I do have a giggle when creators give shout-outs to other works, like when AvP2010 name-dropped the Conestoga-class's successor at the start of the game, or Sea of Sorrows referencing Newt's Tale, or the WY Report mentioning the ox and dog hosts, or the Prometheus blu-ray name-dropping Tyrell.
I don't know that this instance was deliberate, but it seemed so specific and on-the-nose that it stuck out to me.