Did Mc'Coy or Scotty ever have any brothers or sisters ?

[Outpost4]

Excellent point. It comes when you don't create a character but a plot device. Most Star Trek relatives are simply plot devices.

A Star Trek relative that wasn't a plot device is Sarek. Such a well drawn and acted character, Sarek even made the transition into a later series and the movies. He lived.

 

[Michael]

Lets hope that if the new movie shows us any family Scotty or McCoy has - or any other charcater has, that they just won't kill them off. We give Kirk a son just to kill him off. We give Kirk a brother just to kill him off. We give Scotty a nephew just to kill him off. We give Spock a half-brother just to kill him off. We meet McCoys father on his deathbed. I don't understand this fascination with death of relatives.

Because relatives are annoying? I know mine are.

 

[maryh]

Excellent point. It comes when you don't create a character but a plot device. Most Star Trek relatives are simply plot devices.

A Star Trek relative that wasn't a plot device is Sarek. Such a well drawn and acted character, Sarek even made the transition into a later series and the movies. He lived.

And look how popular both of Spock's parents became. Bet they added to the ratings (hint, hint authors).

 

[NiteTrek]

But not exactly canon is that McCoy is divorced and has a daughter. I say not canon since I don't believe he ever mentions it in any dialogue, but there is mention of his ex-wife and daughter from old TOS production notes. In the original script for Way to Eden, one of the "space hippies" was supposed to be McCoy's daughter, Joanna.

Yes, I read the same thing. From what I remember, the article said that McCoy was supposed to have been close to the ages of Kirk/Spock, etc and they didn't think that he would have a daughter that old. McCoy's daughter was then re-written into Chekov's girlfriend.

Too bad, I think the episode would have had more emotional impact if it was McCoy's daughter, and maybe have her die at the end after biting into the apple.

 

[cooleddie74]

I always wanted to see more references to Picard's mother after early Season 1 of TNG, but since she was supposed to have died at some untold point prior to 2364 and having holoprograms or recurring dreams about a dead old French lady would have been creepy sooner or later I suppose it was a good thing we got the one single look at her and that was all.