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*Vainamoinen* · 06/30/2010, 03:21 am

Here we go. Not surprisingly.

This is a question which will be very hard to answer for TTG. "Expanded universe" is a very vague tagline serving as an answer to an equally vague question.

What is it you'd actually want to ask with the seemingly simple question "Is this BTTF 4"?

That it directly continues the storyline established in the movies?
That it includes all the characters/ places from the movies?
That it's actually so non-interactive that it could be regarded as a fourth movie?
Should these episodes be regarded as an "official" or "canon" continuation of the BTTF movies?
Possibly, that Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis will even write the storyline?

And what is it Telltale and Universal actually want to communicate with the "expanded universe" idea?

That we'll have to deal with many more characters, possibly playing a new character?
That they do not feel bound to the BTTF movie "canon" of events?
That they do not feel bound to the BTTF cartoon " lesser canon" of events?
That they'd like to dismiss vague ideas of an "official" or "canon" story continuation up front?
That they'd like to keep any creative storyline direction a possibility?

Lots of things to think about.

06/30/2010, 03:21 am	#3
Vainamoinen Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6,666	Here we go. Not surprisingly. This is a question which will be very hard to answer for TTG. "Expanded universe" is a very vague tagline serving as an answer to an equally vague question. What is it you'd actually want to ask with the seemingly simple question "Is this BTTF 4"? That it directly continues the storyline established in the movies? That it includes all the characters/ places from the movies? That it's actually so non-interactive that it could be regarded as a fourth movie? Should these episodes be regarded as an "official" or "canon" continuation of the BTTF movies? Possibly, that Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis will even write the storyline? And what is it Telltale and Universal actually want to communicate with the "expanded universe" idea? That we'll have to deal with many more characters, possibly playing a new character? That they do not feel bound to the BTTF movie "canon" of events? That they do not feel bound to the BTTF cartoon " lesser canon" of events? That they'd like to dismiss vague ideas of an "official" or "canon" story continuation up front? That they'd like to keep any creative storyline direction a possibility? Lots of things to think about. __________________ Moderators on the TTG forums are all volunteers from the community and still belong to the community. They are not employees of the company. The opinions expressed in their posts are those of individual fans and must not be confused with official company statements.