That Was Then is an American

United States

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 drama series

Dramatic programming

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 that was broadcast on ABC

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 in 2002.

Synopsis

The series starred James Bulliard

James Bulliard

James Bulliard is a Canadian actor.Born in Bern, Switzerland, he moved to Canada at the age of three and began his career on a radio program called Not the History of Rock and Roll at the age of six His first role in a feature film occurred in 1993, when he appeared in the movie Ordinary Magic,...

 as Travis Glass, a 30-year-old who finds his life in a rut. Still living at home with his mother (Bess Armstrong

Bess Armstrong

Elizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong is an American film and television actress.-Life and career:Armstrong was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Louise Allen , who taught at Bryn Mawr, and Alexander Armstrong, an English teacher at the Gilman School...

) he works as a door-to-door salesman. The girl of his dreams, played by Kiele Sanchez

Kiele Sanchez

Kiele Michelle Sanchez is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB's comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC...

, is married to his older brother, Gregg, played by Brad Raider

Brad Raider

-Theatre:Raider was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975 and began his early theatrical career at the local arts center when he was just in elementary school...

. 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

Tyler Labine

Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian actor. His brothers Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine also work in the entertainment industry.-Life and career:Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario...

, 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

The Kinks

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, 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.

Often compared to a WB

The WB Television Network

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 program with a similar plot, Do Over

Do Over

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, That Was Then was cancelled after only two episodes.

Cast

• James Bulliard
  James Bulliard
  James Bulliard is a Canadian actor.Born in Bern, Switzerland, he moved to Canada at the age of three and began his career on a radio program called Not the History of Rock and Roll at the age of six His first role in a feature film occurred in 1993, when he appeared in the movie Ordinary Magic,...
  
  .....Travis Glass
• Bess Armstrong
  Bess Armstrong
  Elizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong is an American film and television actress.-Life and career:Armstrong was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Louise Allen , who taught at Bryn Mawr, and Alexander Armstrong, an English teacher at the Gilman School...
  
  .....Mickey Glass
• Brad Raider
  Brad Raider
  -Theatre:Raider was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975 and began his early theatrical career at the local arts center when he was just in elementary school...
  
  .....Gregg "Quad G" Glass
• Kiele Sanchez
  Kiele Sanchez
  Kiele Michelle Sanchez is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB's comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC...
  
  .....Claudia Wills
• Tyler Labine
  Tyler Labine
  Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian actor. His brothers Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine also work in the entertainment industry.-Life and career:Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario...
  
  .....Danny Pinkus
• Tricia O'Kelley
  Tricia O'Kelley
  Patricia Beth "Tricia" O'Kelley is an American actress. She is known for her role as Marly on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine.- Personal life :...
  
  .....Sophie Frisch
• Andrea Bowen
  Andrea Bowen
  Andrea Lauren Bowen is an American actress who is best known for playing Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives . She has won two SAG Awards.-Biography:...
  
  .....Zooey
• Logan O'Brien
  Logan O'Brien
  Logan Craig O'Brien is an American child actor and singer. O'Brien is best known for his role as Lucas Jones on General Hospital.-Biography:...
  
  .....Ethan Glass
• Jeffrey Tambor
  Jeffrey Tambor
  Jeffrey Michael Tambor is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development and Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show.-Early life:...
  
  ....."Double G"

Episodes

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	"The Thirty-Year Itch"	September 27, 2002
2	"Mayor May Not"	October 4, 2002
3	"Under Noah's Certain Terms"	Never aired
4	"A Rock and a Head Case"	Never aired

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