Mama No Life August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 I hope this is the last season and they make it a good one instead of just beating this dead horse. I used to love this show....I'd like to see it return to form before it wraps up. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1406583
WendyCR72 August 11, 2015 Author Share August 11, 2015 I hope this is the last season and they make it a good one instead of just beating this dead horse. I used to love this show....I'd like to see it return to form before it wraps up. Hope springs eternal. But it really should end this year. Eleven seasons is enough. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1406627
WendyCR72 August 24, 2015 Author Share August 24, 2015 David Boreanaz back on Bones after a health scare (which necessitated writing an arc where Booth goes missing). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1443941
WendyCR72 August 27, 2015 Author Share August 27, 2015 According to TV Line, Betty White will be appearing on the show this season as...a squintern. No, I'm not joking. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1453757
secnarf August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 (edited) According to TV Line, Betty White will be appearing on the show this season as...a squintern. No, I'm not joking. Aren't the squinterns by definition interns? This character definitely doesn't sound like an intern, despite the article saying she will be a squintern... Having said that, I am looking forward to her appearance regardless. Edited August 27, 2015 by secnarf 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1453854
WendyCR72 August 27, 2015 Author Share August 27, 2015 Aren't the squinterns by definition interns? This character definitely doesn't sound like an intern, despite the article saying she will be a squintern... Having said that, I am looking forward to her appearance regardless. That was also my thought - and it mentions BW's character having tons of experience as a leading anthropologist herself, but squintern is how she was described. Unless it was lazy terminology on the part of TV Line and TPTB, which is likely! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1453862
jaytee1812 August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 I think they were all interns to start with, but over the seasons squitern has just become a nickname for whoever assists Brennan. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1453886
AntiBeeSpray September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 According to TV Line, Betty White will be appearing on the show this season as...a squintern. No, I'm not joking. I'm SO hyped for this! So much so. Heck I'm far more hyped for Bones than I am for the XF at this time tbh. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1511334
WendyCR72 October 2, 2015 Author Share October 2, 2015 I usually hate it when actors dictate stuff to higher ups, but in reading this interview, I actually applaud David Boreanaz. Apparently (among other things in this interview) the new show runners were advised to watch Season 1 of the show and get a feel for what the show is (was?) about. Sounds like a smart move to me. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1560976
AntiBeeSpray October 2, 2015 Share October 2, 2015 Definitely. Glad that he cared enough for the show to step up like he did. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1562521
WendyCR72 October 9, 2015 Author Share October 9, 2015 Someone uploaded the Bones S10 gag reel to YT. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1587188
WendyCR72 October 13, 2015 Author Share October 13, 2015 The Ask Ausiello column at TV Line says there will be a Thanksgiving episode for the first time, and that there will be some returns for it. Also, at TV Line, Fox has released the first promo pic for the upcoming Sleepy Hollow/Bones crossover episode. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1599550
WendyCR72 November 5, 2015 Author Share November 5, 2015 Here's a picture of Christine and NuParker, Sunnie Pelant and Gavin Macintosh. And a picture of Sunnie with the babies who play Hank. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1675824
Trey November 5, 2015 Share November 5, 2015 NuParker actually looks like Booth. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1676724
secnarf November 5, 2015 Share November 5, 2015 He really does! I was surprised at how much. And when she's not playing annoying Christine, Sunnie Pelant is actually quite cute. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1678701
WendyCR72 November 5, 2015 Author Share November 5, 2015 Speaking of Sunnie, on the blooper reel for S10 (with B&B and Christine at the kitchen table), ED messed up a line and swore in front of SP. She then said to her, you didn't hear that! And DB and SP were sort of laughing and mock shaming her. It was cute. I think ED also covered her ears there. If not there, there was another scene of her doing so, all mothery. I don't own S10, but the reel was up on YT. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1678756
WendyCR72 November 10, 2015 Author Share November 10, 2015 Someone posted Fox's mid season schedule in the comments section of TV By The Numbers' ratings thread, and Bones is nowhere to be found. So I am guessing the show is in for another long-ish hiatus. But Sleepy Hollow is apparently being shuffled off to Friday nights. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1695493
Mama No Life November 22, 2015 Share November 22, 2015 (edited) Yeah, they have no more eps until Dec 10, and it's a two hour fall finale. Whatever that means. And Arastoo is back for the second one. Yay. Edited November 22, 2015 by Mama No Life Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1737531
