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Bones is an ongoing 2005 television series on the FOX Network. It stars David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T.J. Thyne, and Jonathan Adams. Season 1 aired between 13 September 2005 and 17 May 2006; season 2 is due to premiere on 30 August 2006.
The series is very loosely based on the Dr. Temperance Brennan character created in a series of novels by real-life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who is herself a producer on the show.
Premise
The program is a mystery/thriller, telling the story of a series of case files, solved weekly, by an unlikely alliance between Dr. Temperance Brennan's forensic anthropology team at the Jeffersonian Institute (a thinly veiled Smithsonian Institution) and the FBI.
Dr. Brennan's team brings scientific expertise (and an outsider perspective) to the world of criminal investigation, while Agent Seeley Booth brings human intuition, expertise, and "people skills" to the table. The result is an often strained relation (the two sides don't always understand one another), but the results are better than either side of the team could accomplish on their own.
Fans of the Brennan books have expressed their dismay that the character in the series only shares the name with the character in the books, and none of their life histories or characteristics match.
In an ironic reversal, the on-screen Temperance Brennan moonlights as an author, writing about the adventures of a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs.
Cast & Characters
Dr. Temperance Brennan
- Portrayed by Emily Deschanel
She chose her field of research in order to find out what happened to her parents, who vanished without a trace when she was in her teens - leading to an unpleasant time in the foster care system before being rescued by her grandfather. It has been revealed that she has one living brother, Russ.
Recently, she discovered that her mother's remains were found several years ago but had been stored unidentified in the Jeffersonian's backlog of old cases. It was learned that she died from a hematoma, or brain injury, but not immediately, and likely did not return home out of fear for her children’s' safety. Brennan learned that her parents were bank robbers who traveled with a notorious gang during the 70s. Her legal birth name is Joy Keenan and her brother's is Kyle but her parents changed their own names and the children’s' names to protect them. Brennan's father is still living, but it is unknown where he is, only that he still apparently fears for himself and Brennan. Russ/Kyle is reconnecting now with Brennan as they search for their father.
Apparently, she has always been brilliant, which has been noted by her teachers, including her professor of forensic anthropology with whom she was once romantically involved.
She appears to have an amazing lack of understanding of modern pop culture. A running gag through the series is when someone makes an obvious pop culture reference and she blankly states "I don't know what that means."
Her on-screen chemistry with her "partner" Agent Seeley Booth is uncertain and confusing at times, leaving the viewer perplexed, but never bored. It mirrors the uncertain relationship between Temperance Brennan and Andrew Ryan in Kathy Reichs' book series.
Special Agent Seeley Booth
- Portrayed by David Boreanaz
Booth clearly doesn't fit socially with the collection of "geeks" (whom he and his FBI colleagues refer to as "squints") that make up Dr. Brennan's team. Booth fills out the stereotype of the "all American boy" — now all grown up — very well. He is world-wise, socially at ease with people, and apparently at ease with women (a contrast to the humorous social bumbling sometimes exhibited by some of Dr. Brennan's team).
While Booth tries to keep personal and professional life strictly separate, aspects of his personal life leak through. He is a religious man by nature and a practicing Catholic, seeking through the FBI to atone for the lives he took as a sniper by placing other killers behind bars. He was romantically entangled with a blonde lawyer named Tessa. He also has a four-year old son named Parker, from a previous relationship named Rebecca (unmarried), who seems quite hostile toward Booth for unknown reasons. He has also mentioned having a brother named Jared. It was mentioned that he used to have a gambling problem but has since quit.
There is a somewhat confused (and confusing) chemistry between Booth and Brennan. Good colleagues who can respect — if not always understand — each other, there is at least the beginning of a romantic tension within their relationship.
Booth once arrested Brennan for shooting a murderer who was trying to set her on fire. Even though she was not convicted, the fact that she was once arrested for a felony means that the FBI won't allow her a permit to carry a gun.
Lately, Booth had been doing a sort of guy bonding thing with Zach with Booth occasionally giving him pointers. Booth did draw the line at sex tips, however.
Angela Montenegro
- Portrayed by Michaela Conlin
Although artistic in temperament, she is obviously quite intelligent, developing, maintaining, and improving the lab's 3-dimensional graphics and computer simulation system. While she may not exhibit the same social traits as her colleagues, she is well suited intellectually to the team.
