- Network: ABC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 27, 2002
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You could do worse than check this out. [26 Sept 2002, p.E1]
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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]
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Alas, the trip turns out to be unacceptably bumpy. [27 Sept 2002, p.17D]
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Purposeful, thought-provoking and unpredictable but also much too joyless and plodding. [27 Sept 2002]
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A blast of blahs from the past. [27 Sept 2002]
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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]
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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]
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The show offers up a stale fantasy, but it does have a few fresh moments.
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Unlike The WB's funny, wistful, pop culture-filled "Do Over," the one-hour That Was Then goes for pathos instead of laughs and it mostly misses.
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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]
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