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− | [[Scott Sigler]] | + | [[Scott Sigler]] likes to put references to pop culture into his books. This page attempts to identify the sly inclusion of the references into a storyline. Overt references to pop culture are not included. For example, specifically mentioning ''...Ecto-1 or the General Lee, or the Mystery Machine...''<ref>[[War Journal Volume One]], p. 12</ref> is not intended to be cleverly hidden in the text. The references listed below might be completely passed over and not recognized if the reader was not familiar with the item of pop culture. |
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==Novels== | ==Novels== | ||
===[[The Rookie]]=== | ===[[The Rookie]]=== | ||
===[[The Starter]]=== | ===[[The Starter]]=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | ||
+ | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | After [[Ju Tweedy]] joins the team, [[Quentin Barnes]] invites him to extended practice sessions:<ref>The Starter, p. 377</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>Ju laughed. “Practice? What are we talkin’ about, man... practice? Not a game, not a game... we talkin’ about practice? I save it for the games, Q.”</code> | ||
+ | | This references a [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI press conference] held by NBA star Allen Iverson in which he states much the same thing. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
===[[The All-Pro]]=== | ===[[The All-Pro]]=== | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | |
− | < | + | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference |
− | + | |- | |
− | :This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | | Quentin is yelling at [[Tom Pareless]] in practice:<ref>The All-Pro, p. 129</ref> |
− | + | :<code>Tom straightened, hands on hips, eyes scrunched. “My ankle ... killing me. I’m ... trying ... Q.”<br /> | |
− | < | + | :“There is no try!” Quentin screamed at the entire team.</code> |
− | + | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XsuY3qzDfY scene] in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' where Yoda is counseling Luke. | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | After the sentient dolphins successfully sued for their independence, they were released to the ocean:<ref name="TAPp295">The All-Pro, p. 295</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>Dewey swam back only long enough to utter the famous words, | ||
+ | :“So long and thanks for all the fish,” and then the three weren’t heard from for another two years.</code> | ||
+ | | This is a quote from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', and is the last words the dolphins say before they leave the doomed planet Earth. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Doc Patah]] chastises Quentin for getting too injured during games<ref>The All-Pro, p. 300</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“Young Quentin, it’s like you want to get hurt. Do you like the pain? Because you certainly eat it like candy.”</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to a [https://www.youtube.com/embed/QZ6Tlh9XA0U?start=126&end=131&version=3 scene] in ''Any Which Way You Can'', in which Clint Eastwood's character is complimented on his fighting ability. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Doc Patah continues to chastise quentin for not sliding:<ref>The All-Pro, p. 301</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“You still need to learn how to slide. I’m a doctor, Young Quentin, not a mortician.”</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MULMbqQ9LJ8 constant correction] by Dr. McCoy on the ''Star Trek'' television show. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | During discussion with his client, [[Danny Lundy]] flatters Quentin:<ref>The All-Pro, p. 376</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“The entire galaxy knows that you’re the real deal, blue twisted steel and sex appeal.”</code> | ||
+ | | ''Twisted steel and sex appeal'' is a phrase often used to describe professional wrestler [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWPRswx0fU Sputnik Monroe]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Tarat the Smasher]] tells [[Akbar Smith|Akbar]],<ref>The All-Pro, p. 384</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"Akbar, you are starting to make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."</code> | ||
+ | | This is a nod to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSxQ2RRD9o&t=13s line] by David Banner in ''The Incredible Hulk'' TV show. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | After Quentin shoots and destroys a pirate ship:<ref>The All-Pro, p. 543</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"I got him!" Quentin said. "I got him!" | ||
+ | :"Great, Quentin," Virak said. "Do not grow overconfident."</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0nyOyrprIs scene] in ''Star Wars'' when Luke shoots a TIE fighter and has pretty much the same conversation with Han. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===[[The MVP]]=== | ===[[The MVP]]=== | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | |
− | + | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | |
− | < | + | |- |
− | + | | When the Prawatt starship captain [[Cormorant Bumberpuff]] first introduces himself, [[Kate Cheevers|Captain Kate]] is incredulous:<ref>The MVP, p. 13</ref> | |
− | + | :<code>“No military in, like, the entire galaxy would ever send a ship captain to board another vessel. That would be as dumb as, I don’t know, sending a ship captain down to the surface of an unknown planet or something.”</code> | |
− | < | + | | This basically pokes fun of how often Captain Kirk was a part of the [https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/129038/when-and-why-did-policies-concerning-captains-and-away-teams-change away team] in the original ''Star Trek'' series. |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | | The [[Prawatt]]'s most popular sport is ''[[The Game]]''. | |
