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Bones - anyone else watch this show?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 93Devil, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. pallister

    pallister Guest

    I want to be Gibbs when I grow up. Like dools said, NCIS mixes the serious with some light-hearted humor. And like "Bones," the main characters are well-developed, but still mysterious.
     
  2. JakeandElwood

    JakeandElwood Well-Known Member

    This is one of those shows that I've enjoyed the few times I've caught an episode but haven't gotten completely into yet.
     
  3. lisa_simpson

    lisa_simpson Active Member

    Seeing as NCIS was spun off JAG, it shouldn't be that surprising. Donald Bellisario is the same man who brought us the wonder that is Magnum, P.I. as well.

    NCIS doesn't remotely resemble CSI. Bones is a closer fit since there is more emphasis on the scientific evidence. NCIS does have a forensic specialist and two MEs, but they're mostly secondary characters.

    Getting back to the original topic, Fox re-aired what is, in my opinion, the best episode Bones has ever done, last night - Aliens in a Spaceship, from season two. Just outstanding work from everyone in the cast, but especially TJ Thyne and Emily Deschanel.
     
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    No, Lisa, what I'm saying is that the same person who came up with the interesting NCIS came up with the boring JAG. Which character was spun from JAG to NCIS?
     
  5. lisa_simpson

    lisa_simpson Active Member

    Gibbs, DiNozzo, Ducky and Abby. NCIS was launched via a two-part backdoor pilot during JAG's sixth season maybe? DiNozzo's original partner, Cate Todd, wasn't part of the cast at the time; Robyn Lively played the female member of the team but they did some casting shuffling when the show got picked up. Incidentally, Sean Murray, who plays McGee, appeared on JAG as a totally different character. And he's Bellisario's stepson.
     
  6. pallister

    pallister Guest

    Wow, I didn't know that; never watched JAG.
     
  7. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Ah, Proby is a nepotism hire!
     
  8. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    You jagoff. :D
     
  9. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Yeah, that is the one that hooked me. The rallying speech of the agent was pretty fucking good.

    I also love running bad guys in shows. I hope I did not give too much away with that.
     
  10. lisa_simpson

    lisa_simpson Active Member

    It's a bit of a running theme with Bellisario - at least four of his kids have appeared/worked on his shows; his current wife (Sean Murray's mom) has appeared on NCIS, and his then-wife Deborah Pratt was a recurring character on Quantum Leap.

    While you're recovering from the ankle surgery, get your hands on the season one and two DVDs if you can. The Gravedigger isn't Bones' only running villain (and I'm told that storyline is going to be resolved this season). The show has pulled in some really great guest stars, too - Zeljko Ivanek and Adam Baldwin in season one, and Ryan O'Neal, Loren Dean and Stephen Fry in season two.
     
  11. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Grave Digger came back this week. You can catch it on Hulu if you missed it.
     
  12. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Bumping this to let everyone know what I will be doing tonight from 8-9 p.m. EST.
     
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