JamesG
04-02-2018, 10:21 PM
CBS' "Instinct" is Accused of Ripping off "Bones", Showrunner Apologizes
by James Hibberd
April 2, 2018
The showrunner of the new CBS crime procedural "Instinct" is apologizing to the creator of Fox’s "Bones" for a story line that bore some striking similarities to the long-running former hit series.
On Twitter Monday, "Instinct" producer Michael Rauch expressed regret to "Bones", its fans, and its creator Hart Hanson after finding the situation “very distressing” albeit “unintentional.”
“Yeah, heard about this. Very distressing and 100% unintentional. Looking into it and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. And of course apologies to Bones (and their fans). Thanks for the heads up.”
Here’s what happened: Based on author James Patterson’s Murder Games, "Instinct" stars Alan Cumming as a former CIA officer helping the NYPD solve crimes. The show’s third episode aired Sunday night titled 'Secrets and Lies'.
The story line was about the murder of an Amish teenager who moved to the big city. The detectives find popsicle sticks in the teen’s childhood bedroom. The feathers later remind the investigators of piano keys, and they realize he secretly played piano, and then they interview the victim’s piano teacher.
The "Bones" episode was from 2009 and titled 'The Plain in the Prodigy'. It was also about the murder of a young Amish man who moved to the big city. In the kid’s room back in Amish country the detectives find a collection of rocks. They later realize the rocks look like piano keys and track down the victim’s piano teacher.
After that, the storylines seem to diverge. But the whole “Amish teen who goes off to the big city, secretly plays piano which the detectives discover through an assembly of objects in their childhood bedroom” setup struck some fans as too similar to be a coincidence.
http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/02/instinct-bones/
by James Hibberd
April 2, 2018
The showrunner of the new CBS crime procedural "Instinct" is apologizing to the creator of Fox’s "Bones" for a story line that bore some striking similarities to the long-running former hit series.
On Twitter Monday, "Instinct" producer Michael Rauch expressed regret to "Bones", its fans, and its creator Hart Hanson after finding the situation “very distressing” albeit “unintentional.”
“Yeah, heard about this. Very distressing and 100% unintentional. Looking into it and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. And of course apologies to Bones (and their fans). Thanks for the heads up.”
Here’s what happened: Based on author James Patterson’s Murder Games, "Instinct" stars Alan Cumming as a former CIA officer helping the NYPD solve crimes. The show’s third episode aired Sunday night titled 'Secrets and Lies'.
The story line was about the murder of an Amish teenager who moved to the big city. The detectives find popsicle sticks in the teen’s childhood bedroom. The feathers later remind the investigators of piano keys, and they realize he secretly played piano, and then they interview the victim’s piano teacher.
The "Bones" episode was from 2009 and titled 'The Plain in the Prodigy'. It was also about the murder of a young Amish man who moved to the big city. In the kid’s room back in Amish country the detectives find a collection of rocks. They later realize the rocks look like piano keys and track down the victim’s piano teacher.
After that, the storylines seem to diverge. But the whole “Amish teen who goes off to the big city, secretly plays piano which the detectives discover through an assembly of objects in their childhood bedroom” setup struck some fans as too similar to be a coincidence.
http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/02/instinct-bones/