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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]].
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, Gipe[[note]]who novelized several other movies and co-wrote two film comedies with Creator/CarlReiner and Creator/SteveMartin[[/note]], was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]].
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* AmbiguousSyntax: When Mr. Strickland asks Marty about the "emergency" call at the beginning of the book (knowing full well about it due to tapping into their phone line), Marty lies and says it's about a cripled aunt and uncle in Wisconsin, claiming, "They were in a car accident about ten years." Ryan is left confused about whether Marty meant a past event or an "epic ten-year-long car accident STILL IN PROGRESS".
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Ryan constantly points out instances of the novel using these, often dubbing them "old-man-itis".
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Discussed]].
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Ryan constantly points out instances of the novel using these, often dubbing them "old-man-itis".
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Discussed]].
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Well, not ''adaptation'' personality change, as the book was clearly written before the movie's script got to final draft status. Still, the characters act quite differently in comparison to their movie counterparts:
** Marty is not only a {{Jerkass}} half the time, he's an annoying smart-ass who [[MouthyKid sasses]] damn near everybody he comes across, including his supposed [[VitriolicBestBuds "best friend"]] Doc. He also says stupid things and makes a ''lot'' of idiotic decisions, almost to the point of an IdiotHero.
** A major one for Doc when it comes to the [=DeLorean=]. In the movie, he invents it 'cause he's a man of ''science!'' In the book? He invents it because he wants to get [[TheyCalledMeMad back at all the people who said mean things to him.]] Way to dilute Doc's {{Crazy Awesome}}ness...
** Lorraine is stupider here than in the movie, making her more of a BrainlessBeauty. She has a thing for emotional manipulation, too -- she basically ''forces'' Marty to take her to the dance by guilt-tripping him into it.
** It's worth noting that as this novel was based upon an early draft script, it would have predating the casting of the lead roles, and Marty was famously recast a month after filming began. All this means that Gipe would not have been able to base any characterizations on the actors - or, at least, not Michael J. Fox as Marty.
* AmbiguousSyntax: When Mr. Strickland asks Marty about the "emergency" call at the beginning of the book (knowing full well about it due to tapping into their phone line), Marty lies and says it's about acripled crippled aunt and uncle in Wisconsin, claiming, "They were in a car accident about ten years." Ryan is left confused about whether Marty meant a past event or an "epic ten-year-long car accident STILL IN PROGRESS".
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Ryan constantly points out instances of the novel using these, often dubbing them"old-man-itis".
* ArtisticLicensePhysics:"old-man-itis". He, in particular, enjoyed the use of the word "[[spoiler: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/tagged/suzerainty suzerainty]]]]".
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15Discussed]].Marty's plan]] to escape detention involves using a mirror to refract sunlight onto a matchbook, setting it ''on fire''.
** Marty is not only a {{Jerkass}} half the time, he's an annoying smart-ass who [[MouthyKid sasses]] damn near everybody he comes across, including his supposed [[VitriolicBestBuds "best friend"]] Doc. He also says stupid things and makes a ''lot'' of idiotic decisions, almost to the point of an IdiotHero.
** A major one for Doc when it comes to the [=DeLorean=]. In the movie, he invents it 'cause he's a man of ''science!'' In the book? He invents it because he wants to get [[TheyCalledMeMad back at all the people who said mean things to him.]] Way to dilute Doc's {{Crazy Awesome}}ness...
** Lorraine is stupider here than in the movie, making her more of a BrainlessBeauty. She has a thing for emotional manipulation, too -- she basically ''forces'' Marty to take her to the dance by guilt-tripping him into it.
** It's worth noting that as this novel was based upon an early draft script, it would have predating the casting of the lead roles, and Marty was famously recast a month after filming began. All this means that Gipe would not have been able to base any characterizations on the actors - or, at least, not Michael J. Fox as Marty.
* AmbiguousSyntax: When Mr. Strickland asks Marty about the "emergency" call at the beginning of the book (knowing full well about it due to tapping into their phone line), Marty lies and says it's about a
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Ryan constantly points out instances of the novel using these, often dubbing them
* ArtisticLicensePhysics:
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15
* {{Badbutt}}: Marty is a weird {{Zig Zagged|Trope}} version. He swears more often and is more smart-assy than in the movie, but he uses some odd-for-a-cool-80s-teen turns of phrase, like "Eureka!" and "milquetoast." This is more a side affect of Gipe being from an older generation, though.
* BrainlessBeauty: Lorraine. She's a lot more airheaded here than in the movie.
* DarkerAndEdgier: In a few aspects:
** Marty is a weird combination of this and {{badbutt}}; see above for more information.
** While the movie deliberately shies away from [[spoiler:calling Marty's plan and Biff's gestures involving Lorraine a rape]], the book comes right out and says it. [[spoiler:Assault, too.]]
