David Boreanaz

Question: Last season you told Bones fans not to worry about the move to the Friday death spot, and you were right on the mark. After reading your upfront Dispatch, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you will be right again. To quote you: "Friday game plan for 2008: a crime combo of Bones and New Amsterdam. I’ll believe that when I see it." I am still puzzled why Fox would even consider Bones for Friday with the solid 10 million-plus viewers it had on a regular basis. Thanks for taking a little of the sting out of the Fox announcement for the spring shift to Friday. I hope it never comes to pass.- Margo

Matt Roush: Me, too. I can’t for the life of me fathom why Fox announces so many mid-season scenarios when presenting a fall schedule that is inevitably going to shift radically once some of the new stuff fails. The reason Fox toys with bouncing Bones around the schedule has less to do with a lack of respect than a feeling at the network that the show is a durable utility player that can be used to fill holes, even if that hole is Friday. (My money’s on Fox continuing to program reality shows on Friday all season, as it’s doing in the fall.) Still, I understand the frustration over being presented with this scenario two upfronts in a row. What madness.