Watching Bones

I guess it’s a safe bet to say that talent runs in the Deschanel family. We all know and love Emily Deschanel for her role as Temperance Brennan in Bones, but her little sister Zooey Deschanel is on her way to the big time (if one would say she’s not there already) with her supporting role in this summer’s hit The Happening.

Another of M. Night Shyamalan’s thrillers, The Happening is being called a “paranoid thriller” - whatever new label that is. The movie is about some phenomenon that causes people to commit suicide - in a completely calm and assured manner. Zooey Deschanel plays Alma Moore, the wife of Elliot Moore (played by Mark Wahlberg). Apparently the movie is pretty graphic, showing scenes up close and personal of a construction worker who has thrown himself off of a building site with arms and legs and bones snapped and twisted in strange positions due to the fall, complete with blood and gore. The graphic gore gets worse, but I won’t tell you any more about it. But it’s safe to say that this movie is most definitely not for the faint of heart.

Although the critics haven’t been terribly kind to the film, it seems that the audiences like it pretty well. Critic Roger Ebert said of the film, “It is no doubt too thoughtful for the summer action season, but I appreciate the quietly realistic way Shyamalan finds to tell a story about the possible death of man.” If you were a fan of M. Night Shamalan’s other films, this is one you probably want to check out. And be sure to take time to appreciate Zooey’s performance while you’re at it!

Emily Deschanel has added her name to the list of celebrities supporting the Declaration of Compassion for the Planet and it’s Inhabitants. We all know she’s a big supporter of the environment and animals, so this isn’t a big surprise. I’m all about taking care of what we have, although I have to say I’m not as extreme about it as some.

I’ve taken a look at this declaration, and I’m not really sure about the whole deal. Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, it says “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all creatures are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That whenever any form of human activity becomes destructive to these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new practices that shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

The text concerns me that soon people will be lobbying that animals have the same rights as humans, and that it’s not only wrong to treat them cruelly, which I do agree with, but that it’s wrong to even kill them for food at all - even in an agreed-upon, “humane” way.

The text goes on to tout the evils of agribusiness, although it doesn’t offer any alternatives or really any facts. The goal is to have 100,000 signatures, but so far the organization has recorded 212. The Declaration will be unveiled on June 28th at a ceremony at the 7th annual Catskill Animal Sanctuary Shindig.

Other big names in support of the Declaration include Kristen Wiig, Russell Simmons, Zana Briski, and Brook Shields. To learn more about the Declaration or to sign it and add your support, check it out at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary.

Here are some shots of David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel posing at the 2008 Fox UpFront at Wollam Rink in Central Park (New York) in May. It goes without saying that I can’t wait for fall when the show will come back with all new episodes in September (yep, we’ve got to wait that long!). Until then I guess we’ll have to be content with repeats, but I’m even enjoying that!

They just look so cute together! Wonder what kind of relationship issues we’ll get into next season?

And here’s David - showing off his awesome socks! Reminds me of the witch’s socks in the Wizard of Oz - when the house landed on her - wasn’t she wearing striped socks like that?

And Emily, beautiful as always - and in polka dots!

PETA is having their 2008 Sexiest Vegetarians contest again! Be sure to go and cast your vote. I guess I can’t tell you WHO to vote for, but I will put a bug in your ear that Emily Deschanel is on the list! I didn’t see any of the guys from Bones on the list, but at least we can support Emily!

I realize the episode has already aired, but I always enjoy seeing the actors talk about their work and give us some behind-the-scenes info. It’s just kind of neat to see how they work together to give us the finished product that we see every Monday night.

Here’s a quick interview from Emily Deschanel about the episode The Wannabe in the Weeds. She talks about having nightmares that made her a little “jittery” about singing. She also mentions that she and David Boreanaz are Idol fans. Brandon Rogers also talks briefly about having met Deschanel and Boreanaz previously.

And here’s a quick video interview with Emily and then Emily and David together. I love their chemistry - the fact that they work hard on the show is benefited so much from the fact that they’re also friends. They talk about David giving Emily pointers and “notes” about the singing she does in the episode. Guess his previous karaoke experience came in handy here…

Now that the episode has aired, this isn’t exactly ground-breaking, but I wanted to go ahead and share it anyway. This is the full page shot TV Guide had in their magazine this week to promote this week’s episode of Bones. It was labeled a “Must-See of the Week,” which is how I think it should be every week, but hey, what can I do?