** There's a weird deleted scene where Doc ogles a woman in an 80s copy of ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''.
** When Marty does his "Darth Vader, Planet Vulcan" thing, he ''chloroforms'' his dad after the fact.
*** Fun fact? The above two moments ''are '''actual''' deleted scenes from the movie''.
** Marty is a weird combination of this and {{badbutt}}; see above for more information.
** While the movie deliberately shies away from [[spoiler:calling Marty's plan and Biff's gestures involving Lorraine a rape]], the book comes right out and says it. [[spoiler:Assault, too.]]
** There's a weird deleted scene where Doc ogles a woman in an 80s copy of ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''.
** When Marty does his "Darth Vader, Planet Vulcan" thing, he ''chloroforms'' his dad after the fact.
*** Fun fact? The above two moments ''are '''actual''' deleted scenes from the movie''.
* TheDitz: ''Almost everyone'' in the book says or does something really stupid at some point. It's not so bad in Biff and Lorraine's case, as they're supposed to be not very bright, but it's very bad whenever Marty and Doc ''of all people'' decide to do something stupid.
* ExpospeakGag: Rhythmic ceremonial ritual, which was also in the movie.
* FemmeFatale: A female Libyan named Uranda (she wasn't in the movie).
* FlatCharacter: Jennifer. She's there to spout a couple awkward lines of dialogue[[note]](which were thankfully not in the movie)[[/note]] in the beginning, and that's about it.
* FlatCharacter: Jennifer. She's there to spout a couple awkward lines of dialogue[[note]](which were thankfully not in the movie)[[/note]] in the beginning, and that's about it.
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* ImMrFuturePopCultureReference: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20527133454/marty-wakes-up-in-bed-and-again-we-play-movie-vs Unfortunately,]] Marty shoots down Lorraine's assumption that his name is "[[LineOfSightName Calvin Klein]]" by telling her that's the name of the underwear manufacturer. Sigh.
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* ImMrFuturePopCultureReference: IdiotHero: Marty. There's a reason why Ryan calls him "thick" several times.
* ImMrFuturePopCultureReference:
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20527133454/marty-wakes-up-in-bed-and-again-we-play-movie-vs Unfortunately,]] Marty shoots down Lorraine's assumption that his name is "[[LineOfSightName Calvin Klein]]" by telling her that's the name of the underwear manufacturer. Sigh.
* ImMrFuturePopCultureReference:
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20527133454/marty-wakes-up-in-bed-and-again-we-play-movie-vs Unfortunately,]] Marty shoots down Lorraine's assumption that his name is "[[LineOfSightName Calvin Klein]]" by telling her that's the name of the underwear manufacturer. Sigh.
* InsistentTerminology:
** The Libyans are consistently referred to as terrorists.
** The band playing at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance are ''black musicians''.
** InUniverse (that is, not the narrator), Marty constantly calls his dad a nerd.
* {{Jerkass}}: Biff, Marty, and sometimes Doc.
** The Libyans are consistently referred to as terrorists.
** The band playing at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance are ''black musicians''.
** InUniverse (that is, not the narrator), Marty constantly calls his dad a nerd.
* {{Jerkass}}: Biff, Marty, and sometimes Doc.
* LawOfConservationOfDetail: Repeatedly averted. The third-person omniscient narrator goes on and on about pointless detail that has nothing to do with the characters or story. For example, it describes one of the Libyans' personalities.
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-->"a swarthy character resembling Yasser Arafat leaned out. He threw up an AK 47 submachine gun and opened fire."
-->And so this, [[spoiler:the most racist page so far]], ends with Yasser Arafat [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomiting up machine guns]].
-->And so this, [[spoiler:the most racist page so far]], ends with Yasser Arafat [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomiting up machine guns]].
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-->"a swarthy character resembling Yasser Arafat leaned out. He threw up an AK 47 submachine gun and opened fire."
-->And"\\
And so this, [[spoiler:the most racist page so far]], ends with Yasser Arafat [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomiting up machineguns]].guns]].
* LudicrousPrecision: Like in the movie, Doc brings up that "it's taken [him] almost thirty years and [his] entire family fortune to fulfill the vision of that day". Unlike the movie, Doc actually ''pulls out a calculator to do the math''. And what he comes up with... [[WritersCannotDoMath well...]]
* MindScrew: Of the unintentional variety.
* MouthyKid: Marty. (Thankfully) toned down in the movie.
* {{Narrator}}: An omniscient one, at that.
* NewspaperDating: Subverted. Marty realizes he's in 1955 by looking at the time circuits. He confirms by turning on the [=DeLorean=]'s radio.