She is open, friendly, and caring, seeming to have taken on a nurturing role in the team: she has befriended and constantly tries to draw out Dr. Brennan (referring to her as 'Sweetie'), and she acts as advisor and "social coach" to Zack. Her rapport with Jack seems to be that of a colleague, the two of them being the closest to socially normal within the team. Her appreciation for the well-scrubbed appearance of Seeley Booth is obvious for anyone within sight or earshot of her; at times
Little is known of her family, although it was revealed that she is the daughter of Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. Apart from this, and the parade of faces and anecdotes from her love-life, not much is known of her background. It is revealed that at one point, she got married in a fire-water-influenced ceremony in Fiji. She was unsure whether the marriage "stuck" (was legal) and has no knowledge of where her husband is now.
Her personality according to her coworkers is "quirky," a reality that she seems to be aware of herself. She once told Dr. Brennan: "I don't know how to talk to crazy people unless I'm dating them" (Episode 1-16).
She is also the most socially sophisticated of the team, especially on matters pertaining to love and romance. Rarely an episode goes by when her sexual expertise does not come up in some conversation with the team. She also frequently shows attraction to a man who turns out to be guilty of the crime they are investigating.
Zack Addy
- Portrayed by Eric Millegan
Despite his brilliance, he is unsure of himself, and is unable to forcefully express his opinion to Dr. Brennan, although he has come up with crucial insights vital to some of the team's cases.
His specialty, like Dr. Brennan, is in the analysis of remains, especially identifying cause of death and weapons from marks remaining on skeletal remains. It is usually his task to remove the flesh from the bones, a process known as debriding. Because of his tremendous intellect, he has a strong broad-based knowledge of many of the specialties in the Jeffersonian lab.
Zack is as close to the stereotypical geek as anyone else on the team. Although well-meaning, helpful, and friendly, when a situation calls for social interaction or intuition, he is often lost. Further evidence of his social ineptitude can be seen in the frequent, on-screen coaching in social matter he gets from Jack and Angela.
Zack's only friend seems to be Jack, with whom it was once thought he was roommates. In fact, he rents from and also carpools with Jack, since he can't drive.
Episodes towards the end of the first season of Bones reveal that Zack's colleagues, especially Dr. Goodman, feel he has become too comfortable as Dr. Brennan's assistant and is therefore not completing any of his Doctorates to avoid having to grow into a new position. Goodman and Hodgins have conspired to make Zack less comfortable in his position to motivate him to complete his studies and assume a role above that of an assistant.
Dr. Jack Hodgins
- Portrayed by T.J. Thyne
Hodgins is one of the more sarcastic members of the group. He seems to have a dislike for Goodman's way of working, and is sometimes "the funny man". He is one of the more normal persons in the group, and helps teach Zack how to be socially normal.
His family is extremely wealthy and affluent - and happens to be the single largest donor to the Jeffersonian Institute. Jack wishes for his current occupation to remain concealed from his family as he fears they will prevent him from pursuing his career. Booth, Zack and Angela know about his family, but respect his wishes to keep it from Brennan.
While on the surface Angela rubs Jack the wrong way, he seems to secretly like her.
Dr. Daniel Goodman
- Portrayed by Jonathan Adams
Given that the July 10-16 issue of TV Guide reports that the show is scouting for an actress to serve as "Booth and Brennan's new take-no-prisoners boss lady," it seems that Goodman may be on the way out.
