Instead, Bones turned to other means to humanize its crime-of-the-week victims. "If you think of what would be left behind if you simply vanished off the earth now, it would be people's memories of you, and video and pictures," says Hanson. "So we use that as much as possible."
Life after American Idol
Bones returns for the second half of the season in a new Wednesday timeslot, which Hanson expects to be less of a challenge than the original pre-House slot. "Now, we get the benefit of promotions on House and American Idol, and the benefit of following American Idol. I think a whole bunch of eyeballs are going to realize we exist, and we hope they'll check us out and stick with us."
He promises to explore the mystery of Brennan's missing parents, and to maintain the balance between character and case. "I think we have caught our stride in the tone of the show, so I think our plots are a little better, our mysteries are a little tighter and more compelling than they were in the first half," he says. "Since the most important thing in this show is the characters, we'll keep on peeling them back, and I hope have people as invested in their personal lives as in their professional lives."
Cast your eyeballs on new episodes of Bones starting Wednesday, January 25 at 9 p.m. on FOX, or Global in Canada.
Check out the full Q&A of my interview with Hart Hanson, with more on the show and the writing process.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
super job Diane, very interesting, thanks!
2 - Mary K. Williams
saw part of the show once, looked good. Good write up DeeKay!
3 - kali
hey diane,
loved the article since I'm a huge fan of Bones. Have you written any more about my favorite show?
4 - Christopher Rose
"Bones" is one of my three favourite TV crime shows, the others being "Cold Case" and "Criminal Intent".
5 - Diane Kristine
Thanks Kali, I haven't written anything else about Bones but check out this interview (part one and part two) with Hart Hanson, by someone who used to work with him. It's a lot of fun.