"Numb3rs" (2005)TV series 2005-????

Creators:

Nicolas Falacci
Cheryl Heuton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

23 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Working for the FBI, a mathematician uses equations to help solve various crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Federal Agent | Suspense | Police | Intentionally Misspelled Title | College Campus

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 6	10:00 PM	CBS	End of Watch	#3.15
Fri. July 11	9:00 PM	CBS	Democracy	#3.18

Cast

David Krumholtz	...	Charlie Eppes / ... (80 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rob Morrow	...	Don Eppes (79 episodes, 2005-2008)
Judd Hirsch	...	Alan Eppes (78 episodes, 2005-2008)
Alimi Ballard	...	David Sinclair (75 episodes, 2005-2008)
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Larry Fleinhardt / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Navi Rawat	...	Amita Ramanujan (67 episodes, 2005-2008)
Diane Farr	...	Megan Reeves (63 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dylan Bruno	...	Colby Granger (60 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

Num3ers (USA) (promotional title)
Numbers (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

43 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

The university Cal Sci is modeled on the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, developing characters loosely based on a Caltech professor and students. Portions of the series have been filmed on the Caltech campus. Gary Lorden, the chairman of the math department at Caltech, consults for the show. The pilot episode was screened at Caltech as well, receiving a standing ovation at the end.

Quotes:

Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: In twenty years of teaching, I have never received evaluation comments like these. Boring - me! Intellectually, uh, inaccessible.
Charlie Eppes: I thought we came up on this hike to get your mind off this ridiculous thing.
Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: I mean, one-one student even said I'm out of touch in cutting-edge thinking in multidimensional theory. That one alone kept me up at night.
Charlie Eppes: Everybody gets bad evaluations now and then, come on.
Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Yeah, yeah, says the professor who never received less than a rave.
Charlie Eppes: As with any large group, there are responses that cover the entire spectrum. I once had a girl in my combinatorics seminar tell me that I was disorganized and I taught too fast.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "TV Land Confidential: Locations (#2.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Once in a Lifetime

Good mystery; I liked it!

Despite being another police drama (this time it is the FBI), it has several unique elements. I don't think I have ever seen a mathematician as one of the main characters in a TV show. It worked. I liked how he related to those he dealt with. He was able to communicate on a human level. The mystery and suspense aspect of the show was very good. The writing was also very good but it may be difficult for the show to keep up the quality of its writing with its main subject a mathematician. Although it is somewhat unrealistic, I liked the idea of the two brothers working together with a common objective with the father putting his two cents in once in a while. I found the show very entertaining and I hope it lasts.