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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].
** 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].}}
* [[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]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]: Cassie uses the passcode [[Bill and Ted (film)|"Rufus"]] for her fembot, Nicki. She also uses the names of other famous time travelers, like [[Back to the Future (film)|Doc (Emmett) Brown]], [[Jules Verne]], and, of course, [[H. G. Wells]].
** Cassie uses the passcode [[Bill and Ted (film)|"Rufus"]] for her fembot, Nicki. She also uses the names of other famous time travelers, like [[Back to the Future (film)|Doc (Emmett) Brown]], [[Jules Verne]], and, of course, [[H. G. Wells]].
** Then there's [http://www.timeslikethis.com/comic/625 strip 625]: "What's the "[[TV Tropes]] Foundation" and why are they telling us to '''shut the [[Precision F-Strike|fuck]] up?''"
* [[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.}}
* [[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.}}
* [[Speech Bubbles Interruption]]: A couple of examples:
* [[Speech Bubbles Interruption]]: A couple of examples:

Revision as of 21:55, 25 April 2017

Taking the Space-Time Continuum, and ripping it a new hole.

She doesn't waste time – She recycles it.

Times Like This is a webcomic created by Thomas Overbeck. It is, as the author puts it succinctly, a webcomic "about time travel, and all the fun and interesting stuff involved with it. It's also about lampooning historical figures and speculating humorously on current celebrities."

In short – it's a "Comedy of Eras."

The main character is Cassie Wells (whose name is doubly appropriate, all things considered), a young female genius who discovers the ability to travel through time. She works at a high-tech lab in the Dallas area specializing in Nanotechnology.

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 pet dinosaur Mascus, and her MIRA-7 robot, named Nicki Darling. (Yes, exactly what you're thinking - Matt came up with the last name, and she wasn't too thrilled about it.)

Her travels are "monitored" by the Federal government - but not how you'd expect. Agent Keith Scott has been assigned by the FBI to keep tabs on her - and help her keep her secret.

Tropes used in Times Like This include:


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