I hadn't ever watched this show before January 2011. That's when I got a temporary roommate with a 65 inch TV who sucked me back in to watching TV instead of reading books and playing on my iPad. I discovered several really good shows, but Bones topped them all. Of course, I wanted to see what led up to the last season cliff-hanger, so I picked up all the earlier seasons. I wasn't disappointed. The show was good from the pilot, but it seems that this cast and crew have a goal to make each show and season better than the last one - and they succeed almost every time,