I just hung up from the conference call interview with author Kathy Reichs. Her books and life were the inspiration for the TV series Bones. She was delightful and talkative and everyone seemed to enjoy talking to her.
Of course, I will post the entire transcript of the interview as soon I can, but here are a couple of bits of info to tease you and get you to check back for the entire interview.
Kathy answered my question with advice for anyone aspiring to become a forensic anthropologist and she seemed pleased that some of you are now considering that as a career. [Thanks for the question, Daphné]
She told us her opinion about Booth and Brennan getting together.
She also clarified a bit about how the book character of Tempe is similar and different from the TV Tempe and where each of them is similar or different from her. It’s pretty cool, I can’t wait to post it for you!
Karen Jobim asked about the rumor that Kathy is writing a young adult novel. Kathy said that she is working one and it will be out in November. She gave a touch of info about the new character that this novel will involve and it’s not Temperance! She has another Tempe novel coming out in August too.
Be sure to check back for the entire interview!
Episode 5.16 The Parts in the Sum of the Whole – 100th Episode Air Date: April 8, 2010
This is one time when I am a fan of Michael Ausiello. Sometimes I get frustratied with him because he gives us such convoluted “spoilers” that they really don’t tell us much of anything. Not so, this time!
He’s included a first look at the way that Booth & Brennan first met in his latest Ausiello files clip. It’s very cool!! Although the video clip has been made so that I can’t embed it, you can go watch it here.
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I have a friend with Asperger’s syndrome. It’s a very high-functioning form of autism and it’s more common than you may think. And it’s even possibly closer to home than many Bones fans think.
I have actually wondered if perhaps our favorite forensic anthropologist could have a form of Asperger’s, but didn’t dare bring up the subject to other Bones fans, for fear of being attacked in the comments. But if you or someone you know has Asperger’s, you know it’s not such a big surprise.
Tomorrow night the new drama Parenthood premieres and one of the children is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. So an article on NJ.com looked into the way that people with autism are dealt with on TV. One of the people they talked to was Hart Hanson, creator of Bones. Here are several paragraphs from the article, but I encourage you to go read it in its entirety:
“Parenthood” is not the first TV show to feature a regular character with the condition — but it’s one of the first to openly acknowledge that. Both physicist Sheldon Cooper played by Jim Parsons on the CBS sitcom “Big Bang Theory” and forensic anthropolgist Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) on the Fox crime drama “Bones” would appear to be classic “Aspies,” as many of those with the condition call themselves. They are smart and focused on subjects they care about, but have great difficulty understanding rules of social interaction that come easily to those around them — all classic Asperger symptoms. “Bones” creator Hart Hanson says he based Brennan in part on an Aspie friend, but the needs of a broadcast network like Fox to get as large an audience as possible meant he couldn’t come out and say that. “If we were on cable, we would have said from the beginning that Brennan has Asperger’s,” Hanson says. “Instead, it being a network, we decided not to label a main character, for good or for bad. But those elements are in there.” Now that “Bones” is an established hit, Hanson has thought about a storyline for next season where Brennan explores the idea that she has Asperger’s. But he shares the concern of the “Big Bang” writers. “We’d have to get it absolutely right,” Hanson says. “If you don’t get it right, you’re damaging people.”
“Parenthood” is not the first TV show to feature a regular character with the condition — but it’s one of the first to openly acknowledge that. Both physicist Sheldon Cooper played by Jim Parsons on the CBS sitcom “Big Bang Theory” and forensic anthropolgist Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) on the Fox crime drama “Bones” would appear to be classic “Aspies,” as many of those with the condition call themselves. They are smart and focused on subjects they care about, but have great difficulty understanding rules of social interaction that come easily to those around them — all classic Asperger symptoms.
“Bones” creator Hart Hanson says he based Brennan in part on an Aspie friend, but the needs of a broadcast network like Fox to get as large an audience as possible meant he couldn’t come out and say that.
