In the script for this episode, Osi Sobeck was to have been killed by Tarkin. Tarkin would have shot an unarmed Sobeck in cold blood, causing the Jedi to further question his honor.
The cage the anoobas are kept in was visually inspired by the velociraptor cages in Jurassic Park (1993).
When Anakin and Tarkin shake hands, Darth Vader's theme can be heard.
The anoobas are actually a concept designed for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by concept artist Terryl Whitlatch, who explored the sharp-toothed hound as a possible creature on Tatooine.
WILHELM SCREAM: By a clone trooper caught in an explosion on a Republic vessel.