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In short – it's a [[Pun-Based Title|"Comedy of Eras."]]
The main character is Cassie Wells (whose [[
She has two friends helping her with her travels: Matt Gahan, an electronics expert whom Cassie befriended when he worked at the travel agency next door; and her best friend from school, Bethany Gibson.
She lives in the greater Dallas area along with Bethany, her [[Everything's Better
Her travels are "monitored" by the Federal government - but not how you'd expect. [[FBI Agent|Agent Keith Scott]] has been assigned by the FBI to keep tabs on her - and help her keep her secret.
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** [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=373 They came from the land of the ice and snow...]
** [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=489 The court jester performs "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" for... well, you know.]
* [[Adventures in
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Examples include the cast discussing what could've happened in [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=37 Star Wars] or [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=78 Gilligan's Island]; the cast re-enacting [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=433 the opening to a TV show]; or various [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=101 commercials] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=308 redone with] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=399 historical figures.]
* [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome]]: The [http://twitpic.com/16k4eg time machine itself.]
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* [[Clothes Make the Superman|Clothes Make The Pooper-Man:]] [http://timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=43 ANED-enhanced underwear in 2071.]
* [[Cosplay]]: Or at least that's what people THINK all those [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=387 costumes in her garage] are.
* [[David Versus Goliath]]: The [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Drag Queen]]: Matt as the original [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=68 "Sweet Transvestite".]
* [[Elaborate Underground Base|Elaborate Underground Resort:]] [http://timeslikethis.com/?id=443 Paratopia!]
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Cassie knows pretty much [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=512 from the day she began time traveling] that she needed to keep it a secret. Agent Scott just helped things along.
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: Subverted in the [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=275 Christmas Tree search of 2009] (which is also a subtle example of [[Who Writes This Crap?|Who Writes This Crap?!]]).
* [[Giving Radio to
* [[Green Rock]]: [http://timeslikethis.com/?id=510 Literally.]
* [[The Gump]]: (or what the author likes to call "Gumpification") Sometimes Cassie or Matt accidentally do this, with the result ending up as inspiration for a [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=102 pop song], [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=332 the wording of a document], or a [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=68 fad].
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* [[It Will Never Catch On]]: Examples include Cassie [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=213 suggesting "Twilight" elements to the author of "Dracula"], [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=39 telling Devo in 1980 they'll one day do kiddie-show music] or [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=475 giving a network show idea to a past executive of the same network.]
* [[Keeping Secrets Sucks]]: Many a time to Cassie, especially after {{spoiler|1=it forced her to break up with both [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=307 Chad] and [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=412 Allen].}}
* [[Leaning
* [[Little People Are Surreal]]: [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=139 Agent Scott].
* [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life]]: Cassie can attest to this, especially with {{spoiler|her relationships with exes Chad and Allen}}. She subverts it in other ways, of course.
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** And don't forget Matt's [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=13 "abusing"] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=91 the] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=194 time] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=402 machine].
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: Subverted in the story arc with {{spoiler|1=[http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=361 Jake Holland] and Vietnam}}, but played straight with {{spoiler|1=[http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=347 the rescue of Joan of Arc] using a [[Decoy Getaway|realistic human-looking movie prop]].}} Also with {{spoiler|1=[http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=463 the rescue of her boyfriend Philip].}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Cassie uses the passcode [[Bill and Ted (
* [[Sorry to Interrupt]]: [http://timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=500 Cassie's home, so she goes back in time to get an extra few hours of sleep.] {{spoiler|...and catches Matt & Bethany in bed.}}
* [[Speechbubbles Interruption]]: A couple of examples:
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* [[Temporal Paradox]]: Somewhat subverted. Cassie isn't afraid to [[My Future Self and Me|"meet" herself in the past]]... with all the [[Screw Yourself|squick]] [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=21 that comes along] with that.
* [[Time Travel]]: Of course.
* [[Time Travel for Fun
* [[Time Travel Tense Trouble]]: [http://timeslikethis.com?id=205 "...has will have been visited..."]
* [[Unobtainium]]: AKA [http://www.timeslikethis.com/?id=512 Sesquicentium], the "rock" that drives the time machine.
* [[We Will Have Perfect Health in
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Bethany's initial reaction to [http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=143 Cassie trapping Agent Scott in the 16th century.]
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