“If we were on cable, we would have said from the beginning that Brennan has Asperger’s,” Hanson says. “Instead, it being a network, we decided not to label a main character, for good or for bad. But those elements are in there.”
Now that “Bones” is an established hit, Hanson has thought about a storyline for next season where Brennan explores the idea that she has Asperger’s. But he shares the concern of the “Big Bang” writers.
“We’d have to get it absolutely right,” Hanson says. “If you don’t get it right, you’re damaging people.”
I say that it’s time to address the issue and the character completely. People with Asperger’s are very capable of having good relationships and living rewarding lives. It’s time that TV showed it for what it is.
What are your thoughts about the possibility of Brennan having Asperger’s? Does it make a difference in the way you view the character? Does it help give a better understanding of both Asperger’s and Brennan?
I welcome your respectful comments.
This is a fascinating interview with Bones creator Hart Hanson.In it, the interviewer asked him if we will find out in the 100th episode that Booth & Brennan have already “done it.” What if, when they first met, they were intimate with each other and it caused problems?
Hart is amazingly vague. How can a person say so little, but with so much emphasis? You’ve gotta love him!
Here’s the latest Bones scoop from Michael Ausiello. The show will involve a “rock & Roll fantasy camp” and the romances on the show are going to get complicated!
Question: Please tell me that you have at least one little morsel of a Bones spoiler. —Carrie
Ausiello: An April episode set at a rock & roll fantasy camp will feature enough testicle talk to make my high school sex-ed teacher Mrs. Sturke blush. It’ll also find Booth and Brennan “reprising a song they have sung on the show before,” hints exec producer Stephen Nathan. Guesses? Head to the comments!
Questions: Could I please, pretty please, have something about Angela and Hodgins on Bones? Please, with a cherry on top? —Dew
Ausiello: Exec producer Stephen Nathan says look for the Hodgins/Angela/Wendall imbroglio to get “stirred up” in coming weeks. “Obviously it’s a very complicated triangle, because Hodgins and Wendall are very good friends,” he adds. “And now Angela is sort of in the middle of this situation, and re-examining her relationship with Hodgins.”
Question: Now that we know Booth is getting a little action on Bones, what about Brennan? —Sydney
Ausiello: I hear there’s a second date with Hacker in her future. [Source: EW]
Here’s some cool Bones info from Michael Ausiello. It looks like Booth’s love interest won’t be in the picture very long at all. Whew! That’s good news!
And here’s a tiny tidbit of info about Cam’s new romantic interest. I can’t wait to find out what crazy way the writers will decide to introduce us to him.
Question: What will Booth’s new love interest mean for Booth and Brennan on Bones? —Ellouise
Ausiello: I don’t think there will be any long-term fallout, especially since Rena Sofer is only on board for one episode at this point. But in the short-term, the date will “cause a little turmoil” in their emotional lives, according to exec producer Stephen Nathan, who adds, “It’s nice to confuse Booth and Brennan every now and then. You don’t want the show to become predictable or complacent.” Nathan also points out that “Booth has really neglected his personal life. We wanted to see what it would be like for him to [briefly] explore a potential life with another person… and let him see what it’s like to just be a guy.”
Question: I do not like this whole Booth with a new love interest nonsense! Any hope for Booth/Brennan fans by the end of season 5? —Shorty
Ausiello: Exec producer Stephen Nathan hinted that Booth’s big date with Sofer’s Catherine — which is slated to air in the April 22 episode — will help move B&B “forward towards a bit of a change in their lives.” What does that mean exactly? Grrr. Let me come at this from a different angle: How does the date go? “I guess how the date goes depends on what you think of Booth and Bones and the show Bones. Some people are going to like it, some people are not going to like it.” Let me come at this from a different angle: Nah, I give up.
