Television Tuesday: The Loop
I'll admit it: The Loop is not for everyone. It's not the best show around, and it's not the funniest. Still, it's one fun show.
If you haven't seen the show yet, The Loop follows Sam, the youngest executive at the TransAlliance corporate HQ in Chicago. Each episode, Sam tries miserably to balance the demands of an executive job with the demands of his three party-oriented roommates.
The formula for the show is clear: Every episode, Sam finds a conflict between his work and social lives. Without fail, his social activities bring about some horrible occurence in his work life, but somehow, show by show, Sam manages to use the disadvantages to his advantage.
One thing that's fun to look for are the phrases that Sam utters when he gets upset, such as "Crab nabbers!" Sam's boss Russ (played by Philip Baker Hall, a Paul Thomas Anderson regular) also frequently uses eccentric phrases that tend to be more old-school, controversial, and esoteric.
Because the show is focused on the Gen-Y'ers, it is music-driven. It's not at the level of an MTV Films movie, but Fox does publish a list of the tracks from each episode.
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