This time last year...

...we already had sides for several episodes for the next season. I wonder if HH and team are just taking a really long break before they start writing again or if they have found a more covert way to release the sides to casting agencies without the general public finding out about it.

Didn't he say he already had the first few scripts written? Or did they just have the ideas? When do they start filming again? Early July, right?

i don't want the sides. I'm too nervous about who will pop up in them!

SocksNTies wrote:...we already had sides for several episodes for the next season. I wonder if HH and team are just taking a really long break before they start writing again or if they have found a more covert way to release the sides to casting agencies without the general public finding out about it.

did we really have sides this early ? I don't remember seeing sides until just before they started filming last year.


edited to say: The sides for Harbingers were posted on June 30, 2009, and The bond in the boot sides were posted on July 10, 2009.... So I would imagine the sides for the premier will show up in a couple of weeks and then next episode about 2 weeks after that.

Also I'm gonna attempt not to read them this year... lets see how long that lasts LOL

treble21 wrote:

SocksNTies wrote:...we already had sides for several episodes for the next season. I wonder if HH and team are just taking a really long break before they start writing again or if they have found a more covert way to release the sides to casting agencies without the general public finding out about it.

did we really have sides this early ? I don't remember seeing sides until just before they started filming last year.


edited to say: The sides for Harbingers were posted on June 30, 2009, and The bond in the boot sides were posted on July 10, 2009.... So I would imagine the sides for the premier will show up in a couple of weeks and then next episode about 2 weeks after that.

I'm so excited... and nervous!!!
We probably won't get any of the important scenes (as usual) but I bet it'll tell us if they are in fact back in DC and if anything major happened. Plus, if there are significant others (*cringes*) they would be a part of the casting sides.

I think he said that they had 6 scripts done before they took their break. And today was the writers first day back and they start filming mid-July.

I'm torn as to whether I want to go the spoiler route.

ummm what are sides?
i have read here and in other threads when people mention sides but i really have no idea what they are...

Brain&Heart wrote:ummm what are sides?
i have read here and in other threads when people mention sides but i really have no idea what they are...

Sides are small portions of the script that are used by casting agents to cast the non-reoccuring roles, and initial guest stars. Like last year, one of the sides was the opening for harbringers which guest starred Cindi Lauper. You sometimes get little bits of info about what's going to happen in the episode, but it's out of context and is more likely to drive you nuts...which is why I am now at times truly crazy.

There are sides!!!! WHERE?!

Hart tweeted today a photo of all of the writers in his backyard, planning the last 2/3 of the season. I think someone should have
paid for a skywriter to say - "No SO's, no tricks, no inuendos, just B&B together at last. That's the last 2/3 of your season".

katharine wrote:Hart tweeted today a photo of all of the writers in his backyard, planning the last 2/3 of the season. I think someone should have
paid for a skywriter to say - "No SO's, no tricks, no inuendos, just B&B together at last. That's the last 2/3 of your season".

hahaha i'd donate money for that!

joybrennan wrote:

Brain&Heart wrote:ummm what are sides?
i have read here and in other threads when people mention sides but i really have no idea what they are...

Sides are small portions of the script that are used by casting agents to cast the non-reoccuring roles, and initial guest stars. Like last year, one of the sides was the opening for harbringers which guest starred Cindi Lauper. You sometimes get little bits of info about what's going to happen in the episode, but it's out of context and is more likely to drive you nuts...which is why I am now at times truly crazy.

Thanx for letting me know

Ooohh they do sound like like they would make you crazy.... and very tempting to see, i think i will be one of those that wont be able to resist, even though i say i want to be spoiler free... i dont think that will be happening! lol

I'm scared to death about the season opener.. Sides should be out in roughly 2 weeks. I want to know what to expect-but at the same time-I don't wanna know...

I really want to stay away from spoilers this season but they are so damn tempting....

Brain&Heart wrote:

katharine wrote:Hart tweeted today a photo of all of the writers in his backyard, planning the last 2/3 of the season. I think someone should have
paid for a skywriter to say - "No SO's, no tricks, no inuendos, just B&B together at last. That's the last 2/3 of your season".

hahaha i'd donate money for that!

I'm in. What's the bank account?

I can't not read sides. The reason I started coming on forums was for spoilers!

I have a question, I've only ever read Bones sides but I always used to look for House spoilers and never came across any casting sides. Does anyone know why that is/if they exist?

As much as I want to be strong and resist the sides, I know I can't, especially for the premiere. I'm far to desperate to get a hint about how the B&B reunion goes, if either of them has a SO, etc....

I'm hoping we'll get some info soon. I've read they go back to work mid-July, so I assume that's when they start filming. If that's the case, I would imagine we'd get some sides within the next couple of weeks.

Brain&Heart wrote:ummm what are sides?
i have read here and in other threads when people mention sides but i really have no idea what they are...

Yeah, I know it's confusing.
Casting sides are pages of the episode scripts that are released many weeks before an episode comes out in order to cast actors.
For example, you need to cast "Bob" a murder suspect in an episode. So, you release all the pages of the script where "Bob" appears so that an actor can practice for auditioning that role.
For fans, it's great because it gives us a sneak preview of what's coming up!!!!

