The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series) The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series) "The Changeling" is the third episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by John Meredyth Lucas and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on September 29, 1967. The crew of the USS "Enterprise" deals with a life-destroying space probe originally launched from Earth. The plot contains similarities to the later . The "Enterprise" investigates a distress call from the Malurian star system. Upon arrival, First Officer Spock reports no life readings from any of the 4 billion inhabitants, despite otherwise normal recent communications. The ship's shields
Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series) Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Shore Leave" is the fifteenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by Theodore Sturgeon and directed by Robert Sparr, it first aired on December 29, 1966. In the episode, the crew of the "Enterprise" visits a bizarre planet where strange and utterly improbable things happen to the landing party sent to do an initial planetary survey. On stardate 3025.3, the Federation starship USS "Enterprise", under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, arrives at a planet in the Omicron Delta system. Scans reveal the planet to be