The Finder

As everyone else has commented this episode does not fit with the canon of the series. I can barely watch it because of Saffron Burrow's terrible mockney accent... I mean... why???

The cast mesh really well and like how Walter's keen sense of detection help him find the lost articles. My wife and I were watching "Bones" like we always do and I said to her this would be a great spin-off and when I check it out was happy to see it was going to be one! I was reading the TV Guide article about the producer saying he's afraid it won't take off and I totally disagree. He also mention something about possible crossovers with "Bones". Again I disagree and the "Finder" or what ever the new title is going to be will be able to stand on it's own. Besides I am one of those "Bone" fans who wouldn't want anything to come between Booth and Bones. Because I didn't like it when Booth hooked up with the reporter and was relieved when that was over.

I agree that this was not an episode of Bones. It felt like the Bones characters were the guests as the Finder cast and plots were clearly in focus. Another reviewer phrased it well by saying the episode was Booth-free and Bones-lite.

Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable hour of television. Though whoever was playing Walter's acting left something to be desired, I was intrigued by Walter and Ike's characters. It was also an entertaining plot. This did its job by getting me interested in the new series, especially since I am already such a big fan of Hanson's work.

That said, the glaring, somewhat unforgivable issue with this was that they should not have tried to pass this as an episode of Bones. It obviously wasn't. Viewers felt deceived as this so called Bones episode was quite obviously a poorly disguised, extended promo for the Finder. If viewers had gone into this with the proper mindset, I am certain the response would not have been so negative. This should have been the pilot for the Finder. It would have been a perfect way to segway Bones into the spin off series. Oh well.

I didn't even know that this episode was meant to promote a "spin-off" show, but it became pretty evident during the first couple minutes. In fact, the new show's characters were so heavily featured that I started wondering and looked it up online, even before the episode finished.

Seriously, if you try to pull a show starter off this way, at least do it so the audience doesn't notice what you're doing. Not to mention don't make a whole lot of Bones fans miss out on an actual Bones episode - because this wasn't one. The new show also won't be a real spin-off, because no actual Bones characters will be in it.

HOWEVER, that being said, the Finder characters ARE interesting and the new show itself might very well be worth watching, especially if they keep it up with the cool music. It just doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Bones.

So, in conclusion: - this = not a Bones episode - new show = not a Bones spin-off - but: possibly interesting to watch - worst part: incredibly lame and absurd promotion idea

first, let me say that i am a HUGE bones fan, from the beginning. so, it was a shameless plug for a spin-off...what's new? this sort of thing is done all the time, for good or ill, besides which, it's good marketing strategy. it is what it is, & i have learned to accept what i cannot change. it was obvious from maybe 10 minutes into the show what was going on, so i sat back to enjoy. that said, i don't think the bones people were at all out of character, the characters from the projected spin-off were enjoyable & the premise interesting...what's to complain about? i, for one, will be looking forward to the premiere of this new series.