WendyCR72 November 22, 2015 Author Share November 22, 2015 Yeah, they have no more eps until Dec 10, and it's a two hour fall finale. Whatever that means. It means probably the same as last year: Fall finale in December and not back 'til AT LEAST late March. (I emphasize AT LEAST because Fox released its mid-season schedule and Bones was only "To Be Determined", no definite return date set.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1737626
WendyCR72 November 25, 2015 Author Share November 25, 2015 Bones EP Barry Josephson is suing Fox over...what else...money. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1748900
Julia November 25, 2015 Share November 25, 2015 So, Fox told them what they'd be willing to pay per episode and they had to decide if they were willing to work for that? I can see them having a case for the hidden revenues, but that part just sounds like pretty much bog-standard negotiations. Of course, I'd have more sympathy if the producers hadn't spent most of that time phoning in this show while they desperately tried to sell the same people a series of new shows. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1748982
AntiBeeSpray December 1, 2015 Share December 1, 2015 Bones EP Barry Josephson is suing Fox over...what else...money. And now David and Emily are filing suit as well. A bit from the article: The Bones stars say they have uncovered "more than a dozen accounting errors, tricks, and deceitful acts that 20th TV has used to deprive plaintiffs of their entitlement to profits," the suit alleges. Just a few of those:►Sweetheart deals between 20th TV and Fox and affiliated foreign networks, as well as its syndication deals with Fox's television stations ►Self-dealing in licenses to Hulu and Netflix ►Improper allocations of "package fees" ►Improper charging costs for a spinoff pilot, distribution fees, overhead and other corporate charges, foreign taxes and rebates from media buys, product placement and integration revenue Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1761836
Noirprncess December 2, 2015 Share December 2, 2015 I'm guessing this suit means this will be the last season. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1764396
AntiBeeSpray December 2, 2015 Share December 2, 2015 I'm guessing this suit means this will be the last season. Probably, which sucks. :( They've done good for the most part this season. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1764705
WendyCR72 January 17, 2016 Author Share January 17, 2016 It's all up in the air at this point... TV LINE I do think the show's fate depends on how the lawsuit shakes out, no matter what bullshit Fox says. With that said, I won't be sad if this season is it. Eleven seasons is a very good run for any show. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1876989
WendyCR72 January 17, 2016 Author Share January 17, 2016 There's another article where Fox says they don't want the show to limp to the finish. Definitely a day late and a dollar short given the ratings. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1877022
Julia January 17, 2016 Share January 17, 2016 I enjoyed the note from the writer about how the showrunners always told him personally that the audience doesn't know what it wants, so it's their duty as storytellers to jerk them around and piss everyone off. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1877094
WendyCR72 January 17, 2016 Author Share January 17, 2016 I enjoyed the note from the writer about how the showrunners always told him personally that the audience doesn't know what it wants, so it's their duty as storytellers to jerk them around and piss everyone off. Funny, but that was also said by people working in soaps, too. So I guess that (idiotic) attitude crosses all forms. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1877117
Julia January 17, 2016 Share January 17, 2016 Funny, but that was also said by people working in soaps, too. So I guess that (idiotic) attitude crosses all forms. Which is sad, because the soap operas eventually managed to drive off the most faithful audience in TV history, but their sterling creative strategy lives on. Cue the usual thumbsucker interviews with our auteur showrunners about the really compelling subtext and behind-the-scenes conceptual strategies behind the stuff onscreen nobody wants and then maybe one about why the audience for broadcast is cratering. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1877143
WendyCR72 February 11, 2016 Author Share February 11, 2016 Fox has finally set a return date for Bones. It returns to Thursday nights starting on April 14th. The article did not specify it was the final episodes of the series, so I am assuming - despite the lawsuit and for whatever reason - a 12th season is attempting to be negotiated, for good or bad. We'll see, I suppose. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1948066
AntiBeeSpray February 20, 2016 Share February 20, 2016 Yay! I'm glad it's coming back. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing :). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1979562
AntiBeeSpray February 25, 2016 Share February 25, 2016 Bones just got re-upped for a 12th and final season. Source: deadline.com I feel sad about this :(. Is the show perfect, no. But it's doing pretty good. I'll miss it when its gone. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1997232
WendyCR72 February 25, 2016 Author Share February 25, 2016 Twelve seasons? Nice even number. And it was a good utility player for Fox. But everything comes to an end, and I think having a set end is a good idea. At least Fox is giving this show an end, considering the lawsuit and how shabbily the network has treated the show through the years. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1997409
Panopticon February 25, 2016 Share February 25, 2016 I'm glad they know far enough in advance to wind up to a proper finale and to end season 11 with the expectation of more episodes rather than trying to write/act an episode that would work both as a series finale and a season cliffhanger. If I'd been in charge I would have been tempted to throw in an extra four episodes just to end on an even 250. That's some impressive longevity! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1997413
