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* The planet Miranda in ''[[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]]'' is a [[Shout -Out]] to [[Shakespeare]]'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.
* River's [[Girl in A Box]] introduction is seen by many as a [[Shout -Out]] to the anime ''[[Outlaw Star]].''
* Alan Tudyk's character in ''[[V]]'' was {{spoiler|impaled by a stake...}} Sound familiar?
* In the pilot, when the crybaby is released, Wash gives a shout out to [[The Beatles]] song of that name.
* 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 [[Babylon 5]]).
* 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 [[Big Bad]] of season 3 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', also created by [[Joss Whedon]].
* "I was aiming for his head." - Avon says exactly the same line with regards to Travis in ''[[Blake's Seven (TV)|Blakes Seven]]''.
** This [[Shout -Out]] gets a [[Shout -Out]] in the ''[[Castle (TV)|Castle]]'' episode "Boom!"
* [[Pixar|A113]] can be seen on top of the train in "Train Job".
 
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