The Comeback (TV series)

:For the 1993 NFL Wild Card games, see The Comeback (1993 NFL Wild Card)

Plot

Valerie Cherish is a B-level actress who had it all. From 1989 until 1992, Valerie starred on a sitcom known as I'm It! The show was a hit during its initial run, but fell just three episodes shy of reaching syndication status. Since then, the fame and fortune Valerie gained from her success and triumphs has depleted. She has become unemployed, married, and does not get the roles for which she was once famous due to her age and personality. Valerie vows that she will make a comeback, which is the ultimate goal in her career as an actress.

Related Topics:
Actress - 1989 - 1992 - Sitcom - Syndication

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The Comeback is shot in the style of a reality show (also called The Comeback). The show-within-a-show follows Valerie through her home life and her career resurgence. It offers behind-the-scenes footage of the other fictional show-within-a-show, Room and Bored, on which Valerie plays a minor role.

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Each episode begins with color bars which is superimposed with the words "The Comeback: Raw Footage," indicating that viewers to the actual HBO series The Comeback are watching unedited video for the fictional reality show The Comeback.

Related Topics:
Color bars - Video

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The Comeback is set in modern-day Los Angeles, California.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles - California

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