AntiBeeSpray February 25, 2016 Share February 25, 2016 Twelve seasons? Nice even number. And it was a good utility player for Fox. But everything comes to an end, and I think having a set end is a good idea. At least Fox is giving this show an end, considering the lawsuit and how shabbily the network has treated the show through the years. Fair point. Still not thrilled with Fox though. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-1997433
WendyCR72 April 5, 2016 Author Share April 5, 2016 Actor Gilles Marini to guest star per TV Line. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2118618
WendyCR72 May 17, 2016 Author Share May 17, 2016 Sneak peek of Thursday's episode. TV Line wonders what's up with Parker? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2252510
Panopticon May 18, 2016 Share May 18, 2016 No matter what's up with Parker, I'm glad he's back to calling his stepmother Bones. The flirtation with having him call her Temperance is best ignored and forgotten forever. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2253987
WendyCR72 May 18, 2016 Author Share May 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Panopticon said: No matter what's up with Parker, I'm glad he's back to calling his stepmother Bones. The flirtation with having him call her Temperance is best ignored and forgotten forever. I just looked at that as Parker trying to be more mature, but now he's going back to default. :-) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2255182
WendyCR72 May 20, 2016 Author Share May 20, 2016 In a move that should surprise no one, Fox has rescinded Bones' fall slot for new series Pitch. The final season (8 episodes) will now air mid season. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2264061
WendyCR72 June 20, 2016 Author Share June 20, 2016 After a few years away, Bones will have a panel at this year's San Diego Comic Con as a last hurrah. And, unlike some previous appearances, the entire cast as well as the new show runners are expected to attend. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2342664
AntiBeeSpray June 22, 2016 Share June 22, 2016 On 5/20/2016 at 4:30 PM, WendyCR72 said: In a move that should surprise no one, Fox has rescinded Bones' fall slot for new series Pitch. The final season (8 episodes) will now air mid season. Idiots. Guess what I'm NOT watching... Pitch. Got no interest in it. Figured they want people to try to watch the new show. Hope the ratings show the lack of interest in it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2349370
Panopticon June 27, 2016 Share June 27, 2016 I have to applaud the promo department for the promo for the next episode: http://televisionpromos.com/bones-11x21-promo-the-jewel-in-the-crown-hd/ That just looks fun-- great guest cast, Aubrey vibrant and excited to do his job, Booth hating the glasses and Brennan (correctly) thinking they look great. I want to watch. However, it's a shame that not only is it a Daisy episode (urgh), it's a ghost episode (double urgh). Triple urgh if it turns out that those two things are related. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2360773
WendyCR72 June 28, 2016 Author Share June 28, 2016 A completely meaningless but fun list of the Top 10 "Will They, Won't They?" TV couples through the years with explanations/analysis. I found the write-up for Bones pretty decent. And I loved the #1 pick. :-) 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2365521
rainsmom June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 That was a fun read. It helps that I watched all the shows but one. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2365944
Panopticon June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Jeez, Bones is the only show in the top 5 that I've ever watched. (I was surprised and pleased to see an old favorite of mine sneak in at #10 though.) The Bones writeup was nice, although my blood pressure may have temporarily ticked up when I followed the "Did Hanson get them together well?" link. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2366055
Julia June 29, 2016 Share June 29, 2016 (edited) You know, I was just reading an article about Noah Hawley, the showrunner of Fargo, and it mentioned that he was a writer/the script supervisor for seasons 1-3 of Bones and a producer of season 3. Which makes me wonder if maybe the reason quality dropped after season 3 is that Hanson and Nathan never provided any of it. Edited June 29, 2016 by Julia 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2367393
WendyCR72 July 15, 2016 Author Share July 15, 2016 TV Line addresses next week's season finale: Question: Anything on next week’s Bones finale? —Jenna Ausiello: Prepare for a twist ending to rival all twist endings, setting up a doozy of a 12th and final season. “We’ve pulled out all the stops,” declares Bones exec producer Jonathan Collier of Thursday’s closer. “We’re really trying to challenge our characters, challenge our relationships, challenge even the safety of those we love and wrapping it up with an incredible surprise. [The Puppeteer Killer storyline] goes to a place you’re never expecting but that makes complete sense.” 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2407918
Panopticon July 17, 2016 Share July 17, 2016 On 7/15/2016 at 3:41 PM, WendyCR72 said: [The Puppeteer Killer storyline] goes to a place you’re never expecting but that makes complete sense.” Considering this show's past with shocking serial killer reveals, I think I'll refrain from holding my breath. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2410439
rainsmom July 17, 2016 Share July 17, 2016 I wonder what kind of character assassination they'll do this time? Let's see... hey, maybe Booth is the killer! Or Angela. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/10588-the-media-thread-with-spoilery-info/page/2/#findComment-2410717
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