“I will not feel guilty for loving a procedural drama. I will not feel guilty for loving a procedural drama…” Oh, hello, you caught me in the middle of a little self-flagellation. After two seasons of religiously watching Bones (FOX; 8PM), I still feel a little shame for adoring a show with such a conventional premise. There’s something about Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz though – they are a whimsical juggernaut of chemistry. Just look at them!
Continuity abounds in tonight’s season premiere with the search for Angela’s estranged husband, mounting sexual tension between our two leads and the inevitable reference to Brennan’s seriously dysfunctional family. Bones is good, occasionally gory fun and is always worth a watch if you’re in the mood to detox from all of those serials you’re obsessed with.
Tonight is also the premiere of Reaper (CW; 9PM) – one of the few new shows this season that seriously deserves to be required viewing. I had so wanted to leave CW behind with their anticlimactic execution of Veronica Mars, but there’s no denying the appeal of a hilarious cast and well-executed, lighthearted science fiction. Check out my original review of the pilot here; the only noticeable difference in tonight’s episode will be the swapping of Nikki Reed for the much more interesting Missy Peregrym in the role of Andi. Here’s hoping Reaper is the first new CW show to actually garner an audience. Gossip Girl certainly wasn’t.
But what if *Bones* _is_ the serial I’m obsessed with? LOL!
I so relate to your shame! I also stay away from this formula – yet I couldn’t resist David from day one and the whole crew about half way through season one. It’s the only procedural I ever watch – and yet it’s my most anticipated show this fall…I tried covering with “love of science” but nobody bought it! ;-)
What shame? There’s no shame in loving Bones!
Anwyays, uh, I thought the opposite. I much preferred Nikki over Missy even though I like Missy from her Heroes/life as we know it days.