Product Description: FBI Special Agent Don Eppes recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Assisting Don at the FBI is behavioral specialist Megan Reeves and FBI agents David Sinclair and Colby Granger. Charlie s colleagues at the University where he teaches include Dr. Larry Fleinhardt and former grad student Amita Ramanjuan both of whom offer their math expertise to assist Charlie with the most perplexing cases. Don and Charlie s father Alan Eppes is pleased to see his two sons working together but fears their competitive nature will lead to trouble.System Requirements:TRT: 1029 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 097361226842 Manufacturer No: 122684
Amazon.com: Some key subtractions and additions invigorate the engrossing third season of this smart series about an FBI team led by Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) who gets assistance on its toughest cases by Don's brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz), a mathematical genius. Peter MacNicol, as eccentric physics professor Larry Fleinhardt, Charlie's mentor, departed mid-season for a stint on 24. Diane Farr, as FBI profiler Megan Reeves, left on maternity leave. Enter Kathy Najimy as Charlie's new boss, Mildred ("Millie") Finch, and the exotic Aya Sumika as Special Agent Liz Warner, to give the show what the creators call, in a bonus season retrospective, "more girl energy." What separates Numb3rs from TV's other, and more grisly, procedural shows is that it emphasizes brains over bleech and intellect over ick. Enjoyment of Numb3rs is not dependent on your knowledge of "multi-attribute compositional models," "hidden variable theory," or "quadratic discriminate analysis," Just do what the confounded agents on Don's team do whenever Charlie explains how he applies his "intuitive synthesis of established mathematical principles and theorems" to manhunting: "Nod your head and wait for the punchline." Big picture, the cases are compelling in themselves: a psyche-scarred teacher and her young lover embark on a murder spree; a valuable painting originally stolen by Nazis is heisted from an art gallery; someone is bent on killing, not catching, child predators; a music mogul's son is kidnapped; a sinkhole that destroys a school playground reveals the cover-up of illegal toxic waste dumping.
Season 3 also fleshes out the characters. The competitive brothers express newfound respect for each other ("It's amazing how you see things," Don tells Charlie at one point). Charlie and Amita (Navi Rawat), who has accepted a position at the university to teach and do research, attempt to take their budding romantic relationship to the next level. Megan and Larry also become a couple. And in the thrilling and suspenseful season finale, "The Janus List," there is a startling revelation about one of the members on Don's team. Among the notable guest stars include Lou Diamond Phillips, reprising his role as Agent Edgerton, who is willing to cross ethical lines that Don is not. In the episode "Provenance," Gena Rowlands gives a heartbreaking performance as a woman whose family was decimated by the Holocaust. Add such extras as selected episode commentaries, bloopers, and an entertaining set tour with Krumholtz, Morrow, and Judd Hirsch, who helps to anchor the series as Don and Charlie's father, and you have a season whose DVD release is a "special equation." --Donald Liebenson
had higher expectations I really had high expectations for this season, based on other reviews I read. In my opinion the season takes of slowly and the actors seem a bit "rusty".
I also missed the thrill I still had in season two whenever an algorrythm was found to come to a solution. Now it feels like: There's a problem, don't worry, we have a pill (algorrythm) for it! It has become routine.
Four stars for Louis Diamond Phillips and Judd Hirsch - I enjoy both characters very much. Don't know what the infamous Millie should accomplish. Hopefully the forth season will pick up the slack.
Numbers... Again, it's all about the numbers! Numbers bring in the bad guys! Brother duo are still offering up great sleuthing situations using FBI technics with plenty of math formulas. This season add more story with some sad news and some funny surprises.
Wonderful Nerd Drama This is a great TV series for anyone, especially those who enjoy cop type shows and drama. But it also makes the mind work a bit and really appreciate incredible math skills and unbelievable luck!
Awesome tv series I'm a crime drama junkie. This is an awesome series. Besides crime solving , I love the dynamics of Eppes family, as well as liberal viewpoints shared by the producers and writers.
Best Show On TV This is the thinking person's show! Great season with a surprising cliff-hanger. Outstanding music used. Just hope it can entice some students to take math more seriously.
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