− | < | + | | ''The Game'' is essentially an on-ground version of ''Quidditch'', from the Harry Potter books. |
− | + | |- | |
+ | | [[Petra Prawatt|Petra]] describes room 931:<ref>The MVP, p. 85</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“A room like this, in a university, on another planet far, far away in a time long, long ago, was where our kind came into being.”</code> | ||
+ | | The phrasing is reminiscent of the opening screen in ''Star Wars'': ''"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | When Petra asks Quentin to speak to the Sklorno on her behalf, he asks for some reciprocation. Petra asks if that means she'll owe him a favor:<ref>The MVP, p. 90</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“That day may never come, but yes. I haven’t agreed to help you, but if I choose to do what you ask, then you will owe me.”</code> | ||
+ | | This is very reminiscent of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtpWgrhS78 scene] in ''The Godfather''. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | After Quentin answers, "No, I'm not!" to a [[Sklorno]] priestess who asks him is he is their Godling. [[Donald Pine|Don Pine]] pulls Quentin aside and says:<ref>The MVP, p. 105</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"When someone asks you if you are a godling, you say YES."</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6LD6ITN2dk scene] in ''Ghostbusters''. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Tom Skivvers]], in a live broadcast from the border between the Sklorno Dynasty and the Prawtt Jihad, refers to the amassed sklorno armada as:<ref>The MVP, p. 108</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"...the rag-tag, fugitive fleet of the Sklorno..."</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the closing narrative of the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV show: | ||
+ | :<code>"Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last battlestar, Galactica, leads a rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest...a shining planet known as Earth."</code> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | The ''Incredible Hulk'' television show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSxQ2RRD9o&t=13s reference] made previously in ''The All Pro'' is made again in ''The MVP'' when John's face tattoo reads:<ref>The MVP, p. 134</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>YOU WOULDN’T LIKE MA WHEN SHE GETS ANGRY scrolled across John’s face.</code> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Quentin is pretending to be a psychic to freak out [[John Tweedy]]:<ref>The MVP, p. 139</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>He closed his eyes and held his fingertips to his temples.</code> | ||
+ | | This behavior is similar to the mannerisms used by Johnny Carson for his character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent ''Carnac the Magnificent'']. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | John Tweedy teasingly accuses Quentin of doing drugs:<ref>The MVP, p. 303|</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>JUST SAY NO! flashed across his forehead.</code> | ||
+ | | In this context, the words bring to mind the [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/03/06/reagans-just-say-no-effort-pop-culture-icon/81405996/ anti-drug campaign] headed by former First Lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | During halftime, the Prawatt ask John Tweedy for Halftime Adjustments:<ref>The MVP, p. 314</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“Halftime adjustments? We don’t need no stinking halftime adjustments.”</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_badges classic western line] often spoofed in pop culture. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Virak the Mean|Virak]] says to [[Choto the Bright|Choto]]:<ref>The MVP, p. 330</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"I despise these primitive screwheads."</code> | ||
+ | | "Primitive screwheads" is a phrase from ''Army of Darkness'', though the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3FebBrSgc actual] phrasing is a little different. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | When Quentin Barnes sees [[Jeanine Carbonaro]] dressed as a [[Buddha City Station]] trooper:<ref>The MVP, p. 346</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>Quentin smiled at her. "Aren't you a little small to be a Green?"</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXn8-meSd8g scene] in ''Star Wars'' when Leia first sees Luke dressed as a stormtrooper. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===[[The Champion]]=== | ===[[The Champion]]=== | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | |
− | + | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | |
− | < | + | |- |
− | + | | During a press conference, Quentin observes how [[Creterakian]] reporter [[Kinizzle]] is dressed:<ref>The Champion, p. 313</ref> | |
+ | :<code>Quentin saw a Creterakian dressed in a black bodysuit with bright images of bouncing cherries moving on it. The cherries were being chased by what looked like a yellow pie missing one slice, except the slice opened and closed like it was the pie’s mouth.</code> | ||
