- The Loop (TV series)
infobox television
show_name = The Loop
caption =
format =Sitcom
runtime = approx. 22 min
creator = Will Gluck
Pam Brady
starring =Bret Harrison Mimi Rogers Joy Osmanski Eric Christian Olsen Philip Baker Hall
country = flagicon|USAUnited States
network = FOX
first_aired =March 15 ,2006
last_aired =July 1 ,2007
picture_format =480i (SDTV ),720p (HDTV )
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 17 (List of episodes)
theme = "Hockey Monkey" byJames Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis
imdb_id = 0460655
tv_com_id = 31306|"The Loop" is an American
sitcom that ran fromMarch 15 ,2006 toJuly 1 2007 on the Fox Network. The show starredBret Harrison as "Sam", 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 ofChicago , whose downtown loop area acted as the setting for most of the show. The show'stheme song is "Hockey Monkey" byJames Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis.The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes on May 12 by Fox. cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-foxupfront-loopreturns,0,2733413.story| title='The Loop' Gets a Reprieve| publisher=Zap2it.com| date=2006-05-18| accessdate=2008-02-12] It was one of only two sitcoms renewed for the 2006-2007 season on FOX along with "The War at Home".
In the second season, almost all of the show took place 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.
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. [cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-foxreduceslooporder,0,5032795.story| title=FOX Tightens 'The Loop' Order| publisher=Zap2it.com| date=2006-11-28| quote=FOX has trimmed the order for the midseason comedy by three episodes, from 13 to 10.| accessdate=2008-02-12]The show was cancelled on
May 17 2007 , before the second season was even broadcast. FOX eventually burned off the remaining episodes on Sundays beginningJune 10 ,2007 . [ [http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/05/2007_cancelled_shows_fox_cancels_plenty_of_series.php Fox Confirms Cancellation] ]Cast
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Bret Harrison as Sam
*Philip Baker Hall as Russ
*Amanda Loncar as Piper (Season 1)
*Sarah Mason as Lizzy (Season 1)
*Eric Christian Olsen as Sully
*Joy Osmanski as Darcy
*Mimi Rogers as MerylEpisode List
DVD Release
International Airdates
References
External links
*imdb_title|id=0460655|title=The Loop
* [http://forums.fox.com/foxloop/ The Loop in Fox Forums]
* [http://aroundtheloop.com Aroundtheloop.com - Blog with Forums about the show] (blog last updated in June, 2006)
* [http://thewb.com/shows/the-loop/ "The Loop" Streaming episodes on theWB]
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