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I love all the links in this thread! Thanks for all the info guys!

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Bones Revelations from Buffalo News:

At the same party, Buffalo native Stephen Nathan, a writer- producer on “Bones,” revealed some plans for the Fox hit that co-stars Buffalo native David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel.

The series picks up where it left off last season with Booth’s (Boreanaz) recovery from brain surgery appearing to draw him and Brennan (Deschannel) closer.

“In a way, we’re resetting the template for the series and the Booth and Brennan relationship,” said Nathan, “knowing that they both share this secret — her writing a book about them being together and him having this fantasy that they were together.”

In the season finale, Brennan was writing a novel that had her and Booth running a nightclub while they were married and she was pregnant. Booth, meanwhile, was hallucinating. Her novel and his fantasy were played out on the show.

“That was her book, but it was also his fantasy,” said Nathan. “So they shared this thing.

We’re starting out the season with Booth kind of recovering from that and going back to work and the two of them joining forces again but also having this new piece of information that they both are keeping to themselves. “Their relationship is a bit more charged ... And the secondary characters are going to have a bit more importance than they have in the past.” And what does he mean by a “bit more charged?” “There is a bit more sexual tension between them and we’ll kind of explore that.”

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thanks for the news

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Thanks for bringing that over here, Charlynn!

[oy_humbug]

Anytime! I'm always scoping out new news/spoilers.

For example...

Bones Filming in Chicago?

This morning there was a person from the Chicago film office talking about TV shows possibly coming to Illinois and filming. She mentioned Bones and that Dr. Brennan is a Northwestern alum. Said they've been working on it for awhile and nothing is imminent but it may happen. Nothing really concrete just talking but would love for them to film here.

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Also, Via HH's Twitter Account:

We plan on having all our interns back. Plus, perhaps one more. Possibly a bipolar intern, inspired by an encounter at ComicCon. We'll see.

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Interesting, thanks for bringing it up!

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Fantasy Life: Televisionary Talks to Hart Hanson About "Bones" Season Five

Wondering what's going on with Booth? Why Brennan ran off to Guatemala? With whom Angela will end her celibacy vow? You've come to the right place.

I caught up with Bones showrunner/executive producer Hart Hanson last week at the FOX party at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Pasadena, where I grilled him about Season Five of the FOX drama series.

Among the Bones-related topics under discussion: Booth's mental state when Season Five begins and his fantasy life, Hanson's reactions to fan complaints, Angela's celibacy vow, whether we can expect to see Stephen Fry reprise his role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt, Cyndi Lauper, new characters, the 100th episode, a return trip to London, and more.

But don't take my word for it. Dig in for my exclusive interview with Bones' Hart Hanson below.

