«Satisfying ending to a great series»
I started watching Numb3rs a couple of seasons ago after my mom convinced me to give it a shot. Since then I've gotten hooked, keeping up with each new episode. I was concerned when the show was moved to a late-evening Friday slot, which I was afraid would be the end of it. I'm not sure if it was the time that directly led to Numb3rs cancellation, but either way, season six ended up being the end of the road for the show.
It seems like the writers knew the show was out of steam near the beginning of the season when they are started to wrap up different character's stories, and started neglecting the mathematics. I know the math angle has pretty much just a gimmick from the beginning to distinguish Numb3rs from the mass of police procedurals on television, but in the last season the writers seemed to get a little lazy with the math, and took it into places that didn't make much sense and making it even harder to believe. But hey, taken purely as part of the show, it worked fine.
The season opens with the engagement of Charlie (David Krumholtz) and Amita (Navi Rawat). Soon after, Larry (Peter MacNicol) turns down an opportunity to meet with mathematicians at CERN in Geneva and drops his course load for the following semester. Don (Rob Morrow) learns that his former mentor is crooked, forcing him to question himself and the meaning of his job. The show finally ends with Charlie and Amita's wedding and Don deciding to take a new direction in life away from the FBI.
The characters of Numb3rs are fairly well drawn and feel complex and real and, honestly, they kept me watching more than the story lines. It was interesting to see the characters grow and change over the course of the series, and for the most part, it felt natural (even though the ending for Charlie especially seemed a little abrupt).
Numb3rs: The Final Season on DVD includes all 16 episodes in a four-disc set. The audio is available in English in 5.1 or stereo with the option for English subtitles only. The aspect ratio is 16:9. The video and audio quality are both on par with previous seasons released on DVD, including a bombastic audio during the opening and transition scenes.
The special features include: "Coming Full Circle: Numb3rs The Final Season" an overview of the series as a whole, "The Women of Numb3rs" which explores the lovely, intelligent and quirky ladies of the show, "Pixel Perfect: The Digital Cinematography of Numb3rs" for the more technically orianted viewers, a production photo gallery of the cast and crew over the years, and insightful cast and crew commentary on three episodes (sadly, down from the amount given in previous DVD sets).
Thought I'm sad to see it end, Numb3rs had a great run. They probably could have squeezed a few more seasons out of it, but it may not have kept the same intensity, enjoyment or originality. I'd rather the show end on a high note, rather than fading away into something boring and horrible. The final season, thankfully, delivered a satisfying conclusion to a fun series.
[Wednesday, September 01, 2010]
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«Great Final Season for a Great Show»
I'm still upset over the end of Numb3rs. This was a smart, creative show. I have always been mathphobic but somehow I love this show. I even bought the book (The Numbers Behind Numb3rs). The characters were well developed, the plots interesting and adding quirky guest stars as comic relief was just what the show needed to keep it from being like every other cop drama on tv. This season was filled with consistency in storylines that ran through out the past few seasons as well as references to character quirks only mentioned once or twice in previous seasons, plus the writers seem to give a shout out to the hard core fans now and then.
[Friday, August 27, 2010]
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«Won't cry over its demise.»
This show was watchable for me at first, with a decent premise and good actors, but the writing became increasingly "politically correct" over the years. I think the last straw was the episode where Hirsch was remembering when his boys "used to light dead ants on fire" with a magnifying glass. Light DEAD ants on fire with a magnifying glass ? Give me a break. Perhaps PETA got all warm and squishy over that line, but I was and remain disgusted. I'm happy to see this one die on the vine, but would watch it if they brought it back with dialogue from the great big real world outside of California.
[Tuesday, August 10, 2010]
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