Watching Bones

Emily Deschanel and Hart Hanson

The videos were great to see the cast and writers in their element, interacting with fans and each other, but Kristin from E! was able to chat them up before their panel at the Paley Center. They answer some pretty good fan questions about the end of Season 3 and a little bit about Season 4. And, as always, they leave us drooling and wanting more. Just another sign of a great show!

They discuss the episode that was pulled last year (that will air this year), the Gormagon, Angela’s husband and the potential for another wedding, the repercussions of Bones and Booth’s kiss, and the potential for more kissing. They also talk briefly about shooting an episode or few overseas in London and the storyline for Booth’s family - with the possibility of working in more story for his son.

This mysterious husband of Angela’s is sounding more and more interesting… and I’m curious if we’ll see more of Azura Skye who played Miss Plimset, the investigator who found the guy in Florida to begin with. She’s an odd character. (She also has background in the Buffyverse - as well as House, CSI, and Smallville, just to name a few.)

Anna in Oklahoma City: “Player Under Pressure,” the episode that was pulled last season, is scheduled to air this month. Did you end up shooting new footage to replace the Angela-Hodgins engagement scenes, or is the original episode going to air?

Conlin (Angela Montenegro): “We did shoot new footage. They were restricted by some of our haircuts and who had facial hair and who didn’t, so Tamara [Taylor] (Dr. Camille Saroyan) and I had some scenes together, and then so did T.J. [Thyne] (Dr. Jack Hodgins) and I.”

Michaela Conlin and Eric Millegan

Nicole in Seattle: Will there be another Angela-Hodgins wedding this year?

Conlin: “Well, I will say that I know the ex-husband is arriving—I believe it’s happening in the last two episodes of this season. And I’m hoping to sit in on the casting sessions. There are gonna be chemistry tests.”

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Well, I missed the Buffy panel at the Paley Center, and now I’ve missed the Bones panel. Oh, the disappointment… Makes me jealous of those lucky few who did get to attend - but huge thanks to those who were generous enough to share the experience with us! (maxie & pentacular to be more specific.)

Here David Boreanaz attempts to kiss Emily Deschanel

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Congrats to Lynn at B5’s Bones blog for getting the chance to take part in a conference call interview with David Boreanaz! Wow, how cool would that be? She was one of a few people to interview him, but the first four questions are hers. Check out the full interview below:

Q: I want to talk to you about your creation of the character. How much of Booth is your doing, and how much of it were you given?

David Boreanaz: Well, I was given the pilot. I read the pilot and I created everything that you’re seeing on screen. As far as that character is concerned what you’re seeing physically. It can’t happen without the words, obviously, but as far as the physicalities, the belt buckle, all that stuff that you see is stuff that I brought to that character.

Q: So what kind of research did you do to find out about FBI agents and their personalities and qualifications?

David: (He laughed) Everything they told me about the FBI I threw out the door, in a lot of ways. I respected it; I went through the idea of it. I took the approach of they guy working for the military and went to the FBI rather than a guy who came right out of Harvard and he’s a penny loafer wearing pencil-pusher guy. That’s a guy that’s afraid to get his feet wet. For me, it was more interesting from the angle of the military guy who was a blue-collar guy. From there, everything exploded. I highly, highly respect what they do and when it comes to using any kind of firearm or entries into buildings I don’t mess around with that. I do it as cleanly and as professionally as I can, the way they would do it. I work with a great guy, Mike Rosso (sp?) on the show, who is with the LAPD who is fantastic, so for me, that is very authentic to a “T.� But the other stuff is character stuff.

Q: Which has been your favorite Bones episode to work on so far?

David: You know, I really enjoy anything I do with Emily, obviously. As far as one complete episode is concerned, I liked the Halloween episode. That was a lot of fun. I got to play a nerd. (laughs) I also liked the season opener of season two, that was a lot of fun. I loved the pilot. You have to go back to the pilot, that’s when it’s fresh and new. The possibilities are endless. (chuckles) It’s always hard to answer those kinds of questions.

Q: Will Booth sing with the American Idol stars?

David: (laughing) You’re going to have to wait to find out. I may dance with the American Idol stars.
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I always get a kick out of seeing my favorite actors/actresses in shows or movies (or commercials or cartoons-as voices) other than the shows that I love to see them in regularly. One of a few actors that seems to pop up in the oddest places is none other than Bone’s Jack Hodgins/TJ Thyne. He’s played opposite David Boreanaz in Angel and Michaela Conlin in MDs before he took the role to work with both of them in Bones. His resume is packed with other guest spots: 24, The O.C., My Wife and Kids, CSI:NY, Charmed, Nip/Tuck, Cold Case, Walker, Texas Ranger, and even Friends are just a few of the shows on his list.

