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
The Survivor (Star Trek: The Animated Series) Critics felt that the episode was similar to those of "The Original Series", but it was considered one of the best episodes seen in "The Animated Series" by Chris Cummins of the website Topless Robot. "The Survivor" was adapted into a novelization by Alan Dean Foster and was released on several different home media formats. On stardate 5143.3, while patrolling near the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Federation starship "Enterprise" finds a small private ship manned by a Vendorian, an alien species that can transform its shape at will. The alien dupes the crew on board the "Enterprise" into thinking that