(CNN) Fox's "Bones" is coming to an end on Tuesday having produced 246 episodes of often-gory crime cases, cracked by a team led by the brilliant Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel). For some female viewers of the long-running series, the show has been about much more than entertainment; it's encouraged them to pursue a career in science. She's a "bonehead" -- a term of endearment used by fans of the show to describe themselves as a collective -- but also anything but. The 22-year-old is just months away from completing a double major in anthropology and French at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Growing up in what she describes as " a very, very, very, isolated rural town in Southwest Louisiana," many head to work or the nearest community college after graduating from high school and live "quiet, uncomplicated" lives.

Source: CNN March 27, 2017 21:33 UTC