Watching "Bones"

So I've been watching the new Fox tv series, "Bones." It was on hiatus for three weeks while the baseball playoffs were going on, but now it's back.

I was interested in this show for one reason: David Boreanaz. Since "Angel" went off the air, I've been jonesing for a fix. I was not particularly interested in the subject matter of "Bones," because I don't normally watch crime shows. They tend to depress me.

However, I thought I'd give this show a shot. After the first episode, I decided I liked the writing--it had a lot of scientific (read: anthropologic and forensic) jargon mixed with witty repartee among the main characters.

Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is a forensic anthropologist working for the Jeffersonian Institute (an obvious reference to the Smithsonian). She works with Booth (David Boreanaz), an FBI agent, whenever he finds a decomposing corpse. She has assistants who help her reconstruct the victim and the crime. Not to mention, she wrote a fictional novel based on her life, and the others are continually teasing her about it.

The characters in the series are based on characters created by the author, Kathy Reichs. You can read more about her here in this USA Today article.

In the few episodes I've seen, I tune in to watch Boreanaz more than anything else. I do like a lot of the anthropological stuff, but sometimes, the crime stuff is depressing. For instance, in last night's episode, the victim was a young child. It was painful for the characters to reconstruct his death as well as it was for me to watch the show. Temperance also seems to be one-dimensional; she is obsessed with facts, as if by concentrating on the facts, she won't have to deal with her real life, which is lonely. I'm sure, as time goes on, we'll see more of the real Temperance.

If you have nothing better to do on Tuesday nights at 7pm (CST), then watch this show. Fox picked it up for the whole season.