What Makes Me Tick? : BONES

I thought it about time I introduce something new to the site. A new outlet for me to get my thoughts down onto paper and unclog my mind from the vortex of ideas, theories and wishes (okay call them regrets if you will.)

I love movies and television, almost as much as I do writing. Now I don't mean the mindless bullshit shows about finding the worlds most talented dancing busboy, that isn't television, it's an insult to my intelligence, our intelligence and an insult to those in the related profession who have worked hard at their craft, and put in the gruelling hours and taken the many many lows that must be had to achieve real success.

I like the sorts of movies and shows that make me think – often in rather abstract hollywoodized ways – about the various directions I wish my life had headed in terms of a career.

Bones is a show that I loved from the moment I saw the advert for it on TV, and not just because I loved the look of the cast.

I was a huge fan of Kathy Reichs before they made the show, having stumbled across her debut novel Deja Dead at London airport not long afer it had been released, and I devoured it on the plane and again on the way back.

When I saw that they were making the series I was on top of the world, and equally delighted when I realized that it wasn't a carbon copy of the books, but a series in its own right. I am a firm believer in the  'the book is better than the move' principle.

The show has everything that I love, it is written by an author I have a huge admiration for, in terms of her writing and with regards the wonderful things she has done in her career.  It also focuses on the two areas of employment that I most desire to play a part in. Law Enforcement; the FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, brought to life by David Boreanaz and the entire field of forensic work, from the anthropological aspect to pathology and everything else that makes up a murder scene. If a show can capture the two carriers I most covet and be based on the books of and produced by one of my favourite writers, then it was always going to be a hit with me.

Every character in the show plays an equal role, and while Temperance 'Bones' Brennan and Seeley Booth are the title characters, take any of the others away and it just wouldn't be the same. To me, that is another sign of a great show.

The episodes are clear, the technical terms are used well and do not detract from the story for people who don't understand them. Humour is well used and all of the science we see is real, it is all possible. The real great thing is that they don't always win, from time to time they lose, they make mistakes, and are actually portrayed as humans, real people rather than objects of entertainment. 

Bones is now into its 6th season and I for one hope it will continue for a long time to come.