Hart Hanson was quoted as saying, “It’s funny because Emily is a good singer…and Brennan is not.” Well, I hope you enjoyed the hilarity of watching Bones perform! It’s a good thing she’s got a good day job! Too bad she couldn’t take Sweets and Booth’s comments to heart, but I understand why she wanted to believe her mom that she sang better than Cyndi Lauper! Too funny!

I wouldn’t mind seeing a clip of Emily singing for real though - since she’s gotten props from Hanson, I mean, it’s not like her mom swearing she was a good singer!

TV Guide Magazine just put out their 2008 TV’s Sexiest Stars list, and Emily Deschanel made the list! The category that she caught was “Sexiest Smart Chick” and she’s runner up underneath Law & Order’s Mariska Hargitay who plays Olivia Benson. If she was going to be runner up, at least it was to someone I can understand why they won. She’s one sexy (and smart) cop.

The other characters who made the list were: Allison Cameron - House, Liz Lemon - 30 Rock, Nico Reilly - Lipstick Jungle, and Elena Delgado - Without a Trace.

Unfortunately, and for some completely unknown reason, David Boreanaz didn’t make any of the lists. I’m sure someone made an oversight, because he should so be on that list!

Fox provided a few clips of tonight’s episode for those of us who can’t wait to see the actual episode. Looks like Booth and Bones will be butting heads once again. Tonight we get to see Player Under Pressure - the episode that was pulled last year due to the shootings at VA Tech. The episode is about a campus murderer whose victim is crushed by bleachers. Since the victim is a star basket-ball player for the school, Booth and Bones end up looking into the world of sports on a college campus and all the “racy lifestyles” the athletes live. And, as you can guess, Bones has her own very strong opinion about the forensic application of sports and the people who play and follow them…

In this clip, Bones expresses her frustration that her guest lecture wasn’t well received at the college.

In this one, Bones offends Booth by putting down athletes and adults who watch sports.

Check out this video showcasing some of the Season 2 bloopers from Bones. There’s plenty of profanity, blowing of raspberries, funny faces, forgotten lines, and general goofiness to enjoy! One of my favorite is David Boreanaz as Booth giving us a close-up on his beautiful smile - as in through a magnifying glass close-up!

There’s a funny bedroom scene with Emily Deschanel (Bones) and Eddie McClintock (Sulley) under the covers, and Boreanaz does a little dance step more than once. We see a silly side of Eric Millegan’s character Zach, and what appears to be a fly-by air attack. There’s an unscripted Booth/Bones kiss, and loads of uncontrollable giggles.

Squeaky nose jokes, more cussing, and what blooper reel would be complete without the all-time favorite, the fart joke. Anyway, don’t just take my word for it, check it out! (They make having and doing their jobs look like so much fun.)

Once again we have spied Emily Deschanel looking glamorous as she attended the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 designer Ports 1961 at Bryant Park. (Wow, that was a mouth-full…)

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Huh? That was my first thought when I read about Emily Deschanel at the Herve Leger Show. Well, that and “who’s Herve Leger?” So, armed with my trusty google search, I found out that Leger is actually a designer well known for the bandage dress. Okay, so here we go to google the bandage dress. Sounds kind of cheesey, but it turned out to be pretty neat - if you have a perfect figure, that is.

However, as we all know, Emily fits the bill and she wears the dress beautifully. Here she is at the show - too bad they couldn’t take a photo that showed the whole dress… although I guess this way we get the benefit of a close up.

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It’s no secret that the Deschanel family has it’s share of talent. We’re wowed by Emily’s performance on Bones, and her little sister Zooey Deschanel has made her own name known in the showbiz circuit as well. (And of course they’re both beautiful!) Now, she’s getting recognized for her musical talent as well!

Here is a photo out of a recent magazine that spotlights Zooey Deschanel along with M. Ward. (photo by John Huba) Zooey’s voice was showcased in the film Elf she stared in opposite Will Farrell, and now her voice will be in the Sundance film The Go-Getter, where she performs a Richard and Linda Thompson classic during the closing credits with M. Ward. After meeting him, Zooey happened to mention that she did some songwriting herself, and apparently she’s pretty good.

Ward said, “I was amazed by the quality.” He was so amazed, in fact, that he soon began producing her debut album. “I just had an incredible time working with her. She’s an amazing talent, and a genius vocalist… I’m looking forward to people hearing this record.” Her album is finished and should be released later this year.

