# Would I like "Bones"(the T.V. series)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 26, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704 "2008-12-26T04:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/21 "2008-12-26T23:29:32Z")
That is, I would say, by far the worst episode of the series. There were a bunch of other sub par episodes generally near it, as well; I think that it’s mostly recovered by now, though. Anyways, re: the OP, I like everything on there but Lost (and I haven’t seen Supernatural), and I enjoy-don’t-love Bones. It’s definitely on my watch list, but I don’t live and die by it. If you’re just looking for some light entertainment with great characters and interactions, I say go for it! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/22 "2008-12-27T02:04:05Z")
I bet you dollars to donuts if you randomly tune in again, **chocolatefrog** , the TV gods will make sure you see the exact same crappy episode. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/23 "2008-12-27T02:11:37Z")
We watch Bones and enjoy it. My husband likes it more than I do. I hate the fact that Tempe is supposed to be a writer but she’s so freaking clueless, though I do often think they’re trying to play the cluelessness as a coping mechanism for her miserable childhood. What makes me sad is all the people in this thread who haven’t seen my favorite show on TV. Watch Supernatural! It’s awesome! I’ll give you a nickel! ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/24 "2008-12-27T04:05:35Z")
I think that while \*\*Bones \*\*is not terrible, it’s not a very good show, and it’s gradually getting worse (I hate Ryan O’Neal’s character, and the serial killer wrap-up pissed me off.) Yet I’ve seen every episode because I enjoy watching David Boreanaz. My favorite show is the Christmas episode from first season. I’ll also recommend **House** , particularly the first season. And I really like **The Closer** , although this last season was sub-par. New episodes start up in January! > [@jsgoddess](#): > > What makes me sad is all the people in this thread who haven’t seen my favorite show on TV. Watch Supernatural! It’s awesome! I’ll give you a nickel! I’ve never even heard of \*\*Supernatural \*\*before, but I just put it near the top of my Netflix list. I’ll look for my nickel in the mail. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/25 "2008-12-27T04:29:01Z")
[quote=“Mahaloth, post:1, topic:478704”] My wife and I like quality television, which does not usually include popular shows. For example, we like: Buffy Angel Battlestar Galactica Firefly X-files(for the most part) Supernatural Lost QUOTE] What? Aren’t ALL those popular shows?😕 I vote you try Bones. Oh wait I like CSI, not the spin offs, just the original, so maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/26 "2008-12-27T04:35:45Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > From you list my family likes everythign but BG and Lost. And Bones and House are 2 of the very few shows we like and watch these days. Dude, where’s my cue? Dammit, doing it myself is so…tacky. Yes, you and all of your family will love it and all of Kathy Reichs’ books, especially [Bones to Ashes](http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Ashes-Temperance-Brennan-Novels/dp/1416525653/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230352368&sr=1-5), [Devil Bones](http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Bones-Kathy-Reichs/dp/1416584951/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230352368&sr=1-2), and her next one, tentatively entitled [206 Bones](http://www.amazon.com/206-Bones-Novel-Kathy-Reichs/dp/0743294394) (a title I HATE, but what do I know? I’m just her research droid.). > [@](#): > > The end of last season - following the strike - was a travesty. No shit. Blew chunks. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/27 "2008-12-27T04:48:05Z")
Sorry, but after having watched “House”, I kinda think her verbal gaffes were copied from that show. A caveat: I’m not a big fan of medical drama since I see so much of it in real life. Are any of the rest of you med pros that way? Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/28 "2008-12-27T04:52:12Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > A caveat: I’m not a big fan of medical drama since I see so much of it in real life. > > Are any of the rest of you med pros that way? > > Thanks > > Q I have a friend who will not watch any sort of medical drama because it reminds him too much of the time he spent in the hospital 20 years ago, being treated for cancer. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/29 "2008-12-27T04:58:33Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > A caveat: I’m not a big fan of medical drama since I see so much of it in real life. But you’re an MD, right? My wife likes it because it shows at least ONE doctor realistically (House)–as a drug-addicted asshole. But the RNs defer to him, both when he’s in the room and out, without telling him to fuck off. MDs are a dime a dozen, but RNs who speak English are golden. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/30 "2008-12-27T05:01:43Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > But you’re an MD, right? My wife likes it because it shows at least ONE doctor realistically (House)–as a drug-addicted asshole. But the RNs defer to him, both when he’s in the room and out, without telling him to fuck off. MDs are a dime a dozen, but RNs who speak English are golden. 😉 God **no**! I’m a respiratory therapist only! But as I am the only RT on duty in my ER, I “get” to be in on some very interesting cases even though we’re a very small hospital. I see enough of that stuff, so I try to avoid medical shows. Quasi ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/31 "2008-12-27T05:42:03Z")
