I’ve been waiting for this day for weeks — the season premiere of Bones. This is another show that has some good writing, particularly snappy dialogue. One of the fun lines from tonight’s episode, uttered by loveable conspiracy theorist Dr. Jack Hodgins:
“As long as paranoid’s on the schedule somewhere.”
But one of my favorite lines from the first season, spoken by FBI Agent Seeley Booth during the episode where the characters are quarantined at the medical lab over the Christmas holiday:
“Nothing brings people together like a Christmas lung fungus.”
The line was particularly hilarious because of David Boreanaz’s delivery.
And speaking of great writing, I hope I sent off some of my own off today. I sent the partial of my new paranormal manuscript to my agent. I’m anxious to see what she thinks, and I hope we get good response from editors. The paranormal market is hot right now, particularly for new and fresh ideas. Lucky for me I like to read and write paranormal.
In the reading department, I’m particularly enjoying Seven Seasons of Buffy and Kim Harrison’s Dead Witch Walking. The first is a collection of essays about various aspects of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and it’s so interesting how the writers peel back the layers to reveal the themes of the show that the casual observer might not notice. The second is the first in a series that combines several mythical creatures such as vampires, were creatures, pixies, fairies, etc., and casts them in a unique world.
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Whedonverse Quote of the Day:
Angel: And Buffy, be careful with this gift. A lot of things that seem strong and good and powerful, they can be painful.
Buffy: Like, say, immortality?
Angel: Exactly, I’m dying to get rid of that.
Buffy: Funny.
Angel: I’m a funny guy.
August 31st, 2006 at 12:08 pm
I wasn’t sure how I’d like Temperance & Co. having a new boss, especially one who has a Past with Booth, but I enjoyed it.
August 31st, 2006 at 6:27 pm
I haven’t seen BONES yet. It started here in Oz a few weeks ago but I’m scared to commit to it on TV because they cancel things willy-nilly. I’m waiting for the first season to come out on DVD, so I can check it out.
Oh, and good luck with the paranormal. I LOVE paranormals!
August 31st, 2006 at 7:27 pm
I agree w/ tori, I wasn’t sure how I would like her…I’m still not 100% sure of her, lol. Not to get all giddy and stuff but OMG OMG OMG her daddy got that guy killed! And he was at the cemetary! LOL ok sorry, I needed to get that out of my system. No one I know watches this.
Oh and wasn’t David oh so yummy? Haha, all jokes aside though, his character is more developed. So is Temp, she’s grown a lot, she’s not as anti-social as before. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more of those lip-synching to Foreigner moments
(That was my fav. episode of season one, just to let you know, LOL)
August 31st, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Tori, I enjoyed it too, though it definitely is a different dynamic.
Y, if you have or download iTunes, you can watch the first season of Bones from that. The DVDs are coming out in the U.S. in October, not sure about your neck of the woods.
Jen, I know, I’m excited when I find other Bones fans too. I really do think Tempe’s and Booth’s characters are changing because of each other. They’re influencing each other in good ways.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Jen, I also meant to say that Two Bodies in the Lab (the Foreigner lip-synching episode) was my fave from year one too. So much good stuff in that episode.