Televisionary: Given that we last saw Brennan when Booth came out of his coma, what lands her in Guatemala? Hanson: We've set up a few times that when she's really miserable she goes down there and identifies victims of the genocide down there and there are so many still remaining unidentified. So when she's really miserable she just throws herself into that. I've been getting grief on the message boards and Twitter about how she could just abandon Booth and all I can say is: she didn't. I promise you, Brennan did not abandon Booth. Watch the season opener; you'll see. Televisionary: What is Booth's mental state when Season Five of Bones begins? Hanson: It's six weeks later and Booth is contending with the confusion caused either by his real feelings for Brennan or the hangover--is that the right word?--the residue of his experience in his coma. He is very confused about the world right now. He hasn't got amnesia. We come back just as Sweet says, okay, you can go back to work. But there's definite repercussions from what he went through at the end of the season finale. And I hope that will make people feel like their complaints about the season finale are being addressed in the season opener and people will like it more in retrospect. We'll find out. Televisionary: How do you react to frustration from the fans over that reveal? Hanson: I can't react. I just can't allow that to affect me. I always said, if you give the fans what they want, you'll be off the air almost immediately because all of their desires are met. And you need to play it out and risk being hated once in a while. But it's hard not to react. The season opener was designed and mostly written before the season ender was edited together so I didn't know precisely [what the reaction would be]--though I had a pretty good idea of what it would be--I just got the proportions wrong. So I didn't have reactions to the season ender before I wrote the season opener but I stuck pretty closely to what the intention was from the beginning. Televisionary: Will we see elements of Booth's fantasy life continue into the new season? Hanson: (Pause.) No one's asked me that, damn you! Yes... We will see that other world, although not in the form it was in when Booth was in the coma. But we will have glimpses of what's inside people's brains. Oh, my god. That was hard. I haven't practiced that answer yet because no one has asked me. I wonder why no one asked that yet! Televisionary: Any chance that Stephen Fry will return to the series this fall? Hanson: We are going after him. He's a very busy man; I talk to him all the time. Big brain box. We're checking his availability now for Episode Ten, which is our Christmas episode. We'd like to have him back. We already missed a chance to have him in the season opener because he was busy. He's just always busy! He has what? A million quiz shows and he's doing documentaries and what a lovely man. He wants to come do the show again. So Episode Ten and I hope one other [episode] after that or two, if we're lucky. Televisionary: You said at San Diego Comic-Con that Cyndi Lauper heard Emily singing her cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and that's what led her to guest starring on Bones. What was it like working with her? Hanson: It was awesome. She is a crazy, fascinating character. Her voice, everything about her. She just has a unique way of speaking that you just try to cram into the script. She was just wonderful, just terrific. We'll have her back, we'll have her back a number of times. Televisionary: Is Lauper contracted for a set number of episodes? Hanson: No, we can't do that. We can tell our intention to her people that we'd like to have her back here and there and [ask] what her schedule looks like. Same with all of our guest stars. We can't tie them down so it's a constant juggling of availabilities and stuff. But she wants to do it and we want her back. We know her touring dates, we know when she's available, so we'll make it work. Televisionary: Who else do you have showing up this year as guest stars? Hanson: We have Stephen Fry showing up for two or three [episodes], Jared [Booth]--Brendan Fehr--will be back. I want to cast one more intern. I have an idea for a severely bi-polar intern that will be amusing and touching; that's what we do. Televisionary: Male or female? Hanson: Don't know yet. Probably male, just because the lab tends to be heavily female anyway and we want to keep the balance. And we have Daisy. We will look at both men and women and see who pops. We've had a lot of luck with these interns, with what good actors they are. They are awesome. Televisionary: So we'll still see a revolving door of squints then? Hanson: Yes, we're going to keep doing that for a while. Eric Millegan--who plays Zack--is moving to New York so he's a little bit less accessible than he was before. But we'd just love to have him back. We love that guy but he's a guest star now too. Televisionary: Where do we find Angela next season? Hanson: I just today wrote Angela breaking her celibacy. If you remember from last year, she was going to do six months of being celibate at Sweet's advice, so just today she broke her stretch of celibacy... I'm not saying with whom. Someone we know. I told [Michaela Conlin] about fifteen minutes ago and she went [makes excited gasping noise]. So it was a good reaction! Televisionary: Is there any chance of Booth and Brennan returning to London next season? Hanson: I just met Stuart Murphy, who replaced Richard Woolfe at Sky1, and he would like very much to help make that happen. I guess Bones is a great performer for Sky and he's very interested in talking to us about making that happen. We would jump at the chance to go over there again. For one thing, it would be great to use Indira Varma again. Wow! She's incredibly good and it was fun with her and Booth. So we'd be interested in looking for a way to do that. Maybe, though it's too soon to say, for an episode later in the season or a season ender there. It would be great then. Televisionary: What can you tell us about Bones' upcoming 100th Episode, which will be directed by David Boreanaz? Hanson: I don't know a thing about it yet! Except that it will be a story with lots of swoopy camerawork because that's what David likes. He likes those cranes swooping around. It will be Episode Sixteen of this year. I don't know what the story is but we will pull out some stops for that one. It's a big, important episode for us.

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MICHAELA CONLIN from Bones Exclusive Interview

I recently got a chance to interview the lovely MICHAELA CONLIN, who plays Angela Montenegro on Bones.

Last season of Bones ended with quite the controversy, and Michaela Conlin was nice enough to share her thoughts on the matter. She also dished on what new things are coming up for Angela this season, which includes her going to see a psychic played by none other than Cyndi Lauper.

Season 5 of Bones premieres on Thursday, September 17, at 8pm on Fox, but for now enjoy Michael Conlin's interview below.

Congratulations on getting renewed for two seasons. That's awesome.

Michaela Conlin: I know, I know. Isn't that crazy. It's crazy in the network television world.

I'm sure the fans have been excited all over.

Michaela Conlin: Yeah. I traveled this summer. I went to Paris and Turkey and it was really crazy to be stopped by those people on the other side of the world, very strange.

The final episode last season generated some controversy with fans because of the whole Bones and Booth relationship. What's your take on that?

Michaela Conlin: That's a good question, a good provocative opener. Step right into the fire. I think a couple of different things about it. I think it was a tough decision. I think the show has these really loyal and ardent fans that have followed the show from the beginning. I think that the episode, at least in my opinion and I think in Hart's [Hanson] opinion, was really sort of an homage to the show. There were a lot of people from the past and inside jokes. It was sort of a referential season finale for that particular season. In regards to them getting into bed together, I think it's hard because I think people don't really know what they want. I think that some people would love to see them in bed and then will get upset when they're in bed. I think it's hard to sustain the kind of lightening in a bottle thing that David [Boreanaz] and Emily [Deschanel] have, and I think that Hart has done a really good job with that. In my opinion, I thought it was a really clever way to do it. But I know they have more to unleash, hopefully this season they'll be able to let out everything that they couldn't get out in that season finale.

