I remember the first time I saw the OC in the UK, the whole room shouted “Jim Robison!” when he appeared on screen. I had absolutely no idea what they were on about, of course.

I’m another of the many Bones fans, though I haven’t been watching so much recently mainly because Sky and Virgin are still fighting about their TV channels.

Something else that could be interesting to discuss is actors moving from one well known role to another, or from a critical darling to a fan favourite. Kristen Bell from Veronica Mars to Heroes for example. Can you see them as a new character or are they still an old character. Alan Dale, too – no matter that he’s been in Star Trek, The OC, Ugly Betty, Torchwood etc – he’s still Jim Robinson from Neighbours.