-->And
And so this, [[spoiler:the most racist page so far]], ends with Yasser Arafat [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomiting up machine
* LudicrousPrecision: Like in the movie, Doc brings up that "it's taken [him] almost thirty years and [his] entire family fortune to fulfill the vision of that day". Unlike the movie, Doc actually ''pulls out a calculator to do the math''. And what he comes up with... [[WritersCannotDoMath well...]]
* MindScrew: Of the unintentional variety.
* MouthyKid: Marty. (Thankfully) toned down in the movie.
* {{Narrator}}: An omniscient one, at that.
* NewspaperDating: Subverted. Marty realizes he's in 1955 by looking at the time circuits. He confirms by turning on the [=DeLorean=]'s radio.
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* PetTheDog: For all the book's faults, Ryan still admits that it's a better novelization than the ones for Parts 2 and 3.
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* PetTheDog: OedipusComplex: Seemingly played straight, hilariously (and weirdly) enough. Marty continually insults his father, calling him a nerd every chance he gets (Ryan goes as far as to use the phrase "nerd racist"), and hating him for his severe lack of a spine. While he does insult his mom as well, and expresses disbelief at Doc's creepy "She hasn't given birth to you ''yet,'' so it's O.K. to get down and dirty with her" comments, during the actual make-out scene with her, he seriously gets ''into'' it. The movie, on the other hand, falls on the side of inversion. Ahhh, the things that change when you script doctor a movie...
* PetTheDog:
** For all the book's faults, Ryan still admits that it's a better novelization than the ones for Parts 2 and 3.
* PetTheDog:
** For all the book's faults, Ryan still admits that it's a better novelization than the ones for Parts 2 and 3.
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* PlotHole: [[invoked]] As Ryan points out, it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
-->(when did he get it? Seriously, ''when'') (Marty's movements have been fully accounted for since his Walkman was destroyed and he never went to the Walkman store) (I dub thee: Paradox Walkman)
** Similarly, [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 the 1955 Doc picks up his Brain-wave Analyzer]] after learning UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is President in 1985... and it's intact, despite Doc having smashed it '''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20965807440/page-116-117 three pages ago]]''':
-->(when did he get it? Seriously, ''when'') (Marty's movements have been fully accounted for since his Walkman was destroyed and he never went to the Walkman store) (I dub thee: Paradox Walkman)
** Similarly, [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 the 1955 Doc picks up his Brain-wave Analyzer]] after learning UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is President in 1985... and it's intact, despite Doc having smashed it '''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20965807440/page-116-117 three pages ago]]''':
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* PlotHole: [[invoked]] [[invoked]]
** As Ryan points out, it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
-->(when --->(when did he get it? Seriously, ''when'') (Marty's movements have been fully accounted for since his Walkman was destroyed and he never went to the Walkman store) (I dub thee: Paradox Walkman)
**Similarly, In the beginning of the novel, unlike the movie, Doc says he got the idea for the time machine by having a dream about the [=DeLorean=] many years ago. (This brings up [[VoodooShark a LOT of questions]] regarding what relationship Doc had with John [=DeLorean=], by the way.) However, later on, when Marty meets the 1955 Doc, he says he got the idea for the ''flux capacitor,'' not the [=DeLorean=], which admittedly makes much more sense.
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120the The 1955 Doc picks up his Brain-wave Analyzer]] after learning UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is President in 1985... and it's intact, despite Doc having smashed it '''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20965807440/page-116-117 three pages ago]]''':
** As Ryan points out, it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
**
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The police actually come at the end to arrest the Libyans.
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* RealityEnsues: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375158174/page-16 Ryan mentions]] that [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180325020418/http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ his]] [[http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ brother]] tried holding onto the back of a vehicle while skateboarding, like Marty does in the film. The end result was that [[spoiler:he fell while the vehicle was still moving, and "got road rash on his chest SO BADLY that the pavement literally grated a nipple off[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375460178/actually-it-was-only-mostly-scraped-off-it-was mostly, actually]][[/note]] and he had to go to the hospital"]].
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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** Arguably the reason for the weirdly slow pacing at various points. It's more realistic for Marty to sit around and wait all day to see his father after school, than it is for him to meet and talk to George about Lorraine immediately. An example of TropesAreNotGood, as the slowed-down pacing [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality takes away from the suspense and drama of the story.]]
--->Gipe’s basing this novel on a screenplay, and you’ve got to love a plot for a movie that slows down SO MUCH that the main character actually gets bored and starts killing time by HIMSELF WATCHING A MOVIE. And then after the movie he’s still bored so he goes for a walk and then has nappy times.\\
It’s - kind of amazing?
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375158174/page-16 Ryan mentions]] that [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180325020418/http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ his]] [[http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ brother]] tried holding onto the back of a vehicle while skateboarding, like Marty does in the film. The end result was that [[spoiler:he fell while the vehicle was still moving, and "got road rash on his chest SO BADLY that the pavement literally grated a nipple off[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375460178/actually-it-was-only-mostly-scraped-off-it-was mostly, actually]][[/note]] and he had to go to the hospital"]].
