‘Bones’ Star Tamara Taylor Reflects on Cam’s Happy Ending, Teases Her New Netflix Series
When Bones wrapped up its run in March, it was happy endings for all in the series finale. But in the midst of all of that happiness was a genuinely surprising twist: newlyweds Cam (Tamara Taylor) and Arastoo (Pej Vahdat) set out to adopt three brothers.
Though Cam and Arastoo’s wedding was expected, the move to adopt three older children was something that took even Taylor by surprise. “They told me about it an episode before it happened,” she recalls. “It was pretty amazing. I’m really grateful they allowed me to have a happy ending. There were a few near misses, and I was like, ‘Are they going to let me have my prince and kids?'”
The finale also saw Cam temporarily step away from her job to adjust to her new family, and her portrayer isn’t sure if Cam would want her exact job back when she returned. (In her absence, she put Hodgins in charge of the lab.) “Given the fact she’ll have a full family, I think she’d be pretty OK being a part of the team versus their boss,” Taylor speculates. “Even though she spearheaded everything, she was a part of the team. I don’t know if she’d fight for the lab back.”
Of course, Hodgins’ notorious lab experiments could leave the lab in a drastically different place than where Cam last left it. “I will miss those experiments,” she says with a laugh. “I love that Cam always walked in at the exact wrong time and got splattered with everything.”
Taylor’s next gig, playing lawyer Oumou Prescott on Netflix’s Altered Carbon (based on the 2002 Richard K. Morgan novel), is a drastically different role for the actress. “I play a not-so-nice lady, which is really fun,” she says. “She’s the kind of character who says things that definitely make you want to cringe.”
An additional perk? Taylor gets to share a good amount of screen time with James Purefoy’s Laurens Bancroft. Though both were in the Fox family at the same time (Purefoy spent three seasons on The Following), “I never got to meet him and have always been a fan,” she says. “Though he scared the living hell out of me on The Following!”
Taylor hopes fans will tune in when Altered Carbon eventually launches. “It’s eerily beautiful,” she gushes.
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I'm a big Bones fan. I didn't care for Cam's reminding everyone everyday that she was in charge.
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Aliens in a Spaceship! Proof in the Pudding would be a close second. It's SO HARD to choose.
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I also liked the special episodes - #100 "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" and #200 "The 200th in the 10th"
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The End in the Beginning!
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The Double Death of the Dearly Departed!
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Aliens in a Spaceship.
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"Aliens in a Spaceship" and "The Man in the Fallout Shelter"
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I love Bones, only show on that Fux that was worth watching, sooo I stopped watching after Bones went off, One of my favorite shows was,The Patriot in Purgatory , where they found a missing 9/11 hero. I found it interesting that Arastoo had gotten those bones.
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It is hard to pick just one. But I will have to go with The Double Death of the Dearly Departed. It is just so funny and when you need a good laugh. There you go. I love Bones and miss it very much. Between the stars and others involved with Bones interacting with the fans on Twitter it was just awesome. Thanks all involved with Bones for the best 12 years 🙂
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I love them all, but the one where Bones dies and gets to meet her mother was a very good one.
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the suit on the set from season 7
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My all time favorite episode is The Doctor in the Photo (6x09). I know it seems strange given the angst and sadness of it but to me, it shows so much of Brennan's emotions and character we hardly ever get to see. It's one of the first times it shows that she really did want to be with Booth, hence "I got the signal Booth. I don't want to have any regrets." It showed how strong she was and how human she is, something a lot of people forget because of the mask she puts forth to keep people from getting too close. Apart from that, Emily Deschanel's acting was phenomenal. The episode was amazing, and it was emotional. It's my all-time favorite episode, almost neck and neck with The Woman in White. (Oh the irony with 6x09 and 9x06, I see what you did there Bones.)
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My favorite episode is Season 4 Episode 21 Mayhem On A Cross. It is the kind of episode that makes me stop what I am doing and watch it whenever I see it is on tv. I love that we got to see Dr/Chef Gordon Gordon Wyatt again in that episode. The episode itself is very unique because how often does a crime show investigate the world of heavy metal music. The episode has some fantastic comedic moments. My favorite is when Brennan, Clark, & Cam pronounce the name of the Norwegian black metal band that had the skeleton, Skalle. I also love the line, "So he imprinted on us like a baby duck." Not only does the episode have a lot of great comedic moments but it has a lot of heartfelt ones as well. I love when Bones, Sweets, & Booth metophorically compare scars at the end and I love when Sweets sees what Gordon Gordon saw about Booth & Brennan. I also love how Sweets changed the name of his book to Bones - The Heart of the Matter. I could go on and on about all of the things I love about this episode, but I think I have covered all of my absolute favorite parts. This is an episode I can watch over and over again and never get sick of it.
