| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lacomplex03.jpg]] |
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| 3 | 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 ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'' and ''Series/InstantStar''). |
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| 6 | !! Tropes applying to this series: |
| 7 | * TheAllegedCar: Abby's mid-90s Honda Civic in the {{Pilot}}. 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 and is never seen again. |
| 8 | * CastIncest: In-universe on the ShowWithinAShow that Abby is on in season 2, her co-stars play twins and were having sex in real life. |
| 9 | * ChurchOfHappyology: The Church of Scienetics (a {{portmanteau}} of Scientology and Dianetics) gets involved at one point. There's a reference to "Nexu" (pronounced knee-zoo, which is similar to Xenu). |
| 10 | * {{Expy}}: Abby's basically Manny Santos, down to the same actor and her boyfriend back in Toronto being a mechanic. |
| 11 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: All the major characters want to be actors or other performers. |
| 12 | * ImmoralRealityShow: [[spoiler:Raquel]] appears on ''[[Series/CelebrityRehabWithDrDrew Celebrity Halfway House]]'', and realizes the show cares more about creating drama, rather than trying to help people with addictions. |
| 13 | * IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney: This happens to [[spoiler:Alicia, when she starts doing porn]]. |
| 14 | * MsFanservice: Alicia, played by the drop-dead gorgeous Creator/ChelanSimmons. |
| 15 | * OldMediaPlayingCatchUp: Subverted. It's been renewed on the strength of online views at [=TheCW.com=] |
| 16 | * ParentalAbandonment: Connor's mother abandoned him at a young age, and Beth and Simon's dad left them shortly before the show. Alicia's family always doesn't seem to care about her. |
| 17 | * PromotionToParent: Beth, to Simon. |
| 18 | * PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Tariq and Alicia]] |
| 19 | * SelfHarm: Connor poured boiling water on himself, deliberately crashed his car and set his house on fire. [[spoiler:His sister]] used to cut too. |
| 20 | * ShoutOut: Tariq's first job in the music industry? Coming up with beats for an upcoming Music/{{Drake}} project. |
| 21 | * StageMom: Beth's a stage ''older sister'' to Simon. |
| 22 | * StylisticSuck: Nick's standup routine. |
| 23 | * WhiteDwarfStarlet: Raquel. |
| 24 | -->-We had a lousy timeslot. |
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