Bones has abruptly shut down production due to a possible outbreak of swine flu, the show’s creator, Hart Hanson, announced via Twitter.
“First time in Bones history we are shut down from production,” Hanson tweeted. “Damn swine flu! That’s gonna cut into Christmas hiatus.”
A show spokesperson confirms that among those sidelined is leading man David Boreanaz, although it’s unclear if he actually has the H1N1 bug. “David is out with the flu and the show shut down today since he was in every scene,” says the rep. “We hope to resume production tomorrow.”
Hanson later clarified via Twitter that “there is no indication that Boreanaz has swine flu. We expect him back tomorrow. I’m now going out to get swine flu myself in atonement.”
Get well soon, David (whatever it is that ails you)!
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I can imagine that’ll mean scheduling hell for everyone.
Hope David keeps the flu well away from his kids.
That’s exactly what came to my mind, Jayme. Keep the kids away from him! I’m sure he’s mortified that production had to be halted because he’s sick. Get well soon, David!
Poor David! I hope his family is okay.
David, get well soon!
Oh snap.
At first I read the headline and FREAKED THE HECK OUT coz I thought it was cancelled.
This is horrible though. I hope everyone gets better.
Hart Hanson just posted this on Twitter:
Oops!There is no indication that Boreanaz has swine flu.We expect him back tomorrow. I’m now going out to get swine flu myself in atonement.
According to Hart Hanson, David doesn’t have the swine flu. Thankfully..with a new baby in the house, that would be doubly bad.
Hope everyone who is sick feels much better soon! Love the show!
Just a question. Is it just me or does it look like there is something wrong with his mouth this season? The shape looks different.
You’re not the only one that thinks that…Thank God I thought I was going crazy.
I keep thinking that too. There is even something different about the way he talks. Maybe he had some big time dental work done???
O to the m to the g! David is too pretty and charming to get the swine flu! Whatever it is, get well soon!
This is why people need to stop twittering. Throwing out false information at a seconds notice.
The swine flu line was probably a joke.
The Swine Flu is the only true Flu bug going around right now according to my Doctor. They aren’t even testing anymore to confirm it, becuase while it is virulent and is definitely an epidemic…it is a much less deadly flu than they thought it would be.
My family is int he midst of a flu right now, which the doctors have told us is probably Swine flu, but they don’t want us to come in becuase it will just spread it further.
Symptoms include, sudden hacking unproductive cough, fever, chills, joint pain and muscle pain, headache in some, not all, and nausea in some, not all. Very Very sore throat!! The good news, If you rest and stay home it passes the worst part in about 2 to 3 days!!!
Get well all the cast and crew of Bones. And just in case,…David…steer clear of your kids!! We love you and wish you well. We are 4 down 2 recovered in our house. It’s ugly and painful, but it’s over quickly!!! Good luck!!!
Yeesh! Could we please not get reports like this (ie: flu-based shutdowns) until the show has been out of production for five business days? This was too jumpy-of-the-gun-ish.
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– Rob
yeah, i know. one day of shutting down production doesn’t seem like a major deal. a week would be a major deal, though.
especially with david expected to be going back to production the next day. get well soon david!
Aw, that sucks.
Get well soon, David!
no!!!! please make it normal flu!
Yeah because no one ever died from the “normal” flu, right?
WAS THIS THE CHICKEN EPISODE BY CHANCE?
Get Well Soon!!!
If David needs a nurse I would like to volunteer my services…
Hope he gets well and his family doesn’t get it. I had the flu for about 10 days then when I thought it was all over I caught strep throat. Prayers to him and his family.
not true, david was sick for 5 days last season and the show shut down then.
I hope he gets better and stays away from his children, especially his new daughter, even though it isn’t swine flu. Could you not scare us with stuff like this, though? I thought for a minute that the show had been cancelled!
Wow, you are a sad pitiful bunch…It’s the flu! He’s an actor! It was one day! Save your prayers for people who really need it!
lol. that was funny.
I HOPE DAVID NOR EMILY OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE SHOW GETS SICK! I HOPE THEY RESUME PRODUCTION TOMOROW! DAVID I LOVE YOU AND EMILY I LOVE YOU ALSO! I LOVE YOU’LLS SHOW! I NEVER MISS IT!
I’m on a college campus and there have been quite a few cases of swine flu going around
bad news for you Bones huh? Sorry about that. I hope the crew gets better soon
Wow, that sucks. But seriously, swine flu (at least the version that’s around here) is way less serious than the normal flu. I’m so over the media hype. However, I hope David and everyone else feels better, and I know it would take a lot for them to shut down production, so I’m praying everyone gets healthy.
This was the 2nd twitter from Hart Hanson late rin the day “Oops!There is no indication that Boreanaz has swine flu.We expect him back tomorrow. I’m now going out to get swine flu myself in atonement.
about 5 hours ago from web”
Wonder which TV show will suffer a death from the swine flu outbreak….Bones is just a start for this flu season…just wondering about how serious this flu season is bound to be in NA.
I hate that every single time someone is sick, everyone thinks it’s swine flu. There have been several kids absent from school lately, and everyone automatically says they have swine flu. It’s getting insane.
Hope David gets well soon and that this flu gets contained already.
Let the pig slaughter begin! Kill every oinker to prevent Pig Flu!
People seem to forget that Hart Hanson is highly sarcastic. It doesn’t always come across in 140 characters.