Being the math geek i am, i thought i should check out CBS's new series, Numb3rs. Having watched the show, it seems they ran out of cities to set CSI series in, so rather than changing the location, they changed the academic discipline. I can't believe they're building another series on the exact same formula (<--pun). I've never been a big fan of CSI mainly because the episodes i've seen exploit the audience's ignorance of scientific principles. In the same way, this series made light of the actual art of mathematics, choosing to make it part of the drama only by jumping to scenes featuring the past represented by super-saturated/de-saturated colors and equations dancing across the screen. "Ohh, look at all the math." In the end its just another show where some cops are trying to catch bad guys. The only plus was that it featured Sabrina Lloyd, too bad her character isn't funny in this series.
Posted by Matthew at January 23, 2005 11:07 PM