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Bones

  • TV Series
  • 2005–2017
  • TV-14
  • 40m
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David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
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F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.

  • Creator
    • Hart Hanson
  • Stars
    • Emily Deschanel
    • David Boreanaz
    • Michaela Conlin
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    7.8/10
    184K
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    • Creator
      • Hart Hanson
    • Stars
      • Emily Deschanel
      • David Boreanaz
      • Michaela Conlin
    • 340User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Emily Deschanel
    Emily Deschanel
    • Temperance Brennan
    • 2005–2017
    David Boreanaz
    David Boreanaz
    • Seeley Booth
    • 2005–2017
    Michaela Conlin
    Michaela Conlin
    • Angela Montenegro
    • 2005–2017
    T.J. Thyne
    T.J. Thyne
    • Jack Hodgins
    • 2005–2017
    Tamara Taylor
    Tamara Taylor
    • Camille Saroyan
    • 2006–2017
    John Francis Daley
    John Francis Daley
    • Lance Sweets
    • 2007–2014
    Eric Millegan
    Eric Millegan
    • Zack Addy
    • 2005–2017
    John Boyd
    John Boyd
    • James Aubrey
    • 2014–2017
    Patricia Belcher
    Patricia Belcher
    • Caroline Julian
    • 2006–2017
    Michael Grant Terry
    Michael Grant Terry
    • Wendell Bray
    • 2008–2017
    Eugene Byrd
    Eugene Byrd
    • Dr. Clark Edison
    • 2007–2017
    Carla Gallo
    Carla Gallo
    • Daisy Wick
    • 2008–2017
    Pej Vahdat
    Pej Vahdat
    • Arastoo Vaziri
    • 2009–2017
    Sunnie Pelant
    Sunnie Pelant
    • Christine Booth
    • 2014–2017
    Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal
    • Max Keenan…
    • 2006–2017
    Jonathan Adams
    Jonathan Adams
    • Daniel Goodman
    • 2005–2006
    Joel David Moore
    Joel David Moore
    • Colin Fisher
    • 2008–2017
    Susanne Allan Hartman
    • Christine Angela Booth…
    • 2012–2013
    • Creator
      • Hart Hanson
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    Reviewers say 'Bones' is lauded for its engaging characters, especially the chemistry between Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth, and its mix of crime-solving and personal drama. The show's humor, character growth, and lead chemistry are appreciated. However, criticisms include reliance on gimmicks, unrealistic plots, and overly dramatic elements in later seasons. Some note inconsistencies in character behavior and predictability. Despite these issues, 'Bones' is generally seen as an enjoyable, entertaining series with a dedicated fan base.
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    jmgrogue

    Same/Different

    I watched the show and it did feel familiar, yet fresh also. Emily/Temperance is very convincing and the rest of the cast isn't your every day cute side kicks. They seem like real squints, and that is a whole other world they live in. A bit of a stretch on the Holographic skull and body stuff. I'll go with you there, but only if you let the squint out of the lab more.

    David B is and always will be Angel to some people, watch this show and you'll come away thinking its more Angelus than Angel, the humor and comic timing between him and Emily has the makings of a Moonlighting relationship if, IF the writers want to play it out that way. All in all, a good show, directing was crisp the photography was also good.
    8henryshear

    A Decent Show That Ran Its Course.

    I started watching Bones when it had just finished its 9th season, so I had a lot of catching up to do. I had just finished watching Freaks and Geeks and I had really liked John Francis Daley, so he was the reason I decided to watch the show. He does not appear as Lance Sweets until Season 3, but he is amazing as always. I started to watch the show because of him, but I fell in love with other characters in the process. I loved how Booth, the FBI agent, made fun of all the anthropologists and how Brennan would always tell her colleagues not to presume or hypothesize anything and just go based off the evidence. Each of the characters have their own quirks that typical people would most certainly not have. That is something I absolutely loved about the show. I love how characters change over time too. Emily Deschanel who plays Brennan goes from being a cold, rational anthropologist to being warm, sometimes kind and sympathetic friend to others. Bones has about 8-9 amazing seasons, but after that it tails off. I watched halfway through season 10 before I decided to stop. The show was not bad by all means, but I was just bored with it by that point.

    On a happier note, I loved the show!!! The writing is very witty and smart, it uses modern day real world events in the murder cases and talks about taboo topics in our society. I recommend this show for anyone that likes crime procedural tv shows, I loved it for a very long time and it was with a very sad heart that I decided to stop. This show is highly recommended!
    kg100-1

    Liked it enough to keep watching

    I found the first 15 minutes or so to be a little "trite". The characters didn't seem to fit comfortably in their skin. But by the end of the pilot I was very much interested, especially in the forensics aspect. I have a friend who is an anthropologist and I'm going to get her opinion about the Dr. Brennan character.

    The series has a lot of potential and I especially like that unlike X Files, these characters are dealing with "real life" events rather than other worldly events.

    I think the lead actors are good together and am looking forward to the building of their chemistry together. Whether as working partners or romantics, I don't care, I just want there to be a degree of tension between them that will keep things interesting.
    9emilybowdidge

    AMAZING

    Amazing Television. Some people have said Emily Dechanel's Acting is Wooden and bad. Temperance Brennan is supposed to be wooden and as sweets states,she over rationalises things,meaning she doesn't understand 'life' like Booth/everyone else does. So she is supposed to be wooden and as seasons progess,she gets better as Booth teaches her.And I think Emily Has done this very Well. David Boreanaz's Acting is changed drastically from Angel,its much better! I love this show and the psychological aspect of relationships,especially between booth and Brennan. 4:47
    9harveyvilla

    Excellent cast - good stories - until series 7.....

    ......which frankly started to put me in mind of a Mothercare advert. Too much goop about babies... Not at all what I was expecting having read most of Kathy Reichs' work, but enjoyable and well served by an excellent supporting cast, notably TJ Thyne and Michaela Conlin. Even the terminally irritating characters of Sweets and Daisy became less annoying with time. It's unusual to see a programme in which there are no main characters you can't connect with. In this case they are all easy to like sympathetic characters....even the interns. Good job fellas.

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    • Trivia
      Temperance Brennan is an anthropologist who writes about the character Kathy Reichs in her spare time. In real-life, Kathy Reichs is an anthropologist who writes about the character Temperance Brennan.
    • Goofs
      In season one Brennan says that she was in the foster care system till her grandfather got her out; in later seasons she claims not to have met her grandparents.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lance Sweets: What part of your head hurts?

      Special Agent Seeley Booth: The part above my shoulders.

    • Crazy credits
      The Far Field Productions after the end credits features a teenage boy in a cartoon-like art style who points to a field and asks "What does that mean?".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: David Boreanaz & Slash (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Bones Theme (Squints Mix By DJ Corporate)
      Written by The Crystal Method

      Performed by The Crystal Method

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Fox Television
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Brennan
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(FBI set)
    • Production companies
      • Far Field Productions
      • Josephson Entertainment
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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