Do you know when the finale will be resolved this season? David told me they probably wouldn't keep the amnesia story for too long. Michaela Conlin: I don't know, actually. I have no idea. I know that in the episodes we've begun to shoot this season they're definitely dealing with the residual effects of him being in the coma. But I'm not sure how long that's going to last now. What's coming up for Angela this season? Michaela Conlin: It's an interesting season. Cindi Lauper is playing Angela's psychic in the season opener. I'm not sure if you knew that, or not. No, but fun. Michaela Conlin: Yeah, it is really fun. I think it's hilarious that Angela is always surrounded by musician types. Her dad is ZZ Top. I think that maybe Cindi Lauper and ZZ Top should do a duet on the show, her dad and her psychic. She was a real joy to have on the set. She was great. She came in and did the season opener with us. There's a great scene with Emily and her and I at the beginning of the show. So that's been a really fun treat and I hear that she's going to be back being that she may have some things to predict. So we'll see how that goes. Is she a real psychic or is it just a scam? Michaela Conlin: In real life? In the show. Michaela Conlin: In the show. Yeah, I was like, 'I'm not sure.' [laughs] She plays Angela's psychic, a real bona fide psychic. So I have a hypnotist and a psychic at this point. I think Angela just needs straight up therapy. She needs to just go and see Sweets a couple of times this season, which I also hear is going to happen which will be fun. You just mentioned her dad. Will we see some more storylines with him this season? Michaela Conlin: I hope so. I also hear that we might meet her mom at some point, which I think would be really interesting. I'm not quite sure yet when that will be, but that should be kind of cool. It's always hard to say what a season will bring, but that's what I'm hearing and is kind of cool. Do you think that Angela and Hodgins will get back together or is there a new love interest in the air? Michaela Conlin: I hear that Angela resolves her celibacy pact, or she ends it. I should say that she concludes her celibacy run. But I can't tell you with who. It'll be pretty funny and fun. In regards to Hodgins, I don't have any information. I feel like I keep saying that I don't have any information. I don't know what's going to happen to the two of them. We'll just have to see, but I know there are other things on the horizon for Angela that should be pretty interesting. Is there anything you wish would happen to her this season, after four seasons and going into the fifth? Michaela Conlin: Yeah. I've spoken to Hart about this, but Emily and I, both Brennan and Angela, we'd really love to see more of them and how they became friends because it was a strong point in the opening of the series, with the pilot, and subsequent episodes in the first season dealt a lot with their friendship. I'd really like to see us go back to that, go back to how they met and how they became friends and kind of get into that because I think it's a really unlikely friendship that was struck up. I'd also like to see Angela maybe deal with, she never really wanted to quite be in that lab. She was very grossed out by the bodies in the beginning of the series. I'd like to see her sort of deal with all of that stuff again. I love when people from the past come back. I loved when Roxie came back last season and I love when our parents visit. It tells us a lot about these characters that are predominantly just inside that lab. So when someone from the outside comes in, we learn a lot about them. So I always think it's nice when we have people visiting or even the new round of interns that have been coming through, I think it's an important aspect of the show at this point.

The male characters in the lab have regular contests about who's going to be king of the lab. Do you think there should be a queen of the lab contest with the girls?

Michaela Conlin: Oh my God, that's such a good question. I've never had anyone ask that before. I'm totally bringing that up to Hart. I'm going to bring that up to Hart and I'll give you credit [laughs]. I'd like to be queen of the lab. I'm sure we all would. I think all three ladies are queen of the lab in their own domains. I think Brennan with the bones, Cam with the flesh and Angela with all of the forensics and all the restoration of the skulls. So I think they're all, in their own minds, queen of the lab.

Angela doesn't usually go out into the field with Bones and Booth. Do you think this season will be any different in that regard, or do you hope to get out more? Michaela Conlin: Absolutely, yeah. It's tricky with those because the show is structured in a way where Brennan and Booth are out in the field while there's a case running concurrently, we're working on something back in the lab. So it's sometimes tricky to further the story along with us not there. It does become a sort of structurally difficult thing sometimes. But I would absolutely love to. I think that Angela is going to be snooping around in a lot of people's business this season. She definitely loves to stir the **** up and find out who's sleeping with who. So I think that'll find her in a few different situations. I hear that there might be a lot of moments with Angela and Sweets, as well as more with Brennan and Booth.

What has been your favorite storyline on 'Bones' so far?

Michaela Conlin: I think my favorite so far would not be the falling in love between Angela and Hodgins but the trying to find her ex-husband. I thought that was a really great storyline and it gave us a lot to do and was really funny, and was just a fun storyline to play. It was like a comedy of errors. So I really enjoyed that storyline, them trying to figure out if they were supposed to be together. It felt real to me. A lot of my friends are in relationships that are difficult. I liked that it wasn't all roses. I thought that was nice.

