show is pretty original about a group of young people trying to make it in the entertainment Industry in LA, which we all know is pretty cutthroat. Two episodes in and I'm pretty hooked. Highly recommend it for anyone, especially people trying to make it in any industry.

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Vitivillain

Apr 24, 2012

I saw this in Canada earlier in the year. It is much the best youth finding itself TV show on at the moment. Believable characters all with a feeling of desperation to get found or rekindle their careers. worth watching

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retiredat56

Jun 12, 2012

The acting is very good. So is the writing. The story is compelling too. Its characters are well developed. A big drawback for me is that it always seems to go too far in the violence and nastiness. The characters will do anything to get ahead. They think nothing of stepping on their soThe acting is very good. So is the writing. The story is compelling too. Its characters are well developed. A big drawback for me is that it always seems to go too far in the violence and nastiness. The characters will do anything to get ahead. They think nothing of stepping on their so called friends, routinely lie, even hurting their best friends if it will advance their appearance to the public. Maybe that is what LA is really like or maybe this is just the Hollywood version. Hospitals are not really like Gray's anatomy and funeral homes don't have nearly the drama that Six Feet Under had. Still, the show would be better if they pulled it back just a bit.… Expand

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MarcDoyle

Apr 26, 2012

I'm a little shocked that people didn't tune in in numbers to watch this sucker - it's really pretty darned good! No, it's nothing profound, and it's well-worn territory (let's go to LA to make it big!), but there's something sympathetic about the characters that made the first episode easyI'm a little shocked that people didn't tune in in numbers to watch this sucker - it's really pretty darned good! No, it's nothing profound, and it's well-worn territory (let's go to LA to make it big!), but there's something sympathetic about the characters that made the first episode easy to watch. I'll definitely give it a couple more episodes. [Disclaimer: I work for Metacritic, a subsidiary of CBS which is the parent company of the CW]]… Expand

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JoyTheWizard

Feb 2, 2013

This show isn't just kids living in an apartment, it's much more than that. It's about these "kids" trying to find where they belong in Hollywood, and if they even can survive.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2012
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 20, 2012
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2012
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  S1:E6. Burn It Down
  Air Date: February 14, 2012
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  S1:E5. Home
  Air Date: February 7, 2012
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  S1:E4. Other Side of the Door
  Air Date: January 31, 2012
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  S1:E3. Who You Know
  Air Date: January 24, 2012
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  S1:E2. Do Something
  Air Date: January 17, 2012
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  S1:E1. Down In L.A.
  Air Date: January 10, 2012