As every fan of the original "Star Trek" series knows, the classic Season 2 episode "The Changeling" and the first feature film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" have a whole lot in common -- so much, in fact, that fans have often referred to that first movie as "Where Nomad Has Gone Before." And, actually, it's true! That's why we're following our "Enterprise Incidents" deep dive of "The Changeling" with the deep dive conversation of "The Motion Picture" that co-hosts Steve Morris & John Rocha did on their podcast series "The Cine-Files," where they were conveniently joined by special guest (and "Enterprise Incidents" co-host) Scott Mantz. And as it turns out, their love for "The Motion Picture" ran so deep (and so long) that they had to divide it into two parts. In Part 1, an alien of unbelievable destructive power is heading towards Earth, and the only Federation Starship in interception range is the USS Enterprise. But after going off in separate directions for the past 2 1/2 years, it turns out that the original bridge crew is a little rusty, not to mention the fact that Admiral Kirk pulled a nasty move to get the Enterprise back. Plus, the Enterprise has been completely refit, and Scotty is still working out the kinks. And what of Mr. Spock, who rejoins the crew with questionable motives? There's a lot going on in just the first half of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," a largely underrated film that has actually aged better than any other "Star Trek" movie over these years and now stands as one of the very best of the bunch.

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