About Us

Well, we're super rad. So rad, in fact, our site name has two purposes!

1. It has metaphorical resonance! "Bones without soup" is kind of like framework without usable (or in this case, edible) substance. Like our writing.
2. It's a Brandon Sanderson quote! Who doesn't love Brandon Sanderson? (Spoiler alert: If you don't, you probably won't like us.)

Our Methodology

We do what we want.



More seriously though, you can look at the top nav bar to get an idea of what we do. We review shows, movies, and books we watch/read (usually only ones we have feelings about); we muse on media we've been thinking about or ideas we've been stewing on; and we have some original creative writing that we'll sometimes also post.

We do like to hear from our readers, so always feel free to let us know what you're thinking or how you're feeling in the comments! Just keep it classy.

Michelle's Idiosyncrasies 

I'm generally way more into TV shows than I am movies, mostly because I like the character exploration offered by long-form storytelling over the usually more punchy beats in movies.  I love character-driven stories in general though, or stories with strong emotional cores. Comedies are the exception there, and for those I just like a lot of dry humor and situational ridiculousness.

Currently Reading: Goldenhand by Garth Nix & A Darkness of Sethanon by Raymond Feist
Currently Watching: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, Agents of Shield, Psycho Pass II
Currently In Love With: Overthinking the Cowboy Bebop Finale

General Nerd Credentials:

• Loves Star Wars & Lord of the Rings (obvs)
• Has seen all of Firefly, Stargate SG1 & Atlantis, Farscape, Buffy, Dollhouse, and Smallville
• Has seen the vast majority of all Star Trek shows and movies (thank you Mom)
• Enjoys comedy shows like Community, Parks & Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Arrested Development
• Intermittently watches the CW superhero shows, but watches all the Netflix Marvel ones
• Has read all (and will read all future) Brandon Sanderson books & short stories
• Believes Robin Hobb & Tamora Pierce are underrated authors, and Sam Rockwell is an underrated actor
• Has dabbled in some anime, including Fullmetal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, and Code Geass

Melissa's Quirks

Basically, I'll read or watch anything if it can get me to care about the characters. It can be middle-grade or 1950s science fiction; it doesn't matter to me, as long as I'm emotionally invested.

Currently Reading: The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Currently Watching: Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Agents of Shield, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Currently In Love With: Gilmore Girls (again)

General Nerd Credentials:

• Is well-versed in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Stargate
• Has listened to every Harry Potter novel countless times (Slytherin, if you were wondering)
• Favorite shows include Pushing Daisies, Adventure Time, Farscape, The 100, and Buffy
• Favorite books include The Goose Girl, Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians, and Golden Fool
• Is a little (a lot) obsessed with The Legend of Zelda 
• Owns every Percy Jackson novel (and yes I've read them, duh)
• Watched all ten seasons of Smallville in a month
• Anime-s a bit: Your Lie in April, Attack on Titan, Code Geass, The Devil is a Part-Timer!
• Reads shoujo manga
• Loves Disney, particularly the Princesses and Pixar