How Bones stars changed the face of TV crime shows.

Bones stars reveal how they fought to change the face of TV crime shows.

Make no bones about it. Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz (above) are hugely proud of the show that has kept them on TV screens around the world since 2005. The pair not only star in

Bones, as forensic anthropologist Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan and her wise-cracking FBI sidekick and husband Seeley Booth, but they also produce the crime drama, which is based on the best-selling books by Kathy Reichs.

They believe the show, which is now in its final season, stood out in a TV market full of police procedurals and it set a benchmark for those launched since.

“I thought it was ground-breaking that we went away from the procedural aspect of it and really dove into the character relationship of it,” Boreanaz says.

“We fought for that and we fought, fought, fought. And it finally became (more about the) relationships.”

Deschanel agrees, adding it was a real treat to be able to bring a character to life on a show that was basically about solving crimes.

“You know more about the characters and their personal lives than you ever knew about those characters on CSI, or at least the main characters,” she says.

“I loved watching them, but I would think the actors that get to do the guest-spots always got to do the more interesting stuff because the people who were series regulars were just solving the crime and it was very rare that you got to see a glimpse of their personal life.” The actress also believes that

Bones has been a trailblazer for women working in science.

“The lab was really run by women. I hope that influences girls in real life to go into science, if they’re interested, and hopefully (there will be) more shows showing women in power and women in science.”

Boreanaz, who directed the series’ final episode, is proud of the show.

“It feels great to be able to look at the whole cast and the whole crew and be a part of something that was historic for the network and for the studio, and to have their support and also give back to the fans.”