'' USA Today '' comments that , compared to other crime shows , the show " is built on a more traditional and solid foundation : the strength of its characters " , and " what sets Tuesday 's '' Bones '' premiere apart from the procedural pack are stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz , as the season 's most appealing new crime fighters . " On the other hand , '' Media Life Magazine '' said that while '' Bones '' has " an amazingly clever notion , brilliant even " , its " execution does n't match the conception " and , based on its first episode , the show " fails to evolve into a gripping series . In fact , it quickly becomes so derivative of so much else on television — especially , strangely , '' X-Files '' — that one might even call it bone-headed . " '' Bones '' has received two Emmy nominations , for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series for " The Hero in the Hold " at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role for " The Twist in the Twister " at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Bones (TV series)