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Three Questions With Back to the Future Co-Designer Andy Hartzell

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edited 5:25AM in The Telltale Blog - Archived

As a follow-up to yesterday's question and answer piece with Back to the Future co-designer/writer Mike Stemmle (Here), we've squeezed a few answers out of his counterpart Andy Hartzell. Here's what Andy had to say when asked the same questions. 

Q: Who is your favorite new character from "It's About Time" or "Get Tannen!"?

Andy Hartzell: Emmett. Young Doc is not, strictly-speaking, a new character, but he's a new take on an old character and he's a lot of fun. he's all of old Doc's intensity, his manic quality, but without his older self's knowledge and authority. He's frightened of his domineering father and tortured by his repressed love of science, all of which makes for great comic fodder. 

Q: What is your favorite scene from Back to the Future - Episode 1: It's About Time? 

Andy Hartzell: The scene in which you meet and befriend young Emmett. Our director, Dennis Lenart, found a way to keep the scene active, even though it's really just an extended dialog sequence. The banter between Marty and Emmett is awkward and frustrating in all the right ways.

Q: What's your favorite Back to the Future-ism? 

Andy Hartzell: That's a tough one...I'll go with "Tell me Future Boy...", because I love the crazed irony in Christopher Lloyd's delivery. 

I'm a fan of "Future Boy" too. Do you guys have any favorite Back to the Future-isms? Let's hear it in the comments. 

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