"The L.A. Complex" (2012) TV series 2012-

Creator:

Martin Gero
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

10 January 2012 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Small fish. Big pond. Huge dreams.

Plot:

Full of new relationships, salacious temptations and make-it-or-break it decisions, the series coming-of-age...

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Living In Hotel | Party Drug | Los Angeles California | Aspiring Singer

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Patrick Moore	...	Connor Lake (19 episodes, 2012)
Joe Dinicol	...	Nick Wagner (19 episodes, 2012)
Cassie Steele	...	Abby Vargas (19 episodes, 2012)
Jewel Staite	...	Raquel Westbrook (19 episodes, 2012)
Andra Fuller	...	Kaldrick King (18 episodes, 2012)
Kristopher Turner	...	Cam (18 episodes, 2012)
Jordan Johnson-Hinds	...	Kevin (18 episodes, 2012)
Ennis Esmer	...	Eddie Demir (16 episodes, 2012)
Georgina Reilly	...	Sabrina Reynolds / ... (15 episodes, 2012)
Dayle McLeod	...	Beth Pirelli (13 episodes, 2012)
Michael Levinson	...	Simon Pirelli (13 episodes, 2012)
Rebecca Dalton	...	Dita / ... (13 episodes, 2012)
Dayo Ade	...	Dynasty (11 episodes, 2012)
Benjamin Charles Watson	...	Tariq Muhammad (9 episodes, 2012)
Chelan Simmons	...	Alicia Lowe (8 episodes, 2012)
Eugene Clark	...	Walter Dougan (8 episodes, 2012)
Ryan Belleville	...	Scott Cray (8 episodes, 2012)
William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart	...	Rook (8 episodes, 2012)
Aaron Abrams	...	Ricky Lloyd (8 episodes, 2012)
Christopher Stanton	...	Writer 1 (8 episodes, 2012)
Ryan V. Hays	...	Writer 2 (8 episodes, 2012)

Series Directed by
Martin Gero		(9 episodes, 2012)
Stefan Brogren		(5 episodes, 2012)
Bruce McDonald		(2 episodes, 2012)
Peter Wellington		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Writing credits
Martin Gero		(19 episodes, 2012)
Lara Azzopardi		(12 episodes, 2012)
Kate Hewlett		(12 episodes, 2012)
Brendan Gall		(6 episodes, 2012)
Chris Pare		(6 episodes, 2012)
Aaron Abrams		(2 episodes, 2012)
Carl Binder		(2 episodes, 2012)
Karen Hill		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Produced by
Stefan Brogren	....	co-executive producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Brendan Gall	....	co-executive producer / producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Martin Gero	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Karen Hill	....	consulting producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Linda Schuyler	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Stephen Stohn	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Stephanie Williams	....	producer (19 episodes, 2012)
Aaron Abrams	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2012)
David Lowe	....	producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Tracey Baird	....	producer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
A.J. Diantonio	....	producer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Wileen Dragovan	....	line producer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Matt Magielnicki	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 2012)
Troy Miller	....	executive producer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Cinematography by
Alwyn Kumst		(1 episode, 2012)

Series Film Editing by
Mike Banas		(15 episodes, 2012)
D. Gillian Truster		(4 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting by
Larissa Mair		(13 episodes, 2012)
Diane Kerbel		(6 episodes, 2012)
Jennifer Lurey		(6 episodes, 2012)

Series Production Design by
Stephen Stanley		(6 episodes, 2012)
Charles William Breen		(4 episodes, 2012)
John Mott		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Set Decoration by
Gabriel Lamb		(19 episodes, 2012)

Series Costume Design by
Joanna Syrokomla		(9 episodes, 2012)