After being on a show now for four seasons do you find it easier to prepare for each new episode?

Michaela Conlin: Yes and no. The rhythm of each of the characters is really specific and so in that respect, line memorization and all the technical aspects of the show are definitely easier. The hours and being used to working on series television which is such a marathon, we shoot ten months of the year, fourteen hours a day that I'm definitely physically much more used to it. I think that as far as the work for the character goes it can sometimes be even harder because I think audience members get used to seeing characters certain ways and they think that they know you, and as you know, we're all different every moment of the day. So it's hard to sort of bring new parts of her forward without sort of offending this loyal audience, because you want to make sure she's a real person and not just a one note TV character. So that's been challenging.

In regard to your process, is there something special you do for each new script?

Michaela Conlin: Yeah. I've been working with an acting coach for eight years out here in Los Angeles. I went to NYU and studied theater. I've been studying for a long time and there are definitely certain things that are much more helpful than others. For me it's just voice and body. It's getting into my body and then working with my voice, not a singing voice, but just connecting your breath to what you're saying. I studied that in school in New York and I continue to study it out here. I work every week with an acting teacher. I did a lot of movement classes and yoga classes and dance classes. I think it's really important to physically stay in your body, especially with the hours that we shoot where we're standing for really long periods of time. So those are the two things that help me the most.

Aside from your character who's your favorite character on 'Bones'?

Michaela Conlin: Good questions. No one has asked me these questions before, in four years of the show. Can you believe it? Who is my favorite character? Michaela's favorite or Angela's favorite?

How about both?

Michaela Conlin: I think that Angela's favorite character is Brennan because I feel like they're much more similar than they let on. I think they're opposite sides of each other and I think they really need each other to balance each other out even though they don't want to admit that to each other. I think that Michaela's is Sweets' character, who's really interesting because he's so young. John Daley is a great actor, but the character, the fact that he comes from such a psychological viewpoint I think makes him a really interesting character, and we'll hopefully see more of him too.

You weren't at Comic Con this year. Would you be interested in going next year?

Michaela Conlin: I know. Bummer. We were there last year. We were all working. Yeah, I'd love to go again. We all went last year, I think it was last year and it was great. Everybody warned us that it was going to be really crazy and packed which it was, but I was really struck by just how enthusiastic and supportive people were about the show and also everything else that was there. People were just really thrilled to be there and it sounds cheesy, but sort of celebrating the stuff that we do. I was really sort of inspired by that honestly and thought that it was really cool. We had a lot of fun. I'd love to go back.

If you could guest star on any other show which one would it be?

Conlin: Oh, wow. 'Mad Men'. 'Nurse Jackie' is pretty good, too, but I'll stick with 'Mad Men' though.

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Revolving Door of FBI Agents

Megan in Washington, D.C.: Did I hear a rumor that there might be more fresh faces on Bones?

You know how the lab has a rotating door of "squints," er, assistants? Well, David Boreanaz, who, don't forget is also a producer on Bones, recently told us that they are thinking (just thinking) of having a revolving door on his end of the game as well. Here's what he had to say... "We are also investigating doing it with the FBI now, which I think is really interesting because we have the squints, but we haven't seen much of the wackies in Booth's world," said David at TCA last week. "We just worked with Christopher Duncan. He's a great actor, and he brought so much to the show. He brought such an identity, and what's great about the experience of working with these guys is that they open up the realm of possibilities. To see how these two characters work off of them, how I would react to squint or how she would react to an FBI guy, and it really just opens up the character work."

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You're very welcome.



Ausiello - Hodgela Scoop

Question: I watched all your Bones Comic-Con vids and I didn’t hear one question asked about Angela and Hodgins. Sad day. Got any scoop on where they are headed next season? —Shanna

Ausiello: Good news: When it comes to Ang and Hodg scoop, my Press Tour vids succeeded where the Comic-Con ones failed. Check ‘em out. And here’s a bonus Angela scoop for your trouble:

Exec producer Hart Hanson tells me that early in the season Angela will break her vow of celibacy with a man. “It’s someone we’ve seen before,” he teases. “I just told Michaela who it was and she shrieked.” It’s probably no coincidence that in the same episode, Angela and Brennan’s friendship is tested like never before. “Angela and Brennan have a big fight,” Hanson reveals. “Their friendship is deeply challenged. It’ll be the first time that Brennan realizes that being totally rational about something isn’t necessarily being a good friend. And every time she has done that in the past, Angela has come around and excused Brennan’s behavior. This time, if they’re friendship is to be maintained, Brennan has to take a step toward the irrational.”

