...Gene Roddenberry is one of the creators of star trek and Nimoy is the name of one of the actors. Its not necessarily supposed to be a tribute, but a parody. References may be present in both but the way the story is adapted and portrayed gives the story, how the kids say, its Vibe
Until I played one of the Carmen games from 1995 with Lynn Thigpen, and I found a note left behind from one of her agents, I didn't realize that Carmen pays her people too Lol