The TV Addict did an interview with Thyne in November that touched on his appearance in so many different roles. In addition to noting that he was “one of the nicest people around,” it was a really good interview. The question was asked if it was hard for him to play the same character for so long after having been so many different characters. Thyne said,

It’s actually really trippy for me because to be completely honest, I’ve always resisted the whole ’series regular’ thing. Over the years I’ve tested for so many shows and when I got to the studio test, I’d pull myself out thinking — I can’t spend 6 years on a show playing the same character, I can’t do it!

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Working as a storyboard artist, forensics scientist and biomedical illustrator, Donna Cline has her hands full making sure the Bones cast and crew get their information straight. With a Master’s in Biomedical Illustration and undergrad in History of Art and Fine Arts at Berkeley, Cline also has a second Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is working on a Doctoral study in clinical psychology. She’s also been working in film and TV for almost 20 years, so she definietly knows her stuff.

As well as the work she does for film, she also woks as a forensic artist (Angela’s job on the show) for police agencies. Cline says that most of her work usually is for suspect composite drawing because “that’s more common than facial reconstructions simply because of frequency and the budgetary constraints of governmental agencies.”

Cline says that although she mostly stuck with feature films, she once received a call to work on The X-Files. She worked as the storyboard artist for that show for their last three seasons until she was recruited to work on Judging Amy. From there she came on board with Bones. The rest is history.

Anyway, here’s a quick interview with her that gives you a little insight into her role in the production of Bones.

Also, there’s a good interview with her on Mania TV that you should check out. It’s worth your while!

Recently, Mark Ulyseas in Bali got the opportunity to interview Kathy Reichs, the author of the Temperance Brennan series that sparked the Fox show Bones. This woman must be brilliant. (Did you know that she’s one of only 50 orensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology? Now that’s a field of work that is understaffed!) I couldn’t imagine how neat it would be to hang out with her for a little while to learn from her, although I must admit that it sounds like her work is a little depressing. In the interview, she talks about working on exhuming a mass grave. She remembers that while working there, “this mother came up to me and held my hand. Her children and grandchildren were in the mass graves. It was moving.”

She also talked about how a lot of her books are based on things that she has seen and dealt with in real life. Her latest book, Bones to Ashes is one such story. Reichs explained that “the plot is based on a true story of a child’s skeleton found on the border of Brunswick and Quebec. I worked on that case. However, the parents or family members were never located. It still remains a mystery.”

Kathy has a new book due out August 26th, 2008 called Devil Bones which will incorporate Voodoo, Black Magic and Witchcraft into the storyline. Sounds like another winner! (But considering that all of her books have found themselves on the New York Bestsellers list, that should come as no surprise…)

As usual, the Bones cast is being tight-lipped about the possible relationship between Booth and Bones, but David Boreanaz does reveal a little of what to look for, or rather, what not to look for this season.

In an interview posted on BuddyTV, David talks about his goal as producer as well as one of the main characters on Bones. He says that fans of the show can look for more info on Booth’s brother (am I forgetting something here – or is the article misprinted? Should it say Bones’s brother?). He also notes that we can forget ever delving into Booth’s past too much, because he doesn’t intent to give us much info on his stint as a sniper.

“The one thing I don’t really want to do is dive into his painful experience being a sniper and all that procedural stuff,� he said. Too bad, because it was obvious in past episodes how much his past has affected him. But I can understand the decision; with the show’s concentration on relationships over the “procedural stuff� as David put it.

Regardless of the lack of back-story on Booth, this season is proving to be interesting enough without it. Booth and Bones therapy sessions, hosted by a barely-out-of-high school therapist, are proving to be very insightful as well as humorous.

David says, “These two have to go to therapy in order to deal with their everyday working lives, which I think is very funny, and that’s never been seen on television, which I think is unique.� True, most people go to therapy because of a problem in their personal lives, so this is a little out of the ordinary. Yet somehow, “Sweet’s� age and lack of presence makes their sessions seem like some kind of joke instead of anything remotely like counseling. But maybe I’m being unfair. After all, I am comparing him to Gordon Garrett, Booth’s previous therapist. (And why couldn’t he have done the couples therapy?)

This is an awesome clip - very short, but very cute. Check out Emily and David in their Halloween costumes for the upcoming episode of Bones. I can’t wait to see what the reasons were behind each of them picking the costume they did. David is a hottie and he even pulls off the geeky guy in glasses look! Emily is a knockout, and Wonder Woman was known for her legs - I have to say that although she’s not a mirror image of Linda Carter, Emily does a pretty good imitation!