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Bones Filming in Fillmore

The hit Fox Network series “Bones” was filming in Fillmore on Monday, August 10 on Grand Avenue and Old Telegraph. Shown is a FBI van used in filming. Bones is an American drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensics and police procedurals in which each episode focuses on an FBI case fi le concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to the forensic anthropology team of Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan. Emily Deschanel stars in the title role, opposite David Boreanaz as Special Agent Seeley Booth. The rest of the cast includes Michaela Conlin, T. J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, Tamara Taylor and John Francis Daley.





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'Bones' creator spills on hookups, the controversial finale, and returning characters

When Booth and Brennan failed to really seal the deal in the season finale of "Bones," fans were irate... a fact no one is more aware of than series creator Hart Hanson.

We caught up with him at the FOX Press Tour party and questioned him on the controversial season ender, fan response, what to expect for season five and when Booth and Brennan might actually have sex.


The season finale certainly got a passionate reaction.
Hart Hanson: Mixed reviews, I think is what people say.

Were you expecting that kind of response? Or were you thinking more fans would immediately fall in love with it?
HH: What did I expect? What I knew was that [my goal was to make sure] our really loyal fans would like it. And I thought, well, the rest of the [casual viewers] might not like it. But I knew that the people who watched every show would definitely like it more than the people who didn't. But I think I got it wrong. I thought two-thirds of people would be happy and one-third would hate it. And I think it's the other way around. I think about one-third loved it and two-thirds were mad. So that wasn't the best. I didn't guess well.

And of course you have a Twitter account, which means you had immediate access to fan reaction.
HH: Oh boy! And people are not shy [with comments like], "You suck!" They get mad. I get in trouble when I say things like this, but it means they are invested in the show. If there was silence and people went away, that would be a disaster. Hollering at me, and then tuning into the next show to see if I make up for it, that's not a disaster. Although every once in a while you go, hey, come on, it's hard to make a TV show! Give me a break! But you can't be self-pitying. There are no excuses in TV.

I know at Comic-Con, you said the loyal fans liked the finale. I was sitting by fans that weren't in love with it, but really feel they are loyal to the show. Do you think it's fair to say that some of the really loyal fans just didn't like the finale?
HH: Oh my God, yes! I don't mean to suggest loving the season finale is proof that you are a loyal fan. You are more likely to love the finale if you are a loyal fan, that's all. I wouldn't want people saying, he thinks I'm not a loyal fan because I didn't like [the finale]. Oh, no. In fact, the more loyal fan you are, maybe the more passionate you are because you either loved it or hated it.

The bottom line is the loyal fans are also more likely to come back to see what happens next, even if they hated the finale.
HH: I hope so. And I really hope [they do]. I always thought of the season finale and the season opener as kind of linked, obviously, because it's a cliffhanger. So what happens next, we'll find out [in the opener]. I think, I hope, that a lot of people who went, I don't like that season finale, will like it by the end of the season opener. If they don't, then oh my God, we'll try and make it up to them.

Do you have any regrets about airing the episode as a season finale instead of a midseason episode?
HH: I'm so torn. Every once in a while, I go [frustrated sigh], we should have done it midseason. [I should have just had] the love letter to the loyal fans midseason, and done something more wide reaching for the season finale. But then I thought, man, these fans, they follow us anywhere. And it's kind of like I wanted those fans to see all the little tricks, looks and echoes, and [I thought] they'll get that these are the personalities that are just underneath the surface of all these people. And they'll see, this is what it would look like if Bones and Booth were together. If Brennan and Booth were together, married, this is what it would look like... do you like that? So I go back and forth [on if it should have been the finale].

When we talked last year and you brought up the alternate reality episode, you mentioned Goodman might be a part of it. So on behalf of all his fans, what happened there?
HH: There are so many boring answers to these questions. He is a busy guy. Jonathan [Adams (Goodman)] works all the time. He's expensive. And we have to go, all right, what do we give up if Jonathan's available. That [alternate reality] story was one that we might have pulled him in for. He was literally one of my favorite actors I've ever worked with. I was nuts about Jonathan. I put a lot of my attitudes and things into his [character's] mouth. And I put a lot of my attitudes into Cam's mouth now. So one of these days it'll work out. The same with Zack, with Eric [Millegan]. He's moving to New York in two weeks, which makes it tougher [to bring him back].

[Bones executive producer Stephen Nathan joins us]

HH: Hey Stephen!

