What famous movie star auditioned for the role of Zack Addy? What was really in that Christmas present from Brennan’s parents? And who the hell is Crazy Dennis? Greg Yaitanes, the director of the Bones pilot, answers all this and more in this week’s episode of Boneheads. Greg, the Emmy award-winning director of House, Banshee, House of the Dragon, and Presumed Innocent, among others, tells Emily and Carla about casting Emily as Brennan, testing the pilot with audiences, and how the show went from “Brennan” to “Bones.” Plus, he shares behind-the-scenes stories from the other Bones episodes he directed, The Man in the Fallout Shelter and The Woman at the Airport.

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Boner Alert! In today’s episode, we dive into Brennan’s first love interest on the show: her former anthropology professor, Dr. Michael Stires. Emily dishes out some cold goss about the actor who played Stires (Josh Hopkins), and reveals a surprising connection he had with one of her friends. Emily also shares insights about filming that sex scene with him, and she and Carla analyze Brennan’s pillow talk skills. Plus, we settle the rumors: did Emily and David Boreanaz ever date in real life? And, Carla confesses a little crush she had on a fellow Bones cast member.

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It’s our first Epps-isode! Emily kicks us off with some cold goss about this episode's guest stars, Heath Freeman (Howard Epps) and Rachelle Lefevre (Amy Morton). She and Carla unpack that iconic opening sequence (Booth: Reason for wanting a gun? Brennan: To shoot people), and Emily talks about what it was like filming those fun, playful scenes with David Boreanaz. Then, the duo reflects on their friendship, and Carla analyzes the difference between "Bones Emily" and "Post-Bones Emily." And finally, did they ever use real corpses on Bones? We’ll set the record straight once and for all.

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