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TV Show Reviews
"Bones" review by Suzanne
12/31/16
Season 12 premieres Tuesday, Jan. 3 on FOX
I've always loved this show, and I'm sad that it's ending. I
guess 12 seasons is "enough" and many fans stopped watching
in past seasons. From what I can tell, there are only 12
episodes this season, which is not enough. However, I'm glad
they get a chance to end things right.
I will really
miss it, just like I also miss "The Mentalist" and "Castle,"
two similar shows that I also loved. Yet Bones was the first
before those others (it began in 2005), and it's also
outlasted those other two shows. It also disproved the idea
that once a TV couple gets married that it becomes no longer
interesting. I've never believed that, myself, but I know a
lot of people do. They made it work on "Bones," not only
with the leads, Seeley (David Boreanaz) and Temperance
(Emily Deschanel), but with the second leads, Jack and
Angela. Not only have they all been married for a while, but
they've had kids, and survived many challenges.
The
stories on "Bones" are usually pretty solid, but it's really
the characters and their interactions that are the best
things about it. Throughout the 12 years, they've all grown,
just like real people. We've watched Seeley become
more rational and calm, more at ease with the scientific
world and less of a screwed-up human being (he was beaten as
a child, and also went to war, so he had a lot of issues).
We've watched Temperance become a little less full of
herself, a little less nerdy and a little more familiar with
pop culture as well as more secure as a wife and mother.
I only started watching this show because I loved
Boreanaz so much in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel,"
but I was delighted to fall in love with him as Seeley, and
with the rest of the show. Also, the cast (especially
Boreanaz and Deschanel) has always been really good about
meeting with me and other website writers online for
conference call interviews, which we really appreciate. For
years, it seemed like the show was always in danger of being
canceled, until it became a sort of sleeper hit for a while.
I was honored to watch the first three episodes of this
season! No real
spoilers here.
"The Hope in the Horror"
In last season's finale,
Temperance was kidnapped by former lab assistant Zack Addy
(Eric Millegan), who's been in a mental institution for
years after confessing to a murder. The premiere episode
this year does show what happened and why Zack kidnapped
her. Frankly, I found the whole episode and the answer to
the cliffhanger to be a bit of a letdown, but there are some
good moments, and it propels stories into the rest of the
season. Throughout all of the episodes, Cam and Arastoo plan
their wedding. I really hope that they get Hodgins out of
the wheelchair, but it's not looking too good at this point.
"The Brain in the Bot"
The second
episode is light and fun. A guy who's developing
robots is murdered. There's some really fun stuff with
Temperace and her dad, as well as the others. Also, there is
a little hint about her dad that I wasn't too thrilled to
see.
"The
New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
The third episode is even
more fun. It stars some legendary TV actors, such as Hal
Holbrook and Ed Asner. A man who was living in a retirement
home is murdered. The team all talk about whether to have
more children or not. I hope you enjoy these episodes as
much as I did!
MORE INFORMATION:
"The Hope in the Horror"
12th AND FINAL CHAPTER OF BONES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's
episodes of NEW GIRL, THE MICK and BONES are available
on the SAP Audio Channel.]
**SEASON
PREMIERE**--"BONES" - (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV
720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
PA: Viewer discretion is
advised.
THE TEAM MUST TRY TO SAVE ONE OF THEIR
OWN ON THE ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERE OF "BONES" TUESDAY,
JANUARY 3, ON FOX
Eric Millegan Guest-Stars
The Final Chapter of BONES picks up where last
season's cliffhanger left off - Brennan (Emily
Deschanel) kidnapped by her former assistant, Zack Addy
(guest star Eric Millegan), as Booth (David Boreanaz)
and the rest of the lab desperately search for her.
Brennan's rescue is, however, just the beginning of
their problems in the all-new "The Final Chapter: The
Hope in the Horror" Season 12 premiere episode of BONES
airing Tuesday, Jan. 3 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
(BON-1201) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Emily Deschanel
as Dr. Temperance Brennan; David Boreanaz as FBI Special
Agent Seeley Booth; TJ Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins;
Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as
Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan; John Boyd as FBI Special
Agent James Aubrey
Guest Cast: Eric Millegan as
Zack Addy, Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray, Sara Rue
as Karen Delfs, Ravi Kapoor as Dr. Mihir Roshan and Tim
Guinee as Dr. Brandon Faulk
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's
episodes of NEW GIRL, THE MICK and BONES are available
on the SAP Audio Channel.]
--"BONES" - (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV
720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
PA: Viewer discretion is advised.
