Product Details

• Actors: Bret Harrison, Mimi Rogers, Eric Christian Olsen
• Directors: Jay Chandrasekhar
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007
• Run Time: 153 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000LC4Z8A
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,556 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Take a pair of bumbling brothers and mix in a couple of hot female roommates, and you've got The Loop, a sitcom that hopefully isn't representative of how immature the average twentysomething is these days. The seven episodes from the comedy's debut mini season--which aired from March to April 2006--focuses on the haphazard life of Sam (Bret Harrison), a brilliant, young airline executive referred to by his boss as "Thesis" because of his uncanny ability to remember everything there is to know about airplanes and the airline industry. He shares a Chicago apartment with his secret crush Piper (Amanda Loncar), their bartender buddy Lizzy (Sarah Mason), and his inept, unemployed older brother Sully (Eric Christian Olsen). That Sully has a name better suited for a household pet than a grown man is fitting, since he probably should get smacked with a newspaper every now and again to keep him in line.

The supporting players are actually more likeable and enjoyable to watch than the four stars. As Sam's overeducated personal assistant Darcy, Joy Osmanski delivers her lines with deadpan sarcasm similar to Janeane Garafalo's speech pattern. And Mimi Rogers is wonderful in her role as Meryl, a cougar continually on the prowl for Sam. The juicy part takes advantage of the former Mrs. Tom Cruise's beauty, as well as her surprisingly spot-on comedic timing. But the viewer is left wondering why she'd ever be attracted to Sam, who's a mere whelp of a boy, and a bumbling one at that. Still, she covers for him at work, advising him to "act like you've had uncontrollable diarrhea" when he returns from bailing out one of his friends. Also, look for entertaining guest appearances by Adam Brody (The O.C.) as the gay son of Sam's boss, and Masi Oka Heroes as a Chinese interpreter for a potential client. Though Piper is supposed to be the smart one (she's planning on going to medical school) who views an A-minus as a hideous failure, she is on Sully's level when it comes to common sense. She continually takes back her scummy boyfriend and is completely clueless about Sam's feelings for her, even though his longings would be obvious to Helen Keller. It's difficult to root for a couple when you don't really like either one of them. The better coupling would be Sully and ditzy Lizzy. While neither character is particularly well thought out, they can at least be fun to watch. --Jae-Ha Kim


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Product Description

Twenty-something Sam Sullivan, the youngest executive at a major airline, copes with a lunatic boss, the sexual advances of his forty-something co-worker Meryl, his gorgeous female roommates, and his brother Sully who wants him to party.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 6-MAR-2007
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and Funny, March 6, 2007

By	NatoNatoBooks "-Nate" (Macomb, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This was one of our favorite shows and will be again as soon as Fox brings it back for Season 2!! Based in Chicago, "Thesis" (as his boss calls him) gets a job in upper management for an airline company right out of college (thanks to his thesis work)... he tries to be responsible, but things somehow always go awry... his friends have a few screws loose, his co-worker (an older woman) is constantly making advances toward him, and his boss... well, I guess you'll have to watch for yourself, because can't come up with a good way to describe him! Overall, this is a very smart and very funny fresh new comedy and definitely worth the money for the entire first season! I just checked the Fox website and Season 2 begins June 10th... I can't wait!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, I'm ready for Season Two now!, August 12, 2008

By	Sir Lizard "The Candy Man" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

I watched "The Loop" when it was originally on the air and I was really happy when they brought it back for a second season. I just hope that this first season DVD sells well enough that they'll release the second season too.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Show, June 12, 2007

By	R. Silva - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the original season of The Loop which was an awesome show. Unfortunately, Fox ruined it in the new season by taking off some of the original cast members. At least we still have these DVD's.