Bones season 8

Bones season 8
Season 8
Season 8 DVD cover art
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17) – April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 17, 2012, and concluded on April 29, 2013, on Fox. ^[1] The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm ET, and consists of 24 episodes.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Bones characters

Main cast

• Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a forensic anthropologist
• David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian
• Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro, a forensic artist and wife of Jack Hodgins
• Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille Saroyan, a forensic pathologist and the head of the forensic division
• T. J. Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist, mineralogist, palynologist, and forensic chemist, and husband of Angela Montenegro
• John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist who provides psychological reports on criminals and staff including Brennan and Booth

Recurring cast

• Patricia Belcher as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor that often works with the team
• Andrew Leeds as Christopher Pelant, a hacker who was previously under house arrest and framed Brennan for murder; he is currently a fugitive wanted by the FBI
• Reed Diamond as Hayes Flynn, an FBI special agent
• Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan, Brennan's father
• Danielle Panabaker as Olivia Sparling, a rookie FBI special agent
• Joanna Cassidy as Marianne Booth, Seeley's mother
• Tiffany Hines as Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter
• Cyndi Lauper as Avalon Harmonia, a psychic
• Scott Lowell as Dr. Douglas Filmore, a Canadian podiatrist
• Danny Woodburn as Alex Radziwill, a Diplomatic immunity and State Department official

Interns

• Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison
• Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy
• Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray
• Pej Vahdat as Arastoo Vaziri
• Carla Gallo as Daisy Wick
• Joel David Moore as Colin Fisher
• Brian Klugman as Dr. Oliver Wells

Production

The series was renewed for an eighth season on March 29, 2012. ^[2] Executive producer Stephen Nathan commented that season eight would include storylines that were originally intended for the previous season but could not be used then due to its reduced episode count. ^[2] Twenty-two episodes were produced during season eight, with the extra four episodes ordered by Fox for the previous season incorporated into season eight, making a total of 26 episodes. ^{[3] [4]} In March 2013, it was reported that only 24 of the 26 episodes would air in season eight, as the two other episodes would be filmed after the season eight finale, and would be aired during the beginning of the ninth season. ^[5] Series creator Hart Hanson believes the show could last another two seasons (seasons 9 and 10), saying "we're very, very confident in having at least a season 9, and I can see as far as season 10 before my eyes get misty." ^[6]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
143	1	"The Future in the Past"	Ian Toynton	Hart Hanson & Stephen Nathan	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)	8AKY01	7.98 [7]
144	2	"The Partners in the Divorce"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Michael Peterson	September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)	8AKY02	7.61 [8]
145	3	"The Gunk in the Garage"	Kate Woods	Jonathan Collier	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	7AKY15	6.99 [9]
146	4	"The Tiger in the Tale"	Dwight Little	Dean Lopata	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)	8AKY03	7.20 [10]
147	5	"The Method in the Madness"	Kate Woods	Keith Foglesong	November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)	8AKY04	7.30 [11]
148	6	"The Patriot in Purgatory"	François Velle	Stephen Nathan	November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)	7AKY14	6.96 [12]
149	7	"The Bod in the Pod"	Tim Southam	Pat Charles	November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)	8AKY05	7.11 [13]
150	8	"The But in the Joke"	Ian Toynton	Keith Foglesong	November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)	7AKY13	7.96 [14]
151	9	"The Ghost in the Machine"	Milan Cheylov	Hart Hanson	December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)	7AKY17	7.29 [15]
152	10	"The Diamond in the Rough"	Alex Chapple	Nkechi Okoro Carroll	January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)	8AKY06	8.04 [16]
153	11	"The Archaeologist in the Cocoon"	Jeannot Szwarc	Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver	January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)	8AKY07	7.79 [16]
154	12	"The Corpse on the Canopy"	Rob Hardy	Jonathan Collier	January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)	8AKY09	8.53 [17]
155	13	"The Twist in the Plot"	Milan Cheylov	Kim Clements	January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)	8AKY08	9.25 [18]
156	14	"The Doll in the Derby"	Tawnia McKiernan	Michael Peterson	February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)	8AKY10	9.06 [19]
157	15	"The Shot in the Dark"	François Velle	Dave Thomas	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)	8AKY11	8.82 [20]
158	16	"The Friend in Need"	Jeffrey Walker	Dean Lopata	February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)	8AKY12	8.47 [21]
159	17	"The Fact in the Fiction"	Dwight Little	Keith Foglesong	February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)	8AKY13	8.77 [22]
160	18	"The Survivor in the Soap"	Tim Southam	Nkechi Okoro Carroll	March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)	8AKY14	8.41 [23]
161	19	"The Doom in the Gloom"	Kate Woods	Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver	March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)	8AKY15	7.58 [24]
162	20	"The Blood from the Stones"	François Velle	Pat Charles	March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)	8AKY16	6.96 [25]
163	21	"The Maiden in the Mushrooms"	Jeannot Szwarc	Lyla Oliver	April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)	8AKY17	7.05 [26]
164	22	"The Party in the Pants"	Reggie Hudlin	Michael Peterson & Keith Foglesong	April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)	8AKY18	6.56 [27]
165	23	"The Pathos in the Pathogens"	Chad Lowe	Kim Clements	April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)	8AKY19	7.06 [28]
166	24	"The Secret in the Siege"	David Boreanaz	Stephen Nathan & Jonathan Collier	April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)	8AKY20	7.36 [29]

DVD and Blu-ray release

The eighth season of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray (subtitled "Once Upon a Crime Edition") in region 1 on October 8, 2013, ^[30] in region 2 on September 30, 2013, ^[31] and in region 4 on November 20, 2013. ^[32] The set includes all 24 episodes of season eight on a 6-disc DVD set and 5-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include an audio commentary on "The Future in the Past" by Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan and Ian Toynton, deleted scenes from "The Patriot in Purgatory", "The Survivor in the Soap" and "The Party in the Pants", a gag reel, and two featurettes—Dying to Know: Bones Answers Your Questions! and Bare Bones: Total Fandom-onium. ^[30]

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General references

• "Bones Season 8 episodes". TV Guide . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• "shows A–Z – bones on fox". The Futon Critic . Retrieved September 8, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Bones at IMDb