Bones
The premise of the show is an alliance between forensic anthropologist
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth.
Brennan is the central character and team leader
of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute Medico-Legal Lab,
a federal institution that collaborates with the FBI,
mirroring the real-life relationship between the FBI and the Smithsonian Institution.
Set in Washington, D.C., the show revolves around solving Federal legal cases
by examining the human remains of possible murder victims.
Dr. Brennan and her team provide scientific expertise and Special Agent Booth
provides FBI criminal investigation technique.
In addition to the prospective murder cases featured in each episode,
the series explores the backgrounds and relationships of its recurrent characters.
An important ongoing dynamic between Brennan and Booth is their disagreement
about science and faith. Brennan argues for science, evidence, and atheism.
Booth argues for faith, God, and the unproven. The series is also known
for its dark comedic undertones to, in essence, lighten the gravity
of the show's intense subject matter.
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