SAM ASKS NICK TO HELP HIM GET A GIRL HE LIKES BY USING A TECHNIQUE FROM HIS BOOK, AND EDDIE GOES ON A DATE WITH JANET THE PLANET, ON ABC�S �OCTOBER ROAD�

�Tomorrow�s So Far Away� -- Nick feels paternal when Sam asks his help to impress a girl he likes, and Nick uses a technique from his bestselling novel. Meanwhile Physical Phil finds romance in a unique way when he meets the pizza delivery girl, a nervous Janet the Planet (Rebecca Field ) wonders if Eddie is embarrassed to be seen with her in public on their date, and Ikey continues his affair with Owen�s wife, on �October Road,� THURSDAY, MARCH 29 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�October Road� stars Bryan Greenberg as Nick Garrett, Laura Prepon as Hannah Daniels, Tom Berenger as The Commander, Warren Christie as Ray �Big Cat� Cataldo, Brad William Henke as Owen Rowan, Evan Jones as Ikey, Jay Paulson as Physical Phil, Slade Pearce as Sam Daniels, Geoff Stults as Eddie Latekka and Odette Yustman as Aubrey.

Guest starring are Rebecca Field as Janet �The Planet� Meadows, Elizabeth Bogush as Alison Rowan, Bo Mitchell as Doodie, Blair Redford as Ross St. Marie, Lauren Gibson as Amanda Brynner, Lindy Booth as Pizza Girl, Judy Leavell as Mrs. Eichorn, Ric Reitz as Principal Harrison, Kathryn Firago as waitress, Jake Edwards as Connor and Mary-Charles Jones as Caitlin.

�Tomorrow�s So Far Away� was written by Victoria Strouse and directed by Gary Fleder.

�October Road� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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