History ShoutOut / ForwardPeptuck

* In "Hunt" Wash turns out to be a ''StarWars'' fan, confusing the others by insisting on calling seedy spaceports "wretched hives."

* The Fourth Interlude is heavily inspired by the ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "Zuko Alone."

* When River gets kissed by a girl, she can't help but notice how her lips taste like cherries. Now that reminds me of a song.

* In the fourth chapter of "Wrath" Rashid mentions three "projects" which were [[spoiler: predecessors to the Academy]]: [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Project Chimera]], [[VideoGame/{{FEAR}} Project Origin]], and [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Project Scaleless]].

*** One of the doctors at the Academy is named [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Kondraki.]] Another is named Clef, and there's also a [[{{Series/Dollhouse}} Doctor Brinks]]. Another of the test subjects at the Academy is named [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Wade]], and there are also references to "telesthetic amplification" mixed in with the technobabble.

** In "Mosaic", Wash flies over an area and comments [[ComicBook/XWingSeries "Pretty. What do we blow up first?"]]

* River names her [[spoiler:electrosword]] Laertes "after my brother," referencing a [[{{Hamlet}} Laertes who had a crazy sister]].

** The Bible quotes Book speaks while [[spoiler: fighting off the Reavers]] bear an awful similarity to certain lines spoken by [[{{Hellsing}} Father Alexander Anderson]].

** In "Charity", while sneaking past customs, Mal and Jayne go by the fake names of [[Franchise/{{Halo}} "Buck" and "Dutch."]] There's also a mention of [[GearsOfWar rustlung disease.]]

* Inara's high-tech-looking bow is referred to as a [[GearsOfWar "torque bow"]].

** No mention of Book's [[GauntsGhosts Vermillion]]-[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} level passcode?]]

* In "Last Man," the flashback to Jayne's encounter with the Six Rifles takes place in a town with a climate that distinctly matches the Northwestern United States. The town is named [[AlanWake Fallbright]].

** In Chapter Six of "Charity," River mentions they could all be killed by a [[DeadLikeMe deorbiting toilet.]] That same chapter also has a captured mercenary who is thin, blond, handsome, rather talkative and forthcoming, speaks with a vaguely Spanish accent, and whose name is [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins "Zev."]]

* In the prologue, Wash comments on River's navigation skills, wondering out loud if [[TheSarahConnorChronicles she's actually a robot sent back from the future.]] Later on in "Silver," River is described as acting [[EmotionlessGirl very cold and emotionless]], and [[RobotGirl almost mechanical.]]
** In the second chapter of "Silver," River adopts an alias based on two other roles Creator/SummerGlau played after ''Firefly'': [[TheSarahConnorChronicles Allison]] [[Series/TheFortyFourHundred Doerner]].

** In the second chapter of "Silver," River adopts an alias based on two other roles SummerGlau played after ''Firefly'': [[TheSarahConnorChronicles Allison]] [[Series/TheFortyFourHundred Doerner]].

** In "Mosaic", Wash flies over an area and comments [[XWingSeries "Pretty. What do we blow up first?"]]

** Another subtle one occurs earlier in the same arc, where Mal tells Jayne to go find River, and to [[Franchise/BioShock beat on the vents with a wrench]] if he has to.

** Going by the description, its the same stuff that Simon used on Zoe's injuries in the movie. The name is, however, a shout-out to ''{{Halo}}''.

*** Subject [[{{Halo}} John 000-117]], who incidentally also happens to have the callsign of [[{{Series/Dollhouse}} Echo]]. Later followed by another test subject whose name is Sierra. River, incidentally, happens to be Alpha.

** In "Charity", while sneaking past customs, Mal and Jayne go by the fake names of [[{{Halo}} "Buck" and "Dutch."]] There's also a mention of [[GearsOfWar rustlung disease.]]

*** Subject [[{{Halo}} John 000-117]], who incidentally also happens to have the callsign of [[{{Dollhouse}} Echo]]. Later followed by another test subject whose name is Sierra. River, incidentally, happens to be Alpha.
*** One of the doctors at the Academy is named [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Kondraki.]] Another is named Clef, and there's also a [[{{Dollhouse}} Doctor Brinks]]. Another of the test subjects at the Academy is named [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Wade]], and there are also references to "telesthetic amplification" mixed in with the technobabble.

*** One of the doctors at the Academy is named [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Kondraki.]] Another is named Clef, and there's also a [[{{Dollhouse}} Doctor Brinks]]. Another of the test subjects at the Academy is named [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Wade]], and there are also references to "telesthetic amplification" mixed in with the technobabble.

* In the prologue of "Condor," demons are referred to as [[TheSalvationWar baldricks.]]

*** The author wrote the character Dumont with Timothy Dalton's performance as Simon Skinner in ''HotFuzz'' in mind, though he didn't originally intend any direct reference.
** In ''Second Interlude'': [[StarWars "Sorry about the mess."]]

* Going by the description, its the same stuff that Simon used on Zoe's injuries in the movie. The name is, however, a shout-out to ''{{Halo}}''.
* Mal and Jayne later take on call signs based on Voice Acting roles their actors later played in Halo 3: ODST.

* The Biofoam. I can't remember that ever showing up in Firefly, but a dedicated ''{{Halo}}'' fan knows what Biofoam is, and the canister that sprays it fitting the exact description.