Bones, the procedural drama with a darkly humorous twist, is set to premiere tomorrow night at 8pm.
Emily Deschanel, who plays Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan gave a press conference call today in which she discussed costar
David Boreanaz's lowbrow sense of humor, her family and what it was like working with her father.
Read on to find out some of the highlights from today's conference call.
-David Boreanaz is the funniest guy on set. He always cracks everyone up by doing silly voices and goofing around in general. He is whoopy cushions and remote-controlled fart machines that he sets off on people. Emily Deschanel is often a victim of his horseplay.
-The last season of
Bones ended with some serious cliffhangers. Although Emily Deschanel could not tell us exactly how they are going to be resolved, she did say that the whole image of Bones and Booth at the altar was very disconcerting for both characters, and it will be a source of tension between the two in season 3. Angela and Hodgins will go looking for the man she married years ago. Zack comes back from Iraq but he was discharged early and they are not sure how long he gets to stay. Cam is no longer seeing Booth, but she does ask him to pretend to be her boyfriend for her dad's birthday party. Booth and Brennan go to couple's therapy based on FBI orders.
-Emily thinks that the question of Bones and Booth getting together is a dangerous one for the show. She thinks that it's possible that their chemistry is what holds the show together. She says that the producers and writers are aware of the potential downfall at prematurely bringing them together, but at the same time, they don't want to leave the characters in the same holding pattern that they've been in.
-Emily Deschanel is a mixture of the Bones and Booth characters. In school, math and science were her favorite subjects, but she says that she is definitely still a people person. She does like to recharge by being alone, but she also enjoys socializing as well. In her spare time, she likes to read, hike and fix up her house.
-The actors on
Bones have input in the writing of the show. There is a dialogue between the writers, producers and actors, and everyone is encouraged to voice opinions. They only take a couple of takes on any given scene before moving on to the next one. Emily Deschanel likes working like that because it makes them all work hard to make sure all takes are good takes.
-Emily is excited that the show is moving to Tuesday nights and will be paired with
House. She thinks
Bones and House make a good pair because they are both about doctors who are prickly on the outside.
-Emily grew up with a family of actors. Her mother and sister are actors and her father is a cinematographer. She's not sure that she inherited her creative talent from her parents, but she was exposed to acting from an early age and gained a love for cinema from her parents.
-Working on the episode that her father, Caleb Deschanel, directed was both nerve-wracking and wonderful for Emily. She was very nervous on the first day because she was afraid that he would embarrass her or that she would embarrass him. But after that, though, they both had a great time. It was nice to work with her father as a peer, and sometimes she's take his direction but other times she wouldn't. He is going to come back to direct another episode in November.
-Debbie Chang, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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