Bones: Season One [4 Discs]

Deschanel

Overview

Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Bones" Brennan and her team work with the FBI to solve murders by identifying victims from their remains in a procedural series inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/28/2006
UPC:	0024543267287
Original Release:	2006
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	15:46:00

Special Features

Squints - cast memebers reveal how they prepare for their roles as forensic scientists; The real definition - A "Squint's" guide to forensic terminology; Bones: Inspired by the life of forensic Anthropologist Kathy Reichs

Editorial Reviews

Premiering in 2005 on Fox in the slot before House, M.D., Bones proved that there was yet another way to mix police drama and medical investigation to yield a TV hit. Inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs, the series stars Emily Deschanel as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, a brilliant scientist more comfortable around decaying corpses than actual breathing human beings. She's in charge of the Jeffersonian Anthropology Unit's Medico-Legal lab team: Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin), a specialist in holographic virtual facial reconstructions; Zach Addy (Eric Millegan), a former child prodigy who is Brennan's assistant; and Dr. Jack Hodgins (T. J. Thyne), an entomologist who is also well versed in plant life and minerals. Brennan's boss, Dr. Daniel Goodman (Jonathan Adams), has, as Brennan puts it, "loaned her out" (along with the team) to the FBI to assist with forensic identification of human remains. Brennan's liaison is Special Agent Seeley Booth (Angel's David Boreanaz) of the Major Crimes Unit in D.C. Warm, friendly, and outgoing, he relies on a more humanistic approach to investigating crimes, in contrast to Brennan's cold, distanced scientific analysis. Despite their differing views, they form a mutual respect and even venture into flirtation. Indeed, the series makes the most of their chemistry, and there’s much to be made. Interesting cases in Season 1 include the arm of a man found inside a bear in "The Man in the Bear"; a desiccated corpse found buried in a fallout shelter in "The Man in the Fallout Shelter"; and a filmmaker found in the ventilation shaft of an underground tunnel in "The Woman in the Tunnel." With plenty of snappy back-and-forth between the characters and enough lighthearted moments to offset the gruesome CSI-like trappings, Bones is worth digging up on DVD.