** Arguably the reason for the weirdly slow pacing at various points. It's more realistic for Marty to sit around and wait all day to see his father after school, than it is for him to meet and talk to George about Lorraine immediately. An example of TropesAreNotGood, as the slowed-down pacing [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality takes away from the suspense and drama of the story.]]
--->Gipe’s basing this novel on a screenplay, and you’ve got to love a plot for a movie that slows down SO MUCH that the main character actually gets bored and starts killing time by HIMSELF WATCHING A MOVIE. And then after the movie he’s still bored so he goes for a walk and then has nappy times.\\
It’s - kind of amazing?
** [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375158174/page-16 Ryan mentions]] that [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180325020418/http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ his]] [[http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ brother]] tried holding onto the back of a vehicle while skateboarding, like Marty does in the film. The end result was that [[spoiler:he fell while the vehicle was still moving, and "got road rash on his chest SO BADLY that the pavement literally grated a nipple off[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375460178/actually-it-was-only-mostly-scraped-off-it-was mostly, actually]][[/note]] and he had to go to the hospital"]].
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Ryan has a theory that Gipe was / thought he was paid by the word, and really, ''it shows''...
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: SesquipedalianLoquaciousness:
** Ryan has a theory that Gipe was / thought he was paid by the word, and really, ''it shows''...
** Ryan has a theory that Gipe was / thought he was paid by the word, and really, ''it shows''...
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Say, you know how Marty and Doc are friends? ''Kinda hard to tell here...''
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* VitriolicBestBuds: VerbalBackspace: After his "When this baby hits 88 MPH, you're going to see some serious shit" line, Doc realizes that Marty is filming this and quickly rewords his statement without colloquial language:
-->"When a speed of eighty-eight miles an hour is attained, unusual things should begin happening in this phase of temporal experiment number one."
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** Say, you know how Marty and Doc are friends? ''Kinda hard to tell here...''
-->"When a speed of eighty-eight miles an hour is attained, unusual things should begin happening in this phase of temporal experiment number one."
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** Say, you know how Marty and Doc are friends? ''Kinda hard to tell here...''
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* WhatTheHellHero: Ryan ''really'' lays into how the novelization handles the "Marty being too forward with Lorrane at the dance" plan, where instead of ''downplaying'' that it's an assault, it '''emphasizes''' it, even going so far as to... well, let's just say [[spoiler:Ryan labels [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/26143173368/cliffhanger-ending-resolved-yes-he-does a certain line]] as the worst line of the book]]...
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** Doc, in particular, likes to put Marty down a lot; when he gives him the [[ExpospeakGag rhythmic ceremonial ritual]] speech, Marty is confused, so Doc quickly adds - "Dance, ''to you''." Marty also insults the 1955 Doc by telling him [[BrutalHonesty straight up]] that his mind-reading device won't work.
*WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** Ryan ''really'' lays into how the novelization handles the "Marty being too forward with Lorrane at the dance" plan, where instead of ''downplaying'' that it's an assault, it '''emphasizes''' it, even going so far as to... well, let's just say [[spoiler:Ryan labels [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/26143173368/cliffhanger-ending-resolved-yes-he-does a certain line]] as the worst line of the book]]...
*
** Ryan ''really'' lays into how the novelization handles the "Marty being too forward with Lorrane at the dance" plan, where instead of ''downplaying'' that it's an assault, it '''emphasizes''' it, even going so far as to... well, let's just say [[spoiler:Ryan labels [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/26143173368/cliffhanger-ending-resolved-yes-he-does a certain line]] as the worst line of the book]]...
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* WritersCannotDoMath: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17774012405/page-26-27 Minor contradiction aside]], [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19235039130/so-here-on-page-55-doc-points-out-the-flux Ryan is weirded out]] by Doc's flawed calculation between dates when explaining how long he had been working on the time machine. He then imagines a weird number system inspired by Doc's faulty math.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17774012405/page-26-27 Minor contradiction aside]], when Doc checks to see if it ''really has'' been 30 years since he got the idea for the time machine[[note]]reminder: the dates being compared are November 5th 1955 and October 26th 1985[[/note]], [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19235039130/so-here-on-page-55-doc-points-out-the-flux Doc gets "twenty-nine years, eleven months, and 355 days"]]. ...except the ''actual'' difference is 29 years, 11 months, and '''21''' days. Gipe is off by almost ''an entire year''. Ryan is weirded out]] by Doc's flawed calculation between dates when explaining how long he had been working on the time machine. He then imagines a weird number system inspired by Doc's faulty math.
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-->> hint
-->'''On the steering column, just like any other ordinary unsophisticated car, [[CuttingTheKnot is an ignition switch and a key]].'''
