61 Years Later, Star Trek Has Recaptured The Spirit Of Its Most Underrated Character

Since 1965, when James Doohan stepped in front of the cameras for the second Star Trek pilot episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” science fiction history was forever changed. But although he was the chief engineer of the Enterprise, Montgomery Scott wasn’t a major character at the beginning of Star Trek history. Is that even a thing in the Star Trek future?” Despite all of this, Quinn thinks Scotty is perhaps one of the most normal, realistic characters in the Star Trek pantheon. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams on Paramount+.