ABC | Release Date: September 27, 2002
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
60
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: You could do worse than check this out. [26 Sept 2002, p.E1]
60
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan StormAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: This family show isn't in the same area code as that paragon of television, but for those of us who can't go time-traveling, it'll do in a pinch. [27 Sept 2002, p.E11]
50
USA TodayRobert BiancoAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: Alas, the trip turns out to be unacceptably bumpy. [27 Sept 2002, p.17D]
50
The Hollywood ReporterStaff [Not Credited]Aug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: Purposeful, thought-provoking and unpredictable but also much too joyless and plodding. [27 Sept 2002]
50
Detroit Free PressMike DuffyAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: A blast of blahs from the past. [27 Sept 2002]
50
The Detroit NewsTom LongAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: This is, of course, the stuff of all serial dramas, but we usually see baby steps in some direction. That Was Then promises only chaos. [27 Sept 2002, p.1C]
50
Chicago Sun-TimesPhil RosenthalAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's good to see Dr. Phil look-alike Jeffrey Tambor and "My So-Called Life" alum Bess Armstrong working as his bookie dad and frustrated mom, respectively. But someone should tell Tyler Labine that Jack Black wants his act back. [27 Sept 2002, p.49]
40
Kansas City StarAaron BarnhartAug 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: The plot twist at the end (of the first episode) may wind up redeeming future episodes of That Was Then, but for now you may find yourself wishing afterward that you could travel back in time and get that hour back. [27 Sept 2002, p.E1]