Spaceman in a Crater (2 May 2007)

Bones and her team must determine how a man was flattened in a pasture when his injuries don't coincide with the theory of the crime.

Director:

Jeannot Szwarc

Writers:

Hart Hanson (creator), Kathy Reichs (inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author),

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Eric Millegan	...	Dr. Zack Addy
Tamara Taylor	...	Dr. Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	...	Dr. Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
Andrea Thompson	...	Nina Sanborn
Lisa Waltz	...	Jean Marie Howard
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Commander James Adams
Glenn Morshower	...	Colonel Bob Reid
Sarah Bloom	...	Colleen Adams
Judith Moreland	...	Loni Gowan
Rob Brownstein	...	Dr. Henry Pascal
Michael Rodrick	...	Adam Bahr
E.J. Callahan	...	Farmer

Storyline

A dead astronaut is found in a crater, and the remains appear to have fallen from a great height without a parachute. Hodgins analyzes the bones and concludes that the body was in space for a long time before it fell to earth; he immediately turns to explanations of extraterrestrial life and a government conspiracy. Brennan and Booth learn the identity of the victim and talk to his family and co-workers, only to be stymied at every turn by the confidentiality involved in the space program. Strange slash-like injuries are discovered on the body and the group realizes that the death was not an accident. They desperately attempt to solve the murder and to figure out how the body ended up in a crater looking like it fell from space. Meanwhile, Hodgins continues to try to win Angela over.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 6, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dr. Camille Saroyan: Why do you know that?
Dr. Zack Addy: My knowledge is vast.
Dr. Camille Saroyan: Why did I ask?

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Connections

References Star Wars (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Shipwrecked"
(uncredited)
Performed by Shane Alexander

User Reviews

Loafers on the astronaut

B&B investigate the death of a man who apparently fell from the sky. He was an astronaut suffering from significant bone loss, due to time spent in outer space, which affects one's bone density. Hodgins figures there must be ETs involved somehow. Odd slash marks on various parts of the remains turn the investigators in another direction, but not before B&B butt heads with the space agency, which wants to keep everything hush-hush. And there's something very odd about the dead man's family. Maybe a little too clever for its own good, nevertheless the episode is a decent example of BONES for the uninitiated. When they see the astronaut's splattered remains at the show's outset, they'll know if this series is for them. It tends to be a bit grislier than anything seen on HOUSE.