▁were ▁further ▁nod s ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁prefix ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ctors ▁registration ▁number ▁N TE - 3 1 2 0 ▁ost ens ibly ▁all udes ▁to ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁similar ▁space ▁feder ation , ▁but ▁in ▁reality ▁stands ▁for ▁" Not ▁The ▁Enter prise ", ▁according ▁to ▁visual ▁effects ▁co - super visor ▁Bill ▁George ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁interview ▁with ▁C ine f ex ▁magazine . ▁Per is ot ▁ref uted ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁rock ▁mon ster ▁that ▁N es m ith ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁rock ▁mon ster ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁script ed ▁for ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁V : ▁The ▁Final ▁Front ier , ▁but ▁instead ▁was ▁more ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁G orn ▁that ▁Kirk ▁faces ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁episode ▁" A ren a ". ▁ ▁This ▁hom age ▁also ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁market ing ▁of ▁the ▁movie , ▁including ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁website ▁intention ally ▁designed ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁poor ly ▁constructed ▁fan ▁website , ▁with ▁" screen ▁capt ures " ▁and ▁poor ▁HTML ▁coding . ▁The ▁hom age ▁even ▁par od ied ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁had ▁on ▁the ▁social ▁lives ▁of ▁its ▁cast ▁members , ▁such ▁as ▁how ▁Alexander ▁D ane ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Alan ▁Rick man ) ▁has ▁been ▁type cast ▁after ▁his ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁television ▁series ; ▁this ▁reflect s ▁the ▁l ament ations ▁of ▁Leonard ▁N imo y , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁type cast ▁after