▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁Spo ck . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁original ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁series ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est : ▁The ▁J our ney ▁Cont in ues ▁is ▁ 1 7 ▁years , ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁that ▁el apsed ▁between ▁the ▁original ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁series ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation . ▁ ▁Other ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁hom ages ▁to ▁other ▁sem inal ▁science ▁fiction ▁works . ▁The ▁Th erm ians ' ▁native ▁planet , ▁K la atu ▁Neb ula , ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁al ien ▁visitor ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁The ▁Day ▁the ▁Earth ▁Sto od ▁Still ▁( 1 9 5 1 ). ▁Qu elle k ' s ▁line ▁" I ' m ▁shot " ▁was ▁directly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁line ▁from ▁James ▁B rol in ' s ▁character ▁in ▁West world . ▁The ▁blue ▁cre atures ▁on ▁the ▁al ien ▁planet ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁similar ▁cre atures ▁in ▁Bar bare lla . ▁The ▁" ch om pers " ▁scene ▁with ▁N es m ith ▁and ▁De Mac ro ▁trying ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁self - dest ruct ▁abort ▁button ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁scene ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film ▁Event ▁Hor izon ▁involving ▁wh ir ring ▁bl ades . ▁The ▁effects ▁for ▁the ▁Om ega ▁ 1 3 ▁activation ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁ending ▁scene ▁from ▁B ene ath ▁the ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes . ▁ ▁Re