Trees Made of Glass
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Trees Made of Glass is the debut episode of the science fiction television series Threshold, introducing its alien-contact premise and core investigative team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trees Made of Glass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10209648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trees Made of Glass Context triple: [Threshold, pilotEpisodeTitle, Trees Made of Glass]
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A.
Built on Glass
Built on Glass is the critically acclaimed 2014 debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Chet Faker, blending downtempo electronica, soul, and R&B.
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B.
The World of Glass
The World of Glass is a museum and visitor attraction in St Helens, England, dedicated to the history, science, and art of glassmaking.
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C.
Life in a Glasshouse
"Life in a Glasshouse" is a jazz-influenced, brass-heavy closing track by Radiohead known for its chaotic, claustrophobic atmosphere and commentary on media intrusion.
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D.
Looking Glass
Looking Glass is a masked vigilante and member of Tulsa's police force in the HBO series "Watchmen," known for his reflective mask and keen interrogative skills.
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E.
Looking Glass
Looking Glass was a prominent Nez Perce leader and war chief who played a key strategic role during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trees Made of Glass Target entity description: Trees Made of Glass is the debut episode of the science fiction television series Threshold, introducing its alien-contact premise and core investigative team.
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A.
Built on Glass
Built on Glass is the critically acclaimed 2014 debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Chet Faker, blending downtempo electronica, soul, and R&B.
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B.
The World of Glass
The World of Glass is a museum and visitor attraction in St Helens, England, dedicated to the history, science, and art of glassmaking.
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C.
Life in a Glasshouse
"Life in a Glasshouse" is a jazz-influenced, brass-heavy closing track by Radiohead known for its chaotic, claustrophobic atmosphere and commentary on media intrusion.
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D.
Looking Glass
Looking Glass is a masked vigilante and member of Tulsa's police force in the HBO series "Watchmen," known for his reflective mask and keen interrogative skills.
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E.
Looking Glass
Looking Glass was a prominent Nez Perce leader and war chief who played a key strategic role during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Threshold episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Threshold pilot episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept for Threshold ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresTheme |
first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence
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formation of a specialized response team ⓘ government investigation of alien phenomena ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Threshold universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | serialized television narrative ⓘ |
| isPilot | true ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | introduces core investigative team ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | sets up overarching alien mystery of Threshold ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Threshold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | debut episode ⓘ |
| seriesPremise | alien contact ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trees Made of Glass Description of subject: Trees Made of Glass is the debut episode of the science fiction television series Threshold, introducing its alien-contact premise and core investigative team.
Referenced by (1)
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