The actual location of Dr. Gils Hunting Preserve, Vasquez Rocks just outside of Los Angeles, has been used in many films and TV shows, among others, the movie "Toothless", the Star Trek episode " Arena" where Captain Kirk battles the Gorn, as well as the recreation by Graham and Clive of that scene in the movie, "Paul". It also was used for one of the spoofs in "Amazon Women on the Moon".
Middleman identifies himself as Dr. Emmett Brown of the Hill Valley Institute. 'Back to the Future' starts in the town of Hill Valley where Dr. Emmett Brown made his time-traveling car.
In one scene, Wendy is shown lying in bed with an "Oddly Normal" graphic novel. "Oddly Normal" is written by Otis Frampton and published by Viper Comics - who also publish the graphic-novel version of "The Middleman".
Middleman and Wendy identified as Buford Tannen and Clara Clayton, two characters from Back to the Future III.
Through her questioning of the Interradroid 3000, Wendy found out that the bomb was placed at the Twin Pines Mall, a reference to the movie "Back to The Future".