TV Guide October 30, 2005
Thanks to Katie for the scans
Transcribed by Setje .. www. boreanaz.net

Skull-duggery by Matt Roush

A mystery series with meat on its Bones

When you hear someone wonder aloud, 'What's the fastest way to ship a human arm?"
Chances are good you're watching Bones. Here's a show CSI's Gil Grissom might even love.
You might think you can't possibly fit one more crime-solving procedural onto an overcrowded calendar, but consider giving Bones a break. (See story, page 44)
Mixing the clinical with a refreshing dose of the whimsical, Bones returns November 1
from baseball hiatus with a terrific episode spotlighting the show's considerable charms.
By which I mean the chemistry between prickly forensic anthropologist (Emily Deschanel in a rol inspired by writer Kathy Reichs) and stoic sniper-turned-Fed Seeley Booth (Angel's David Boreanaz). They banter and bicker but are drawn to each other as they tackle exotic
Cases that often involve sifting through grisly remains and rebuilding skeletons.
Brennan is an anti -people person who, according to coworker Angela (the delightful
Michaela Conlin), "has enough pent-up sexual energy to power a small Midwestern city".
Booth, who insists on calling her "Bones," is empathetic and impulsive and regards her
colourful team of science-lab "squints" with amused disdain.
This week, Brennan and Booth travel to Washington State when parts of a body are found inside a bear, with saw and bit marks indicating human cannibalism might be at work. Clues are found in bear droppings,
Prompting this gem of a line :"The skin in the scat has a sun on it."
(The local sheriff's response: "What is that, a haiku?")
And you've got to admire a heroine who clocks a bad guy mid-confession, declaring
"Nobody wants to hear that rambling psycho speech." Gotta tell ya: This Dr. Bones has got some stones.

No Bones About It
By Ana David …. TV Guide October 31, 2005

David Boreanaz's cocky , confident FBI agent gets to the heart of unsolved crimes - and under the skin of his sexy partner.

Any time an iconic TV star attempts to step into a new role, it's a gamble. And in David
Boreanaz's case, that's especially true. It turns out gambling in the worst vice of FBI agent Seeley Booth, Boreanaz's macho man-with a heart character on Fox's new hit crime drama Bones. "Gambling is pretty rude," Boreanaz says. "Even the Mafia looks at gambling as bad." But so far, Booth's dice problem hasn't figured prominently in the show, which returns this week after a baseball-imposed hiatus, throughout the month of October.
In other words, Booth doesn't have much of a dark side compared to the brooding
bloodsucker Boreanaz played on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
"He fights differently [than Angel], he moves differently, he acts differently." Boreanaz says.
"He's a risk-taker but he's also very patient. Like he's waiting for the right card."

Bones executive producer Barry Josephson says he hit the jackpot when he landed Boreanaz for the actor's first TV show since Angel ended last year. "You know how people transition from boy to young man to man?" Josephson asks. "He had transitioned into a man, and when he came to meet with us, I was like, "Whoa, is that the guy from Buffy?
He felt like a leading-man-motion-picture actor."
Josephson isn't the only one taken aback by the post-Angel Boreanaz.

"I was surprised by David's sense of humor. He really is such a smiley person," says Emily
Deschanel, who plays Booth's sometime partner, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance
Brennan. "He was kind of intimidating in Buffy and Angel - sort of strong and brooding.

Deschanel's character is far from intimidated by Boreanaz's lighthearted Booth. In each episode, their differing personalities-Booth trusts his gut instincts, while Brennan is all
facts and objectivity - play off one another as they use their disparate skills to solve murders.
This week, Booth and Brennan travel to Washington State to investigate human remains
found inside a bear, which may be evidence in a murder. While there, Brennan makes another discovery-the North-west is full of eligible bachelors witty repartee ensues.

In this often tempestuous environment, opposites definitely attract. Even at Deschanel's
audition for the role, Boreanaz felt the chemistry. "I remember her challenging the scene
and making me stand up," he says. "I like that - a woman who comes in and gets
under my skin and challenges me. She wants to play ball." But don't hold your breath
waiting for Booth and Brennan to jump each other's bones. Boreanaz thinks the sparks between the two characters harken back to another crime-busting couple who allowed their
flirtation to flicker for years.
"On Moonlighting, you really didn't know what case they were working on, but you were rooting for them to get into bed, and that's what I want with this show," Boreanaz says.
"Still, it's not going to be a lengthy buildup toward that. They each have separate lives
and he has an eye. He's a normal alpha male."

To get into Booth's retro-cool mind-set, Boreanaz turned to Steve McQueen movies.
"If you see McQueen in "Tom Horn,' he's very strong cowboy who's comfortable and
old-fashioned. He's into Mad magazine, pinups, Coca-Cola in the bottle, cheeseburgers
and the piece of apple pie with the ice cream on top."

Boreanaz seems more than content to have traded blood and agony for Cokes and wisecracks.
"There's always going to be a part of the characters you play that you carry with you,
But this is a completely different show," he says. "And it's not as demanding because its
[success is]not on my shoulders. Emily's in every scene and I look after her 24/7
[If the crew] starts pushing her around, I step in and start pushing them because it's not fair
I've been through it and I understand."
Taking care of other people seems to come naturally to Boreanaz, who, along with wife Jaime Bergman (Son of the Beach), relishes playing T-ball and soccer with their 3-year-old son Jaden. "There's not a day that goes by that's not a blessing with him." He raves.
The tot seems to help Boreanaz navigate the occasionally perilous waters of Hollywood.
"There's so much bull-----in this town," Boreanaz says. "But I can look at my kid and he
can tell me exactly what's going on." Sounds like a little angel.