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Future Features is a series of columns about the Back to the
Future trilogy, cast and crew. |
| "The Future
Hasn't Been Written Yet" |
| a look at Part II's
year 2015 and whether we have any hope of making it that far,
technology-wise |
| "Which Is What
Makes Time Travel Possible" |
| an in-depth analysis
of how time traveling works within the BTTF universe -
and how that compares to other modern uses in television and
cinema |
| an examination of the
differences between the fourth draft script of Back to the
Future and the finished film |
| "Erased From
Existence, Part II" |
| an examination of the
differences between an early draft (with revisions) of Paradox
and Back to the Future, Part II |
| "Erased From
Existence, Part III" |
| an examination of the
differences between an early draft (with revisions) of Paradox
and Back to the Future, Part III |
"You've Gotta
Come Back With Me":
First Impressions to Last |
| a personal look back
at the last 15 years |
| "The Other
Great Mystery of the Universe..." |
| a look at the three
important female characters in the Back to the Future
trilogy |
| "Life is Like
a Box": a review of Cast Away |
| Zemeckis and Hanks
re-team to look at one man, not an "everyman" SPOILER ALERT! |
"Blast from
the Past":
Early Days of Back to the Future on Usenet |
| a look at early reaction
to the original Back to the Future as seen in archived
newsgroup messages |
"No Time Like
the Present":
An interview with author Kristen Sheley |
| BTTF fan-fic author Future Girl (aka Kristen Sheley)
has had her first novel published! |
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A Trilogy
Chronology sets all the events
of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's BTTF films in the order
in which they happened, through time - from January 1, 1885 to
October 26, 2015. |
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WHAT'S IN THE CHRONOLOGY? |
| a
look at how the opening credits sequence of each film sets up
that film |
| references made to other films in the trilogy |
| references made to television series in the trilogy |
| scenes that
were shot and are missing from the final films |
| scenes that
were scripted but never shot and are not in the
novelisation |
| great, important
and recurring quotes of the trilogy |
| notes on
differences between the novels and the film trilogy |
| notes on
music used in the three films - songs, score and incidental music |
| notes on
continuity between parts 1, 2 & 3 |
| background
detail discovered on watching the films and reading interviews |
| all the headlines
and top stories from Hill Valley's local paper |
| significant
changes in the timeline that are never reversed or restored |
| notes on
multiple Martys, Docs, De Loreans, Biffs and Jennifers |
| a look at
some well-known actors in small roles... |
| notes on
changes between original theatrical release and video prints |
OTHER SECTIONS
| a real life
timeline for the creation of the trilogy and the release of itself
and its spin-offs, beginning with the original draft of Back
to the Future script |
| tracking
the complicated journey of the time machine in and around 1955
across the trilogy |
| over 150
references made to this trilogy in other films, on television,
in popular fiction, songs, video clips, comic strips, in PC and
console games |
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