Emily Deschanel, Geoff Stults, and David Boreanaz, Bones
Make no bones about it: Bones creator Hart Hanson is more than a little nervous about how his show's loyal (and very vocal) audience will receive the characters from his proposed spin-off when they make their debut in Thursday's episode, which is titled "Finder."
"I have warned them about this from the beginning. I said... 'Now, listen — when this goes on the air, there's going to be a loud group of people who hate [these characters]," Hanson tells TVGuide.com with a squealing laugh. "Our record of introducing new characters on Bones — it doesn't go well.
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"I expect that there will be a loud group of people who say, 'Hey! What's this peanut butter doing with my chocolate?'" Hanson continues. "The question will be: Do people tune out? It'll be very interesting to see how the quiet majority of Bones fans respond to "Finder" as opposed to the very loud passionate minority. Which I love, but it's sometimes like riding a tiger."
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Thank god, it's... the DVD. A new Fletch: The Jane Doe Edition DVD slated for release on May 1 boasts a digitally remastered picture and includes the new featurettes "Just Charge It to the Underhills: Making and Remembering Fletch," "From John Cocktoaston to Harry S. Truman: The Disguises," and a compilation of favorite Fletch moments. (I was only kidding about the sandwiches and ball bearings, though it is all ball bearings these days.) I don't usually single out DVD releases in their own news item, but this is one of the funniest, most quotable films of all time, and exceptions will be made. Now does anyone have a towel? My car just hit a....
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Question: Do you have any new scoop on Bill Lawrence's version of Fletch? Is Zach Braff going to play him?
Answer: Sounds like someone took my cue from this week's podcast. Mr. Lawrence informed me that he has an Oct. 1 deadline to turn in his Fletch screenplay to the Weinstein brothers. And if he has anything to say about it, the Braffster will be succeeding Chevy Chase in the title role. "I'm hopin' so, man. There's no guarantee until he takes the deal, but if I had my way, yeah, he would be the star. He'd be a good Fletch."
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