Writer:	Rick Berman, Brannon Braga
Director:	James L. Conway
Star:	Dominic Keating (Lt. Malcolm Reed),  John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox),  Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer),  Jolene Blalock (Sub-Commander T'Pol),  Connor Trinneer (Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III),  Linda Park (Ensign Hoshi Sato),  Anthony Montgomery (Ensign Travis Mayweather)
Recurring Role:	Gary Graham (Ambassador Soval),  James Horan (Humanoid Figure ("Future Guy")),  Vaughn Armstrong (Admiral Forrest),  John Fleck (Silik),  Mark Correy (Engineer Alex (uncredited))
Guest Star:	Mark Moses (Henry Archer),  Thomas Kopache (Tos),  Joseph Ruskin (Suliban Doctor),  James Cromwell (Dr. Zefram Cochrane (uncredited)),  Jim Fitzpatrick (Commander Williams),  Van Epperson (Alien Man),  Ricky Luna (Carlos),  Chelsea Bond (Alien Mother),  Ethan Dampf (Alien Child),  Diane Klimaszewski (Butterfly Dancer),  Elaine Klimaszewski (Butterfly Dancer),  Marty Davis (II) (Young Jonathan Archer),  Ron King (VII) (Farmer Moore),  Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr. (Klaang),  Maria Celeste Genitempo (Civilian (uncredited)),  Jim Beaver (Admiral Daniel Leonard),  Jason Grant Smith (Crewman Fletcher)

Awards and Nominations

2002 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series (won)
2002 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) (nominated)
2002 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (nominated) (edit) International Airdates

United Kingdom: 07 January 2002 on Sky One (edit) Admiral Forrest, Admiral Leonard and Commander Williams are named after Deforest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. (edit) "Broken Bow" was originally shown as a two-hour pilot episode. In syndication, however, the episode is split into two parts. (edit) James Cromwell reprises his Star Trek: First Contact role of Dr. Zefram Cochrane. (edit)

(Young Jonathan is painting a model ship.)
Young Jonathan: Where no man has gone before.
Henry Archer: Dr. Cochrane would be proud of you.
Young Jonathan: I know the whole speech by heart. When is it going to be ready to fly?
Henry Archer: Let the paint dry first.
Young Jonathan: No. I mean your ship.
Henry Archer: Not for a while. It's not even built yet. You know that.
Young Jonathan: How big will it be?
Henry Archer: Pretty Big.
Young Jonathan: Bigger than Ambassador Pointie's ship?
Henry Archer: His name is Soval, and he's been very helpful. And I told you not to call him that, Jonathan.
Young Jonathan: Well, Billy Cook said we'd be flying at warp 5 by now if the Vulcans hadn't kept things from us.
Henry Archer: Well, they have their reasons. God knows what they are. (edit) Archer: We've been deferring to their judgement for 100 years.
Admiral Forrest: Jon…
Archer: How much longer?
T'Pol: Until you've proven you're ready.
Archer: Ready to what?
T'Pol: To look beyond your provincial attitude and your volatile nature.
Archer: Volatile? You have no idea how much I'm restraining myself from knocking you on your ass. (edit) Archer: Admiral!
Admiral Forrest: John, I think you know everyone.
Archer: Not everyone.
Lieutenant: It's a "Klingot".
Vulcan: A "Klingon".
Archer: Where did he come from?
Williams: Oklahoma. (edit) (Zefram Cochrane's recorded speech)
Dr. Zefram Cochrane: On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will someday help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it, thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips! And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly where no man has gone before. (edit)

Mission Date: 16 April 2151 (edit) Nitpick: The first close-up of the Suliban at the door of the corn field silo shows a shadow. However, in the next shot the shadow is gone. (edit)

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