(Nicely played! There seem to be no people who like MDs less that thems professionals what work with them) Well, I missed the ENTIRE run of St Elsewhere because, in the pilot, they performed CPR incorrectly. “People watching will think it’s the correct way and will KILL people!” Wife’s favorite was an anti-drug ad that showed a fellow in a suit entering an elevator while the narrator listed the illicit drugs he was on. She topped it off with, “And stay out of his way because he’s late for surgery.” She doesn’t like doctors and no longer works with them. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/32 "2008-12-27T06:08:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > My wife and I like quality television, which does not usually include popular shows. For example, we like: > > Buffy **I’ve never seen it** > Angel **I’ve never seen it** > Battlestar Galactica **Love it** > Firefly **Love it** > X-files(for the most part) **I’ve seen a lot of it; mostly meh** > Supernatural **I’ve never seen it** > Lost **Love it** > > Anyway, would we like Bones, the show that David Boreanaz now on? Is it smart and witty, or just another police procedural show? > > We dislike all CSI shows and do not enjoy Law and Order. We haven’t watched House, but don’t have much interest(though we love Hugh Laurie in Black Adder). > > Is Bones intelligent? Is it a good show? Smart and witty? Intelligent? Good? I vote yes. Police procedural? Very seldom. What I like is the quirky characters and their interactions. (For the record, IMHO Tempe is being portrayed as slightly or modestly impaired by Asperger’s Syndrome.) Another major like is the very clever ways in which the writers kill off the victim. Cooked in an airline microwave/convection oven? Check. Bones scattered up in trees? Check. I don’t care for the crime recreations of the CSI shows, but the disgusting body recoveries and “science” performed in the lab I find pretty humorous. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/33 "2008-12-27T06:10:14Z")
🙂 Let me clarify, that “God **no!** ” before it goes somewhere we do not want it to go.:eek: My response was **not** to indicate a dislike for doctors, rather surprise that y’all would consider me that intelligent! 😉 As a matter of fact my best friend is one of our ER docs and I love it when we work together. That was all I meant. Sorry if I wasn’t clear. Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/34 "2008-12-27T15:53:29Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Dude, where’s my cue? Dammit, doing it myself is so…tacky. Man, you know I was thinking about it… Sorry for dropping the ball! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/35 "2008-12-27T16:13:56Z")
I’ve watched a couple of episodes. Meh. My I suggest something else not on your OP list? _The Closer_. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704/36 "2008-12-27T17:50:54Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > It’s not that she doesn’t understand, it’s that she doesn’t understand why it has to be that way. Everything would be so much smoother and make more sense if people worked in their own self interest, and they don’t, and that confuses the hell out of Tempe simply because, Mr. Spock, humans are illogical creatures. Tempe HAS emotions, she just doesn’t quite grok why they’re useful and if something’s not useful, why is it there? She’s trying to work the concept of emotions into her anthropological framework, looking at them from the outside, instead of experiencing them without analysis. Even when she’s crying, there’s an intellectual part of her that’s distanced, detached, from what’s going on and trying to intellectualize the whole experience. > > If human behavior is based on something as uncontrollable and arbitrary as human emotion, then it’s all very shifty and unpredictable to Brennan, and that terrifies her. If she can understand it, then maybe the world won’t seem so unstable. Really, if she were the type to join an internet message board, her username might very well be something that questions the status quo in every respect possible, not because she doesn’t understand what _is_, but because she wants to know why it’s not something else instead. > …or, uh…so I gather. 😉 Marry me. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-like-bones-the-t-v-series/478704.md?page=1)