As we look forward to the upcoming season, it has been mentioned that the rumored scene of Booth and Brennan making out might have been a foiler on your part. Care to comment? HH: [Laughs] I might have been trying to see where the leak comes from, but it could also be in [the episode]. I'm just trying to find out where information gets out from! Stephen Nathan: Where is the leak? Is there a leak? HH: Yes! SN: Oh my God. HH: How [else] did the [script] page of Brennan and Booth kissing get out into the world? So it seems safe to say you were just putting that scene out there solely to try and plug any leaks. HH: There is a very, very romantic moment in the season opener. But it's not that kiss. HH: It might be. I'm not saying. You have gone on record saying there won't be any sex between Booth and Brennan in the upcoming season. Was that to combat all of the pressure of the past year where fans knew sex was going to happen? HH: Have I said literally that they are not having sex? It was reported you had said that. SN: I know what [Hart] meant by that, but it's not necessarily true. I don't think you should listen to everything. He's not always literal. HH: Yes, and I might have been saying [raises voice in mock exasperation], that's it! They're not having sex! No one's going to yell at me again. My intentions may not have been entirely clear or pure when I said that. I've got to be so careful now [with what I say]. SN: You know, it's too soon to tell. We have 22 episodes. We're shooting episode three now. So many things can happen between now and then. I don't think anybody should say no to anything. Everybody tries to get answers. I'm not saying [that] about you, but people want to know what exactly is going to happen. HH: But they don't really, because they like the surprise.

Comic-Con was an interesting experience this year, because you got to hear back from the fans post-finale.
HH: It was. I was absolutely floored when [Comic-Con moderator] Will Keck said clap if you want them to get together, and then clap if you don't, and there was more noise for don't get together. It was close.

It was incredibly close, but the "don't want them to get together" just barely nudged out the fans wanting them together. Although I did see people who clapped for both options.
HH: Emily [Deschanel (Brennan)] said that! I thought it was the most brilliant thing when she said, some of you voted twice. And it was like, you know what, it's like that in our writers room when we talk, it's like that when we talk to the network, when we talk to the studio. That seems to be about the right [ratio]. Slightly more people are like, not yet. Let's see how long we can do this [dance] without driving away the audience. It's a real juggling act. Who knew this would be the big [issue]... oh, we knew. We knew the first time they acted in the pilot they had chemistry. We went, oh no, we've got to figure out when they sleep together, when they come together.

So do you have a definitive plan for when Booth and Brennan will get together in terms of what season it is? Or is it flexible?
HH: I'm pretty flexible, although I know how it happens and when. I know when [it happens] in the life of the characters, I don't know when in the life of the series. I've always known -- I can't say too much about it -- [but I know] how that happens. I believe that with a series -- and it sounds flaky, but it's the only way I'm flaky, I promise you -- you just have to listen to the series and watch the series and try not to listen too much to the fans. It's impossible not to[listen to the fans] though. And you talk to the actors and the people who are there every day and try and figure out how it's going. And you have to be flexible that way, I think.
SN: The fans don't want to see [Booth and Brennan do it]. They might say they do, but they don't. Because that's why they're watching. They don't want it to end. It's tantric sex. That's what we're doing. "Bones" is tantric sex. It's a show Sting will like.

[Stephen leaves]

What an exit!
HH: He's like that all the time.

Back to the new season, we know that Cyndi Lauper is coming on as a psychic, but can we expect any other familiar faces? HH: We're going to cast Booth's grandfather. We have someone we really want, but I can't talk about it in case we don't get him, and then the person we get [will feel] horrible. We can't have that. And I was just talking to Ryan O'Neal's best friend to see how he was, and we'd like to have him back [as Brennan's father]. And I've got an idea for one more intern I'd like to bring in. A severely bipolar intern. Brennan would probably have a hard time dealing with those kinds of emotional issues on a regular basis. HH: Yeah, to her it would appear to be completely irrational behavior. So it's fun. And Brendan Fehr is returning as Jared, correct? HH: Jared will be back. I'm guessing [for] two or three [episodes]. I definitely have two ideas for him. And things pop up, where I think, oh, that would be good for Jared. Someone's going to snap him up though. All these actors we have, [like] the interns, they're all really good. We don't have them in holding deals, they're just guest stars, so we go to them and hope they are available. It's brutal. How about the other characters who are regulars? I'm hearing Angela and Sweets will be spending a good deal of time together, yes? HH: Everyone wants to work with John [Francis Daley (Sweets)]. And he really has a good thing going with Michaela [Conlin (Angela)]. Him and Angela are fun. And some fans have noted they have some tension, possibly romantic, sexual, something along those lines. Will that be played up this year? HH: Yes, that's right. It's there. Did I tell you Angela's going to break her celibacy [vow]? I'm not saying with who though. Can you say if it's with a male or a female? HH: Male. And someone we know. If it's Booth she sleeps with... HH: I'm not saying it's not Booth. Nice use of the double negative. Anything you can tease to about the 100th episode? HH: David [Boreanaz (Booth)] is scheduled to shoot it. We don't know what the story is yet. But it's our 100th episode, so we have to do something a little big.