+ | | This is a description of the 1980s arcade game [https://pacman-e281c.firebaseapp.com ''Pac-Man'']. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | The bar where Quentin and the others ended their pub crawl around Neptune is called ''Kessell's Run''.<ref>The Champion, p. 365</ref> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyvFEkJSE4 scene] in ''Star Wars'' when Han is incredulous that Ben and Luke have never heard of the Millennium Falcon. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Paul Preston | Paul "Bandit" Preston]] is killed in the attack on [[Bord]].<ref>The Champion, p. 398</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“Paulisdead Paulisdead Paulisdead,” Denver said, her tone sad for once.</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the ''Paul is Dead'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead hoax] about The Beatles' Paul McCartney in 1969. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | Quentin winds up on the cover of ''Madden 2686'', then by season's end falls victim to the [http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/madden-nfl-curse-cover-athlete-ranked-least-most-seasons-2018-051217 Madden Curse]. | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | == | + | ===Contagious=== |
− | ===[[ | + | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" |
− | + | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | |
− | < | + | |- |
− | + | | [[Dew Phillips]] can't keep up with [[Perry Dawsey]]:<ref>Contagious, p. 261</ref> | |
− | + | :<code>Dew stopped and put his hand on his hips. He was too old for this crap.</code> | |
− | + | | This is a reference to the ''Lethal Weapon'' franchise, in which Sergeant Roger Murtaugh [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q37xJtuQ24w repeatedly expresses] similar age-related laments. | |
− | < | + | |- |
− | “I | + | | When [[Charlie Ogden|Colonel Ogden]] is attacked by his own men:<ref>Contagious, p. 277</ref> |
− | + | :<code>“Sir, yes sir!” Climer said. “I want you to get your mind right, sir!”</code> | |
− | + | | This is a nod to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y28pFJqDkkU scene] in ''Cool Hand Luke''. | |
− | + | |} | |
− | == | + | ===[[Pandemic]]=== |
− | + | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | |
− | < | + | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Clarence Otto]] says:<ref>Pandemic, p. 572</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“Everybody out!” he screamed as he stumbled around to the other side. “Move, move! Get to the chopper!”</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_OacEq2Sk scene] in ''Predator'' where Arnie calmly advises someone to get aboard the helicopter. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ===[[Nocturnal]]=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | ||
+ | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Pookie Chang]] says:<ref>Nocturnal, p. ?</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>"Kissing dudes is my business and business is good."</code> | ||
+ | | This is a nod to Megadeth's 1985 debut album "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!" | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | A temporary working page, [[Nocturnal Egg Mission]], has been established to gather and evaluate all of the 30+ hidden easter eggs of 1980s (and other) pop-culture references that Scott included in his 2012 rewrite of Nocturnal. Those approved by Scott will be added to this page later. | |
− | + | ==Novellas== | |
+ | ===[[The Reporter]]=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | ||
+ | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Yolanda Davenport]] is desperately searching for an escape route:<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.231</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>Yolanda again looked right — no way out — and then left — no way out there, either. She had only seconds. | ||
+ | :“Follow me if you want to live,” she said.</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the ''Terminator'' franchise. Like Star Wars' ''I've got a bad feeling about this,'' the phrase appears in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6z4yiq4_K8 multiple] Terminator movies. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Turon the Ugly]] is holding a welder aloft, threatening to burn Yolanda Davenport to get information out of her.<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.116-117</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“You don’t need that,” she said. “I’ll tell you everything.” | ||
+ | :“I know you will.” He walked out from behind the desk, the flame still hissing from the welder. | ||
+ | :He walked closer. | ||
+ | :She pulled harder, as hard as she could, but it was no use. The trembling increased. They were going to burn her?</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLZ08D2vvdU&t=117 scene] in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' between Marion Ravenwood and Toht. | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | ===[[The Rider]]=== | |
+ | {| class="wikitable alternategrey" | ||
+ | ! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | The ''Incredible Hulk'' television show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSxQ2RRD9o&t=13s reference] made previously in ''The All Pro'' and ''The MVP'' is also made in ''The Rider''<ref>The Rider, p. 137</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>“Stay still now,” Ian said to her. “Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”</code> | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | | In the GFL era, the first sentient dolphins are named by Dr. Albert Bietz:<ref name="TAPp295">The All-Pro, p. 295</ref> | ||
+ | :<code>He named his three test subjects Huey, Dewey and Louie.</code> | ||
+ | | This is a reference to the classic Disney character ''Donald Duck's'' three [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey,_Dewey,_and_Louie nephews]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | In [[The Rider]], two of the mounts belonging to the [[Loppu Ogres]] are named ''Pinky'' and ''Brain''<ref>The Rider, iBooks p. 155</ref>. | ||
+ | | They are named after two characters from the 1990s children's television show, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i456bzmvyZk ''Animaniacs'']. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | In the GFL, the Prawatt are sometimes named with references from pop culture. | ||
+ | :*[[Katzenbaum Weasley]] has the same surname as a [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Weasley_family major family] in the Harry Potter books. | ||