-->> [[SarcasmFailure are you serious]]
-->[[CompletelyMissingThePoint I am Marty Quest II!]]
-->'''On the steering column, just like any other ordinary unsophisticated car, [[CuttingTheKnot is an ignition switch and a key]].'''
-->> [[SarcasmFailure are you serious]]
-->[[CompletelyMissingThePoint I am Marty Quest II!]]
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-->> hint
-->'''Onhint\\
'''On the steering column, just like any other ordinary unsophisticated car, [[CuttingTheKnot is an ignition switch and a key]].'''
-->>'''\\
> [[SarcasmFailure are youserious]]
-->[[CompletelyMissingThePointserious]]\\
[[CompletelyMissingThePoint I am Marty Quest II!]]
-->'''On
'''On the steering column, just like any other ordinary unsophisticated car, [[CuttingTheKnot is an ignition switch and a key]].
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> [[SarcasmFailure are you
-->[[CompletelyMissingThePoint
[[CompletelyMissingThePoint I am Marty Quest II!]]
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* GraveHumor: At [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/18014154772/page-29-has-that-great-you-loaned-me-your-car a point in the story]] where Biff has yet to call Marty a butthead, Ryan reveals what he wants his epitaph to say:
-->HERE LIES RYAN NORTH\\
All he wanted was to see a teen drive a car through time so that he could be called a butthead in two distinct time periods.\\
-My epitaph
-->HERE LIES RYAN NORTH\\
All he wanted was to see a teen drive a car through time so that he could be called a butthead in two distinct time periods.\\
-My epitaph
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* RealityEnsues: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375158174/page-16 Ryan mentions]] that [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17606660283/remember-that-skateboarding-story-i-mentioned-in his brother]] tried holding onto the back of a vehicle while skateboarding, like Marty does in the film. The end result was that [[spoiler:he fell while the vehicle was still moving, and "got road rash on his chest SO BADLY that the pavement literally grated a nipple off[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375460178/actually-it-was-only-mostly-scraped-off-it-was mostly, actually]][[/note]] and he had to go to the hospital"]].
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* RealityEnsues: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375158174/page-16 Ryan mentions]] that [[http://btothef.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20180325020418/http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/post/17606660283/remember-that-skateboarding-story-i-mentioned-in his com/ his]] [[http://itsallmartysfault.tumblr.com/ brother]] tried holding onto the back of a vehicle while skateboarding, like Marty does in the film. The end result was that [[spoiler:he fell while the vehicle was still moving, and "got road rash on his chest SO BADLY that the pavement literally grated a nipple off[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17375460178/actually-it-was-only-mostly-scraped-off-it-was mostly, actually]][[/note]] and he had to go to the hospital"]].
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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]][[note]]Gipe was allergic to bees; he got stung by one in Glendale and died from the allergic reaction. He was DOA at the hospital.[[/note]]
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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]][[note]]Gipe was allergic to bees; he got stung by one in Glendale Glendale, California and died from the allergic reaction. He was DOA at the hospital.[[/note]]
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]][[note]]Gipe was allergic to bees; he got stung by one in Glendale and died from the allergic reaction. He was DOA at the hospital.[[/note]]
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At least, until January 30th, 2012, when one particular man decided to create a Website/{{Tumblr}} blog dedicated to recapping / reviewing the novelization. That man... was Creator/RyanNorth.
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At least, until January 30th, 30, 2012, when one particular man decided to create a Website/{{Tumblr}} blog dedicated to recapping / reviewing the novelization. That man... was Creator/RyanNorth.
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-->''Stay tuned for surprises Marty [=McFly=] [[TemptingFate never could have imagined]]!''
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* DelayedRippleEffect: Ryan {{discusse|dTrope}}s it [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/26833125346/short-update-today-this-scene-happens here]], using "metatime" as a thesis to explain how long (or quickly) the timeline takes to change in response to Marty's actions in the past.
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* AuthorAppeal: [[InUniverse Ryan suspects]] that Gipe liked to [[ProductPlacement name-drop brand names]] at every chance he got.
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[InUniverse Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* CrazyAwesome: [[invoked]] This is [[InUniverse Ryan's reaction]] reaction to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: InUniverse, Ryan ''really'' loves [[spoiler:Mr. Strickland]].
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* PlotHole: [[InUniverse As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* PlotHole: [[InUniverse [[invoked]] As Ryan points out]], out, it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[{{In-universe}} [[InUniverse Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* PlotHole: [[{{In-universe}} As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* PlotHole: [[{{In-universe}} [[InUniverse As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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-->“How old are you, Ryan?”\\\
“Oh shucks, I’m 10 years and 252 months old! Incidentally, the current time is 11:429 am, so we should ''probably'' get dinner going.”\\\
“Oh shucks, I’m 10 years and 252 months old! Incidentally, the current time is 11:429 am, so we should ''probably'' get dinner going.”\\\
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyDraftTieIn before]]'' the movie was finalized. [[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]].
