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you know so many details about it..
Those words describe your "review" of the show Bones! Yours is one the worst written rants I have ever seen on this site, despite the addition of 10-cent words, presumably to make your rant seem more intelligent. You admit to barely watching television and not even owning one, yet you have been able to single out one of the worst television shows on tv out of thousands of shows currently on the air. Yeah, OK. 
Then you go on to say your rant may not be accurate because you avoid the show. Wow! That's like "reviewers" who panned Brokeback Mountain, but never actually saw it. Truly insightful. (Do I really need to insert the rolling eyes again?) But, you were correct; you weren't at all accurate.
From the information in your post, I have deduced you saw the following episodes from season six: The Body in the Bounty, The Shallow in the Deep, The Babe in the Bar, and The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck". Please note the titles, because I am going to refer to them again with my coup de grâce.
You are surprised a show where a forensic anthropologist and a FBI agent (at least you got the two main characters professions correct), team up to solve murders, and they...gasp....show gruesome dead bodies and not "pristine" skeletal remains?! The horrors! I mean, it's totally like a show, let's say, Dual Survival showing two people utilizing survival skills in strange, exotic settings. A fucking total mystery as to how that would even be a premise! 
You don't know what city in which the show takes place? The shots of the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House didn't give it away? Several characters mention the city, there are scenes with maps, and of course, there are the 'stock shots' of the aforementioned landmarks. Here's a hint: it takes place in the capital city of the United States of America. Don't peek....
(The answer: Washington, D.C.)
Your remark about "One character repeated the phrase 'It's amazing!' repeatedly each scene in which he was shown." used to demonstrate your piss-poor observation, "The episodes often repeat some hook or central theme to such a degree that it becomes a refrain ad nauseum..." fails to mention the character is a guest star (David Alan Grier playing "Professor Bunsen Jude "The Science Dude""
and that was his "catch phrase" for the children's show for which he was a host. He was there to try to entice Dr. Brennan to allow his show to filmed in the lab (episode 4, season 6; The Body and the Bounty).
As for the scientific issues, one of the producers is Kathy Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, whom is the inspiration for the series based on her books and actual cases. The so-called technical glitch (about the slime mold), which seems to chap your ass, was part of the discovery process. Dr. Jack Hodigins, the character you couldn't be bothered to "look up", is not a mycologist (fungus), which is why he mis-identified the slime mold. He is, however, an entomologist (bugs), botanist (plants) and mineralogist (minerals, earth (dirt)). I won't bother to dissect your other inaccurate "scientific" knowledge.
Yes, because so many murders and decaying bodies produce a "nice clean skeleton simply lying in the woods somewhere." LMFAO!
I did promise a coup de grâce, and here it is...
I mentioned above the episodes which I could discern you watched were titled: The Body in the Bounty, The Shallow in the Deep, The Babe in the Bar, and The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck". Notice anything? Not a single one contains the word "skeleton." Oooops! As a matter of fact, in 142 episodes, the word skeleton never appears in the title! This, of course, leads to the obvious irony of your OP title, "'Bones' should go the way of the dinosaurs" and your closing remark, "All in all this is a show that I wish would hurry up and take its rightful place in the fossil bed with the other extinct horrible shows" How to word this irony?! How shall I do it?! I know...."Real creativity there. I guess they figured hey! It worked for Harry Potter!" That works!
"Bones" is an interesting, non-typical show. It has a multi-racial cast. Has one of the only openly bisexual characters on TV. Has one of the only openly atheist characters on TV. Introduces a fun cast of eccentric people. Has a number of scientific, artistic, and historical references, which are usually "spot on." I could give a more detailed review, but I think I have made my point.
You don't like the show; cool. You're entitled to your opinion. I will part with another old adage for you....
"Write what you know."
You clearly did not.
I was long-winded? I also had no desire to change your opinion of the show, you were quite clear, even though you gave your thesaurus a real workout.
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I loved the book, I loved the movie and I love the show.
And I'm pissed that they canceled the spin off "The Finder".
I happen to really like most police procedurals.
Personally, I just like to be entertained and that show entertains me.
There's room on TV for all of us to have things we like to watch. Besides it's easy to just change the channel or turn off the tube if need be.
Edit to add:
Cloo TV will be replaying the movie more than once, this month, Here: http://www.cloo.com/schedule/?q=The+Bone+Collector
And here is a clip of the movie for anyone who might be interested: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145681/