The 2000s were the heyday of network procedurals centered around oddball geniuses. While Hugh Laurie's Dr. House verbally excoriated his patients before saving their lives from rare diseases, elsewhere on prime-time, Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) solved murders through bones alone. "Bones" ran for an impressive 12 seasons on Fox before signing off in 2017, but half a decade later it's still a much-rewatched favorite among fans. While other famously eccentric TV geniuses have either been based on only the thinnest true story or are total fictions, Dr. Brennan is a rarity, as she's based on a real person.
Forensic anthropologist, professor, and author Kathy Reichs is the direct inspiration for Dr. Brennan, and she also quite literally wrote the book on the character: "Bones" is based on Dr. Reichs' still-ongoing novel series, which began in 1997 with the book "Deja Dead." Though there are considerable biographical and personality differences between the Bones we see on screen,...
Forensic anthropologist, professor, and author Kathy Reichs is the direct inspiration for Dr. Brennan, and she also quite literally wrote the book on the character: "Bones" is based on Dr. Reichs' still-ongoing novel series, which began in 1997 with the book "Deja Dead." Though there are considerable biographical and personality differences between the Bones we see on screen,...
- 11/5/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
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