«Awesome Show»
Out of all the criminal drama shows out there, this is by far my favorite one. They showed some of the episodes from this series at my school, and I really wanted to buy my own copy. This show proves to people that math important and it can be fun. Far too often, schools are shoving standardized tests down their students throats. Shows like these help people realize why math is important and that it you will not only need to know it for a test and forget about it afterwords. This would make a far more interesting lesson than doing worksheets to practice for the test.
[Saturday, July 03, 2010]
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«Above average but still missing the mark»
It's always difficult starting a review you know most people won't like but here is goes.
What I really like about numbers: it makes geeks cool, no hot steamy scenes (ie family oriented), main characters are decent people, it isn't gory, good story lines.
The main thing I don't like about numb3rs is that it' missing some vital connection with the characters. Because I can't stay involved with the characters I tend to notice the poorly played / directed moments in the show. I also wonder about how reliable the technical stuff is, I've goggled some of the smaller thing (that I thought were cool) and can't find them or they don't pan out. I wouldn't worry about any of that if while I were watching it I had enough emotional involvement to care if one of the characters died but after 3 seasons if a main character was killed off I'd just wonder how that would change the shows dynamics.
One other thing that drive me a bit crazy is that the show acts like the FBI can't even use the bathroom without "Charlies" help. I understand its a tool to show how vital he is but he gets 911 calls and guilt trips from his brother before it's necessary, like at the very beginning of a case.
So, while I recommend this show, especially for family viewing and believe it's well above average, I still can't say it's great.
[Sunday, March 28, 2010]
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«a great show that keeps to high standards»
I have all the seasons currently available on DVDs - watching the 3d season right now and it never dissapoints. I am not even pretending I could understand most of its mathematics, but the "adaptation" is done with real elegance so that your average non-mathematician is often nicely tickled by understanding so much :) The series also keep a careful and well balanced proportion between brain part and emotions part, so the relationships and friendships are interesting to watch but they do not drag a clever and fascinating crime series into a family drama.
One of the best crime/investigation series around, together with Criminal Minds, Without a Trace and CSI. Hope it stays around for many more seasons.
[Friday, March 12, 2010]
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