When the rumoured title of the pilot first leaked, I thought myself oh-so-clever when I speculated it was an awful pun based on Captain Archer's name... The scene I had imagined was that at some point within the episode, with the ship disabled and captain powerless, evil villain (TM) remarks to our fearless leader "I would appear that the Archer has broken his bow..."
Anyway, rumours of where the Klingon crash-lands have skitted about for a while, with some early rumours saying the scenes concerned would be shot on an LA beach, and others saying it takes place in Sinkiang, China or some other Chinese province (can't remember the name), (a welcome change from the show's pervasive Americentricism), but alas word is now percolating that the Klingon crash lands in Oklahoma, of all places. He's a Rogers and Hammerstein fan, evidently.
And what does this have to do with the title? Well, everything.
Point the first:
Could the actual location of the crashlanding have such an effect on the plot that it's significant enough to turn up in the title?
Point the second:
Might the Oklahoma rumour have been fabricated by someone who knew of the existence of Broken Bow, OK, and tried to cash in on the title being the same?
Point the third:
Should the people of Broken Bow consider investing in concrete bunkers?
Hit me.
In any case, I've fired off an email to the Chamber of Commerce and hopefully won't make too much of an ass of myself.
Thoughts?
[ June 20, 2001: Message edited by: The_Tom ]