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Why is no one talking about the tv show Bones?

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Why is no one talking about Bones…?
In this video, I’m deep-diving into why Bones might actually be one of the most underrated comfort shows ever — and why it deserves to be in the same conversation as Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order.

I’m currently watching Bones for the first time (no spoilers past season 6!!) and I have THOUGHTS.

This show has everything:✨ slow burn romance✨ found family dynamics✨ murder mystery / case-of-the-week structure✨ 12 seasons of pure bingeable content
…but somehow it’s been left out of the “comfort show canon” and I genuinely don’t understand why.

In this video:
• Why Bones is the ultimate comfort show• The addictive “case of the week” formula (aka the Scooby-Doo effect)• Booth & Brennan’s painfully good slow burn romance• The Jeffersonian team and why the found family dynamic carries the show• Why it’s been overlooked compared to other 2000s procedural shows• The flaws (because yes… we need to talk about them)

If you love:
• slow burn romance that actually builds tension• character-driven shows disguised as “easy watching”• nostalgic 2000s TV• comfort rewatches that make you feel something
…this might be your next obsession.

This channel is all about deep-diving into the media we become obsessed with — from iconic 2000s shows to books, movies, and the stories that shape us.

Let’s talk in the comments:
What’s YOUR comfort show?And… am I right about Bones being underrated, or am I completely off?

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20 Comments

@MorriganGal 5 months ago (edited)

Spoiler-free behind the scenes context, because the reasoning behind the whole squintern restructuring is both sad...and very, VERY heartwarming.

The way Zack's character was written for the seasons 2 and 3 finales was due to Eric Milligan's struggle with rapid-cycling biploar disorder, and the show's willingness to work with him to give him time when he needed it.

What's more, the way they did it (neither fully replacing him nor killing him off)--part of it was the lampshaded brilliance of "there's no replacing Zack (Eric)" and instead just finding someone to help out...but it's also that the show runners told Eric he would always have a place there. * as I sob quietly in the corner *

What's more, as Zack was/is a fan favorite, the fans were ABSOLUTELY BESIDE THEMSELVES about the season 3 finale, and not in a good way.

Buuuut, because Eric wasn't ready to go public with his issues, the show just took the heat, and refused to explain why they did it (at first).

I like to think that the degree to which the "squintern rotation" turned out to be successful was the universe smiling on Bones' crew--their choice to be good to Eric Milligan brought them, well, not ** instant ** karma, but a very good karmic reward.

@Joshiibish 5 months ago

The fact that booth is canonically a descendant of John Wilkes Booth is so hilarious to me

@chloeleadbetter6770 5 months ago

To be fair to Angela, the show does establish that on top of being an artist, she also has a computer science degree. So her being good at computers doesn’t come from nowhere. But also yes sometimes she can do super human/unrealistic things and you have to just nod your head and accept it for what it is. On the Bones re-watch podcast “The Bones Booth” it’s what they like to refer to as “magical evidence time”. I hope you enjoy watching the rest of the series! It’s my favorite show.

@eendozo12 5 months ago

bones is probably the only show with more than 4 seasons that i haven't abandoned halfway through it's so good

@ludofratta2328 5 months ago

I grew up knowing the godly trio: bones, castle and the mentalist. Rewatching them I can confidently say that castle is more of a romcom in the criminal field, the mentalist is top tear revenge plot turned to good, but bones. Bones is really smart as a show. There are some plot point introduced in the first few seasons that come back like ten season laters and I guess that is because it's a fox show, so back then they really had great writers. I love them all equally, they are different and the same slow burn crime show

@blondangel79 5 months ago

The books Bones writes are about Kathy Reichs. This is the real world anthropologist and author who wrote the books the show was based on.

@MidPigeons 5 months ago (edited)

Dr. Jack Hodgins is an entomologist, palynologist, botanist, mineralogist, and chemist. He does not say dirt, too generic. So glad you are enjoying the show! I remember the theme music change and watching every week. I laughed, cried, celebrated, grieved, raged and watched in amazement. Whenever I see one of the actors on another show, I get extremely nostalgic.

@julieannelovesbooks 5 months ago

In defense of Angela. She has a degree in fine arts (which is why she’s doing the street artist thing), but she also has a degree in biomedical illustration and she did a minor in computer science. That’s why she’s qualified to work with the squints. She doesn’t do the computer stuff because it’s convenient, she does the computer stuff because it’s what she studied at school.

@SecretStudyClub 5 months ago

You also need to watch Psych!!! It's also has an episodic format. The main character fakes being a psychic and asists the Police in solving cases with his best friend Gus but it's so funny and also has a slow-burn romance.

@thewhiteowl97 5 months ago

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do a part 2 once you finish watching!

@seungbinhong 5 months ago

I say Bones is a better written and overall better show than Criminal Minds or Grey's. Obviously it gets weaker as time goes on but with all the network changes it has the strongest start and end.

@peritheartist 5 months ago

Lance was a real sweety. I love this show so much. I really adore the whole ensemble cast. I am overdue for a rewatch

@tashrif46 5 months ago

24:12 I thought Season 6 did a great job of showing the humanity of Brennan. Yes she is hyper rational and logical, but there are fears and insecurities in her that comes to the surface. Most notably in an episode in Season 6 where she is confronted head on about how her life could turn out if she never took steps evolve beyond her work.

@ReadingRandomly 5 months ago

The Zach thing and the fact that her Atheism and science became more "mocked" and "wrong" in the end seasons really started to grate on me.

@BasilGab 5 months ago

Bones is SUCHHHH a good show ! The character dynamics are so refreshing. Sweets is one of my fav characters in the show. His role as their therapist and friend was so balancing

@annaw1056 5 months ago

Castle. In my head Castle and Bones go hand in hand

@katmd009 5 months ago

For me, it's Bones and Castle. Comfort shows to the max!

@TheEverythingCasual-hx7ct 5 months ago

Yay! Someone talking about bones in the present. I super got into it around 2018 but nobody was talking about it because it was over. But yay! Bringing it to the present so I can find people to talk about it.

@kennadennison6036 5 months ago

I consider this show magical realism based on Angela alone

@CharlieBirnie 5 months ago

Bones was my comfort show in my early teens. It’s the reason I went to uni for forensic science (that didn’t work out, now I’m a conservation biologist/public transit researcher).