BONES AND BOOTH TAKE ON THE BOTS ON AN ALL-NEW
"BONES" TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, ON FOX
After discovering the body of a man involved with
creating artificial intelligence bots, the team must
figure out whether the victim's own A.I. bot was
programmed to kill him. In the meantime, Bones plans a
special surprise for everyone for her 40th birthday in
the all-new "The Final Chapter: The Brain in the Bot"
episode of BONES airing Tuesday, Jan. 10 (9:01-10:00 PM
ET/PT) on FOX. (BON-1202) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan;
David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; TJ
Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins; Michaela Conlin as Angela
Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan;
John Boyd as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey
Guest Cast: Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan; Carla Gallo as
Daisy Wick; Doug Budin as Donald; Melanie Paxson as
Patty; Paul Bartholomew as Ian Goldberg; Aasha Davis as
Kate Dalton; Max Adler as Randy Stringer; Jed Rees as
Alan; Justin Welborn as Matthew Coburn; Dana Woods as
AMI; Patrick Gallagher as Dave Esposito; Sunnie Pelant
as Christine Booth and Ajani Wrighster as Riley
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's
episodes of NEW GIRL, THE MICK and BONES are available
on the SAP Audio Channel.]
--"BONES" - (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV
720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
PA: Viewer discretion is advised.
RETIREMENT HOME DRAMA TURNS DEADLY ON AN ALL-NEW
"BONES" TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, ON FOX
When the body of an old man is found in an acid dump
site, the team becomes enmeshed in retirement home
drama. As they explore the case, talk of marriage and
kids begins to dominate the conversation back at the lab
in the all-new "The Final Chapter: The New Tricks in the
Old Dogs" episode of BONES airing Tuesday, Jan. 17
(9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BON-1203) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan;
David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; TJ
Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins; Michaela Conlin as Angela
Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan;
John Boyd as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey
Guest Cast: Pej Vahdat as Dr. Arastoo Vaziri; Jack
Plotnick as Francis Byers; Megan Suri as Claire; Cade
Canon Ball as Kyle; Cyrus Arnold as Evan; Kurt Scholler
as Bertram Schillinger; Maxine Weldon as Agnes; June
Squibb as Barbara Baker; Edward Asner as Rufus Tucker;
Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Sam Felton; Hal Holbrook as
Red Hudmore
SEASON OVERVIEW
BONES, the long-running comedic procedural
beloved by millions of fans around the world,
will return for a final farewell 12th season on
FOX.
When the standard methods of identifying a
body are useless, law enforcement calls on DR.
TEMPERANCE BRENNAN (Emily Deschanel), a highly
skilled forensic anthropologist employed by the
Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C., who
writes novels on the side, for her uncanny
ability to read clues left behind in the
victim’s bones. While most people can’t handle
Brennan’s intelligence and her drive for the
truth, FBI SPECIAL AGENT SEELEY BOOTH (David
Boreanaz) is an exception. A former Army sniper,
he mistrusts science and scientists – the
“squints,” as he calls them – who pore over the
physical evidence of a crime. But even he cannot
deny that the combination of his people-smarts
and Brennan’s scientific acumen makes them a
formidable duo, both professionally and
personally.
Over the course of the series, Brennan has
devoted herself to her career, to Booth, with
whom she has two children, and to her team at
the Jeffersonian. They include best friend
ANGELA MONTENEGRO (Michaela Conlin), an artist
who specializes in reconstructing facial
features and crime scenes; Angela’s husband, DR.
JACK HODGINS (TJ Thyne), a conspiracy theorist
and expert on insects, spores and minerals, who
is affectionately known as “the slime and bug
guy”; DR. CAMILLE “CAM” SAROYAN (Tamara Taylor),
the street-smart and centered coroner; and
Booth’s most recent colleague at the FBI,
SPECIAL AGENT JAMES AUBREY (John Boyd), a young,
intrepid agent with a voracious appetite for
solving crime, junk food and career advancement.
The final season’s 12-episode run will
celebrate the inventive series and bring the
storylines of Brennan, Booth and the
Jeffersonian-FBI team to a close, allowing the
show’s loyal fans to say goodbye to these
indelible characters. Over the course of the
farewell season, fans will experience deaths, a
wedding, epic serial killer storylines and an
undercover episode.
BONES is from Far Field Productions and
Josephson Entertainment in association with 20th
Century Fox Television. The series was created
by Hart Hanson. Hanson, Barry Josephson, Stephen
Nathan, Randy Zisk, Jonathan Collier and Michael
Peterson are executive producers. “Like” BONES
on Facebook at facebook.com/Bones. Follow the
series on Twitter @BONESonFox and join the
discussion at #Bones. See photos and videos on
Instagram @bonesfox.
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