From NetFlix:

Inspired by the work of a real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist,
this darkly comic series follows Dr. Temperence Brennan (Emily Deschanel),
an employee of a Smithsonian-like institution who has a knack for finding
clues in the bones of murder victims. Called in to assist law enforcement
in their investigations, she’s often teamed with a government agent
Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) who mistrusts the connection between
science and solving crime.

Season 1 of Bones was in 2005. The series has continued up to this year (2009). NetFlix offers many seasons of Bones.

The name “Bones” comes from the nickname that Seeley Booth gives to Dr. Temperence Brennan, the forensic anthopologist, because her specialty is investigating murders by looking at the victims’ bones. The very nature of her work introduces a lot of gore into the show, which is very fashionable today (think “CSI” without the lowcut bras).

But this is really a light-hearted show with a lot of wonderful banter. Seeley and Dr. Bones are constantly at war: She is the intellectual scientist, he trusts his FBI gut instincts. He is a people person, she is a people disaster. She has one woman assistant who referee’s the contest between two male assistants usually vying for the attention of some attractive female. Yes, there is crime solving, but it often seems secondary.

Does it say anything to mention that wife Kathy loves this show ? Of course she closes her eyes at some gore. Anyone care to examine human bones pulled from black bear scat ?

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