Line #6 Trivia/InSpaceWithMarkiplier


1	* DescendedCreator: Once again Mark acts as a character in-show, also called Mark.
2	* InspirationForTheWork: Mark cited ''Videogame/TheStanleyParable'' as 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.
3	* IronyAsHeIsCast:
4	** PlayedForLaughs. 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.
5	** Mark's character is the ship's 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...]]
6	* MilestoneCelebration: Part 1 was released on the tenth anniversary of Mark's first [=YouTube=] video.
7	* RecycledSet:
8	** 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.
9	** According to Mark himself, the ship's docking bay was converted into the warp core room. They had to make sure to film all the docking bay scenes first because the changes to the set would be irreversible.
10	* TeasingCreator:
11	** Users have noted that Mark 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.
12	** The Part 2 teaser called "Error" isn't so subtle and shows parts of a math puzzle at various points. [[spoiler: It spells out a three-part coded message: "SEVEN GODS ALIGNED, A KEY FORMED FROM THEIR UNION, THE LOCK HIDES IN TIME."]]
13	** All the videos on Mark's channel released between the two parts have allusions to the webseries added in them.
14	* 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; each part was counted as a separate project and thus allocated a full budget.
15	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mark and Amy discussed some of the original ideas behind ''Space'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWUgU9O9M_4 here]].
16	** The series was originally intended to be a single release, but was ultimately split into two parts to allow a much larger budget after it overran.
17	** The Universal Stability Agency's headquarters was originally intended to have more of a futuristic "[[EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture Apple Store]]" aesthetic, but they couldn't secure a venue that matched what they needed, so they instead used a crusty government office and rewrote the scene to depict the agency as more of an underfunded VastBureaucracy.
18	** The FilmNoir version of Wug's introductory 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.
19	** {{WebVideo/Jacksepticeye}} was originally 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 character was also going to be three characters -- Mick, Mack, and Muck -- before being condensed into one.
20	** "The Last Goodbye" was originally going to be featured in the story as a music video, but was cut and replaced with "Space Was Cool" because Mark felt it was too [[SoundtrackDissonance upbeat]] for that place in the story. The song is still in the end credits, and was also inserted into [[spoiler:[[WebVideo/AHeistWithMarkiplier Yancy]]]]'s cameo scene as a gag.
21	* WordOfSaintPaul: In a livestream, Lio Tipton said their favored name for Lady is Allu Minium.
22	* WorkingTitle: Mark referred to the series as "''WebVideo/AHeistWithMarkiplier 2''" before he got comfortable disclosing the concept.

Context Trivia / InSpaceWithMarkiplier