Question: Need some Bones scoop, please! —Amy
Ausiello: Cam’s getting a new love interest! “We have an episode coming up where Cam meets someone,” reveals Nathan, “and it complicates her relationship with her adopted daughter, Michelle.” Nathan adds that we’ll meet Cam’s suitor in “a very bizarre way.” [Source: EW]
We keep hearing from the Powers That Be at Bones that there’s a wedding in the near future. There are five different scenarios, as far as I can see it. TV Guide says that there are only 4 scenarios. Why don’t we take a look at what TV Guide is theorizing and then see if we can wade through the BS to figure out the truth.
Here comes the bride! Bones will host a big wedding in May. “One of the four women in our cast will be getting married,” says exec producer Hart Hanson, who (with a little prodding) narrowed the candidates down to these couples: Booth & Brennan “It would take a lot to get there, but it’s conceivable,” says Hanson. Really? When I was on set, I observed a kiss between David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel—but it was a behind-the-scenes smooch on the cheek celebrating their 100th episode. The only way a wedding could happen is if they were undercover in a wedding chapel or, as costar Tamara Taylor (Camille) says, “in another alternate universe.” After fans rebelled over last season’s dream-sex finale, I doubt they’d play us again. Angela & Hodgins “Angela and Hodgins almost made it down the aisle at the end of the second season. They realized Angela was already married to Berimbau and then broke up,” says Michaela Conlin (Angela). “Although Wendell is turning out to be more than a roll in the hay, Angela is very in love with Hodgins and will eventually end up with him.” I agree and am placing my bets on them! If her character married Wendell, she says, “Fans would probably be upset, and I’d also be a bit bummed.” Daisy & Sweets “These two are a hot-and-heavy couple,” says Hanson. Maybe, but this newbie intern is hardly May sweeps bride material. Camille & Mystery Man “Cam will be meeting a love interest this season,” says Hanson. This comes as welcome news to Tamara. “Cam hasn’t had a date in years, so it will be interesting to see how ungraceful she is falling in love,” Tamara says. “But I don’t think I’m the bride.” [Source: TV Guide]
Here comes the bride! Bones will host a big wedding in May. “One of the four women in our cast will be getting married,” says exec producer Hart Hanson, who (with a little prodding) narrowed the candidates down to these couples:
Booth & Brennan “It would take a lot to get there, but it’s conceivable,” says Hanson. Really? When I was on set, I observed a kiss between David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel—but it was a behind-the-scenes smooch on the cheek celebrating their 100th episode. The only way a wedding could happen is if they were undercover in a wedding chapel or, as costar Tamara Taylor (Camille) says, “in another alternate universe.” After fans rebelled over last season’s dream-sex finale, I doubt they’d play us again.
Angela & Hodgins “Angela and Hodgins almost made it down the aisle at the end of the second season. They realized Angela was already married to Berimbau and then broke up,” says Michaela Conlin (Angela). “Although Wendell is turning out to be more than a roll in the hay, Angela is very in love with Hodgins and will eventually end up with him.” I agree and am placing my bets on them! If her character married Wendell, she says, “Fans would probably be upset, and I’d also be a bit bummed.”
Daisy & Sweets “These two are a hot-and-heavy couple,” says Hanson. Maybe, but this newbie intern is hardly May sweeps bride material.
Camille & Mystery Man “Cam will be meeting a love interest this season,” says Hanson. This comes as welcome news to Tamara. “Cam hasn’t had a date in years, so it will be interesting to see how ungraceful she is falling in love,” Tamara says. “But I don’t think I’m the bride.” [Source: TV Guide]
I was sure that the wedding was going to be Booth’s brother Jared & his fiancee Padme. They are the only couple other than Sweets & Daisy that’s actually a couple right now. And they are actually engaged, with Seeley as their Best Man. I just think that Hart is trying to pull a fast one on us and it’s these two.
I am totally confused if it’s not Jared & Padme. What do you think? Let’s take a poll and leave comments to see what we can figure out together!