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyDraftTieIn before]]'' the movie was finalized.
[[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] ]]
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] ]]
And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyDraftTieIn before]]'' the movie was finalized.
[[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.
[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.
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* AuthorAppeal: [[InUniverse Ryan suspects]] that Gipe liked to [[ProductPlacement name-drop brand names]] at every chance he got.
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[InUniverse Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[InUniverse [[{{In-universe}} Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: InUniverse, Ryan ''really'' loves [[spoiler:Mr. Strickland]].
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* PlotHole: [[InUniverse As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* PlotHole: [[InUniverse [[{{In-universe}} As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21027693029/page-118 Page 118]] ends with 1955!Doc asking Marty who's president in 1985, and Ryan makes it a big CliffHanger moment. Only problem? Even if you honestly don't know yourself for whatever reason, Ryan '''quotes the movie version of this scene at the start of the post'''. "UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, the actor?", remember?
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21027693029/page-118 Page 118]] ends with 1955!Doc the 1955 Doc asking Marty who's president in 1985, and Ryan makes it a big CliffHanger moment. Only problem? Even if you honestly don't know yourself for whatever reason, Ryan '''quotes the movie version of this scene at the start of the post'''. "UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, the actor?", remember?
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* ForWantOfANail: At one point, we get to see what would've happened if Marty pulled the "flux capacitor" card ''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 early]]'' when talking to 1955!Doc for the first time. The end result is that when 1955!Doc slams the door in his face, Marty has nothing to say to convince him. Ultimately, after [[spoiler:going back to Hill Valley and seeing "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21270911628/page-121 The Atomic Kid]]" and taking a nap, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]]]], Marty [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21325259046/so-marty-drives-the-delorean-over-to-docs-place decides to drive the DeLorean]] to the Brown Mansion to show him.
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* ForWantOfANail: At one point, we get to see what would've happened if Marty pulled the "flux capacitor" card ''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 early]]'' when talking to 1955!Doc the 1955 Doc for the first time. The end result is that when 1955!Doc the 1955 Doc slams the door in his face, Marty has nothing to say to convince him. Ultimately, after [[spoiler:going back to Hill Valley and seeing "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21270911628/page-121 The Atomic Kid]]" and taking a nap, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer yes, really]]]], Marty [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21325259046/so-marty-drives-the-delorean-over-to-docs-place decides to drive the DeLorean]] to the Brown Mansion to show him.
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** Similarly, [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 1955!Doc picks up his Brain-wave Analyzer]] after learning UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is President in 1985... and it's intact, despite Doc having smashed it '''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20965807440/page-116-117 three pages ago]]''':
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** Similarly, [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/21209877188/page-119-120 1955!Doc the 1955 Doc picks up his Brain-wave Analyzer]] after learning UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan is President in 1985... and it's intact, despite Doc having smashed it '''[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/20965807440/page-116-117 three pages ago]]''':
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Marty's plan]] to escape detention involves using a mirror to refract sunlight onto a matchbook, setting it on fire.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Marty's plan]] to escape detention involves using a mirror to refract sunlight onto a matchbook, setting it on fire.Discussed]].
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* LudicrousPrecision: Like in the movie, Doc brings up that "it's taken [him] almost thirty years and [his] entire family fortune to fulfill the vision of that day". Unlike the movie, Doc actually ''pulls out a calculator to do the math''. And what he comes up with... [[WritersCannotDoMath well...]]
* NewspaperDating: Subverted. Marty realizes he's in 1955 [[spoiler:by looking at the time circuits]]. He confirms by turning on the [=DeLorean=]'s radio.
* NewspaperDating: Subverted. Marty realizes he's in 1955 [[spoiler:by looking at the time circuits]]. He confirms by turning on the [=DeLorean=]'s radio.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17774012405/page-26-27 Minor contradiction aside]], when Doc checks to see if it ''really has'' been 30 years since he got the idea for the time machine[[note]]reminder: the dates being compared are November 5th 1955 and October 26th 1985[[/note]], [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19235039130/so-here-on-page-55-doc-points-out-the-flux Doc gets "twenty-nine years, eleven months, and 355 days"]]. ...except the ''actual'' difference is 29 years, 11 months, and '''21''' days. "Gipe is off by almost ''an entire year''."
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* WritersCannotDoMath: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17774012405/page-26-27 Minor contradiction aside]], when Doc checks to see if it ''really has'' been 30 years since he got the idea for the time machine[[note]]reminder: the dates being compared are November 5th 1955 and October 26th 1985[[/note]], [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19235039130/so-here-on-page-55-doc-points-out-the-flux Doc gets "twenty-nine years, eleven months, Ryan is weirded out]] by Doc's flawed calculation between dates when explaining how long he had been working on the time machine. He then imagines a weird number system inspired by Doc's faulty math.
