Watching the previews for The Loop, I had pretty high expectations for the show. It looked fresh and funny and appeared as though it would be a laugh a minute. However, the Fox “baseball bat of reality” came and socked me on the head.
The show is “not enough” and “too much” all rolled in to one. Hopefully, it will get better, but for now, it’s just coming up as a big loser. I believe it’s an attempt to jump in on the kind of groundbreaking style that Scrubs has introduced to us. In fact, Phil Hall’s character “Russ” borrows heavily from “Dr. Kelso”, portrayed by Ken Jenkins on Scrubs.
Unlike the characters on Scrubs, I just don’t care about the kids on The Loop. I don’t associate with this kind of lifestyle (meaning – kids living like they’re in a college dorm, but they aren’t anymore). This happy, drunken, slapstick frat-house lifestyle worked in the movie Old School, but I don’t think I want a TV series that reflects this. The characters of the slutty girlfriends (Lizzy) and the stoner brother (Sully), to most, aren’t realistic. And unfortunately, anybody who grew up (or is growing up) dealing with a stoner brother and/or a slutty girlfriend/boyfriend are NOT laughing about it…or won’t be laughing about it for long.
Also, as in all sitcoms since Seinfeld and Third Rock From the Sun went off the air – where are the friends with potbellies and bad complexions? Does everybody that you know (or knew in your 20s) look like they just stepped off the cover of Seventeen magazine? On that note though, I have to mention a couple of things.
First of all, Mimi Rogers’ portrayal of “Meryl.” I could accept her playing a modern day pants-chaser if her dark brown hair coloring didn’t make her look about 70-years old. On the other side of the coin, my interest was only perked when the character of “Piper” was featured on screen, adorably portrayed by eye-candy actress Amanda Loncar (yet another cast member with an amazingly small resume).
Another thing I fear is the premise of the show taking place with the lead character playing a junior executive at an airline. How long do you think before the Anti-Bush/Homeland Security jokes start to fly?
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1 - gts
I like this show. It is fast, funny and entertaining. I think it will get better by each episode. I caught 3 and laughed at each.. first time since Seinfeld.