Bones is one of those rare cases of a TV show that increased my interest in a class rather than distracting me from it. I marathoned through six seasons of the show during the same semester I took anatomy lab: learning all the details of the human skeleton suddenly became much more enjoyable when I realized that I knew exactly what all that wibbly-wobby TV forensic jargon meant! (What could be more Geek Chic than that?!)

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Know Your Geek: About Bones

• Bones, created by Hart Hanson, aired in 2005 on FOX (it’s currently in its 8th season!) and stars Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz (aka Angel), Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, and John Francis Daley.
• Based on the bestselling book series by forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, Bones focuses on the partnership between Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan, a brilliant scientist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution in Washington D.C., and Agent Seeley Booth, a hotheaded FBI agent and former Army Ranger. In a nice little twist, TV Brennan writes a book series about a fictional anthropologist named Kathy Reichs!
• Although she prefers historical and cultural research, Brennan has been recruited by the FBI to help solve cases where there are minimal soft-tissue remains; with the help of her team, she deduces the story left behind by the victim’s bones. (Hence the nickname that Booth bestows on her!)
• The Jeffersonian team (Booth calls them the “squints”, because they’re always squinting into their microscopes) consists of Bones; Angela, a forensic artist; Hodgins, an entomologist; Zack Addy, Bones’s assistant; Cam, their boss/a coroner; and a team of “squinterns.” On the FBI side, there’s Agent Booth; Sweets, a psychologist; and Caroline Julian, a sassy prosecutor.

Outfits Inspired by Bones

Ready to carefully examine kerf marks under a microscope, analyze larvae growth cycles, test out potential murder weapons, and look fantastic while doing so? Check out these four looks inspired by our friends from the Jeffersonian!