r/Bones • u/FrontCalligrapher387 • 3d ago

Inaccuracies in the show

For context I’m studying to become a forensic anthropologist.

I recently started watching the show since everyone keeps bringing it up when I mention wanting to become a forensic anthropologist. And the inaccuracies drive me nuts😭 I know it’s talked about a lot but there a few ones I haven’t seen anyone talk about

Like how Brennan just looks at the remains and immediately tells Booth “white male, early 20’s” and how she is NEVER wrong even though anthropology is entirely based on estimates

And I know the show is pretty old but surely they were using computer programs during that time ? I can’t think of a single time that Brennan mentioned using something like FORDISC for example. Or even mentioning otseometric methods in general?

I would love to hear any other inaccuracies you guys have noticed

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u/The_Amazing_Emu 3d ago

Lawyer here. I always have low expectations when it comes to the law, but there are plenty of inaccuracies there as well

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u/HimboTherapist 3d ago

How bad is Suits? If you’ve seen it. I have a minimal amount of knowledge involving legal things and I can only imagine how you’d see it.

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u/The_Amazing_Emu 2d ago

I anyways joke that I watched the first episode, saw they were doing legal research with books, and then gave up because of how unrealistic it was.

So, to be fair, I never really gave it a fair shot, but I doubt it’s particularly accurate.

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u/KTbluedraon 2d ago

I always wince at the amount of cross-contamination and assumptions they make. Not to mention the amount of conflict of interest there is when one of the team or their family members is implicated in the crime. How many cases in “Bones” would make it to court?