Zooey is also picking up the pace in her professional life as she is working on a new M. Night Shyamalan movie The Happening, and will also star as Janis Joplin in The Gospel According To Janis. She has just recently starred in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford alongside of Brad Pitt. Not to mention the series Tin Man she’s taking part in on the SciFi channel… She’s one busy little bee!

(I wonder if the singing talent extends to Emily as well…)

Emily is definitely a beautiful woman, no doubt about it. But here at the 13th Annual Critic’s Choice Awards she really stood out. (Emily was a presenter this year, and had the privilege of giving the award for “Best Young Actress” to Nikki Blonsky for the movie Hairspray.) People either loved or hated her look, but she certainly is stunning. Who would have thought that fake eyelashes and heavy eyeliner could look so good? She does have an odd taste in clothes though… too bad she’s wearing something with gold diamond shoulder-pad looking things on it. But, even with the so-not-my-favorite dress, she’s still very attractive.

The funny thing is that from everything I’ve read about her, she seems to be a truly nice and very genuine person, but some of the comments I read on her look this evening were about how she looked “scary.” Bellasugar said, “It’s a bold take on glamour, no bones about it.” Ha ha, great “Bones” reference there! Out of 750 votes on bellasugar’s site, Emily’s fans by far loved her look, with 75% (566 votes) saying they loved it, and only 16% (123) saying they hated it and 8% (61) saying they are undecided. So, what do you think?

Whatever your opinion, you’ve got to agree that she is one of a kind! That, and this is look that we’ll never see Dr. Temperance Brennan wear on Bones! Too bad we can’t have some kind of weird dream sequence where Bones actually got dressed up like this. Nah, on second thought, that would just be too cheesy!

GotNews.TV has posted the following interview with Bones creator and writer Hart Hanson on the writers strike. Hart, along with Emily Deschanel, Micheala Conlin, and Eric Millegan address the strike and says that fans can help get things rolling again by writing letters, sending emails and by sending pencils. Yes, pencils. If you check out pencils2mediamoguls, you can send a box of pencils to the studios show your support for the writers. The hope is that they will come back to the table for more talks with a better outcome than we’ve had previously. The site says that the point of all of this is “we want the media moguls to start negotiating in good faith. We want the strike to end with a fair deal for both sides.”

Nikki Finke says, “Now is the time to save ALL our shows. Mail pencils to the AMPTP and to any studios whose shows you enjoy… Maybe we can help the studios see just how much support the WGA has. And maybe, just maybe, we can give them a graceful way out (not because they’re buckling under the writer’s demands, but because they care so much about their audience. Us. And isn’t that supposed to be their job?”

As much as I would hope that as the fans and viewers of the shows that we could make a difference, it seems that more often than not it comes down to the money. However, if they don’t keep the viewers happy, I guess that will hurt their pocket books in the long run… I hope that our efforts as fans DO have an impact, so definitely take the time to send a box of pencils if you can (it’s only $1) or send a letter or email. The site also has the names and addresses of the six media moguls - the men that run the multi-media conglomerates - and who are in charge and actually have the power to make a difference. They’re the people we need to contact - in a NICE, POLITE way please!

One of the really great things about the pencils2mediamoguls campaign is that any money left over will go to the Union Solidarity Fund, which supports the non-WGA members affected by the strike. I just think this is an awesome thing! Oh, and if you’re concerned about the waste of pencils, the vendor who is supplying them makes them from sustainably harvested wood (they don’t deforest) - Emily would be proud!

We all know how involved Emily Deschanel is in good causes. She’s shown us she’s concerend for animals through her animal activist pursuits and veganism, and now she’s joined with other big names to take part in a private trunk show hosted by Michelle Jonas. The show was to raise money for women in Congo to help them rebuild their lives through a group called Woman for Women International.

Oh that other starlets would take a page from Emily’s book! She was joined by co-star Michaela Conlin as well as Jacinda Barrett, Heather Graham, Amy Adams, and Melanie Lynskey. (You’ll recognize Amy Adams from her recent movie Enchanted, in which you will also catch a glimpse of Micheala!)

Apparently Emily has an eye for fashion among her many other talents, for she was giving the other girls there advice on the dresses they were choosing. “I can’t help stating my opinion. I tend to give practical advice,” she said. Also, while they were there, Emily and Micheala traded stories on their new homes and lack of furniture, although with their taste and salaries, I’m sure their homes weren’t bare for long!