Murphs93 wrote:I can't not read sides. The reason I started coming on forums was for spoilers!

I have a question, I've only ever read Bones sides but I always used to look for House spoilers and never came across any casting sides. Does anyone know why that is/if they exist?

If there aren't any sides out it's because no one is leaking them. Sides are standard for tv and film. Spoilers are as much a publicity as anything else. Some shows let sides float about, some don't.

If the S/O is a big deal enough to have a guest spot I wonder if we will even get sides for him/her or if they will just cast that person separately? I know on other shows, for guest stars you don't always get the sides for them because they already cast that part. Let's just pray it's not even that big of a deal. I sort of have a feeling the S/O wont be someone they come home with, but whoever replaced them at the lab or FBI building while they were away. But, that's just me.

I'm on the fence about sides and spoilers all together too. On one hand....the sides aren't even that big of a deal because the pieces we get are usually so small that it makes no real difference. On the other, they do have a tendency to get everyone panicking (on the rare occasion they do reveal something bigger) and then it becomes not so much fun to even watch the episode. So....I don't know.

I think the problem I have with spoilers is that they get my expectation too high. I went into the premier of last season blind with no info other than cyndi lauper was gonna be there and booth wouldn't forget brennan all together. It really helped me enjoy the episode because I wasn't expecting some big thing you know?

tinkrella wrote:

I'm on the fence about sides and spoilers all together too. On one hand....the sides aren't even that big of a deal because the pieces we get are usually so small that it makes no real difference. On the other, they do have a tendency to get everyone panicking (on the rare occasion they do reveal something bigger) and then it becomes not so much fun to even watch the episode. So....I don't know.

I think the problem I have with spoilers is that they get my expectation too high.

So true. And the sides are so controlled, they know exactly what they're leaking and what they're not. Give us just enough to cause trouble and make sure to leave out all the stuff that would calm everyone down.

tinkrella wrote:If the S/O is a big deal enough to have a guest spot I wonder if we will even get sides for him/her or if they will just cast that person separately? I know on other shows, for guest stars you don't always get the sides for them because they already cast that part. Let's just pray it's not even that big of a deal. I sort of have a feeling the S/O wont be someone they come home with, but whoever replaced them at the lab or FBI building while they were away. But, that's just me.

I'm on the fence about sides and spoilers all together too. On one hand....the sides aren't even that big of a deal because the pieces we get are usually so small that it makes no real difference. On the other, they do have a tendency to get everyone panicking (on the rare occasion they do reveal something bigger) and then it becomes not so much fun to even watch the episode. So....I don't know.

I think the problem I have with spoilers is that they get my expectation too high. I went into the premier of last season blind with no info other than cyndi lauper was gonna be there and booth wouldn't forget brennan all together. It really helped me enjoy the episode because I wasn't expecting some big thing you know?

You know, I've been to try and think positively...So....forget waiting for sides - say it with me now: NO SOBS!
I'm gonna go with B&B get back, meet at the fountain and Brennan goes - I love you, I want to try a relationship with you, but I don't want to work for the FBI anymore, because it's just too complicated. Booth agrees, they kiss...and Booth spends the rest of the episode dragging a reluctant Brennan into case. She is NOT happy about it. New conflict, but at least they'd be TRYING. Hey, it could happen! Send out the message to the universe and HH's consciousness - NO SOBS!

I rarely ever read the sides. I'm okay with spoilers (cause i'm no one who over thinks them at all) but i don't want to read parts of the script. That probably makes no sense... i like spoilers, but with out the detail that sometimes comes with being part of the script? I think i still failed to make sense...

tinkrella wrote:If the S/O is a big deal enough to have a guest spot I wonder if we will even get sides for him/her or if they will just cast that person separately? I know on other shows, for guest stars you don't always get the sides for them because they already cast that part. Let's just pray it's not even that big of a deal. I sort of have a feeling the S/O wont be someone they come home with, but whoever replaced them at the lab or FBI building while they were away. But, that's just me.

I'm on the fence about sides and spoilers all together too. On one hand....the sides aren't even that big of a deal because the pieces we get are usually so small that it makes no real difference. On the other, they do have a tendency to get everyone panicking (on the rare occasion they do reveal something bigger) and then it becomes not so much fun to even watch the episode. So....I don't know.

I think the problem I have with spoilers is that they get my expectation too high. I went into the premier of last season blind with no info other than cyndi lauper was gonna be there and booth wouldn't forget brennan all together. It really helped me enjoy the episode because I wasn't expecting some big thing you know?

I completely agree! I think spoiler do lead people (including myself at times) to expect HUGE HUGE things... and then even if something really great happens it can never live up to the "hype", ya know? I'll probably still look at spoilers, at least for the opener, but I'm thinking about whether to lay off the spoilers at some point. (I know I won't go "spoiler free [Only admins are allowed to see this image] , but I can go "Spoiler lite" maybe? Doesn't have quite the aftertaste! LOL)

yes...spoiler lite is the way to go I think. Personally, I think it's impossible to go spoiler free...after all, previews and commercials are everywhere...even in the middle of NASCAR races. it's not a safe world out there. LOL!