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Further proof that Firefly is amazing, they pay homage to the greatest piece of movie sci-fi ever made: Aliens:
As a homage to the Alien movies, the Weyland-Yutani logo was used on some weapons in the dystopian TV series Firefly, and can be seen on a Heads Up Display in that show's pilot episode. In Serenity, the Operative's claim that the Alliance was "building a better world" echoes the slogan of Weyland-Yutani, "Building Better Worlds." (The show's creator, Joss Whedon, wrote the fourth Alien film, Alien: Resurrection.)
In Whedon's series Angel, Weyland-Yutani is also named as a major client (along with Yoyodyne and News Corp) of the evil law firm Wolfram and Hart (see "Harm's Way").
The firm's name also appears on the bow of a supertanker passing under the "Gibraltar Bridge", near the end of an Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel. installment, on the
German industrial artist Wumpscut co-opted the company logo as its own.
Honeslty though.... someone needs to hit Joss Whedon on the nose with a rolled up newspaper for writing ressurection.
As a homage to the Alien movies, the Weyland-Yutani logo was used on some weapons in the dystopian TV series Firefly, and can be seen on a Heads Up Display in that show's pilot episode. In Serenity, the Operative's claim that the Alliance was "building a better world" echoes the slogan of Weyland-Yutani, "Building Better Worlds." (The show's creator, Joss Whedon, wrote the fourth Alien film, Alien: Resurrection.)
In Whedon's series Angel, Weyland-Yutani is also named as a major client (along with Yoyodyne and News Corp) of the evil law firm Wolfram and Hart (see "Harm's Way").
The firm's name also appears on the bow of a supertanker passing under the "Gibraltar Bridge", near the end of an Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel. installment, on the
German industrial artist Wumpscut co-opted the company logo as its own.
Honeslty though.... someone needs to hit Joss Whedon on the nose with a rolled up newspaper for writing ressurection.