1 | * The planet Miranda in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a ShoutOut to Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Tempest'' and by extension, Huxley's ''Brave New World''. Of course, this is also a reference to real-world naming conventions, as all the moons of Uranus are named after Shakespearean characters, and one moon is in fact named Miranda. |
2 | * In the pilot, when the crybaby is released, Wash gives a shout out to Music/TheBeatles song of that name. |
3 | * In "Out of Gas", we learn that Serenity's first mechanic was a guy named "Bester." Later we hear Mal call him "Alfred." Alfred Bester was an important author in the post-war, founding era of modern sci-fi (as well as a character in Series/BabylonFive). |
4 | * In a deleted scene from the pilot episode, Simon's encyclopedia can be heard mentioning a General Richard Wilkins who led the Alliance forces at the Battle of Serenity. Mayor Richard Wilkins was the BigBad of season 3 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', also created by Creator/JossWhedon. |
5 | * "I was aiming for his head." - Avon says exactly the same line with regards to Travis in ''Series/BlakesSeven''. |
6 | ** This ShoutOut gets a ShoutOut in the ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' episode "Boom!" Not unusual for that series, though, [[Creator/NathanFillion considering the male lead]]. |
7 | ** The ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "L.D.S.K." also has a ShoutOut to this line from the character Dr. Spencer Reid, who is portrayed as a serious fan of the sci-fi genre. |
8 | * [[Creator/{{Pixar}} A113]] can be seen on top of the train in "Train Job". |
9 | * A subtle one to ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic''. [=YoSaffBridge=] ran off with a security programmer named Heinrich who worked for her husband. At the end of ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' [[spoiler: the main character's wife runs off with his son named Heinrick.]] |
10 | * The [[{{Franchise/Alien}} Weyland-Yutani]] logo is visible on the heads-up display of the anti-aircraft gun used by Mal in the pilot. |
11 | * Jayne's line "I was gonna get me an ear too" is very likely a Shout Out to ''Film/ReservoirDogs''. |
12 | * One of the fictional historical figures is called [[{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}} Shan-Yu]]. |
13 | * Jubal Early's line "Well, here I am" could be a reference to the song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie: "For here am I, floating round my tin can…" |
14 | * You might be aware that Joss Whedon is an avid reader of Creator/HenrikIbsen. Mal being left naked in the middle of a desert is a ShoutOut to Theatre/PeerGynt, who ended up robbed and naked in the middle of the Sahara at one point in the play by a Bedouin girl who seemingly fell for his act. |
15 | * The cut down rifle Zoe usually carries is the same prop as the "Mare's Leg" from ''Series/WantedDeadOrAlive''. |
16 | * In the opening of Shindig the ''Starlight Intruder'' from Comicbook/DarkEmpire can be seen in the background. |
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