+ | :*[[Tommyboy Snuffalupagus]] has a first name that was the name of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9btKFrFhq28 1995 comedy], and a surname that was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus character] on Sesame Street (with slightly different spelling). | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | In [[The All-Pro]], the drydock vessel ''CAS Linus Torvalds'' is named after the principal developer of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds Linux Kernel]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | In the GFL novels, the bodyguards of gangster [[Stedmar Osborne]] are named [[Frankie]], [[Sammy]], and [[Dean]]. These are the names of three of the members (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin) of the notorious [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Pack Rat Pack] from the 1960s. | ||
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+ | | colspan="2" | Two members of the [[Hunterson Family]] are named Bo and Luke, after the brothers from the 1970s television show <em>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078607/ Dukes of Hazzard]</em> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 17 October 2019
Scott Sigler likes to put references to pop culture into his books. This page attempts to identify the sly inclusion of the references into a storyline. Overt references to pop culture are not included. For example, specifically mentioning ...Ecto-1 or the General Lee, or the Mystery Machine...[1] is not intended to be cleverly hidden in the text. The references listed below might be completely passed over and not recognized if the reader was not familiar with the item of pop culture.
Contents
Novels
The Rookie
The Starter
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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After Ju Tweedy joins the team, Quentin Barnes invites him to extended practice sessions:[2]
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This references a press conference held by NBA star Allen Iverson in which he states much the same thing. |
The All-Pro
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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Quentin is yelling at Tom Pareless in practice:[3]
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This is a reference to the scene in The Empire Strikes Back where Yoda is counseling Luke. |
After the sentient dolphins successfully sued for their independence, they were released to the ocean:[4]
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This is a quote from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and is the last words the dolphins say before they leave the doomed planet Earth. |
Doc Patah chastises Quentin for getting too injured during games[5]
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This is a reference to a scene in Any Which Way You Can, in which Clint Eastwood's character is complimented on his fighting ability. |
Doc Patah continues to chastise quentin for not sliding:[6]
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This is a reference to the constant correction by Dr. McCoy on the Star Trek television show. |
During discussion with his client, Danny Lundy flatters Quentin:[7]
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Twisted steel and sex appeal is a phrase often used to describe professional wrestler Sputnik Monroe. |
Tarat the Smasher tells Akbar,[8]
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This is a nod to a line by David Banner in The Incredible Hulk TV show. |
After Quentin shoots and destroys a pirate ship:[9]
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This is a reference to the scene in Star Wars when Luke shoots a TIE fighter and has pretty much the same conversation with Han. |
The MVP
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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When the Prawatt starship captain Cormorant Bumberpuff first introduces himself, Captain Kate is incredulous:[10]
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This basically pokes fun of how often Captain Kirk was a part of the away team in the original Star Trek series. |
The Prawatt's most popular sport is The Game. | The Game is essentially an on-ground version of Quidditch, from the Harry Potter books. |
Petra describes room 931:[11]
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The phrasing is reminiscent of the opening screen in Star Wars: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." |
When Petra asks Quentin to speak to the Sklorno on her behalf, he asks for some reciprocation. Petra asks if that means she'll owe him a favor:[12]
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This is very reminiscent of a scene in The Godfather. |
After Quentin answers, "No, I'm not!" to a Sklorno priestess who asks him is he is their Godling. Don Pine pulls Quentin aside and says:[13]
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This is a reference to a scene in Ghostbusters. |
Tom Skivvers, in a live broadcast from the border between the Sklorno Dynasty and the Prawtt Jihad, refers to the amassed sklorno armada as:[14]
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This is a reference to the closing narrative of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica TV show:
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The Incredible Hulk television show reference made previously in The All Pro is made again in The MVP when John's face tattoo reads:[15]
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Quentin is pretending to be a psychic to freak out John Tweedy:[16]
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This behavior is similar to the mannerisms used by Johnny Carson for his character Carnac the Magnificent. |
John Tweedy teasingly accuses Quentin of doing drugs:[17]
