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?
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 ******!
My wife is a big fan of Bones but I REALLY liked this show!
Just binge-watched it again on Netflix & the last episode was just as painful this time around. These characters NEED closure! Please find a way to do it! It certainly won’t be the same without MCD but they need a proper send off!
Just discovered, and binge watched, the entire season one. My wife and I were disappointed in discovering the series was cancelled. We especially enjoyed the episodes with the cast from Bones. The writing was humorous, adult based and, clean. The last episode left us wanting more as Walter is being carted away by the marshals, and Willa is hitchhiking away. The untimely passing of Michael Clarke Duncan would definitely impact the story line for a return, however, the 4-5 year gap could be explained in a closure episode of Bones. I would enjoy, and watch, the Finder should it return… Read more »
I only watched the finder on Netflix and loved the show! Bring it back or give us closure with a crossover!!!!
Loved The Finder…absolutely would love to see the crossover again.
YES – I need closure. I’m worried about Walter and Willow. Please find a way to wrap it all up. Thank you!
Please bring the show back it was a really good show. I think that Duncan would have wanted the show to go on. But he should be honored in the show and not forgotten!