Oh God, the body is going to be disgustingly grotesque, isn't it?
HH: Oh, we have such disgusting bodies this year.

I'm not a squeamish person, but that Comic-Con montage of the bodies had even me a little uncomfortable.
HH: I know, right? Isn't that something? When we were looking at them all together, we were going, oh my God, this is our signature. We're revolting. We're the most revolting show on at eight o'clock. And then we make jokes about it. That's what we want: vomit and then laughter.

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Possible Casting Scoop:

Richard Burgi to Guest on Bones? The rumor is he is up for a recurring role on Bones. Possibly as a new boss for Booth or a love interest for Cam or both. Note this is just a rumor but the person who told me this has a pretty good track on Richard. Source: bearscubsfan from the boneyard. Might be something interesting as Hart has worked with this guy before on Judging Amy. (BF) ETA: Another interesting tidbit: Richard Burgi used to be on Desperate Housewives... could explain Hart & Stephen's previous tweets... Of course they could also be talking about the "Neighborhood" episode. (FM)

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Emily Deschanel & Hart Hanson of Bones

Author: Emma Loggins
Date: 2009-08-14

Interview:

We were recently able to sit down with Bones actress Emily Deschanel and creator Hart Hanson to chat about the future of the series as well as last season's finale. Check it out below!

Can you tell a little bit about your reaction to the fans' reaction to the finale episode?

Hart Hanson: The first response, I guess, came on the internet. I always get in trouble when I talk about this stuff because the second response was to the ratings. Which were very good and went up on the half hour. That's the real response. I did check to see what fans thought. I would say the first blizzard of responses were negative, and then there was a lash-back of positive response, and then I left and let them argue it out.

Emily Deschanel: Honestly, I hear from Hart about the reaction. I think it was somewhat anticipated on a certain level. I don't know what the percentage was of how many people hated it, and how many people loved it. We knew that some people would be upset, because it's a very different episode. We were also talking about them getting together, and it wasn't in the real world. At the same time, our hands are tied because if we get them together in the real world, it's a tricky thing, and it's not really ready. We wanted to give the audience something. You see the characters together, as a couple, and that kind of gives people an idea how they would be even though it's not really them, and it's in a different world. It's from one of their brains, or both of their brains. I guess it's like not giving them a full meal, but a taste.

Hart Hanson: Yeah, here's a taste of what it would be like if they were together. It looked kind of nice. I was thinking this is a good spin off.

Emily Deschanel: My grandma was upset. She was like 'I didn't know they were changing the show. I didn't know you own a performance place.' I said no, this is the end. She was confused by end scene. That it was another world, and that we don't own a performance place.

Hart Hanson: We are always delighted that there's a response. Any response is better than no response. And there was a good response.

Emily Deschanel: The strength of the response, rather than the direction.. that's what really matters.

Hart Hanson: It's great that you guys have built an audience that care so deeply about what happens to you.

Emily Deschanel: Well, you built that audience too, Hart.

How much of it was a placebo effect that you were trying to put into the finale?

Hart Hanson: A bit, I think the first idea was to really make something for our stone fans who love the show and have been with it from the start. I've been told, and it seems anecdotal, that we have a very faithful audience. They follow us all over the place. It's all those things that indicate we have a strong opinionated audience. So my initial idea was to say thank you to them. Here's something for you guys. It was full of inside jokes. It was full of inside references. It was full of echoes and insights, I hope. We're going to carry some of those things we learned in that alternate world into the real world. It was kind of a bridge thing. So I would say, let's see what it looks like to have Brennan and Booth in love, and be a really strong couple. One of the debates was do we have their marriage in trouble in the alternate reality. We were like, 'no that's a bad idea.' Let's see what they look like as a solid married couple. What everyone wants them to be.

Emily Deschanel: And you get to see all the other characters that we love in a different sort of light. I think that's kind of fun for the audience. There's so many other things going on in the episode besides us getting together. That seems to be the thing that people are really opinionated about. People say that they want to see us together, and at the Comic Con panel it almost seemed like more people wanted to see us not get together. I also think people would like to see us together, but not... It's almost like people enjoy being angry that we're not together. You know what I mean?

Hart Hanson: We asked the audience to clap if they wanted Brennan and Booth together. There was big clapping. Then clap if they shouldn't get together, and it sounded like a little bit more to us up there. It was pretty close. And Emily said, I think some people voted twice. I thought that makes total sense.

Emily Deschanel: You can be conflicted with it, and I think everybody is. This is a way of kind of doing something without it being final.

Have you made up your mind where it's going to go, or are you still confused about what to do with it?

