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JamesG · 07-09-2023, 08:16 AM

Jewel Staite: There’s "A Better Chance" of "The L.A. Complex" Revival than "Firefly"
by Vlada Gelman
July 8, 2023

Jewel Staite is all too familiar with the heartbreak of a cancelled TV show.

The actress co-starred as mechanic Kaylee in the cult fave "Firefly", then was part of another short-lived drama, "The L.A. Complex". With their devoted fanbases, both series are often the subject of revival talk. (Firefly did beat the odds and got a follow-up movie, Serenity, in 2005.)

But if Staite had to place her bets on which show is more likely to come back, her answer might surprise you.

“I get asked all the time about Season 2 of Firefly, which makes me laugh because it’s been like 20 years, but when I get asked that, I’m like, ‘There’s a better chance of L.A. Complex than there is of Firefly,'” Staite tells TVLine while promoting her current series "Family Law".

“There’s been rumblings and talk about that with [L.A. Complex creator] Martin [Gero] a little bit over the last few years in the hopes that maybe we could get to do that again someday,” Staite says.

In 2018, a reboot was eyed by The CW, which aired the original Canadian drama in the U.S. for its two seasons. However, in 2020, Gero confirmed that the project was “sadly” dead.

Still, Staite says “there’s always rumblings” about the series, which followed a group of aspiring Hollywood entertainers who live in the same complex, getting a new lease on life.

“For all of us that were a part of that show, it’s like the one that got away kind of,” Staite shares.

“It was so unfinished when it was left off and just feels like we could have kept going for a while,” Staite continues. “It’s the kind of show that just gets zanier and zanier, too, as time goes on, like a juicy sort of guilty pleasure kind of show, and it felt that way to work on it, too.”

Staite describes her character Raquel — an acerbic thirtysomething actress who goes to morally ambiguous lengths to stay in the limelight — as “a blast in so many ways, one of the most fun roles I’ve ever gotten to play,” and one that she would love to revisit.

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,235	Jewel Staite says There's a Better Chance for The L.A. Complex Revival than Firefly *Jewel Staite: There’s "A Better Chance" of "The L.A. Complex" Revival than "Firefly"* by Vlada Gelman July 8, 2023 Jewel Staite is all too familiar with the heartbreak of a cancelled TV show. The actress co-starred as mechanic Kaylee in the cult fave "Firefly", then was part of another short-lived drama, "The L.A. Complex". With their devoted fanbases, both series are often the subject of revival talk. (Firefly did beat the odds and got a follow-up movie, Serenity, in 2005.) But if Staite had to place her bets on which show is more likely to come back, her answer might surprise you. “I get asked all the time about Season 2 of Firefly, which makes me laugh because it’s been like 20 years, but when I get asked that, I’m like, ‘There’s a better chance of L.A. Complex than there is of Firefly,'” Staite tells TVLine while promoting her current series "Family Law". “There’s been rumblings and talk about that with [L.A. Complex creator] Martin [Gero] a little bit over the last few years in the hopes that maybe we could get to do that again someday,” Staite says. In 2018, a reboot was eyed by The CW, which aired the original Canadian drama in the U.S. for its two seasons. However, in 2020, Gero confirmed that the project was “sadly” dead. Still, Staite says “there’s always rumblings” about the series, which followed a group of aspiring Hollywood entertainers who live in the same complex, getting a new lease on life. “For all of us that were a part of that show, it’s like the one that got away kind of,” Staite shares. “It was so unfinished when it was left off and just feels like we could have kept going for a while,” Staite continues. “It’s the kind of show that just gets zanier and zanier, too, as time goes on, like a juicy sort of guilty pleasure kind of show, and it felt that way to work on it, too.” Staite describes her character Raquel — an acerbic thirtysomething actress who goes to morally ambiguous lengths to stay in the limelight — as “a blast in so many ways, one of the most fun roles I’ve ever gotten to play,” and one that she would love to revisit. https://tvline.com/interviews/the-la...ew-1235008597/ Attached Images