Though they never ran a screenwriting contest, the production teams of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995) allowed amateur writers in the general public to submit episode scripts for consideration, some of which were used in their series while they were on the air.
The mountain ranges in the background of Wendy's dream sequences are the Vasquez Rocks located in Agua Dulce, California. This has been a popular movie location for Star Trek movies and series, most notably seen in the episode Arena (1967).
The suits worn in Wendy's fantasy sequences of Captain Kirk and Spock walking through the desert are similar to suits worn by Captain Kirk and Spock in the episode The Tholian Web (1968).
Although Paramount Studios is the one holding the contest in movie, all Star Trek television clips were owned and licensed by CBS. While Paramount originally owned and produced all Star Trek television series and movies, CBS has since taken over Star Trek's television rights. However, Paramount still owns the movie rights.
The name tags of Wendy's "Geek Squad" friends at the mall use the same font as the opening titles of Star Trek: The Original Series.