Series Makeup Department
Julia Carter	....	makeup department head (13 episodes, 2012)
James O'Reilly	....	key hair stylist (13 episodes, 2012)
Emily Skoggard	....	assistant makeup artist / special makeup effects artist (9 episodes, 2012)
Shauna Llewellyn	....	assistant makeup (6 episodes, 2012)
Christina Scott	....	special makeup effects artist (6 episodes, 2012)
Heather Ford	....	makeup department head: Los Angeles Unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Amber Marie Garcia	....	hair department head: Los Angeles Unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Shay Sanford-Fong	....	department head hair stylist: Los Angeles Unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Production Management
Ella Schwarzman	....	executive post-production producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Tracey Baird	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dustin Lapointe	....	daily assistant director / daily trainee assistant director (7 episodes, 2012)
Mitch Cappe	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 2012)
Aaron Critchlow	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Alan Goluboff	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2012)
Robbin MacDonald	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 2012)
Joe May	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Lisa M. Rowe	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Justin Gajewski	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)
Barbara Szeman	....	trainee assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Art Department
Hayley Isaacs	....	assistant art director (13 episodes, 2012)
Natasha Peschlow	....	assistant art director (13 episodes, 2012)
Joffre Faria Silva	....	assistant property master (13 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Lima	....	assistant art director (6 episodes, 2012)
Rick Little	....	assistant property master (6 episodes, 2012)
Matt O'Sullivan	....	digiprops (6 episodes, 2012)
Shelley Silverman	....	first assistant art director (6 episodes, 2012)
Natalie Contreras	....	leadperson: Los Angeles (4 episodes, 2012)
Scott Nifong	....	property master (4 episodes, 2012)
Peter K. Orr	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
John Dykstra	....	sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 2012)
David Yonson	....	foley mixer (17 episodes, 2012)
Tim Hays	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 2012)
Michael Baskerville	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2012)
Danielle McBride	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Steve Strongman	....	post audio coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Peter Eliuk	....	additional adr recordist (2 episodes, 2012)
Robert Fletcher	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2012)
Kevin Schultz	....	foley mixer (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Special Effects by
Derek Bujalski	....	special effects technician (8 episodes, 2012)
Frank Iudica	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Abby / ... (9 episodes, 2012)
Vincent Rother	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Alan Van Sprang (4 episodes, 2012)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunt coordinator: Los Angeles unit / stunt coordinator, Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jeremy Lyall	....	camera operator (19 episodes, 2012)
Kevin Hall	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2012)
Ari Magder	....	first assistant camera: b camera (13 episodes, 2012)
John Craig Steele	....	key grip (9 episodes, 2012)
Carston Bell	....	aerial camera operator (6 episodes, 2012)
Carl Flood	....	dolly grip (6 episodes, 2012)
Derek Hutcheon	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Lounsbury	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2012)
Matt O'Sullivan	....	motion picture video coordinator (6 episodes, 2012)
Colin Rich	....	director of photography: time lapse (6 episodes, 2012)
Cody Jacobs	....	gaffer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Evan Wilhelm	....	camera loader: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Terry Zumalt	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting Department
Sheena Clowater	....	casting assistant (13 episodes, 2012)
Alicia Faucher	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2012)
Paul Weber	....	casting (6 episodes, 2012)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Billie Blast	....	wardrobe set supervisor (9 episodes, 2012)
Kim Forrest	....	costume buyer (9 episodes, 2012)
Erika Larner	....	wardrobe supervisor (9 episodes, 2012)
Hanne Whitfield	....	assistant costume designer (9 episodes, 2012)
Ginger Martini	....	assistant costume designer (6 episodes, 2012)
Kathryn L. Bucher	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
Rachel Stivers	....	costumer: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Editorial Department
Lee-Ann Cass	....	assistant editor (19 episodes, 2012)
Michael Dobroski	....	colorist (15 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas Wong	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Olson	....	dailies sync (6 episodes, 2012)
Mike Banas	....	supervising editor (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Music Department
Michael Perlmutter	....	music supervisor (19 episodes, 2012)
Jeremy von Hollen	....	music coordinator (19 episodes, 2012)

Series Transportation Department
Michael Locke	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles unit (4 episodes, 2012)
James Strike	....	driver: picture cars (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Other crew
Iain Christiansen	....	unit publicist (19 episodes, 2012)
Shaun McLaughlin	....	security (15 episodes, 2012)
Jason Gaetan	....	assistant production coordinator (13 episodes, 2012)
Chris Pozzebon	....	story coordinator (13 episodes, 2012)
Lisandro Novillo	....	set production assistant: LA unit (7 episodes, 2012)
Kyle Segal	....	production associate: LA unit / production associate: Los Angeles unit (7 episodes, 2012)
Amanda Carrara	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2012)
Dale Dreher	....	location manager: los angeles unit (6 episodes, 2012)
Elliot Gannon	....	set production assistant (6 episodes, 2012)
Michelle Roca	....	production associate: LA unit (6 episodes, 2012)
Corey Ryan Schmidt	....	key assistant location manager: los angeles unit (6 episodes, 2012)
Jeff Dimitriou	....	choreographer (4 episodes, 2012)
Timothy Visentin	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2012)
Nathan Mosewich	....	location scout (2 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• Epitome Pictures

Distributors

• CW Television Network (2012) (USA) (TV)
• MuchMusic (2011) (Canada) (TV)
• MuchMusic (2012) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• PS Production Services  camera equipment provided by
• PS Production Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility

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Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Epitome Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.146" (2012)

A surprisingly good show

I will admit, the only reason why I started watching this show was because of Jewel Staite, and wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well it was made.

The show follows the lives of a group of friends as they try to make it in LA. This isn't an entirely new concept, but what sets this show apart is how all of the characters are very believable. It's a hard industry that's hard on the people trying to earn a living off of it, and this show shows that side of the story.

Fair warning, this show seems to be made for people who have made parts of their lives a part of the industry. If you're an actor, improviser, singer, comedian, producer, or ever tried making a career somewhere along that path, you will completely relate with all the characters as they struggle for their "break." If not, it's still a decent watch, but it may not hit as hard.