''That Was Then'' is an American

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television series that was broadcast on

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September 27 to October 4, 2002. It was cancelled after only two episodes had aired.

Synopsis

The series starred

James Bulliard James Bulliard (born August 23, 1978) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in '' On The Line, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, That Was Then,'' and others. Early life and education Born in Bern, Switzerland, he moved to Canada at the age of t ...

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

Bess Armstrong Elizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong (born December 11, 1953) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films '' The Four Seasons'' (1981), '' High Road to China'' (1983), ''Jaws 3-D'' (1983), and ''Nothing i ...

) he works as a

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. The girl of his dreams, played by

Kiele Sanchez Kiele Michelle Sanchez ( ; born October 13, 1977) is an American actress who starred in the A&E Network drama '' The Glades''. Previously, she had starred as Anne Sorelli in The WB comedy-drama ''Related'' and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast ...

, 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 Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', '' Invasion'', ''Reaper'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the ...

, that he wished for a second chance to make everything right, he lies in bed listening to the song " Do It Again" by

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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. It was compared to

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series with a similar premise, ''

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''.

Cast

as Travis Glass *

as Mickey Glass * Brad Raider as Gregg "Quad G" Glass *

as Claudia Wills *

as Donnie Pinkus *

Tricia O'Kelley Patricia Beth O'Kelley (born September 26, 1968) is an American actress and producer, best recognized as Marly Ehrhardt on the CBS sitcom ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–10). She may also be known for her recurring role as Nicole ...

as Sophie Frisch *

Andrea Bowen Andrea Bowen is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on Broadway musicals, including ''Les Misérables'' and ''The Sound of Music''. In 2004, she began playing the role of Julie Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series ''Des ...

as Zooey *

Logan O'Brien Logan Craig O'Brien (born January 21, 1992) is an American child actor and Singing, singer. O'Brien is best known for his role as Lucas Jones on ''General Hospital''. Life and career O'Brien was born in Los Angeles, California, to a doctor mot ...

as Ethan Glass *

Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank Kings ...

as Gary "Double G" Glass

Episodes

External links

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