Sam Cullen
- Portrayed by John M. Jackson
Notable Guest Cast
Captain Kyle Henning
- ''Portrayed by Paul Parducci
Episodes
Season 1: 2005-2006
| Title | Original Airdate | # |
|---|---|---|
| "Pilot" | September 13, 2005 | 101 |
| When a set of bones is found hidden in a lake, Dr. Temperance Brennan is called in to help the investigation. | ||
| "The Man in the S.U.V." | September 20, 2005 | 102 |
| When a SUV driven by a Middle Eastern man blows up outside a cafe, Booth and Brennan find themselves tracking a terrorist. | ||
| "The Boy in the Tree" | September 27, 2005 | 103 |
| A boy is found hanging from a tree at an exclusive private school, apparently having committed suicide. Things quickly become more complicated when the school attempts a cover-up. | ||
| "The Man in the Bear" | November 1, 2005 | 104 |
| A human arm is found in the stomach of a black bear. | ||
| "A Boy In a Bush" | November 8, 2005 | 105 |
| The remains of a six-year-old boy who went missing from a local park are found. | ||
| "The Man in the Wall" | November 15, 2005 | 106 |
| Brennan accidentally uncovers a mummified corpse hidden in a dance club wall. | ||
| "A Man on Death Row" | November 22, 2005 | 107 |
| Booth reopens a Death Row case as a favor to a lawyer friend. | ||
| "The Girl in the Fridge" | November 29, 2005 | 108 |
| A young woman is found in a fridge; Brennan runs into problems when the case at court is disrupted by an old professor and ex-lover of hers. | ||
| "The Man in the Fallout Shelter" | December 13, 2005 | 109 |
| A deadly fungus is accidentally released from the body of a man found in a fallout shelter, forcing the team to be quarantined over Christmas. | ||
| "The Woman at the Airport" | January 25, 2006 | 110 |
| It's off to Los Angeles when the body parts of a woman are found scattered near L.A. International Airport. | ||
| "The Woman in the Car" | February 1, 2006 | 111 |
| A woman's body is found in a burnt-out car; things escalate when it appears that her child might have been kidnapped. | ||
| "The Superhero in the Alley" | February 8, 2006 | 112 |
| A decomposed corpse in a superhero outfit is found in an alley. | ||
| "The Woman in the Garden" | February 15, 2006 | 113 |
| A dug-up corpse is found in the back of a gang member's car. | ||
| "The Man in the Fairway" | March 8, 2006 | 114 |
| Three small bone fragments are found at the site of a plane crash, but don't appear to belong to any of the known victims. | ||
| "Two Bodies in the Lab" | March 15, 2006 | 115 |
| Brennan narrowly misses being the target of a shooting while waiting for an online date. | ||
| "The Woman in the Tunnel" | March 22, 2006 | 116 |
| The body of a documentary filmmaker is found in at the bottom of a tunnel shaft beneath Washington, D.C. | ||
| "The Skull in the Desert" | March 29, 2006 | 117 |
| When Angela finds a skull in the desert on her vacation, she asks Brennan for help identifying the skull as she fears that it may be her missing boyfriend's. | ||
| "The Man with the Bone" | April 5, 2006 | 118 |
| A 300-year-old finger bone leads the team on a hunt for pirate treasure. | ||
| "The Man in the Morgue" | April 19, 2006 | 119 |
| Brennan is on vacation in New Orleans identifying bodies of Hurricane Katrina victims. She becomes the prime suspect in a murder, and Booth flies down to help her clear her name. | ||
| "The Graft in the Girl" | April 26, 2006 | 120 |
| The team helps Deputy Director Sam Cullen's daughter, Laura, when she contracts a rare form of lung cancer after receiving a bone graft. Booth and Brennan learn she is not the only victim with this rare form of cancer. | ||
| "The Soldier in the Grave" | May 10, 2006 | 121 |
| A charred body found in a cemetery leads to the team investigating a possible cover-up involving a group of soldiers in the Iraq war. | ||
| "The Woman in Limbo" | May 17, 2006 | 122 |
| Booth opens an investigation into the disappearance of Dr. Brennan's parents when her mother's remains are discovered. | ||
Season 2: 2006-2007
The second season of Bones will begin airing in the USA on 30 August 2006. . The season will presumably air in the UK on Sky One in January 2007.
| Title | Original Airdate | # |
|---|---|---|
| "The Titan on the Tracks" | September 13, 2006 | 201 |
| When a train is derailed and a shady senator is seriously injured, Bones and the team must discover whether the train crash was a ploy to kill the senator, or purely an accident. | ||
| "The Mother and Child in the Bay" | September 20, 2006 | 202 |
| The bodies of a mother and child wash up on a beach, the husband of the dead mother has disappeared because he fears noone will belive his innocence, if he is innocent then who is the murderer? | ||
Media
DVD releases
The first season of Bones will be released on DVD in the UK on the 7 August 2006.References
External links
Fansites
- 206_bones@livejournal.com LJ Community with news, media and much more.
- Searching Bones Blog Fan blog from b5media
- Bones Music at TuneFind
- Bones TV Show has extra information on the Bones characters.
- Temperance Brennan Forum discuss both the TV series and the books in English.
- Bones Online (French Fansite)
- All about Bones! (Brazilian Fotolog)
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