I’ve only added one new television show to my regular viewing schedule this fall (Private Practice on Wednesdays). This means that I still don’t have any shows to watch on Friday or Saturday, which leaves me free to watch movies on those days. Nevertheless, there are weeks when I can’t make it out to the video rental place, so I also like to have a TV series box set or two on hand to ensure that I always have something new to watch (and write about on this blog).
A couple weeks ago, I borrowed Season 1 of Bones from my uncle. I’d heard some good things about this show before, but since I already watch CSI and Cold Case, I didn’t feel like fitting another police procedural into my rotation.
I’ve only seen three episodes so far, but I have to say that I like this show a lot. I wasn’t familiar with either David Boreanaz (I was never a Buffy or Angel fan) or Emily Deschanel before, but am pleasantly surprised by their characters.
Booth seems like a very real, very down-to-earth guy who isn’t afraid to follow his instincts to get to the bottom of a case. He’s not a flashy character at all — definitely not the kind of person who would wear a $15,000 Hublot watch or an Armani suit on the job like Michael Westen of Burn Notice, but he’s still a lot of fun to watch.
It’s taking me a little longer to warm up to Bones since she seems so uptight in these first few eps. But I remember feeling the exact same way about Dana Scully when I first saw The X-Files, and I ended up loving that character, so I’m sure I’ll come around for Bones too. She reminds me of Scully in the way she’s more interested in the science of a case than in the people involved, which provides a nice contrast to Booth.
Anyway, I’m not at the point where I can say I’m completely hooked on Bones, but I do think I’ll finish watching Season 1 pretty quickly here. I hope FOX doesn’t pull the plug on the series before I get caught up!
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