Did Booth dress as a geek to poke fun of the squints? If so, will they “getâ€? it? And I love the addition of the tape around the nosepiece of his glasses! It’s just so classic. And why is Bones Wonder Woman? Considering how little TV she has watched (as evidenced by her constant “I don’t know what that means” response whenever someone references something about a TV show), it’s an odd choice…

There are some other great costumes of the Halloween episode – and I’m so looking forward to seeing this episode! Just in case you missed it, we’ll give you a little spoiler…Zach seems to be dressed as a cow, Angela is a vegas showgirl – headdress and all, Hodgins is what appears to be a naval officer/captian (whatever) in an outfit that makes him look like a little kid playing dress up – it swallows him up - and get this – Cam is Catwoman. How funny!

This is going to be GREAT!

I don’t watch morning TV, so I never saw this when it aired. Take a minute and check out this clip of David Boreanaz on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (who?). He talks about a river of chocolate, tells maybe a little more than he should about his passion for/with his wife, how he works to keep his private life private, and touches on Season 3 of Bones.

I love seeing interviews of him - he looks so personalble, not like some celebrities that are untouchable…

At a recent Fox press tour, the cast of Bones once again addressed the now infamous question - when will Booth and Bones finally get together? While this continues to be the question, maybe the bigger question should be if they did get together, would it hurt the show? Some viewers say no, others aren’t so sure. Whatever the writers decision, you can bet that it will be with the intention of satisfying the fans as well as the ratings. While it seems that those may go hand in hand, what would happen if the sexual tension between our beloved Booth and Bones went away? Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what we get this coming season. Whatever it is, it promises to be good…
Thanks to BuddyTV for sharing the panel’s discussion!

“The show is just starting to tap into the relationship of these two characters.â€? Boreanaz told the attending reporters.

While the show may be in the beginning of tapping into the relationship, the chemistry has been there since the beginning and fans have been waiting for the moment when the mixture becomes too good to resist.

Creator Hart Hanson dashed any hope of the two getting together anytime soon, but at the same time expressed to need to use it, or lose it. “We want to keep them apart as long as we can without annoying the audience, and there are a number of ways to do that. There are certain steam valves you can use to relieve the pressure, and we plan on using every one of them. But it’s Season 3. We better see something.” Hart said.

Deschanel offered some speculation as to just when the temperature might reach the boiling point between the too. “We’re growing deeper of friends this season. We investigate a certain kind of fetish and it brings up a little sexual tension. They’ll be forced to face what we feel for each other.” She said.

Fox TV and Stephen Nathan have signed a two year contract to keep him on the show Bones with Hart Hanson - meaning that we’re guarnateed at least two more seasons! The contract also has an option for a third year, so hopefully we’ll see them around for that much longer!

Nathan pointed out that next year is season 3 for Bones, which he “notes is key as it reaches the magical syndication episodic threshold.” In his interview with Variety.com, Nathan said, “I had a 20-year background in comedy before moving to drama, and this is a great melding of the two styles for me. It’s just such a unique show, at least in my experience. We’re really able to do a style of show that I think has been missing from TV.”

The never-ending question about the Booth-Bones relationship is once again the topic of debate. Okay, so not really debate, but more like an interview/article at The Courier Mail.

Emily said:

“In the world of Bones, Booth and Brennan, I think, belong together,” she laughs.”I just don’t know, in the series, how long it will take them to get there. I’m just saying in the future, I’d like to see them get together.”

Check out the article to see what David and Emily have to say about the constant back and forth banter between Bones and Booth.

Check out Variety.com for an article that addresses the use of special effects and the show’s budges. Hart Hanson talks about Bones and how they use the in-house experiments the squints do in place of costly flashback scenes. For example, the episode where Zach and Hodgins used a body made from fake bones and Spam - remember that one? They caught it on fire and got reprimanded by Cam?

The article also talks about some of our other favorite shows, including Heroes. Check it out!

In an interview with Zap2It, Michaela talks about the final episode and the wedding of the season! She talked about the stress of filming the episode, saying “I didn’t realize — I don’t know why — that even though I was just playing a bride and not really getting married, you still go through all the stress of fitting the dress and taking the pictures and walking down the aisle and all that.”

She also talks about having Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top play her father. Apparently, filming a wedding got to him also! Michaela said about Billy, “when we were standing in the foyer before the doors opened to walk down the aisle, he looked and he’s like, ‘My heart’s really beating. This is nervous.’ I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘It all feels so real.’ And it does. The production values are so high.”

Check out the rest of the article at Zap2It to read more from Michaela.

Well, we missed David’s birthday party, but check out this guest appearance/interview of him on Fox and Friends. We also get to hear his parent’s birthday wishes, but unfortunately, they skip singing…