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Several
of the guest characters' names are homages to The Original
Series. Admiral Forrest (named after
DeForest Kelley),
Admiral Leonard (Leonard Nimoy), Commander Williams
(William Shatner) and Tos (an abbreviation of The Original
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Farmer
Moore was named after
Ronald D. Moore, former Trek staff
writer and friend of
Brannon Braga, the cowriter of this
episode and cocreator of the series. |
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The
model starship which young Jonathan Archer plays with in
flashbacks throughout this episode was designed by
illustrator Jim Martin and built by the Paramount prop
shop. It would appear again in the Season 3 episode
"Similitude". |
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In one
scene, Trip and Mayweather are discussing various planets
they've been to, during which Mayweather alludes to a
planet where women have three breasts. This is a tip of
the hat to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. |
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Brannon Braga on the
pilot,
"Broken Bow": "Our pilot
tells the story of a crew that comes together for the very
first time. The crew's mission is simple: a Klingon has
crash-landed on Earth - we've never seen a Klingon before
- and the Klingons want him back. We've got to take him
home or there's going to be trouble with the Klingon
Empire. So it's a little bit like 'Saving Private Ryan' -
get the Klingon home. Along the way, we uncover a huge
galactic conspiracy involving a new and deadly species
called the Suliban". |
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The pilot was screened to
cast, crew, and special guests at the Paramount lot on
Thursday the 20th of September. |
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The episode's novelization
was written in less than a week, according to writer
Diane Carey: "The novelisations
[usually take] about two weeks, although Broken Bow was a
four-day rocket ride. I sure don't want to do that very
often! My hands still hurt!" |
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The role of the twin
butterfly dancers was the first major television role for
the Klimaszewski sisters: "We've put
our skills to use in all different forms of entertainment.
Enterprise gives us a chance to stretch our abilities even
further, and we're pleased that our efforts have led us to
share in Star Trek history." |
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Location shooting took
place at several places in California, including the
Hyperion Sewage Plant in Los Angeles and Westward Beach,
Malibu. |
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The pilot was rumoured to
have been budgeted at $10-$15 million. |
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The infamous
decontamination scene is among TV Guide's list celebrating
the top 35 moments in Star Trek history. |
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There are two animal actors
who portray the character "Porthos" on this series. The
two female beagles are named "Prada" and "Breezy", the
latter being younger (Porthos is supposedly a male). Scott
Rowe is their trainer for Performing Animal Troupe, which
is owned
by Kathy and Greg Pitman.
Prada was the "lead beagle" for the film "Cats & Dogs",
and appears in
"Broken Bow" and early episodes, but last
appeared in the Risa villa scenes of
"Two
Nights and Two Days" working opposite Maggie, a
Chinese crested who played "Rhylo", the pet of a disguised
Tandaran woman.
Breezy debuted in
"Strange
New World", has had the role solo ever since late in
Season One, and has now been seen in 20 of the series'
first 52 episodes. |
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Commander Tucker's nickname
was originally to be "Spike." |
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Captain Jonathan Archer was
originally to be called Jackson Archer. Jeffrey was also
considered. While the (American) producers of the show
didn't see any problems with this name, UK fans pointed
out the link to disgraced author Jeffrey Archer. |
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T'Pol was originally to be
called T'Pau. The character's name was changed to avoid
confusion with the T'Pau of the Original Series episode
"Amok Time". Viewers may have thought it was the same
character. |
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Ensign Travis Mayweather
was originally to be called Joe Mayweather. |
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The following dedication
appeared on screen before the original airing: "This
episode is dedicated to the heroic firefighters who lost
their lives in the World Trade Center tragedy." |