A lot of people on the fan spot for the show Bones are trying to claim that Castle is a cheap trashy remake of Bones, this is one of the least true things I've ever heard, what are your opinions?

I agree. I'm a BIG Bones fan...from the beginning and Castle too, but Castle is really different from Bones. It's way more comedy, their relationship is just different, etc, etc.
The only thing in common is that both the "cops" work with someone who's not a cop and that there's sexual tension. I really don't see that much similarities....

I am a big Bones fan and a big Castle fan... but I kind of like Castle just a little better, partly because it's new and exciting and there's still a lot to learn about the characters.

There ARE several things in common between Bones and Castle, but for me, that just makes it more interesting. For example, both Bones and Castle star former Whedon stars (Boreanaz and Fillion, respectively). Both Bones and Castle involve writers (Brennan, Castle) and both Bones and Castle involve solving crimes. They both have a strong-willed, serious (but not always) female lead, and a witty, somewhat goofy (but not always) male lead. There is sexual tension between the leads on both shows.

But if we were to take this to mean that Castle was a knockoff of Bones, then we'd also have to say that NCIS is a knockoff of JAG and/or CSI. We'd have to say that CSI is a knockoff of Forensic Files.

It's kind of like that crazy comment I read by a girl who claimed that "Wolfman" was a knockoff of "New Moon" just because they both involved werewolves. Is the premise of Castle an old premise? Yes - but it's a premise that works. Which is why shows like Bones and Castle, as well as Law and Order and CSI, and even House, which all use that mix of crime, mystery, quirkiness and sexual tension to draw you in, are as successful as they are.

I have watched one episode of Bones and almost all the episodes of Castle. I love Castle because it seems to have more of a balance between the light and dark moments. And I like the humor in Castle. AND not to mention I keep wanting Beckett and Castle to KISS AlREADY!

I see where people get it, and that's what some of my friends have told me too. Yet shows have to start somewhere, and in my opinion, two shows can be almost alike without being the same. Yeah, I see where Bones and Castle are alike, but no, it's not really a cheap remake.

I have watched only one episode of Bones and it's so different!
I was totally into Castle the moment I watched my first episode because it has a combination of drama, humour, and crime :) But bones is more serious and it doesn't have the humour factor~!
They are two totally different shows...

I love bones and castle, castle is much different to bones though they have the same chemistry as bones and booth, its completely different story and more interviewing the suspects then seeing what happened to them, but it like any show really they r similar in some way

Castle is really awesome,its a remake, but definitely not trashy or cheap.I love castle and Bones but I loved Bones first so Bones is my favorite show , but castle has made it to my top three .Don't know if it is second or third, they are both amazing in there own way.