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The Loop | |
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Created by | Pam Brady Will Gluck |
Written by | Pam Brady Will Gluck Theresa Mulligan and more... |
Starring | Bret Harrison Eric Christian Olsen Philip Baker Hall Mimi Rogers Joy Osmanski Amanda Loncar (S1) Sarah Mason (S1) |
Opening theme | "Hockey Monkey" by James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Pam Brady Will Gluck |
Producers | Kim Sherwood Randy Cordray Karen Kirchner Victor Hsu |
Production location | Chicago, IL |
Cinematography | Jonathan West Michael A. Price |
Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
Production companies | 20th Century Fox Fox Studios |
Original release | |
Network | FOX |
Release | March 15, 2006 – July 1, 2007 |
Related | |
Scrubs |
The Loop is an American sitcom that ran from March 15, 2006 to July 1, 2007 on the FOX. The show starred Bret Harrison as Sam Sullivan, a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a major U.S. airline. Set in the city of Chicago, whose downtown loop area acted as the setting for most of the show. The show's theme song is "Hockey Monkey" by James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis.
Premise
The Loop focuses on the life of its main character, Sam Sullivan (Bret Harrison). The show is shot with a single-camera setup instead of a multiple-camera setup more typical for situation comedies. The series follows Sam, his friends and his co-workers, as they try to survive both their personal and professional lives. In every episode most of the characters say many "situation comedy" style lines, which are often a result of improvisation. A complete script is written for each episode of The Loop; however, actors are given opportunities to improvise their lines during the shooting process.
The series was filmed in 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV). The Loop lasted only two seasons, season 1 lasted only 7 episodes. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes on May 12 by FOX.[1] It was one of only two live-action sitcoms renewed for the 2006-2007 season on FOX, along with The War at Home. The Loop's second season took place mainly in the workplace, and less of it with Sam's friends. The producers stated they "found most of the comedy to be with Sam and his co-workers and they wanted to expand on that."[1] On November 28, 2006, it was announced that the show's second season episode order had been reduced from thirteen to ten, with FOX's crowded spring schedule believed to be the main reason for the reduction.[2] The show was cancelled on May 17, 2007, before the second season was even broadcast. FOX eventually burned off the remaining episodes on Sundays beginning June 10, 2007.[3]
Characters
Name | Portrayed by | Description | Character Status |
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Sam Sullivan | Bret Harrison | A young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways. | Regular (2006–2007) Episodes:17 |
Russ McDonald | Philip Baker Hall | Head executive of TransAlliance Airways (Sam's boss). | Regular (2006–2007) Episodes: 17 |
Sully Sullivan | Eric Christian Olsen | Sam's goofy, carefree and jobless older brother, he is also his roommate. | Regular (2006–2007) Episodes: 17 |
Meryl | Mimi Rogers | Sexual predator, and co-head executive of TransAlliance Airways (Sam's female boss). | Regular (2006–2007) Episodes: 17 |
Darcy | Joy Osmanski | Sam's personal assistant and former student at MIT, she frequently reminds the audience that most of her classmates are in space. | Regular (2006–2007) Episodes: 17 |
Derek Trikoly | Ian Reed Kesler | Derek is a jocky, businessman for a large and profitable company, who constantly gets under Sam's skin. | Recurring (2006-2007) |
DeKeyser | Howard S. Miller | Executive of TransAlliance Airways | Recurring (2006–2007) |
Hibbert | Michael D. Roberts | Executive of TransAlliance Airways | Recurring (2006–2007) |
Piper | Amanda Loncar | Piper is one of Sam's friends, whom he has had a crush on since they met freshmen year of college, she is also his roommate. In the first season she was studying to become a doctor. | Former regular (2006) Episodes: 7 |
Lizzy | Sarah Mason | Lizzy is one of Sam's friends, and roommate. Her job in the first season was a bartender. | Former regular (2006) Episodes: 7 |
U.S. television ratings
Below is a table of the seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The Loop on FOX.
- Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Network | Season | Episodes | Timeslot° | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Viewers (in millions) |
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Fox | 1 | 7 | Wednesday 9:30pm/8:30c (premiere) Tuesday 9:00pm/8c (official) |
March 15, 2006 | April 13, 2006 | 2006 | 3.86 |
2 | 10 | Sunday 8:30pm/7:30c 9:30pm/8:30c |
June 10, 2007 | July 1, 2007 | 2007 | 2.36 |
°Times listed are in EST
Broadcast and distribution
Episode list
The first season of The Loop premiered on FOX in the United States on March 15, 2006 at 8:30pm ET. The series finale of The Loop aired on July 1, 2007. All 17 episodes of The Loop can be watched, for free, at The Loop's TV.com site
Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
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1 | 7 | March 15, 2006 | April 13, 2006 |
2 | 10 | June 10, 2007 | July 1, 2007 |
Online distribution
In the U.S., both the first and second seasons of the show are available for purchase on the iTunes Store, as well as the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace. In an aggressive marketing campaign by FOX, the pilot episode was released across a broad range of mediums from satellite broadcasting to popular social networking websites such as Facebook, shown on United Airlines flights, freely distributed on video on demand on about 30 cable and satellite systems including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Dish Network, on Yahoo, and from Amazon Unbox. Also, prior to the airing of The Loop in the United Kingdom the pilot episode was released as a free temporary download on iTunes.
DVD release
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Additional Information |
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Season One | 7 | March 6, 2007 | Bonus features include a featurette which has interviews from the cast and crew. |
Season Two | 10 | TBA |
International Airdates
Country | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Weekly schedule | ||||
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Argentina | FX Network | March 2007 | Mondays 8:00 p.m. | ||||
Australia | Seven Network | December 7, 2006 | Fridays 12:00 a.m. | ||||
Brazil | FX Network | September 2007 | Mondays 9:00 p.m. | ||||
Canada | CH | March 2006 | Sundays 9:00 p.m. (2) | ||||
Croatia | RTL Televizija | March 2009 | Sundays 9:00 a.m. | ||||
France | NRJ 12 | August 25, 2008 | Daily at 5:30 p.m. | ||||
Iceland | SkjárEinn | 2007 | |||||
Ireland | RTÉ Two | June 8, 2007 | Fridays 9:00 p.m. Finished Now | ||||
Israel | yes Stars | February 7, 2007 | Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:05 p.m. | ||||
UK | Trouble | 2006 | Mondays 12:00 a.m. | UK | E4 | July 30, 2009 | Thursdays 10:30 p.m. |
New Zealand | C4 | May 19, 2008 | Mondays 9:30 p.m. | ||||
Philippines | Jack TV | September 5, 2007 | Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. | ||||
Thailand | True Series | December 19, 2006 | Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. | ||||
Turkey | ComedyMax | January 27, 2008 | Weekdays 7:00 p.m. | ||||
Slovenia | Kanal A | Mondays to Thursdays 10:35 p.m. | |||||
Middle East | Showtime Arabia (ShowComedy) | 2007 | Mondays 6:30 p.m. | ||||
Mexico | FX | Mondays 9:30 p.m. |
See also
References
- ^ a b "'The Loop' Gets a Reprieve". Zap2it.com. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "FOX Tightens 'The Loop' Order". Zap2it.com. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
FOX has trimmed the order for the midseason comedy by three episodes, from 13 to 10.
- ^ Fox Confirms Cancellation
External links
- The Loop at IMDb
- Template:Tv.com
- The Loop in Fox Forums
- Aroundtheloop.com - Blog with Forums about the show (blog last updated in June, 2006)
- The Loop Streaming episodes on theWB