Breaking the Ice

episode of Star Trek: Enterprise (S1 E8)
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Breaking the Ice

Summary

Breaking the Ice is a Star Trek episode[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Breaking the Ice is the creator of Paramount Television Studios[3].
  • Breaking the Ice is the creator of Gene Roddenberry[4].
  • Breaking the Ice is the creator of Rick Berman[5].
  • Breaking the Ice is the creator of Brannon Braga[6].
  • Breaking the Ice's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[7].
  • Breaking the Ice was directed by Terry Windell[8].
  • Maria Jacquemetton wrote the screenplay for Breaking the Ice[9].
  • Andre Jacquemetton wrote the screenplay for Breaking the Ice[10].
  • Breaking the Ice's composer is recorded as Dennis McCarthy[11].
  • Breaking the Ice's genre is science fiction[12].
  • Breaking the Ice followed The Andorian Incident[13].
  • Breaking the Ice was followed by Civilization[14].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Scott Bakula[15].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was John Billingsley[16].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Jolene Blalock[17].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Dominic Keating[18].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Anthony Montgomery[19].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Linda Park[20].
  • A cast member of Breaking the Ice was Connor Trinneer[21].
  • Breaking the Ice's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Enterprise[22].
  • The original language of Breaking the Ice was English[23].
  • Breaking the Ice was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Breaking the Ice's review score is recorded as 7.2/10[25].
  • Breaking the Ice's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Breaking the Ice's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Breaking the Ice was directed by Terry Windell[8]. Screenwriters include Maria Jacquemetton[9] and Andre Jacquemetton[10]. Cast members include Scott Bakula[15], John Billingsley[16], Jolene Blalock[17], Dominic Keating[18], Anthony Montgomery[19], and Linda Park[20]. Created works include Paramount Television Studios[3], a television production company[28], in United States[29], founded in 2013[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31]; Gene Roddenberry[4], a screenwriter[32], 1921–1991[33], of United States[34], awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross[35], specialised in screenwriting[36]; Rick Berman[5], a screenwriter[37], b. 1945[38], of United States[39], awarded the Emmy Award[40]; and Brannon Braga[6], a screenwriter[41], b. 1965[42], of United States[43], awarded the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[44].

Publication

Publication dates include November 7, 2001[45] and May 9, 2003[46]. The original language of Breaking the Ice was English[23]. Its genre is science fiction[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Enterprise[22]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Subject and Themes

Breaking the Ice's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Enterprise[22].

Reception

Breaking the Ice's review score is recorded as 7.2/10[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Breaking the Ice followed The Andorian Incident[13]. It was followed by Civilization[14].

Why It Matters

Breaking the Ice has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [45] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [46] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Followed by Civilization
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+44'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}, {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+1'}
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