-->“How old are you, Ryan?”\\\
“Oh shucks, I’m 10 years and355 days"]]. ...except 252 months old! Incidentally, the ''actual'' difference current time is 29 years, 11 months, and '''21''' days. "Gipe is off by almost ''an entire year''."11:429 am, so we should ''probably'' get dinner going.”\\\
- actual conversation??
-->“How old are you, Ryan?”\\\
“Oh shucks, I’m 10 years and
- actual conversation??
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* AuthorAppeal: [[{{In-universe}} Ryan suspects]] that Gipe liked to [[ProductPlacement name-drop brand names]] at every chance he got.
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[{{In-universe}} Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* CrazyAwesome: This is [[{{In-universe}} [[InUniverse Ryan's reaction]] to Marty worrying that Doc will wind up in "[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and a society of robots that takes [him] prisoner]]":
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: {{In-universe}}, Ryan ''really'' loves [[spoiler:Mr. Strickland]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: {{In-universe}}, InUniverse, Ryan ''really'' loves [[spoiler:Mr. Strickland]].
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* PlotHole: [[{{In-universe}} As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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* PlotHole: [[{{In-universe}} [[InUniverse As Ryan points out]], it's mentioned that Marty has a "new" Walkman with him as he leaves for Twin Pines Mall due to Strickland [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext crushing his old one with a vice while Marty was in detention in an earlier scene]].
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness before]]'' the movie was finalized. [[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness ''[[EarlyDraftTieIn before]]'' the movie was finalized. [[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
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At least, until January 30th, 2012, when one particular man decided to create a Website/{{Tumblr}} blog dedicated to recapping / reviewing the novelization. That man... was [[WebComic/DinosaurComics Ryan North]].
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At least, until January 30th, 2012, when one particular man decided to create a Website/{{Tumblr}} blog dedicated to recapping / reviewing the novelization. That man... was [[WebComic/DinosaurComics Ryan North]].
Creator/RyanNorth.
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At least, until January 30th, 2012, when one particular man decided to create a Website/{{Tumblr}} blog dedicating dedicated to recapping / reviewing the novelization. That man... was [[WebComic/DinosaurComics Ryan North]].
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The only reason why Ryan did this at ''all'' was because George Gipe was dead.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The only reason why Ryan did this at ''all'' [[http://ryannorth.tumblr.com/post/146613077714/are-you-ever-going-to-do-another-b-to-the-f-type was because George Gipe was dead.dead]].
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* AGoodNameForARockBand: Ryan's reaction when the Libyans' van was [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19397627695/doc-recharges-the-delorean-with-more-plutonium-and decribed]] as an "ominous van":
-->(“Ominous Van” = great band name? GREATEST band name?)
-->(“Ominous Van” = great band name? GREATEST band name?)
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* AmbiguousSyntax: When Mr. Strickland asks Marty about the "emergency" call at the beginning of the book (knowing full well about it due to tapping into their phone line), Marty lies and says it's about a cripled aunt and uncle in Wisconsin, claiming, "They were in a car accident about ten years." Ryan is left confused about whether Marty meant a past event or an "epic ten-year-long car accident STILL IN PROGRESS".
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While "B^F"'s primary form of existence comes in the form of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/ the Tumblr blog]], [[http://www.amazon.com/B-F-Novelization-Feature-Film-ebook/dp/B008X945R4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 an ebook version]] was made after it finished, released on August 12th, 2012.
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While "B^F"'s primary form of existence comes in the form of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/ the Tumblr blog]], blog]] (which can be read in chronological order [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/tagged/bttf/chrono here]], [[http://www.amazon.com/B-F-Novelization-Feature-Film-ebook/dp/B008X945R4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 an ebook version]] was made after it finished, released on August 12th, 2012.
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Ryan constantly points out instances of the novel using these, often dubbing them "old-man-itis".
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* BigWhat: Upon reaching the novelization's take on Marty reacting to the altered 1985, Ryan wonders how long it's going to take Marty to realize the future's beenchang-chang--
* BigWhat: Upon reaching the novelization's take on Marty reacting to the altered 1985, Ryan wonders how long it's going to take Marty to realize the future's been
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* FauxHTMLTags: When Ryan [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/23940972532/let-me-summarize-the-fight-scene-for-you describes]] the brief scuffle between Marty and Biff in Lou's Cafe after George's attempt to ask Lorraine out.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/29122597776/page-246-the-cover-of-a-match-made-in-space-is Presented without comment:]][[note]]Quote is shortened for simplicity.[[/note]]
-->At this point Biff '''...''' gives Marty the keys to the 4x4 '''...''', and Marty runs out and climbs inside [[CargoShip and begins to have sex with it]]!
