Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 24: Space Seed [VHS]
"Space Seed" introduced Khan Noonien Singh (a viperlike Ricardo Montalban) toTreklore. The trouble begins when Kirk and crew discover a derelict ship and its crew of 70 supermen aboard, all in suspended animation. Led by Khan, these strange people turn out to be the product of genetic experimentation in the 1990s and instigators of a so-called Eugenics War, i.e., the Third World War on Earth often mentioned on various Trek programs. Though displaced from his more violent time and place, Khan quickly overcomes his disorientation and shifts into conqueror mode, rapidly overtaking theEnterprisewith the aid of a comely Federation historian who is swooning at his feet. As anyTrekfan knows, "Space Seed" inspiredStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, regarded by many as the best of theTrekfeature films.--Tom Keogh