Bones - The Complete First Season

Love that show, and the first season in dvd is great even it's on double side dvd. most of all, a lot of episode you can see with commentary.

I love this show and was adding it to my Christmas list only to find that the price had MORE THAN DOUBLED in the past few weeks ~ from $19.99 to $42.49!!! (This wasn't a price available from outside vendors, it was from Amazon itself "with free Super Saver Shipping".) I thought Amazon was supposed to provide Good Deals!?! The show gets 5-stars, but Amazon's pricing deserves 0- or 1-star(s).

Bones is a completely underrated fantastic show.

David Boreanaz and newcomer Emily Deschanel light up the screen with their chemistry. Booth (DB) the cocky FBI agent and his partner Brennan (ED) are paired up on crime solving adventures, trying to find murderers and identities of victims who have been reduced to bones.

While there is no surgery or much medical jargon, besides that of Dr. Temperance Brennan who is a Forensic Anthropologist, there's still mystery and excitement within each episode.

Bad, bad writing. The characters are more concerned with one-up-manship then the case. The constant bickering is irritating. The predictability is irritating. Ah ha moments are right on time in every episode, which is...irritating. Don't care about the characters, don't care what they find or what happens. Won't purchase Episode 2.

I can't explain what exactly is lacking in Bones. Is it the fact that I end up figuring out the result before the episode is over? Is it the fact that much of the dialog seems forced? Is it that I have had an overdose of CSI and, to that extent, Bones just doesn't keep me hooked. I was not too enthusiastic about Season One but went ahead and bought Season Two anyway. I had a hard time finishing each episode. There are some mystery/detective series that keep you hooked. You cannot tear yourself away from the TV till you have reached the end of the episode, and if you have a collection, you want to put on the next episode. This is not the case with Bones. You find reasons to press the pause button.