Numb3rs

Numb3rs is a great idea for a show that has been executed perfectly offering great storylines and acting week in week out. It has been running for a few series now and has consistently offered great programming following the main characters Charlie and Don Eppes one a FBI agent and the other a mathematician. Having studied maths at college i was intrigued about what the show might entail. The shows general premise is that FBI crimes can be solved using maths and analysis. Don will have a case to solve at the FBI and Charlie is called in to help with the case. On top of this the show also follows Charlie at the university where he is a professor ...

I have been trying for months to get films to watch this show, but as soon as I use the words "it's a crime show that uses maths" they all seem to assume it's something Open University-ish and stop listening. Let's see if I can do more good here. Numbe3rs is... yes, a crime show that uses maths. In a genre already overloaded by programs like CSI and Law and Order it tends to get overlooked. This is a real shame, because this is a gem. First... yeah, there's the maths. As a geek, I'll admit I love that part. While most crime shows close-up on blood, guts and the science behind blood-spatter this one focuses on mathematical theory, and I ...

"We all use numbers every day" is the tag-line of this show. Bet that's already setting some of your teeth on edge - you know who you are. You're the people out there who struggled with maths all your lives, aren't you? I bet not a one of you would want to watch a maths-based TV series. Of course you wouldn't. And I too wouldn't have thought that I could ever be interested in a drama show which is based on applied mathematics. But I've got to say that this show has totally swept me off my feet, and left me breathless for more. Yes, me - the girl who, to this day, says "What is X? Puh-leese! I really don't give a damn what X ...