Hart Hanson: I do know. I'm not going to tell you. I do know if and when it happens and where it might happen in the season. I said this many times, I'm not weaseling. A series is very organic thing. I found that with Bones, you kind of let the series point in the right direction. We have a very good company of actors, producers, writers, and directors. It has its own force to it. For me to just say ok here's what we're going to do, is not a good idea.

Emily Deschanel: Hart is very good at adapting. I'm not so good at adapting. There will be different elements that we have to change in an episode like maybe an actor is not available, or a location is not available. He just writes it and changes it, and goes with the flow. I'm just so impressed with it. He's able to just go with it, there's no grumbling, and he just does it.

What kinds of things have happened that surprised you in the series?

Emily Deschanel: That's a good question. I've been surprised several times. I always get excited when I read the episodes. I like to read the next episode as soon as I can. I get so excited to see what's going to happen. I feel I'm on a show that I'm always surprised by what's going to happen, or how my character behaves. It always makes sense to the character. I remember being surprised in the circus episode last year when Brennan gets carried away by the performance and gets so excited to do a performance. I just love that element, but I would never predict that for her to love performing for everyone and the attention of the crowd. Brennan's not somebody that gets carried away often. That was a wonderful surprise for me, and I loved playing that.

Hart Hanson: That's a good example. I was in the editing room, and Brennan and Booth were joining the circus to come in and wave to the crowd, and Emily made me laugh so hard I farted. When she was doing her grand gestures to the audience and telling Booth that he should work harder to make the audience like him, she was a little bit clumsy. There was a little stumble in there and the actors surprise me constantly.

Can you talk a little bit about the role Kathy Reichs plays in the writing and the science content? Emily, how has this helped you shape your character?

Hart Hanson: Kathy reads every script. She is a very busy novelist. She is an actual Forensic anthropologist. We don't always get notes from her, but well over half the scripts have notes. It's important to her, and I think it's crucial to our series that the science be way more accurate than not accurate. Kathy was very concerned to not besmirch any other forensic show, but that we be way more accurate than any other forensic show. We won't name that show... We might have cheated more, if we didn't have Kathy looking over our shoulders. She keeps us honest in that way, and also she is a character and kind of a force. I enjoy talking to her. I don't know how much you've talked to her in the last couple of seasons.

Emily Deschanel: Well, most of the time I spent with her was at the beginning because she was there for the pilot, so I kind of got to pick her brain. I talked to her about herself, and her life, and being a forensic anthropologist, and different things. That's where I got most of it from. It's confusing for a lot of people because the characters named after the character in her book. We have the rights to her and her life because my character is supposed to be her, but very loosely based. My character also writes novels and is a forensic anthropologist. From the beginning we've said this character is loosely based on Kathy, but it's not exactly Kathy. It's something we've all created. We have a forensic consultant on the show who is always there. Being scientifically accurate is very important to us. Sometimes we make things look fancier than they are. Sometimes we compress time. We try to keep everything as accurate as possible. That's basically how involved she is right now. It's hard, because sometimes she's in Montreal working as a forensic anthropologist. She writes a book a year, and that takes a while.

Hart Hanson: We're trying to get her to write a script, and she always comes up with these ideas like I think we should go to the pyramids. Or she's says, I want to write the crossover with House. It's always like, oh Kathy, that's not going to happen. She writes novels and she can do whatever she wants. She's like well why can't we, we should go to the moon.

What kinds of places would you like to see Bones travel to?

Emily Deschanel: We've talked about a number of different places.

Hart Hanson: We came very close this year to going either to Monte Carlo, Spain, Madrid, or Buenos Ares. We were very close to going to one of those. The economy has changed. There's no money to throw around.

Emily Deschanel: We've never been to D.C. That's what's amazing to me. People have gone to shoot second unit photography for the backgrounds. You may have seen a double of me walking in D.C. My family friend who lives there said 'you came to D.C. and you didn't call.' I said 'no, I haven't been to D.C. since I was a very small child.' I have actually been meaning to go because I would love to go to the Smithsonian and do that. With time off it's just so crazy.

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thanks for the interview

A repeat of Bones was third for the hour with a 1.5/5 with adults 18-49 and 4.69 million viewers. A repeat of 30 Rock at 8pm drew a 1.4/5 with adults 18-49 and 3.95 million. A Parks & Recreation rerun had a 1.2/4 with the 18-49 crowd and 3.32 million. A repeat of CW’s Supernatural scored a 0.8/3 with adults 18-49 and 1.97 million viewers.

TV Ratings: Nielsen Overnight Ratings for Thursday, August 13 2009; Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, Bones, House, Big Brother, 30 Rock, The Office, Supernatural, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, and Law & Order - TV Ratings, Niels

nearly 5 million viewers for a repeat. thats pretty good

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5.01 - Harbingers in the Fountain Promo:

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New promo! Which I have not seen! Because I was a turd and was not online (except for mobile internet to check Twitter) all weekend!

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