Originally posted by: chuckywang
It was alright. The "hot zone" idea was pretty good. At least you could understand how it worked. I still don't get why they found the killer from the "industrial hot zone". Does he spend a lot of time at work?
Originally posted by: KLin
Originally posted by: chuckywang
It was alright. The "hot zone" idea was pretty good. At least you could understand how it worked. I still don't get why they found the killer from the "industrial hot zone". Does he spend a lot of time at work?
He obviously did. He was a one man operation for a catering business. He was no doubt working at the kitchen all hours of the day. Then he came up with his delusions while in the kitchen to kill women. Did anyone notice he's the actor that played Tim Taylor's brother on home improvement? He was the one with the hot wife.
Originally posted by: chuckywang
I finally figured out what was bugging me about the first episode. When they changed the map to two hot zones, the first hot zone did not change. From their description of what a hot zone is, how can going from one hot zone to two hot zones be simply a matter of "adding" another hot zone? Granted, I don't know how his computer program works to generate hot zones, but the mathematics of it doesn't add up. Anybody else get this impression?
Originally posted by: Tremulant
Originally posted by: chuckywang
I finally figured out what was bugging me about the first episode. When they changed the map to two hot zones, the first hot zone did not change. From their description of what a hot zone is, how can going from one hot zone to two hot zones be simply a matter of "adding" another hot zone? Granted, I don't know how his computer program works to generate hot zones, but the mathematics of it doesn't add up. Anybody else get this impression?
I think the first one shifted a bit, but was based in the same area.
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
I think they missed the mark entirely trying to have a stylish show about Math.
They should've based it on Statistics. Everybody knows statisticians are mad sexy.
I would also recommend a show based on Accounting but I don't think the general public could deal with the sheer excitement and raw sexuality that Accounting has to offer.
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Is anybody gonna watch this?
As somebody who is pretty good at math (if you'll allow me to indulge myself), I feel that mathematics in Hollywood is so watered down. Movies like Pi, A Beautiful Mind, and Good Will Hunting has disappointed me in how much depth they go into. Even the NOVA show about Fermat's Last Theorem is pretty simplistic. I feel the same way about this new show. I feel like that I'll laugh out loud at some of the math that they'll present, but for some reason I can't help but watch.
EDIT: Thread title changed to conform with CBS's idea of cleverness.
Originally posted by: Gibson486
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Is anybody gonna watch this?
As somebody who is pretty good at math (if you'll allow me to indulge myself), I feel that mathematics in Hollywood is so watered down. Movies like Pi, A Beautiful Mind, and Good Will Hunting has disappointed me in how much depth they go into. Even the NOVA show about Fermat's Last Theorem is pretty simplistic. I feel the same way about this new show. I feel like that I'll laugh out loud at some of the math that they'll present, but for some reason I can't help but watch.
EDIT: Thread title changed to conform with CBS's idea of cleverness.
What did you expect out of thsoe movies? A derivation of eular's method?
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Seems like you're the only one watching it.
Seriously though, the guy who plays the math genius (don't know his name) is one of the most annoying actors out there.
Originally posted by: binoculaz
wasnt impressed either.
didnt know the show was produced by Ridley Scott either....tryin to compete with CSI and Bruckheimer?
the female math student was hot.....she's half indian, half german.
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Originally posted by: Tanner
okay, I promise I'll let this die soon....but I'm wondering...
isn't this show based on a true guy who developed an algorithm to find perps??
please advise, esp. regarding a special report on one of the major news stations about the algorithm writen to help police & other officials find perps...
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, "Numb3rs" depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime.