Watching Bones

I can’t even begin to imagine how these people get their hands on the info they do - I crawl the web as often as my 15-month-old will let me for new scoops, but apparently I’m not looking in the right places (or I don’t have the right connections.)

The Bones Spoilers on LiveJournal have a slew of spoilers posted (hence the name), but on that they’ve got is just too good not to share. So, here goes:

Looks like some of the lines from the upcoming The Finger in the Nest has been leaked, and these guys were kind enough to share. One of the lines for TJ Thyne’s character Hodgins is: “First, my best friend who used to work here, with me, he got into some big trouble and… he’s locked up now and I miss him…”

Okay, we can assume he’s talking about Zach since we already know that Bones is getting a new grad student. But what’s he locked up for? Some of the speculation on the boards is that he’s Gormagon, but I don’t buy it. I’m going to guess it has something to do with the time he spent in Iraq - we never did get the full story on why he came home like he did. I don’t think he was a deserter or anything, and I don’t expect it to be anything huge, but who knows, I could be seriously surprised. And with awesome writers like the show has, I’m sure the way it pans out will be great.

Also, later he also says: And Angela - you know Angela, she and I used to - we were engaged to be married, and well, that went south, too.

I don’t know what to think about this one. If you believe Ausiello, we’ve been promised more kissing - but not necessarily from Bones/Booth, so I assumed it was the Angela/Hodgins deal. Maybe not? But really, can you see the writers breaking up our only satisfying relationship on the show? Oh well, guess we’ll have to wait and see! What agony!

I cannot say this enough - there are some serious spoilers to come, so be warned! Michael Ausiello gave us not one, not two, but three scoops on Bones and what we have to look forward to. Considering Bones isn’t one of the shows that graces his column in TVGuide each week, this is the motherload! Anyway, here’s what he had to say… Oh, and don’t take the Sarah Michelle Gellar thing (or the season 6 and 7 predictions for that matter, although who really knows?) to heart. Although seeing her as a guest star might not be that bad!

Question: Are Booth and Brennan going to do any more kissing this season on Bones? — S.W.
Ausiello: Probably not this season. But next season? You betcha. Exec producer Hart Hansen confirms that the two Bs will “definitely” lock lips for real sometime in Season 4. “I figure, we’re going into [our fourth season],” he says, “and we’ve had the fake kiss. So we need to go to the next step.” At this rate, I’m guessing the rest of their relationship will unfold thusly:

Season 5: Sex
Season 6: Marriage
Season 7: Baby Bones
Season 8: Sarah Michelle Gellar turns up as Booth’s never-before-seen demon-hunting ex.

Question: You can’t just leave me hanging as to why Bones is looking for a new full-time forensic anthropologist. Who’s leaving? — Katie
Ausiello: Actually, I just double-checked the Ask Ausiello rulebook, and I can leave you hanging. Not only that, but I can even heighten your anxiety if I want. Which reminds me: Did I tell you about the two deaths coming up? One of them occurs in the May 12 episode, the other in the May 19 season finale.

Question: Do you have any Bones scoop? — Gerri
Ausiello: I’m trying to think of something that’s bigger than the kiss and the two deaths I just told you about. Oh, here’s something: There’s a very good chance that the fourth-season premiere will air on Aug. 26 and be two hours long. And that’s not the best part. No, the best part is waiting for you in this week’s Ausiello Report vodcast!

Oh, and since the vodcast isn’t posted here, let’s just say that the “best part” he refers to is that Bones will be shooting in England. We knew they were looking overseas, so they’ve made their decision - it should be fun seeing Bones in jolly old England! Think she has connections to the Queen? I wouldn’t doubt it!

Any week that Michael Ausiello talks about Bones is a good week. This time he’s got a scoop for us on Bones’ potential for “gentlemen suitors” as he calls it. Sounds a little shady to me, but that makes it just that much more juicy…
(BTW: Please Don’t Read if you don’t like spoilers - this “news” may not be the end-all-be-all for the show, but still. As if you couldn’t see the above warning!)

Question: Any and all Bones scoop, please? — Catherine
Ausiello: Brennan will be juggling two gentlemen suitors in an upcoming episode — one who may or may not be married and one who may or may not be gay.

Can’t even begin to guess who the may or may not be gay character would be. Not really sure I’ve got an idea on the may or may not be married suitor either. This should be an interesting love…square? If you count Booth, Emily plus maybe married and maybe gay make four. Not exactly a love triangle, but hey, whatever works! Can’t wait to find out!

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.

I can’t help but be just a tiny bit jealous of Michael Ausiello and his access to the stars… But hey, someone’s got to have the job, and since I live on the wrong coast, it’s not gonna be me, and he does a good job, so kudos to him. Anyway, he’s got some scoop on Bones in this week’s Ask Ausiello that addresses the Gormogon killer and some of the other “news” we’ve been hearing about the upcoming Bones episodes. Be forewarned, there is serious spoilage ahead!

Question: Any scoop on why Bones would need a new forensic anthropologist? Is something going to happen to Zack? — Elizabeth

Ausiello: Sure sounds like it based on Fox’s official episode description for the May 19 season finale: “When a human jawbone shows up at the Jeffersonian, Brennan and the team quickly realize that the Gormogon serial killer has struck again. In a shocking turn of events, an explosion in the lab sends Zack to the hospital; Gormogon’s silver skeleton goes missing from the basement vault; and every Jeffersonian employee becomes a suspect, with the very real possibility that one of their very own may be working with the twisted and elusive serial killer.”

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Here’s a quick clip to preview tonight’s ALL NEW episode of Bones. I don’t need to tell you it’s going to be great, but if you have any doubts whatsoever, just check out the preview below. But, if you don’t want anything spoiled for our return to new eps, please just stop here. I mean it!

Otherwise, watch away! You’re going to love it…

What did I tell you? The cast is back in their usually great rare form and it’s going to be a great final few episodes of this season. (Curse that writers strike that kept us from new episodes this long! Oh well, sucks for us I guess.)

I’m curious to see if the horse is really his and was that a moment of male bonding with the “cheese” thing? That and the “brook trout” line - they’ve got to have so much fun making this show… Oh the drama - the suspense! Can we wait another - how many is it? - hours?

If you like to just watch the episodes as they come, DO NOT read or view any further! Here are some GREAT clips - NOTE!! I said CLIPS, not previews!!! - from tonights episode - just enough to whet your appetite even more before we start back with tonight’s ALL NEW episode of Bones! (Like any of us needed the additional suspense! At least our wait is over! Hallelujah!)

A special note of thanks to supernatural66 for posting these!

I LOVE the cheese joke (from the previously posted preview) - it goes so well with the “serious as a gas attack” line. The writers of the show are just too awesome. So enjoy the clips - or don’t and wait until tonight. But either way, don’t forget that tonight we start back with all new Bones. There’s only a few episodes left before we’re back to waiting until next season, so enjoy them while they last!

TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello had a great scoop for us on his vodcast about one of the upcoming Bones episodes! Okay, so not so much, but he does have a little bit of news for us. (That and co-host Papa Smurf…) As we all know by now, we’ll be getting the treat of seeing not only the remaining three new Bones episodes when they come back, but we’ll also finally be able to see the one that was pulled due to the VT shootings. However, according to Ausiello, we won’t be getting the whole episode.

Considering that the episode was pulled and is now being shown out of sequence, I guess it only makes sense that they have decided to cut scenes with Angela and Hodgins that show them together but not as “together” as they are now. Although not technically married, they have walked down the aisle together, so the scenes that were cut wouldn’t make much sense now.

Personally, I think that the Bones fans would understand and would accept the episode as is without the edits and just be happy to finally see it, but I guess for someone just coming into the show it makes more sense… What do you think? Show it all or cut it for continuity?

Hopefully, we’ll get the complete episode when they get around to releasing it on DVD - what will that be, probably next year sometime? So until then we’ll just have to hold our breath and be happy with the little bit of scraps they throw us. (Aren’t you glad I didn’t say bones?)

Well, thanks to the country’s weird obsession with sports, Bones took a break this week so we could all watch baseball. Yay for us. No, not really. I don’t enjoy going to sporting events, so I really can’t imagine sitting on my couch to watch one. (My apologies to my sports-fanatic readers.)

Anyway, next week we should be back on schedule with a brand new episode of Bones. According to the Fox network website, it should be another great show! Apparently we’re finally going to get Booth and Bones into the couple’s therapy sessions we’ve been promised for this season. With the threat of being separated hanging over their heads, it will be interesting to see what lengths they go to to keep their partnership together. There’s a great video clip of them in the waiting room discussing what they’re going to talk about in therapy. Booth suggests Bones talk about her dad. When she balks at the suggestion, Booth hesitantly admits a dream he had that they might talk about, but when Bones gives him a hard time about it, he takes it back. Realizing she’s upset him, Bones agrees that maybe she could talk about her dad. You’ve really got to check this out!

Also, for those green-advocates out there, this next week’s episode is for you. It’s about the murder, maybe double homicide, of an organic farmer. Check it out…

Booth and Brennan go in to investigate when teenagers find a severely decomposed body on the grounds of the V.A. hospital. The man is identified as Franklin Curtis, founder of an organic supermarket chain. The team is puzzled when the body’s high temperature reveals that it had been cooked or incinerated. As they attempt to pin down an initial cause of death at the lab, Brennan and Booth question potential suspects around Curtis’ farm. They suspect foul play by a rival farmer from whom Curtis was trying to buy land to turn it organic. In their investigation, Booth and Brennan also discover that Curtis was a well known philanderer. When the flesh of another body is identified with Curtis’, the team must investigate a possible double homicide. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan are assigned to a new – and very young – psychiatrist, Dr. Lance Sweets. He warns them that the FBI may separate the two unless they undergo further psychiatric counseling, and they reluctantly cooperate in the “The Secret in the Soil” episode of BONES airing Tuesday, Oct. 23

The Halloween episode of Bones is destined to be a great one. If no other reason than the name just screams Halloween to begin with! Besides, what else makes you think of the scary holiday than bones of any type?

This season, we’ve been promised Wonder Woman, and it looks like we’ll get her for sure! I can’t imagine what is going to get Bones into a costume, but as shown by the pictures below, she’s going to end up saving the day again! And check out the rest of the Bones crew! Can you believe it? It’s just plain awesome. I can’t wait to see this one. Forget the typical plot (which I know if going to be great anyway,) I just want to see everyone in their Halloween getups!

Get a load of the udders on Zach and the glasses on Booth - even they can’t make him unattractive! Oh, and what do you think about Cat-Woman? You did see her peaking out from behind the Vegas showgirl, right? Ha ha ha!!! I can’t wait!

Take a second and enjoy this quick look at the new season of Bones. Starting this Tuesday (yay!), Season 3 promises to be even better than the first two!

If we didn’t know Zach was coming back, this short preview would have me worried… Although it would be interesting to meet the new candidate and just see how badly they did trying to fill Zach’s shoes, because you know there’s just no possible way anyone could be as great as he is in the sqint team! And another cannibal? Should make an interesting case, although it’s pretty gross to have a victim who had their face chewed off!

I love the Watch with Kristin blog at E!online. She gets some of the greatest scoops… Check out her latest on Bones:

Where Are They Now: According to show runner Hart Hanson, when the series premieres in the fall, we’ll pick up several months after last season’s finale, having missed “the amount of time that actually has passed.” He also says this about the only thing you really care about (admit it!), the Bones and Booth romance: “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. We use a number of little steam valves to release the pressure.” Boreanaz snickers at this, and Hanson shoots back, “I didn’t mean masturbation, David!” Also, according to Ms. Emily Deschanel, this season the show explores “how being left at the altar affected them.”

