I love September, the month that brings us crisp days, beautiful autumn colours, and of course, the season premieres of television shows. Bones will premiere from 8 pm to 10 pm (ET) on Wednesday, September 3, with a special two-part episode set in London, “Yanks In The U.K.” To dish some scoop (but not too much!) on the new season, series star David Boreanaz (Agent Seeley Booth) offered a conference call interview, and I jumped at the chance to chat about season four.
Unsurprisingly, given the shocking events of last year’s season finale, Boreanaz was first asked to comment on team member Zack’s fate. Fledgling forensic anthropologist Zack (Eric Millegan) was revealed to be an apprentice to serial killer and cannibal Gormogan and he is now jailed. Fans have had a divided reaction to the storyline and those fond of Zack will be pleased to know that he will show up in some season four episodes. Asked whether Booth will have some fallout on how he views himself as an agent, considering how well he thought he knew Zack, the actor replied, “No, not really, because I think things will be explained a little bit deeper when Zack comes back for an episode.” He was willing to say that Zack will escape from prison and help solve a case, and this won’t be the only appearance of the character this season. However, he noted that show runner Hart Hanson is the person to ask about the long term plans for Zack.
Boreanaz revealed that personally he had not been a big fan of the Gormogan storyline and he doubted it would make a reappearance this season. However, on the possibility of Bones nemesis The Gravedigger coming back, he was much more enthusiastic, saying, “That show was originally shot as a closed show and then they recut the ending and it’s become a fan favourite. So, we should definitely have a visit from him again.”
Turning to the premiere episode, shot on location in London, the actor said that Booth and partner Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) would be working with two British counterparts in order to solve the high profile murder of a young British heiress. Asked whether the British pair worked differently than the Bones duo, Boreanaz said they had actually played up the similarities. "One of our focuses going into the London show that we worked on specifically was when we were around them, seeing the two of them, we kind of mirrored them. We looked at them and said, 'Wow, that’s really us.'"
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