Bones

I'm going to get a little out of character with this post. Normally I tend to focus on the female cast for reasons I just can't figure out, but not this time. I'm going to go on record right now and say that Emily Deschanel has a major case of five-head going on, and she's just no where near as attractive as her sister Zooey. Also, I really find much of her acting to be wooden and that's saying a lot for a person who is playing a character that is emotionally stunted.

Bones as a show seems to me to work because of the interplay between the two main characters, and I do have to say that most of the character development is very good in this series. However, the main reason that I think this show shines is because of David Boreanaz. He is one of my favorite actors, and I'm always amazed that he is able to portray a character so well.

The character Booth is what makes Bones great. He's a man that just understands man stuff so well without being a jerk. Just an observation, but the way that Brennan is written so that she doesn't understand Booth's motivations is totally spot on for me and a good example of real life. However you put it though, David Boreanaz's Booth is what makes this show.

I know that so many TV shows now are following the scientific crime solving story that it has almost become a genre in itself. CSI, all of them, Bones, Numb3rs, Fringe, 11th Hour, NCIS, and so many other shows all follow some version of this pattern. Bones fits into this science-based crime solving genre quite well, and in some ways that is almost a bad thing, but in this case it's the character development that stands out. I have to say that for the most part, other than the original CSI, it's hard to be interested in the characters of any of the above programs even though I know that the characters are written to be interesting and likable. I just don't think that many of the other shows that are out there really do their character development right. Case in point, when Booth was shot at the end of the last season, I couldn't wait to find out what happened to him, even though I know that without him, there's no show. CSI had this kind of draw with many of their characters.

Now, I will say one thing. Many of the episodes of Bones seem to be cookie-cutter right out of the box story lines, and they are kinda lacking, especially since the Gormagon story arc closed up. This show really needs a season long story arc that can't be wrapped up in in just a few episodes. Still, even after saying that, it's one of the better shows of its genre out there, and it doesn't have to extend itself into pseudo-horrific paranormal exploits to stay entertaining. I don't expect to watch a science/crime story and see all sci-fi just because they both have the word science in them.

Also, I think Sweets is a pretty good character. Just thought I'd add that.