History Trivia / InSpaceWithMarkiplier

* TroubledProduction: Filming was supposed to start in 2020, but was delayed by a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The series also went over budget several times, which is why it was ultimately split into two parts.

** According to Mark himself, the ships docking bay was converted into the warpcore room. They had to make sure to film all the docking bay scenes first because the changes to the set would be irreversible

* RecycledSet: In Part 2, the hallway in the beginning of the romance route, the crime scene in the horror route, and the room where Mark is seen crying are all the same area dressed in different ways.
** According to mark himself, the ships docking bay was converted into the warpcore room. They had to make sure to film all the docking bay scenes first because the changes to the set would be irreversible

* InspirationForTheWork: Mark admitted in his playthrough of the Ultra Deluxe version of ''Videogame/TheStanleyParable'' that the game was an influence on this series. Primarily, the basis of having to navigate a familiar location constantly while suffering a never-ending GroundhogDayLoop as the story collapses in on itself.

* InspirationForTheWork: Mark admitted in his playthrough of the Ultra Deluxe version of ''Videogame/TheStanleyParable'' that the game was an influence on this series. Primarily, the basis of having to to navigate a familiar location constantly while suffering a never-ending GroundhogDayLoop as the story collapsing in on itself.

* TroubledProduction: Filming was supposed to start in 2020, but was delayed by a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The series was originally intended to be a single release, but was ultimately split into two parts for budget reasons.

** {{LetsPlay/Jacksepticeye}} was originally the one who was going to portray Mack, but due to COVID restrictions, he was unable to show up for filming, leaving [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] to once again take over his role.

** The FilmNoir version of the Wug scene originally had Wug's InnerMonologue be in his usual [[YouNoTakeCandle caveman speech]]. Wug's narration was later changed to be more eloquent to help with the pacing of the scene.

** The noir version of the Wug scene originally had Wug's InnerMonologue be in his usual [[YouNoTakeCandle caveman speech]]. Wug's narration was later changed to be more eloquent to help with the pacing of the scene.

** [[LetsPlay/Jacksepticeye]] was originally the one who was going to portray Mack, but due to COVID restrictions, he was unable to show up for filming, leaving [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] to once again take over his role.

** LetsPlay/Jacksepticeye was originally the one who was going to portray Mack, but due to COVID restrictions, he was unable to show up for filming, leaving [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] to once again take over his role.

** Jacksepticeye was originally the one who was going to portray Mack, but due to COVID restrictions, he was unable to show up for filming, leaving MatPat to once again take over his role.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The noir version of the Wug scene originally had Wug's InnerMonologue be in his usual [[YouNoTakeCandle caveman speech]]. Wug's narration was later changed to be more eloquent to help with the pacing of the scene.

** Mark's character is the ships chief engineer and designer. IRL Markiplier dropped out of an engineering course to become a Youtuber. Then again, [[DitzyGenius considering the character's]] [[NoOSHACompliance actual engineering skills...]]
* MilestoneCelebration: Part 1 was released at the 10th anniversary of Mark's first [=YouTube=] video.
* RecycledSet: The hallway in for the beginning of the romance beginning, the crime scene in the horror beginning and the room where Mark is seen crying are all the same area dressed in different ways.

** Users have noted that Mark has changed the [=YouTube=] Premiere trailer at least four times once per day before the actual episode was up, slightly altering some scenes and adding new glitches with ciphers related to Myth/ClassicalMythology.
** The Part 2 teaser called "Error" isn't so subtle and shows parts of a math puzzle at various points.

* TroubledProduction: The filming was supposed to start in 2020, but was moved by a year due to UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

** Every video on Mark's channel between two parts have allusions to the webseries added in them.

* MilestoneCelebration: The series was released at the 10th anniversary of Mark's first [=YouTube=] video.

** Mark's character is the ships chief engineer and designer. IRL Markiplier dropped out of an engineering course to become a Youtuber.

** Mark's character is the ships chief engineer and designer. IRL Markiplier dropped out of an engineering course to become a Youtuber. Judging by the crew roster, this version of Mark legally changed his name to "Markiplier", and everyone still calls him "Mark" for short.

* IronyAsHeIsCast: Played for humor. Everyone finds the Captain "handsome and/or beautiful", including aliens. By contrast, aliens are ''revolted'' by Mark. He returns the favor for Bandit, who just looks like her actress Morgan Simone dressed up for Burning Man. The joke is that both are conventionally attractive.