A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI special agent work with a team to investigate gruesome murders.

When a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, a successful mystery writer shadows an NYPD homicide detective, eventually becoming one of her team who helps solves murders.

These were the concepts of Bones and Castle, two long running, quirky crime procedurals that fans adored.

But which one did it better? Read on and help us decide...

Everyone has their favorite, and fans can argue this one out, but we're picking Castle.

The quirky concept of a mystery writer following a homicide detective was fun and the chemistry between Rick Castle and Kate Beckett was off the charts.

We had no idea that “Flowers for Your Grave” would hook us right from the start.

Let’s face it both Booth and Brennan, and Castle and Beckett needed some help navigating their relationships. Thankfully, Bones was lucky enough to have Dr. Lance Sweets on their side.

Whether Booth and Brennan wanted his advice or not, they were given the benefit of his observations and his subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, push in the right direction.

We wish Castle and Beckett had had such a good and insightful friend looking out for them.

Beckett and Castle win this round. It may have been while undercover, but Rick and Kate’s first kiss was so hot it melted the screen.

We had to agree with a flustered Castle when he said, “That was amazing!”

From rat eaten corpses, bodies literally torn to pieces, or those in advanced stages of decomposition, if you’re into gore, Bones wins hands down.

Whether you like the science or the totally gross dead bodies, (this bloated corpse actually popped!) Bones never failed to make an impression .

The Castle season 3 finale was spectacular from start to finish. Not only do we learn that Captain Montgomery was involved in Beckett's mother's murder, but he sacrifices himself to save Beckett. That alone would put it at the top of any list.

But then add Castle and Becketts fight, Beckett being shot by a sniper and Montgomery's funeral, and Castle's declaring his love for her as she bled out in his arms, and "Knockout" moves to the absolute top of our list!

Although we loved that it produced little Christine, we’ll always be angry with Bones for keeping Booth and Brennan’s first time together mostly off screen.

The moment that Beckett and Castle came together up against Castle’s front door will forever be a scene that fans will watch over and over again. We wish Bones gave us such a moment too.

There was such anticipation for Castle and Beckett's wedding. The venue was Castle's house in the Hamptons. All of their friends and family were there, and Beckett even wore her mother's wedding gown...all for nothing!

Castle pulled the rug out from under fans when they pulled a bait and switch. Intead we got a green-screened slapped together affair with great vows but no friends and Beckett in a pants suit!

Where as Bones did it right. Brennan was in a beautiful wedding dress, the vows were equally heart felt, but had a touch of humor, and their friends and family were all in attendance. It was the way a wedding should be and Bones fans will always be grateful.

This one is difficult because we really loved Max on Bones, but he wasn't always there for Brennan, especially growing up.

Our vote has to go to Martha Rodgers, Rick Castle's mother on Castle. Martha was unique, vibrant, vivacious and always entertaining.

Although we didn't always agree with her advice, her heart was in the right place, and there were times she was absolutely spot on when it came to Castle and Beckett.

We loved Beckett and Lanie on Castle but we hardly ever got to see them spending time together outside of the morgue.

Where as over on Bones, Angela and Brennan had their girl time with plenty of conversations about work, romance, life, and love.

We wish Castle would have given us more of that.

Let's face it, we wanted more from both honeymoon episodes, but where Bones kept Booth and Brennan apart for much of the murder investigation in Argentina, Castle and Beckett had more fun.

The wild west theme may not have been our first choice, but at least we got to see Kate lassoing her new husband and not letting him go.

Where Castle barely let Castle and Beckett even talk about having kids, never mind actually have them, Bones had the courage to not only let Booth and Brennan start a family, but Hodgins and Angela as well.

The kids not only allowed their relationships to grow in a realistic way, they were a heck of a lot fun.

Castle missed out on lots of the heartfelt and comical moments by not following suit.

As much as we love the team over at the Jeffersonian, there was no better partnership than Detectives Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan. They were funny, smart, quirky, and had plenty of heart.

Despite the show ending, we’ve never doubted that these two would be friends to the end. We would have gladly followed Esposito and Ryan to their own show if the spin off gods would have given us one.

Alas, we’ll always have them in reruns.

The Bones team knew they had 12 episodes left, and gave fans much of what they wanted in the final season. Favorite guest stars returned, questions were answered, and old plots were resolved. Fans got to look back and look forward into the lives of their favorite characters and the conclussion left us smiling.

Castle didn't even put up a fight in this category. The final season was the worst of the series. The chemistry that we loved from our favorite couple, and the overall team, had evaporated. Storylines were so convoluted they could barely be followed and not even the best guest stars could save it.

Where Bones final season left us wishing for more, Castle's left us thankful it was over.

This one goes to Bones, hands down.

Bones series finale was dramatic yet hopeful and left fans of this long time series smiling.

The Castle series finale, on the other hand, left us with our favorite couple bleeding out on their kitchen floor. A tacked on 30 seconds of fluff was a poor substitue for a happy ending.

And the winner is...

We're not even going to go there. Bones over Castle? Castle over Bones?

They both had their ups and downs and neither was perfect, but let's face it, both Castle and Bones were wonderful shows and gave fans years of enjoyment. We'll love rewatching them both for years to come.