In a tribute to Michael Clarke Duncan, Bones creator Hart Hanson told THR that there were plans to bring his character and Geoff Stults’ character back to Bones this season. Their spin-off series, The Finder, was cancelled in May.
He said, “The Finder started as an episode of Bones, and we were thinking of having MCD and Geoff do one more crossover episode on Bones so that we could tell the Bones fans what happened after The Finder didn’t come back.”
“We put all that on hold when he had his heart attack in July, but we were hoping he’d be back. [Bones star] David Boreanaz directed a Finder episode, and David and MCD really bonded. They’re both team-playing, big-hearted, noisy, jock-type wonderful guys. We’re just now coming to grips with the idea that MCD is gone. I sure hope we can think of something that would do him proud.”
Hanson also notes, “When we shot that last scene of The Finder this year, we were hoping it would be the season finale, not the series finale. If I had known it would be the end of our series, the last image would have been Leo standing outside his bar, looking out at the weather vane and being the last man standing, with everyone else scattered to the wind.”
The Bones creator also said that Duncan’s part was itinially written for a “Sam Shepard type” — an old, white, and skinny cowboy. Hart said that he completely rewrote the character for Duncan and added, “A lot of actors are nothing like what you see, but MCD was very much like what you see onscreen: that big smile, that big voice, not a bit of a bully to him. He doesn’t alpha-male anybody, though he could alpha-male anyone he wanted. He was just a genuinely good guy.”
What do you think? Would you like to see The Finder wrapped on Bones? Should they still do the crossover now that Duncan is gone?
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147 Comments on "The Finder: Hanson’s Plan to Bring Duncan & Stults Back to Bones"
Yes please bring back the finder. I enjoyed all the characters and story’s.
Yes Please, would love to see more of ‘The Finder’. Would be obviously different with MCD not there, but surely the script writers are talented enough to work through that ;). Also, really didn’t like ending – Walter needs to be rescued!!!
The Finder was Awesome. All the characters were so likeable. I want to see the show come back as a tribute to Michael. I just discovered it and binge watched it as it was so good. I had cable in 2012 and NEVER even knew it existed! Perhaps that is why the ratings weren’t that great. I say bring the show back and put it on Netflix!!! They advertise the new shows that have been added. I found The Finder by accident and am heartbroken that there is no more episodes or seasons to watch.
plz i need more :((((((((((((((((((((((( this show is so much better than any other ive seen. :/
My husband and I just found The Finder on Netflix. We loved the show. PLEASE, PLEASE bring it back! It is an awesome show!
Same
Would like to see more and find out where Walter went.
I agree; we just discovered The Finder on Netflix – we love Walter. Bring it back!
Fabulous show. I remain baffled by the ridiculous decisions made by production folk. Bring it back!!
I love this show and wish they would bring it back. I hate that the show ended with a cliffhanger. With Duncan gone, I don’t know who they’d get because he was such a vital part of the show but I’d love for them to try. This is a great show.
You have a decent show and instead you run crapola viewers are such morons. I just want good tv good actors and a good story. Do you think that’s a possibility?
For god sake bring it back or at least crossover my man on episodes of bones.
For god sake bring it back or at least put my man on some episodes of bones. I’d rather watch the finder than bones anyway.
I think they should really bring this show back. Think of it as a tribute to Duncan it was a really good show and it shouldn’t go to waste.
Bona
I think there should be a kind of request or petition to bring the show back. This is a really good show to waste…Vingh Rhames of Mission Impossible to replace MDC or they could get a serious audition.
I Need this show
Yes. Bring it back. It was awesome until the finale, which was ******!