Is Nebula 9 a real (or maybe inspired) show?
In Episode 6 of Season 5 of Castle ('Final Frontier'), there is a murder, wherein the body is placed inside a fake spaceship designed for the 'Nebula 9 Fan Experience'. I Googled Nebula 9 and all results are abc.com or Memes released by it.
I'm pretty convinced that it's made-up, but just wanted to confirm it is. And if it is made-up, was it inspired by some long-forgotten failed Sci-Fi show? If yes, which one?!
Best Answer
I'd say Nebula 9 was a nod to Firefly, but there were a lot of references to other Sci-Fi shows as well.
From Le Geek:
Firefly references:
Nebula 9's Captain is called Max Reynard, in Firefly the name was Mal Reynolds
Lt. Chloe in Nebula 9, Zoe in Firefly
Creavers in Nebula 9, Reavers in Firefly
Nebula 9 was cancelled "over a decade ago, and only had 12 episodes at that"
Castle says "Shiny" a common phrase in Firefly for 'good' or 'cool'
Castle also says: "I'm a fan of good sci-fi. StarTrek, Battlestar, that Joss Whedon show,..."
Star Trek references:
Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker) not only directed the episodes, he also has a cameo.
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Armin Shimerman (Quark) also made an appearance
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Castle is doing a Captain Kirk impersonation
Castle is doing a Captain Picard impersonation
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