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/29122597776/page-246-the-cover-of-a-match-made-in-space-is Presented without comment:]][[note]]Quote What does Marty do after getting the keys to the 4x4?]][[note]]Quote is shortened for simplicity.[[/note]]
-->At this point Biff '''...''' gives Marty the keys to the 4x4 '''...''', and Marty -->Marty runs out and climbs inside [[CargoShip and begins to have sex with it]]!
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write the novelization. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness before]]'' the movie was finalized. [[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
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Well... actually, not ''everyone'' knows that story, or at least the '''finalized''' version. One particular person, George Gipe, was more familiar with the draft he was given in 1984 so he could write [[Literature/BackToTheFuture the novelization.novelization]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes.]] He wrote the novelization ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness before]]'' the movie was finalized. [[ShockingSwerve And then he was stung to death by bees soon after submitting his manuscript.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Again, yes.]] And, for a while, that was it: the novelization was published, and not much attention was directed towards it since.
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* ArtisticLicenseChemistry: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Marty's plan]] to escape detention involves using a mirror to refract sunlight onto a matchbook, setting it on fire.
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* ArtisticLicenseChemistry: ArtisticLicensePhysics: Part of [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/17319973021/pages-13-15 Marty's plan]] to escape detention involves using a mirror to refract sunlight onto a matchbook, setting it on fire.
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-->''(SCIENCE CORNER: refraction is about changing the direction of a wave, not focusing it; please do not learn science while reading this)''
-->''(SCIENCE CORNER: refraction is about changing the direction of a wave, not focusing it; please do not learn science while reading this)''
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Practically a RunningGag in the story as Ryan has to keep pointing out that what he's describing is what ''actually happens'' in the novelization.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Practically a RunningGag in the story blog as Ryan has to keep pointing out that what he's describing is what ''actually happens'' in the novelization.
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** He even goes out of his way to mention two points that the novelization does ''better'': Doc punching in December 25th, 0000 as Jesus' birthday[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19181123796/doc-shows-marty-the-clocks-and-explains-that-from Doc give a mini explanation about how that date has been under dispute, while also revealling that the DeLorean only moves through time, not space]][[/note]] and Marty managing to only give himself 10 minutes to try and save Doc[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/27836868068/page-233-remember-months-ago-when-i-said-there The car died before Marty could give himself more time]][[/note]].
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** He even goes out of his way to mention two points that the novelization does ''better'': Doc punching in December 25th, 0000 as Jesus' birthday[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19181123796/doc-shows-marty-the-clocks-and-explains-that-from Doc give gives a mini explanation about how that date has been under dispute, while also revealling that the DeLorean only moves through time, not space]][[/note]] and Marty managing to only give himself 10 minutes to try and save Doc[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/27836868068/page-233-remember-months-ago-when-i-said-there The car died before Marty could give himself more time]][[/note]].
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* PetTheDog: For all the book's faults, Ryan still admits that it's a better novelization than the ones for Parts 2 and 3.
-->[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/29410359423/page-248 The novelizations for Part 2 and 3, as I said, are way less crazy and written for a much lower reading level. For all his faults, Gipe didn’t talk down to his readers like the sequel novelizations do, and that’s what makes this book interesting and those other books hella boring.]]
** He even goes out of his way to mention two points that the novelization does ''better'': Doc punching in December 25th, 0000 as Jesus' birthday[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19181123796/doc-shows-marty-the-clocks-and-explains-that-from Doc give a mini explanation about how that date has been under dispute, while also revealling that the DeLorean only moves through time, not space]][[/note]] and Marty managing to only give himself 10 minutes to try and save Doc[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/27836868068/page-233-remember-months-ago-when-i-said-there The car died before Marty could give himself more time]][[/note]].
-->[[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/29410359423/page-248 The novelizations for Part 2 and 3, as I said, are way less crazy and written for a much lower reading level. For all his faults, Gipe didn’t talk down to his readers like the sequel novelizations do, and that’s what makes this book interesting and those other books hella boring.]]
** He even goes out of his way to mention two points that the novelization does ''better'': Doc punching in December 25th, 0000 as Jesus' birthday[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/19181123796/doc-shows-marty-the-clocks-and-explains-that-from Doc give a mini explanation about how that date has been under dispute, while also revealling that the DeLorean only moves through time, not space]][[/note]] and Marty managing to only give himself 10 minutes to try and save Doc[[note]][[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/27836868068/page-233-remember-months-ago-when-i-said-there The car died before Marty could give himself more time]][[/note]].
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** Ryan [[http://btothef.tumblr.com/post/27836868068/page-233-remember-months-ago-when-i-said-there states]] that by only giving himself 10 minutes to try and prevent Doc's death in 1985 in the movie, Marty acts like his book counterpart.