Zack’s Back: Eric Millegan (and Hanson) confirm Zack Addy will be back this season, but they won’t confirm when or how. Eric did say, “He was sent home from Iraq early, and we’re going to explore why…”

Squint Love: Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro) says of Angela and Jack‘s romance, “Angela is not one to be pinned down. She’s a free spirit who really fell in love. We’ve been working on finding my ex-husband. It should be pretty interesting.” My man, T.J. Thyne (Dr. Jack Hodgins), meanwhile, says, “I think Jack is madly, deeply and passionately in love with her.” All together now: Awww…

Shallow Impressions: I can report from here in the catbird seat that Boreanaz’s biceps are ridiculous—good ridiculous. He looks great on the show in the suits, but I think maybe a tight T-shirt now and again wouldn‘t be such a bad idea…

The Missing Episode: According to executive producer Stephen Nathan, “Player Under Pressure,” the ep that was pulled in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, will be reworked. The new version preserves the mystery elements and will bring the romantic storyline up to date. He expects it might air Dec. 7, and the old material (wherein Jack proposed to Angela) will hopefully appear on a DVD…sometime somewhere.

Extra Eps: Nathan tells me the network definitely wants the 28-episode season (because of the potential writers’ strike and because reruns don‘t “work” anymore), but he’s afraid postproduction limitations may prevent that from actually happening. He expects no fewer than 24 eps but says 28 might be stretching it. Start sending your nudge letters now.

Scene Shots: Exec producer Barry Josephson says they built out the FBI set this season, so look for more focus on the federales. And as a tease, he adds that the pressure releases for the Booth-Bones sexual tension may include more “third parties.”

Featurette: Emily did a DVD commentary with her real-life father, Caleb Deschanel, and Stephen Fry for “The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House.”

I’m disappointed to hear they may be bringing in some more “third parties,” but I guess I understand why they would. And I guess that as much as I want to see Angela and Hodgins together, this newest twist to keep them apart - in so far as them not being married - is a pretty good storyline.

I also hate to hear that we may not get to see the missing episode… I guess that’s just one more great reason for us to all buy the DVD when it comes out!

You were warned! Okay, so neither of these are earthshattering, but still…

Kristin at E! answered various questions on different shows, two of which referred to our beloved Bones. Check out her responses.

Cynthia in Hermosa Beach: Is Cam coming back to Bones next year?
Tamara Taylor is back as a regular in season three. Show creator Hart Hanson says, “We are keeping Tamara! We did not kill Cam, you’ll notice. She got to be really popular, so we can’t kill her—and she’s so beautiful!” The original plan was to bring her on and then off her in ep six, but she gelled so well with the cast that her death was pushed back to ep 13, and so on. As for Cam’s future, Tamara Taylor has some ideas: “I’d like a love interest, if I could just put that out there. Because the whole triangle, while good, you have to add more nuance, you have to add more layers to it.”

Sally in Apple Valley, California: Any dish on season three of Bones?
Zack returns from Iraq for season three, but he may be a changed, more mature man. As executive producer Stephen Nathan quips about this so-called maturity, “Yeah, he’ll be about 20 years older and have a beard!”

Since episode 2.19, Player Under Pressure, has been cancelled until further notice due to the shooting at VA Tech, our next all-new episode is going to be 2.20 or better known as Spaceman in a Crater on May 2nd.

When a dead man is found in a crater, investigation shows that the body fell from an extreme altitude. Very extreme. As in from outer space.

Once Bones and Booth identify the man as an astronaut, they begin to try to piece together clues about his missions - which of course are confidential. As the squints continute to study the body, they find slash marks on the bones which lead them to the conclusion that his fall was not accidental but murder.

Of course, since this is a man that fell from space, you can expect the alien conversation and quips, and, even better, there should be some relationship stuff going on in this episode. No, not Booth and Bones (no more than usual, anyway), but Angela and Hodgins. We can expect a proposal of sorts to offset the spaceman.

Don’t miss it!

Speaking of weddings, can you believe these awesome shots of the upcoming episode “Stargazer in a Puddle”? (episode 2.22) Can’t wait to see this one…