Talk:George McFly

McFly's favourite show

Do we really know that McFly's favorite show is MST3K? How? —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:24.4.217.200 (talk • contribs) 22:48, 29 September 2004

You must be mistaken. George in 1955 says that his favorite show is Science Fiction Theater. He was going to forgo the dance just so he wouldn't miss it; obviously, "Darth Vader" helped him to change his mind. --Dynamite Eleven 03:00, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Timelines

The timeline stuff is sure to be confusing to someone who does not know about the movies. Perhaps there should be an explaination about the time travel in or near the intro? --OGoncho 10:57, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

George's biography

Can the sections for the three films be reinstated? It keeps the page consistent with the other character pages, plus breaking it up into the three films makes easier reading and reference in my opinion. Also, replacing the three sections with "Biography" was not really discussed in the talk page.

At the very least we should have a discussion about it?

HillValleyTelegraph 18:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm hoping to rewrite the other pages to follow this format. The division into three movies was unnecessary IMO. Aside from Marty and Doc, no character has a major role in all three movies, so the three-movie division invariably ends up with one or more sections containing practically no text. This very page is a good example of it: previously, the Part II section was very short (and included information unrelated to the events in Part II, such as Grover's contract negociation), while the Part III section contained only one sentence about Part III and a second one about the Animate Series. -- Ritchy 22:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

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Are George and Lorraine cousins

For Lorraine Baines to look so much like Maggie Mcfly, they are probably related by blood. This means that it is very likely that either:

1. One of Lorraine's grandparents was one of Maggie's children, making George McFly and Lorraine second cousins.
2. One of Lorraine's great-grandparents was one of Maggie's siblings, making George and Lorraine third cousins.
3. One of Lorraine's great-great-grandparents was one of Maggie's parents, making George and Lorraine fourth cousins.

Without a source this is of course speculation, but was such a thing discussed somewhere citeable?

I also posted this at Talk:Lorraine Baines McFly#Are George and Lorraine cousins, and any responses are probably more appropriate there. —MJBurrage^(T•C) 18:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Biography vs. movie plot

"The shorter biography and "in another timeline" is not at all clear to anyone who didn't see the movie" Yes, I agree with that, but this isn't about the movie, it's about a character in the movie. If people want to know something specific about the movie, they need to read the movie article. We don't want to waste the time of the reader with little details (such as the entire paragraph that starts with "When Marty travels back in time to 1955...") instead of giving them what they are here for: Learn about George McFly. -- Lyverbe (talk) 15:14, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

George McFly is a character in the movie. You can't exactly talk about him without talking about the events portrayed in the movie. If the reader wants to learn about George McFly, it's safe to assume he wants to know what happened to George McFly in the movie. Things like, for example, the movie events described in the paragraph starting with "When Marty travels back in time to 1955..." are crucial to the development of the character.

Secondly, unlike characters in a regular movie, George McFly doesn't have a chronologically linear character development. That's to be expected given that the movie involves rewriting the past and changing the future. Trying to somehow merge all of George McFly's character development into a single text by cutting out all but a passing mention of time-travel, as was done in the last edit I reverted, is extremely confusing. -- Ritchy (talk) 04:26, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I understand, but still don't fully agree. I still believe there's too much detail on the article which makes it longer to get to the point. The "When Marty travels back in time to 1955..." paragraph takes forever to say something as simple as "George eventually builds the confidence to fight Biff and win Lorraine's trust and love". If the reader wants to know how, they need to see the movie or read the article. -- Lyverbe (talk) 13:01, 7 July 2008 (UTC)