Where Do We Go From Here?: FOX Drama Premieres Reboot Series

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BONESReturns Wednesday, Sept. 3Where They Left Things: Wait. Zack (Eric Millegan) was Gormogon’s assistant, not Sweets? Really? Huh. That’s kind of sad. And Hodgins (T.J. Thyne) and Angela (Michaela Conlin) still aren’t married because of her missing first husband? That got swept under the rug a bit in the strike-shortened season, didn’t it?Where They Pick Up: As much as I love Bones, the show’s shoddy LA-for-DC location (or “faux-cation”) shooting has often been a drawback. The Bones/Booth half of the two-hour premiere was filmed in London and, as a result, the season starts with what is probably the series’ best-looking episode to date, featuring all manner of effective location work. The flirting and jokes about tea and driving on the wrong side of the road fly so fast most viewers won’t care that Zack is barely mentioned at all.Since Bones is a character-driven procedural more than a serialized drama, don’t expect the Zack-blowback to be major, but the series will have some fun with his absence, using a revolving cast of interns including characters played by Carla Gallo, Joel David Moore, Michael Badalucco and, in the premiere, Eugene Byrd returning as Clark. It will be a fine distraction.Meanwhile, viewers will get much more serialized satisfaction out of the first appearance by Angela’s hubby, who brings out an unexpectedly jealous side of Hodgins and putting the show’s most successful consummated relationship under new strain.blog.zap2it.com



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