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We're working with Bob Gale, co-creator and screenwriter of the Back to the Future series, on our upcoming Back to the Future game and we want to give our fans a chance to ask him some questions!

Do you want to know more about his involvement in the development of our game? Or about what he's been up to since he worked on the Back to the Future films? Or heck, anything else? It's time to thinking of good stuff to ask him!

You probably want to know where to ask your questions right? All you have to do is post your questions in our 'Get Your Questions Answered by Back to the Future Co-Creator Bob Gale' thread on our forums. We'll be accepting questions from now until Sunday, October 11, at which point we'll present a selection of them to Mr. Gale. While we can't guarantee that your question will get answered, we can promise that if yours is selected you'll receive credit in my forthcoming blog post with Mr Gale's answers. 

Post your questions for Bob Gale in this thread on our forums!

With our Back to the Future game coming soon, I've been watching and re watching the films. Back to the Future Parts I and II, share a very important scene where Doc Brown arrives to take Marty to 2015 and he discovers that his parents are now a happy couple with Biff as their lackey (due to him altering the timeline in 1955). What you may not have known is just how close the two versions of the scene are, even though they were filmed years apart. 

In the video above (brought to my attention by the official Back to the Future series Facebook page), the scenes from the end of Back to the Future Part I and the beginning of Back to the Future Part II are played concurrently, making the slightest differences more apparent. Even with those differences, it's amazing to see just how close the filmmakers got to recreating the extremely recognizable scene.

Since starting at Telltale a little over a month ago, I've gotten a glimpse at some of the prehistoric creatures that will be making an appearance in our upcoming Jurassic Park game; some of them totally surprising me. While I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of any particular dinosaur, I’m sure you can venture a guess or two on some of the creatures that will be in the game.

Now that I’m on the subject of dinosaurs (one of my favorite subjects as I am eternally a four to eight year old boy), I’ve gotten to thinking about how little the scientific world really knows about the fascinating primordial beasts. Just a month or so ago an entire species of dinosaur was pretty much wiped from existence due to the new theory of them actually being the juvenile form of an entirely different species. Of course I’m referring to the theory that the Triceratops is actually a Torosaurus, but there have been others. Here are just a couple of the misconceptions about dinosaurs that science has rebuked in more recent years, both of which have even been depicted in the existing Jurassic Park film trilogy.

Hey everybody, today marks the end of my first week here at Telltale Games and it’s been great. As with any new job, it’s been a learning experience but it’s gone as smoothly as it could. Things like finding the best places to grab lunch, plotting out the best route for my commute to and from work, and getting my desk set up with the stuff I need have been just some of the very important tasks I’ve had to address. As fantastic as my week has been, I am looking forward to stretching out and doing absolutely nothing all weekend, maybe playing some of the Sam and Max - The Devil's Playhouse season finale that's coming soon. Yes, that's right - soon.

No, but seriously, I’ve gotten a chance to meet a lot of the great people here and start working on some very exciting projects and initiatives that I can’t wait to tell you all about - you’ll be hearing more about some of these soon, leading into PAX and beyond. Also, next week looks to be filled with lots of Freelance Police centric content - but I've already said too much. 

I’ve had a chance to start reaching out to the awesome community as well. You’ve all been very welcoming and I look forward to serving you as best I can. I’ve got some fun ideas about some things I’d like to do to make the Telltale community experience the best it can be, so I’ll keep you all posted on those things as they develop too. 

Here's the 'Bonus'.

So, what are some of the things you’d like to see happen in the Telltale community space? Be as creative as you want in your answers, and trust me, I will take your ideas to heart. Making the Telltale Games community (the boards, the blog, our Facebook page, whatever) the place to be is my ultimate goal. Don’t hesitate to PM me at ‘ajohnson’ about anything and everything. 

Have a great weekend everyone!