"That Was Then" (2002) TV series

Creators:

Dan Cohn
Jeremy Miller

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel

Cast

James Bulliard	...	Travis Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Tyler Labine	...	Donnie Pinkus (3 episodes, 2002)
Kiele Sanchez	...	Claudia Wills-Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Brad Raider	...	Gregg Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Tricia O'Kelley	...	Sophie Frisch (3 episodes, 2002)
Andrea Bowen	...	Zooey Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Bess Armstrong	...	Mickey Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Gary 'Double G' Glass (3 episodes, 2002)
Rhonda Dent	...	Lanie Snider (3 episodes, 2002)
David Kopp	...	Timmy Robinson (3 episodes, 2002)
Brad Grunberg	...	Johnny Cocktails (2 episodes, 2002)
Kimberlee Peterson	...	Alex Pendleton (2 episodes, 2002)
Stephen H. Silberkraus	...	High School Student (2 episodes, 2002)
Emilio Borelli	...	Vice Principal Bendit (2 episodes)

Runtime:

60 min (2 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Movie Connections:

Version of "Do Over" (2002)

Wonderful show...Deserves a second chance!

"That Was Then" grabbed my attention in mid-July when ABC started running promos for the new fall season. I'm a big fan of the "Back to the Future" movies so I was really hoping they would pull this one off in the same way.

Flash forward to late September: The show airs and I love it instantly. The writing, the acting, everything, is perfect. I laugh, I feel inspired, and I believe I've just witnessed the birth of a very popular show.

Though James Bulliard (Travis Glass), looks a little old to be in high school, we soon forget this as he plays the part to a T. Tyler Labine (Donnie Pinkus) is the perfect wise cracking mulleted-buddy. He steals every scene he's in, and plays one of the funniest new characters on TV this season. Top that off with the beautiful Kiele Sanchez (Claudia), who turns in great performance as the innocent "love that got away" from Travis. I actually remember seeing her on MTV a few years back on the wannabe VJ contest, and I was happy to see her career blossoming.

Along with the youthful stars, veterans Jeffrey Tambor (who could forget him on "The Larry Sanders Show") and Bess Armstrong round out the cast as Travis's parents.

The cast is perfect. The writing is perfect. This is a great show, one that I certainly hope will get a second chance in a much better time slot than 8 on Friday night. It deserved better, and I can only hope ABC will have sense enough to bring it back when the time is right.