Closing scene, Bunting mentions going to interview a Hungarian who invented a ball point pen. The first ball point pen patent was in 1888. In 1938, Laszlo Biro patented a new design that solved the old ink viscosity/ball gap problem, making the first useful "ball point fountain pen".
According to the dvd commentary by writer-producer Tom Greene (Tom Greene), the adventure writer "Heywood Floyd" that Jake mentions is a reference to the character William Sylvester played in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He was hoping to have Sylvester appear in a future episode as "Heywood Floyd."
According to the dvd commentary by writer-producer Tom Greene (Tom Greene), when Lucas (Sandy Ward) is shot and falls into the water, Sandy Ward swam underwater and went to another set. The crew quickly became worried that Ward did not surface from the water and attempted rescue efforts, including contacting Universal's rescue team. When Ward was discovered safe and sound, he acted nonchalant.
According to the DVD commentary by writer-producer Tom Greene (Tom Greene), the scene with Sarah (Caitlin O'Heaney) and Whitney (Kim Cattrall) arguing about Whitney's use of people in the guest room on Matuka, the lines were so difficult to state that the shot used was supposed to be a rehearsal, with O'Heaney not having a rice bowl in her hand and faking the throw. But, the director had cameras rolling and that was the shot used in the episode.