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I LOVED ALL of "BONES"; but my favorite was the FINALE. Even though it was the end of "BONES", I felt ALL of the LOVE that each of the cast felt for each other for the 1st time. They all seem happy with their life choses and that made me happy and sad at the same time. I shedder more tears on the FINALE than I did the whole series.
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My favorite episode is The Woman in Limbo. It was one of the first episodes I saw since it's in the first season. I loved finding out more about Brennan's family and seeing how seriously the whole team took their friendships with Brennan, even if she could be a little harsh to them. I thought it was clever how they had her find her mother's bones with Angela's reconstruction, instead of just looking at the body herself.
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My favorite episode would be The Signs in the Silence (Season 6, Episode 21) which is just one episode away from everything changing. Angela has the baby and Bones and Booth finally find each other. It's about a mysterious young deaf girl that is found on the streets covered in blood. It's up to the Jeffersonian team to figure out who she is, and whether or not she's responsible for a murder. They discover that's she's been horribly abused by her parents, but it's discovered she was abducted and Booth and Brennan reunite her with her real parents.
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My all-time favorite episode is "The Woman in White", followed by "The Movie in the Making".
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Tamara Taylor in Altered Carbon? OK, if you say so, but ...
IMDB doesn't show her or her character name in the full list of series credits for Altered Carbon, and her IMDB entry doesn't list an appearance in the series. So what gives?
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Super hard to pick just one episode but I'd have to go with The Pain In The Heart because it's the very first episode of Bones that I watched. I went through a period in my life when I didn't have a tv so I didn't start watching Bones until I stumbled upon The Pain In The Heart. I was instantly hooked! I bought the DVDs for the first 2 seasons and binged them, then waited til the season 3 DVDs came out and binged those too. I became a hardcore Bonehead and the rest is history! I'm notorious for ending up in twitter jail for live tweeting Bones episodes for both the East Coast and the West Coast. I cosplay Dr. Temperance Brennan and have been fortunate enough to have made it into the Bones Retrospective video - blink or you'll miss me when I got to ask a question during San Diego Comic Con at the last Bones panel, but it's around the 15 minute mark 🙂 Thanks for doing the giveaway. I'm keeping my phalanges crossed that you'll pick me.
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The end in the beginning was a great episode.
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The Double Death of the Dearly Departed! First episode I ever saw! So funny.
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I loved the season finale when Bones tells Booth they are pregnant for the first time. I love his smile and how happy he is. Just melts my heart.
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My favorite episode is Aliens in a Spaceship. Its the whole team working together. Everyone gives top notch performances. Booth running in slo-mo to dig Brennan out of the car. Perfection!
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I am a big fan of Bones, loved very episode of Bones, and, is still my #1 Show (I like kmw, I have some favorites). I also love all the Cast, including Caroline, which I consider her a full time cast member. I know the Cast of Bones must move on to other Shows, I am happy for Ms Taylor & Mr Boreanaz, and I understand Mr Thyne has been offered an acting part in Australia, but, it too is Sad that an outstanding Show like Bones was cancelled at 12 Seasons, yet Law & Order/SUV is on their 18th year. Yes, I know NBC is network SUV is on, I don't know WHY FOX could not do same for Bones? Again, I wish ALL the Cast of Bones the best for the future, but still hope someday they will come back & even do a Movie. Much Love to Bones
Cast, You Are Missed.
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Nice article on Tamara. I have to say I was never a huge fan of Cam's. Nor was I a huge fan of Cam and Arastoo but their story was a nice send off for them and a callback to Brennan being in the foster system. As far as Bones best episode? They have so many terrific ones and Aliens in the Spaceship is a big or best one for many but still The Doctor in The Photo is it for me. Between not really feeling like a procedural episode and the fact it was just mostly the regular cast( still don't know why Hannah's presence was necessary) was great. but the overriding factor was Emily Deschanel's performance as Brennan. From the beginning at her home where she is alone and her friends are coupled up to her seeing the comparisons to the victim and as the episode went on to see her, really, going a little crazy( was that guard really there?) to Brennan's realization that she had to acknowledge and tell Booth how she felt. And the scene where she did? Just heartbreaking in the best way( Bones had a lot of heartbreaking in a bad way as well). Some will argue that when Booth laid it on the line in Parts of Sum of Whole was more important but not really. I always felt that Booth's feelings for Brennan were obvious from the beginning( even their fights) so him laying it on the line, while heartbreaking and a lovely episode as well, wasn't with this one. Brennan took the bigger risk and in a rare moment didn't go with her brain but with her heart. And I even think HH admitted this episode was the real change in the game. In a season that most fans hated( I am not one of them) and also a season that had some good episodes too( Blackout in The Blizzard and Signs in the Silence among them) this stood out and six years past is still my favorite, even over their wedding. I miss Bones and I wish Tamara and every one else best of luck with their next projects
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