Emily Deschanel AdmitsSomeAspects ofBonesDidn't Age Well as She Releases Rewatch Podcast with Carla Gallo (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Emily Deschanel in 2024.Photo:Michael Tullberg/Getty

Michael Tullberg/Getty

Emily Deschanelis taking a trip down memory lane with herBonescostar Carla Gallo.

“I would say it makes you reflect on how it was a different time,” Deschanel tells PEOPLE of the forensics drama, which also starredDavid Boreanazand ran from 2005 through 2017.

“There were some not-cool representations and some stereotypes, things to apologize for,” she says. “But otherwise it is a total trip down memory lane.”

Gallo notes that because she didn’t come to the show as a regular until season 4, there are plenty of episodes that she never even saw until recently.

Boneheads, the Bones rewatch podcast from Lemonada launches on Sept. 19.Lemonada Media

Lemonada Media

“I’m watching a lot of it for the first time,” Gallo says. “So I’m reacting as a fan, trying to guess who the killer is. But the truth is, the podcast is basically a device for Emily and me to be able to hang out and chat and gossip. There’s a lot of, ‘Oh we need to get back to talking about the show.'”

Deschanel agrees. “That’s the only challenge,” she says laughing. “Carla and I are good friends. We met on the show and have become closer since, and we love chatting. We can’t get off the phone. Now we have a podcast, and we’re supposed to be talking business and we’ll be chit-chatting for 45 minutes,” she jokes.

David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo (R) in the “The Lance to the Heart” episode of ‘Bones’.FOX Image Collection via Getty

FOX Image Collection via Getty

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“We were crazy,” Gallo admits of returning to work so soon. “I remember Emily was like, ‘Here’s what’s going to happen. You’re taking my trailer.’ And she literally had a rocking chair moved to the trailer for me.”

“It kind of always had this loyal following,” Deschanel says. “There’s a group of people who will watch it over and over again and then rewatch from the beginning. So it’s exciting that it has longevity and is still relevant after almost 20 years.”

Any thoughts about rebooting the show?

“I’ll do it today. I’m available!” jokes Gallo, who is currently filming season 2 ofPlatonicwithSeth RoganandRose Byrne.

Deschanel says it’s always a possibility. “I think I’d be interested in something like that. I mean, it’s not something that I dream of necessarily. I feel like we told a lot of stories, so we’d have to have some fresh perspective on those people and those stories and those dynamics. That would be interesting to me. But I’m not holding my breath!”

She adds that’s because it would mean Boreanaz would also have to be on board to come back.

“He would always say, ‘I don’t look back, I look forward or I’m in the moment,'” Deschanel says of her friend and former colleague. “But who knows? Never say never!”

Boneheadspremieres Sept. 18.

source: people.com