'Bones' spin-off in the works: Who would you cast as the male Dr. Brennan?

hart hanson must have a soft-spot for writers or something. with bones, he created a show that barely resembles the book
series or characters from it (not to mention the personalities are vastly different). granted, the show is much better than
the books, so i suppose we can forgive him for giving someone a regular royalty check for something that, for all intent and
purpose, he created himself. (he could easily have been "inspired" by the general nature of the setting and gone from
there.)

but now, with news of him "adapting" yet another book series (if you can call it that, since only two books were published,
and those were four years ago), the bafflement returns. once again the described spin-off and character have almost no
recognizable similarities with the original material, beyond the protagonist's name and chosen profession of "finder." (he's
even going to be half the book version's age, and a vet of an entirely different war that happened 35 years after the former
ended.) seriously, how did "i wanna do a show about a vet who now finds people" end up being an adaptation? it's not like
those two concepts, which appear to be all he's "adapting," would have been plagiarism to work up into a unique series. i'm
all for giving credit where it's due, but c'mon, this is getting ridiculous.

next he'll be doing a story about a bald guy that still lives at home, and asking the charles schultz estate for permission to
pay them a regular fee for the privilege.

yeah that show would tank quick.

it not so much a bone spin-off, but more like bones is being used to launch a completely different,
unrelated show based on a different, unrelated book series.

okay...i'm sorry but the character description sounds a lot like the main character from "the
glades". although, i don't like bones personally so whatever floats their boat.

i know the major networks are all spin-off happy, but floating a spin-off for a character who hasn't even debuted yet - isn't
that a bit ridiculous?

i think you are forgetting how ncis got it's spin off from jag during it's 8th season.

the same went for ncis getting it's spin off. although that system doesn't always work. crossing
jordan tried to set up a new spin off show called "sunset division" or "sunset squad" but it didn't
get picked up.

it also happened in criminal minds for the new spinoff with forest whitaker. they already had the
deal in place for the spin off before the episode aired.

this is just wrong. i sure hope not.
i barely like bones as it is, no story line at all, slightly developing characters, and you know a
spinoff is going to be worse

one advantage to "adapting" an existing series is that you have an official source. you needn't
worry that every whack job who has ever submitted a script to anyone is going to try to lay claim to
a portion of your success.

look how many people sue every year claiming to have written the "original" version of any song that
gets enough airplay.......

well yes, bones has already jumped the shark. probably when zach went cannibal or possibly the
nightclub episode. in any event, a spin-off gives the producer, and the production team, something
to work on when bones is dead, i.e. they are strapping on their parachute and planning an exit strategy.

hah, i thought the same thing! sounds almost just like him, except for the "reclusive" trait.



now that is a very good point. i hadn't considered the idea before. maybe they're intentionally using such an obscure,
apparently dead book series as their official inspiration simply because it's the cheapest form of insurance against frivolous
lawsuits. wow, that actually makes a helluva lot of sense.

damian lewis from life (us)(2007) ,...

free spin-off, not copy of bones.

only 1 original bones.

when the character was described my first thought was "dr. house".

please not a bones spin
just keep the regular bones on target, otherwise this one will get cancelled
please get your focus back to seely and bones getting together i dont know about anyone else
but ive seen it over and over if this doesnt happen this will get cancelled after loosing viewers
and i believe we have had it with spin offs
marge2578

no not seely and bones, that blond chick is much hotter! and that voice o m g