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Loop, The
SERIES: Fox, Thursday 8:30p (30 minutes)
Starring
Bret Harrison,
Philip Baker Hall,
Amanda Loncar,
Sarah Mason,
Eric Christian Olsen,
Joy Osmanski,
and
Mimi Rogers
This Chicago-set sitcom centers on Sam Sullivan (Bret Harrison), who is the youngest executive at a major airline and the first of his friends to land a real job.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| CREATED BY: |
Will Gluck
Pam Brady
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
March 15, 2006 |
After the premiere on 3/15 at 9:30p, the series settles into its regular Thursday 8:30p timeslot on 3/16.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
83
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
Finally, a clever new sitcom. [17 Mar 2006, p.108]
75
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
It's a fresh, darkly comic workplace/social life farce peppered with good laughs.
70
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
A lively comedy.
70
Newsday Verne Gay
Yes, "The Loop's" a winner, although let us be the first to admit that the usual attributes associated with "winning" are probably stretched beyond all recognition in this context.
70
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
It's funnier than a similar new Fox sitcom, "Free Ride," about a college graduate who moves back in with his parents. Partly that is because "The Loop" has a faster pace and bolder writing.
63
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
Presumably, the actors will settle into their roles and get a better grip on timing and volume. They're over-the-top for material that's already zany.
60
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
It may not have the subtlety or sophisticated wit of "Arrested Development," but it's not supposed to. It's more a combination of "The Office" and "Four Kings" -- with really good music and a distinctive, energetic visual style.
60
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
You probably can tell that this thing isn't bound for the sitcom hall of fame, but it's a good time.
60
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
The Loop's constant jokes about hot bodies and alcoholic excess would doubtless wear thin very quickly if not for a lunatic cast of young unknowns and gifted veteran character actors.
60
Time James Poniewozik
If the writing can rise to [Harrison's and Hall's] performances, The Loop could take flight.
50
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The show moves along briskly, and it benefits from the lack of a laugh track. But you have to accept the relentless repetition of some flagrantly juvenile jokes to enjoy yourself.
50
TV Guide Matt Roush
The Loop is half funny.
50
Houston Chronicle Mike McDaniel
A crude comedy filled with frat-boy humor.
40
Salon Heather Havrilesky
When you watch this show, you can almost hear some big, dumb executive animal saying, "We want a single-camera comedy that's weird and dark and fun, you know, like 'Arrested Development,' except with a young, sexy cast!"
38
USA Today Robert Bianco
Seldom has a series expended more energy with less entertaining results.
30
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
There are some very funny lines and moments... Unfortunately, the good stuff isn't worth slogging through the rest of this sitcom.
30
Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond
A painfully contrived premise can't be glossed over by pretty faces and pithy dialogue.
25
New York Daily News David Hinckley
"The Loop" is much more failure than success.
20
Variety Brian Lowry
The show basically approximates that commercial where a young guy is working an office job and his dorky friends keep bugging him, as a generic twentysomething dude seeks to prove he can straddle adult obligations and youthful pastimes by partying all night and working all day. Sorry, but been there, drank that.
20
Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield
It's satirical all right, paced roughly like "Arrested Development," but not very funny or believable.
20
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
[Episode 2's] Jenna, we learn, has basically been drunk since January, which is probably a pretty good condition for anyone who wants to get real laughs out of The Loop.
12
New York Post Linda Stasi
The jokes are dismally unpleasant and vaguely depressing.
10
Washington Post Chip Crews
The show is particularly misbegotten and -- fatal for a comedy -- not funny at all.
0
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
As for "The Loop," well, it's just heinous. True, we've said that before. But it can't be said enough. "The Loop": heinous.
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