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OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #1 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 21 Oct 2012, 6:11 p.m.

Hi all.

Thanks to ion TV's east & west coast feeds, I've been re-enjoying a favourite series of mine. So, what are your thoughts on this intriguing and unique series.

Edited: 21 Oct 2012, 6:12 p.m.

      
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #2 Posted by Jeff O. on 21 Oct 2012, 8:05 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian

Sometimes the application of mathematics to solve the crime seemed a little contrived, but in general I enjoyed the show. I was kind of miffed when it was cancelled and replaced with what appears to be just another police drama, "Blue Bloods". (No offense to any "Blue Bloods" fans, I just preferred "Numb3rs", despite the unfortunate spelling of the title.)

            
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #3 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 21 Oct 2012, 9:36 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Jeff O.

I too was saddened & disappointed at the show's cancellation. Honestly I gotta admit that whoever wrote the scripts and consulted for the mathematics must've been a genius.

As a side note, I wonder if Charlie's equations on the black & whiteboards were legit.

Edited: 21 Oct 2012, 9:38 p.m.

                  
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #4 Posted by Ethan Conner on 21 Oct 2012, 9:54 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Matt Agajanian

I don't know about NUMB3RS but the Big Bang Theory has a consultant to make sure all their whiteboard stuff is legit.

                        
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #5 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 21 Oct 2012, 11:05 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Ethan Conner

I wonder who was on their staff or primary source. That must've been some think tank!

                              
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #6 Posted by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) on 21 Oct 2012, 11:42 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by Matt Agajanian

As a "techer" (Caltech graduate), I have to brag a bit. One of the math faculty was a source, and some of the filming was done on campus (in Pasadena).

Here's a ref, to Gary Lorden, math professor.

      
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #7 Posted by zeno333 on 21 Oct 2012, 10:28 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian

Some folks at Wolfram Research, the makers of Mathematica consulted on "Numbers".

            
Re: OT--'NUMB3RS' is our friend
Message #8 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 21 Oct 2012, 11:04 p.m.,
in response to message #7 by zeno333

Fantastic!

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