Watching Bones

Wow, these guys make me feel old… John Francis Daley turned 24 today! I knew he had a sweet baby-face, but I didn’t remember that he was really that young… Pretty successful for his age too, but with so much talent, I’m sure no one is surprised!

This is an OLD interview, but it talks about some of his experience - on previous shows, in the movie business, and in music. Like I said, talented - and seems genuinely nice and down to earth.

Happy Birthday kiddo! Hope it’s a good one!

With a reputation as huge as Star Wars, it would be silly to imagine that there wouldn’t be numerous references to the franchise at some point in various forms of media. That being said, is it any surprise that Bones has been noted for making several references to the films? Just recently, on the Official Star Wars Blog, John Francis Daley was highlighted as name dropping - specifically that of the Sith Lords - in an episode of Bones.

The scene dialog went as follows:

Sweets: “It’s like the Sith Lords, man, there’s always only two of them.”
Booth: “Did you just Star Wars us?”

The funny thing is that not only do they note that the reference was made, but they give you a link to watch the full episode (The Knight on the Grid) and tell you exactly where in the episode the quote takes place! (In case you were wondering, it’s around 17:30.)

I have to say I’ve become a really big fan of Sweets this season. When they first introduced him, I wasn’t so sure, and since I didn’t know if he’d be sticking around, I didn’t make a lot of effort to get attached to him. But now, I’m really glad they’ve kept him around, and I really enjoy what he brings to the cast. Especially now that Angela and Hodgins have broken off their relationship - it gives him a lot more issues for him to delve into - regardless of their hesitation to talk to him. Also, we’ve seen just a very little bit of his sessions with Zack, and I’m really hoping they do more of that.

Anyway, TheTVaddict has an interview with John Francis Daley that’s short and sweet, but worth the read. They actually talk some about his previous projects, which I personally have no knowledge of, so that part kind of went over my head. Except for the part that while he admits that he’s been in some work situations that weren’t as pleasant as things on the set of Bones, he very diplomatically refuses to name names or point fingers. Kudos to him! (more…)