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In this context, the words bring to mind the anti-drug campaign headed by former First Lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s. |
During halftime, the Prawatt ask John Tweedy for Halftime Adjustments:[18]
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This is a reference to the classic western line often spoofed in pop culture. |
Virak says to Choto:[19]
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"Primitive screwheads" is a phrase from Army of Darkness, though the actual phrasing is a little different. |
When Quentin Barnes sees Jeanine Carbonaro dressed as a Buddha City Station trooper:[20]
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This is a reference to the scene in Star Wars when Leia first sees Luke dressed as a stormtrooper. |
The Champion
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During a press conference, Quentin observes how Creterakian reporter Kinizzle is dressed:[21]
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This is a description of the 1980s arcade game Pac-Man. |
The bar where Quentin and the others ended their pub crawl around Neptune is called Kessell's Run.[22] | This is a reference to the scene in Star Wars when Han is incredulous that Ben and Luke have never heard of the Millennium Falcon. |
Paul "Bandit" Preston is killed in the attack on Bord.[23]
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This is a reference to the Paul is Dead hoax about The Beatles' Paul McCartney in 1969. |
Quentin winds up on the cover of Madden 2686, then by season's end falls victim to the Madden Curse. |
Contagious
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Dew Phillips can't keep up with Perry Dawsey:[24]
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This is a reference to the Lethal Weapon franchise, in which Sergeant Roger Murtaugh repeatedly expresses similar age-related laments. |
When Colonel Ogden is attacked by his own men:[25]
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This is a nod to a scene in Cool Hand Luke. |
Pandemic
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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Clarence Otto says:[26]
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This is a reference to the scene in Predator where Arnie calmly advises someone to get aboard the helicopter. |
Nocturnal
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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Pookie Chang says:[27]
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This is a nod to Megadeth's 1985 debut album "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!" |
A temporary working page, Nocturnal Egg Mission, has been established to gather and evaluate all of the 30+ hidden easter eggs of 1980s (and other) pop-culture references that Scott included in his 2012 rewrite of Nocturnal. Those approved by Scott will be added to this page later.
Novellas
The Reporter
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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Yolanda Davenport is desperately searching for an escape route:[28]
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This is a reference to the Terminator franchise. Like Star Wars' I've got a bad feeling about this, the phrase appears in multiple Terminator movies. |
Turon the Ugly is holding a welder aloft, threatening to burn Yolanda Davenport to get information out of her.[29]
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This is a reference to the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark between Marion Ravenwood and Toht. |
The Rider
Scenario/Text | Reference |
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The Incredible Hulk television show reference made previously in The All Pro and The MVP is also made in The Rider[30]
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Character Names
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In the GFL era, the first sentient dolphins are named by Dr. Albert Bietz:[4]
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This is a reference to the classic Disney character Donald Duck's three nephews. |
In The Rider, two of the mounts belonging to the Loppu Ogres are named Pinky and Brain[31]. | They are named after two characters from the 1990s children's television show, Animaniacs. |
In the GFL, the Prawatt are sometimes named with references from pop culture.
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In The All-Pro, the drydock vessel CAS Linus Torvalds is named after the principal developer of the Linux Kernel. | |
In the GFL novels, the bodyguards of gangster Stedmar Osborne are named Frankie, Sammy, and Dean. These are the names of three of the members (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin) of the notorious Rat Pack from the 1960s. | |
Two members of the Hunterson Family are named Bo and Luke, after the brothers from the 1970s television show Dukes of Hazzard |
References
(hardcover, unless otherwise noted; ebook page numbers are approximate)
- ↑ War Journal Volume One, p. 12
- ↑ The Starter, p. 377
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 129
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The All-Pro, p. 295
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 300
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 301
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 376
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 384
- ↑ The All-Pro, p. 543
- ↑ The MVP, p. 13
- ↑ The MVP, p. 85
- ↑ The MVP, p. 90
- ↑ The MVP, p. 105
- ↑ The MVP, p. 108
- ↑ The MVP, p. 134
- ↑ The MVP, p. 139
- ↑ The MVP, p. 303|
- ↑ The MVP, p. 314
- ↑ The MVP, p. 330
- ↑ The MVP, p. 346
- ↑ The Champion, p. 313
- ↑ The Champion, p. 365
- ↑ The Champion, p. 398
- ↑ Contagious, p. 261
- ↑ Contagious, p. 277
- ↑ Pandemic, p. 572
- ↑ Nocturnal, p. ?
- ↑ The Reporter, iBooks p.231
- ↑ The Reporter, iBooks p.116-117
- ↑ The Rider, p. 137
- ↑ The Rider, iBooks p. 155