2008 Woodie Awards
No Bones about it: TV show mixes forensics with humor
Saad Shariff
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Arts and Entertainment
Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) are back for a third season of forensic anthropology in the TV show "Bones."
The drama, which is derived from the book by New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, was an immediate hit on Fox.
If you happened to flip through the channels and catch a glimpse of the season opener, you might have noticed the location. The premiere was filmed in London, England.
It is quite a pleasant surprise in the realm of detective television shows that have recently taken over television.
"Bones" stands out from its competitors, "Law and Order," "CSI," "Medium," and others, by providing a light education in forensic anthropology and releasing tensions with a bit of witty humor.
When you take a cynical and lonely forensic anthropologist like Brennan and give her a cocky, gun wielding FBI agent like Booth, you are surely in for a bumpy ride that will tickle your funny bone.
If Booth and Brennan become too much, there is a lab full of other characters such as Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin), Dr. Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) and Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley) to keep the humor rolling with quick wit.
Adding spice are the occasional office romance and identifiable life choices to bring a certain much-needed splash of lively humanity to an office dedicated to dead people.
Along with several newly added characters, "Bones" this season is a sure bet for an hour of pleasant education in the field of forensic anthropology.
Kathy Reichs, producer of television series as well as author of the bestselling book series, just released a new book in August.
"Devil Bones" is an easy read that quickly piques he reader's interest. In "Devil Bones," the skillful Reichs shows how richly she deserves her status as a New York Times bestselling author.
Based on the character of Temperance, this is Reichs' 11th book that deals with identifying bodies in the most unusual of ways. This time, Temperance has to identify the deaths of two separate victims.
The drama, which is derived from the book by New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, was an immediate hit on Fox.
If you happened to flip through the channels and catch a glimpse of the season opener, you might have noticed the location. The premiere was filmed in London, England.
It is quite a pleasant surprise in the realm of detective television shows that have recently taken over television.
"Bones" stands out from its competitors, "Law and Order," "CSI," "Medium," and others, by providing a light education in forensic anthropology and releasing tensions with a bit of witty humor.
When you take a cynical and lonely forensic anthropologist like Brennan and give her a cocky, gun wielding FBI agent like Booth, you are surely in for a bumpy ride that will tickle your funny bone.
If Booth and Brennan become too much, there is a lab full of other characters such as Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin), Dr. Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) and Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley) to keep the humor rolling with quick wit.
Adding spice are the occasional office romance and identifiable life choices to bring a certain much-needed splash of lively humanity to an office dedicated to dead people.
Along with several newly added characters, "Bones" this season is a sure bet for an hour of pleasant education in the field of forensic anthropology.
Kathy Reichs, producer of television series as well as author of the bestselling book series, just released a new book in August.
"Devil Bones" is an easy read that quickly piques he reader's interest. In "Devil Bones," the skillful Reichs shows how richly she deserves her status as a New York Times bestselling author.
Based on the character of Temperance, this is Reichs' 11th book that deals with identifying bodies in the most unusual of ways. This time, Temperance has to identify the deaths of two separate victims.
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Melissa
posted 10/08/08 @ 8:47 AM CST
Just a quick note...
This is the 4th season of Bones, not the 3rd.
Bones is amazing. It has the perfect blend of whit, adventure, action, mystery, humor, sarcasm, suspense, and a bit of romance as well. (Continued…)
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