That Was Then is an American drama television series that was broadcast on ABC September 27 to October 4, 2002. It was cancelled after only two episodes had aired.

That Was Then
GenreDrama
Created by
  • Dan Cohn
  • Jeremy Miller
Written byDan Cohn
Ellen Herman
Jeremy Miller
Mark B. Perry
J. J. Philbin
Nelson Soler
Tom Spezialy
Directed byKevin Dowling
Bryan Gordon
Alan Myerson
Peter O'Fallon
StarringJames Bulliard
Jeffrey Tambor
Bess Armstrong
Tricia O'Kelley
Opening theme"Do It Again" by The Kinks
ComposersDavid Was
Don Was
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producersDan Cohn
Jeff Kline
Jeremy Miller
ProducerRon French
CinematographyJerome Fauci
Scott Williams
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBrookline Productions
Lemonade Stand Productions
Touchstone Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 27 (2002-09-27) –
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)

Synopsis

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The series starred James Bulliard as Travis Glass, a 30-year-old who finds his life in a rut. Still living at home with his mother (Bess Armstrong) he works as a door-to-door salesman. The girl of his dreams, played by Kiele Sanchez, is married to his older brother, Gregg, played by Brad Raider. Travis is able to trace his life's downward spiral to a single week in high school in 1988. After telling his best friend, played by Tyler Labine, that he wished for a second chance to make everything right, he lies in bed listening to the song "Do It Again" by The Kinks, when a bolt of lightning hits his house, and an electrical jolt sends him back to that week in 1988. Glass tries to correct things that originally went wrong, but finds his new life isn't quite to his expectations, and must return from the past.

It was compared to The WB series with a similar premise, Do Over.[citation needed]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Thirty-Year Itch"Peter O'FallonJeremy Miller & Daniel CohnSeptember 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
2"Mayor May Not"Alan MyersonJeremy Miller & Daniel CohnOctober 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)
3"Under Noah's Certain Terms"TBDTBDUnaired
4"A Rock and a Head Case"TBDTBDUnaired
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