Many months ago my friend Josh Berman, consulting producer on Fox’s hit show Bones, started asking me questions about gay football players for a storyline he was working on. That story hits the airwaves Thursday (Jan. 28) in the Bones episode, “The Dentist in the Ditch.” The story centers on the investigation of the murder of dentist Dan Pinard, with two main suspects being gay football player Cyd Zigler (played by Eltony Williams, above left)) and gay hunter Chris Fife (Cameron Bender, right). Robert Gant also makes an appearance as football coach Jason Hendler. For those who know me, this will all sound very familiar (sans the murder part).
Josh is a great writer (he created Drop Dead Diva), so I’m excited to see what he did with the story of gay love and murder!
on Jan 27th, 2010 at 2:25 PM
If Cyd goes to jail in the episode maybe you can loop the arrest scene here for when you get flak for being too liberal, conservative, gay, newsy.
on Jan 27th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Cyd, thanks! I never watch Bones but I will tonight.
on Jan 27th, 2010 at 3:37 PM
So wait… does it air tonight (Wednesday) or Thursday?
on Jan 27th, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Sorry, Bones airs Thursdays. This episode is Jan. 28.
on Jan 27th, 2010 at 11:54 PM
LOL did he really use your name?? sans the “e”
on Jan 28th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
“gay hunter Chris Fife” — so, is he a hunter who is gay, or someone who hunts gays?
on Jan 28th, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Yep. It’s one of the fun things in screenwriting. Every movie and TV show has names of the writer’s friends or acquaintances.
on Jan 30th, 2010 at 1:06 AM
Fife, Pinar and Ziegler, it sounds like an early 70′s folk-rock supergroup!
Your character on the show isn’t a Pats fan, is he?
on Jan 31st, 2010 at 5:39 PM
I don’t know if I like whatever it is that does automatic posts whenever I write something related to your stuff Cyd (is that your blogging software or mine doing it, do you know?)…..
Anyway…. the episode is now online for anyone who missed it (or wants to watch it again):
http://www.fox.com/watch/bones/63960323001
on Jan 31st, 2010 at 8:40 PM
love Robert Gant; will watch for this in reruns
on Feb 1st, 2010 at 11:32 AM
It was ok. Well-done story, just not a big fan of the show.
on Oct 21st, 2010 at 7:36 PM
Mmmmm, is Cameron Bender gay cause he is adorable!