In the Loop cynicism will test the demand for political satire in an Obama-infatuated America." Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" put the film as #9 on his top ten list of 2009. The film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 94% of the reviews they tallied for the film were positive, based on 166 reviews. "In The Loop" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010. In the Loop In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. The film is a spin-off from his BBC Television series "The Thick of It"
Television film example is the Showtime movie "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", which launched the sitcom of the same name that originally aired on ABC, and used the same actress (Melissa Joan Hart) for the lead role in both. The term "TV movie" is also frequently used as vehicles for "reunions" of long-departed series, as in "Return to Mayberry" and "A Very Brady Christmas". They can also be a spin-off from a TV series including "The Incredible Hulk Returns", "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" and "The Death of the Incredible Hulk". Occasionally, television movies are used as sequels to successful theatrical films.