The Loop

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2006
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 49
  3. Negative: 8 out of 49
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  1. SteveF
    Apr 8, 2006
    2
    This show has few fleeting funny lines. Overall, not worth watching. Most people compare it to Arrested Development, which is sad, because AD was funny. The humour is juvenile and cheap, and the characters are uninteresting. Another show in a long line of swings & misses for fox. They should've stuck with Arrested Development.
  2. JeffA
    Jul 4, 2007
    1
    This show had so much potential after season 1. Well, the changes to the show have made season 2 perhaps the worst television show I have ever seen. Why, for the love of god, why?
  3. IanI
    Mar 28, 2006
    1
    Plainly an attempt to revamp "Arrested Development" in a form that executives think wont "swing and miss" like the unappreciated gem that was Arrested Development. Bottom line is, no charisma and no memorable...anything. The problem with executives trying to make any show ANYTHING is it always results in dumbed down characters
  4. KeeganC
    Mar 29, 2006
    3
    Plagiaristic. A bit like, 'The O.C', a bit like 'Arrested Development'. But, it still tops every other new sitcoms these days. And that's not saying much.
  5. Adam
    Jun 12, 2007
    2
    Trying WAY too hard. They swing a lot, and while they connect on a few, they miss on way too many.

Awards & Rankings

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#84 Best TV Season of 2006
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#66 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 10 out of 24
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    40
    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!"
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    0
    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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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    83
    Finally, a clever new sitcom. [17 Mar 2006, p.108]
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