CT 327's identifying number uses the very common digits 327 - numbers that conspicuously appear throughout the Star Wars saga. Among other things, 327 is a docking bay number aboard the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), a landing platform in Cloud City in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and a Naboo ship type in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Though George Lucas has remained coy on the subject of explaining the number's origins, many have noted that it is a popular car engine type, invoked by name in his feature, American Graffiti (1973).
Careful inspection of the backgrounds in the ops section of the tracking station shows some Twi'lek model pinups photos on the work station walls.
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "The best confidence builder is experience."
Series writer Henry Gilroy came up with the nickname 'Shinies' for rookie troops wearing brand new armor.
Drop-pods used to deliver droids is an idea that echoes the deployment of probots in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The model of the commando pod is a re-use of the pod-hunters seen in Rising Malevolence (2008) and the boarding craft that will appear in Cloak of Darkness (2008), suggesting a modular, versatile design.