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TV Tempe vs. Book Tempe

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

It’s kind of funny, I’ve started reading Kathy Reich’s books that the show Bones is loosely based upon, and I’m surprised at how different the two different Temperance Brennan characters are. It doesn’t bother me, I enjoy both the show and the books, but I enjoy them apart from each other and don’t really try to make them mesh. In an interview, Reich’s addressed the differences in the two characters.

How have fans of your books reacted to the TV series?
“Initially I got a lot of questions asking why the character of Tempe is different. I think of them as ‘Book Tempe’ and ‘TV Tempe’. Book Tempe is somewhere in her 40s, she works in the Carolinas and Canada, she’s been married and unmarried, and has had this problem in the past with alcohol. TV Tempe is 30-something, she’s in Washington DC, less sophisticated and definitely needs work on her people skills. I think of [the TV show] as a prequel, an earlier point in Tempe’s life. Once I explain that, the fans say ‘okay, that works’.

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Bones: The Official Companion

Monday, March 10th, 2008

For all of you die-hard Bones fans out there, be sure not to miss out on the new book out devoted to all thing Bones! Bones: The Official Companion is out and looks like it’s going to be a great addition to any Brennanite’s collection - or any Boothanite, etc…

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The book features 160 pages of great features - including interviews with the cast and crew, photos that you’ll want to be sure not to miss, and a complete episode guide of seasons one and two! There is also background info on Kathy Reichs, the real-life Temperance Brennan and the work she does in forensics.

Also featuring behind the scenes info such as the special effects makeup and how they create the corpses on the show, guest star info, location and filming information, and a list of music and artist from each episode, this book just gets better and better! Be sure not to miss out on a great addition to your bookshelf!

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About Watching Bones

Who doesn’t love forensic anthropology? Okay, so maybe not, but throw in David Boreanaz and an FBI agent and former sniper along with Emily Deschanel as anthropologist-by-day and best selling author-by-night, as well as other awesome cast members TJ Thyne, Micheala Conlin, Tamara Taylor, and Eric Millegan, and you’ve got a mix for an awesome show. That’s just what you get with Bones. A crime drama that has great wit, great writing, and obviously a great cast; Deschanel’s character Temperance “Bones� Brennan is socially illiterate, although brilliant, and balances out Boreanaz’s character Agent Seeley Booth as they work together to solve sometimes years-old murders. Backed by the “squints� at the Jeffersonian Museum, this team is unstoppable, but it’s the people and the relationships that really make the show. Don’t miss a minute of it!

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