# Numb3rs - oh yeah, this'll be a hit **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108 "2005-01-22T17:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/1 "2005-01-22T17:35:19Z")
I’ve seen several promos for this show. At risk of having to eat these words, I’m gonna say this will likely not make it past it’s initial run of episodes, if that much. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/2 "2005-01-22T17:37:18Z")
Bad promos sometimes do not a bad show make. Give it a few episodes and see how it goes. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/3 "2005-01-22T17:38:20Z")
It does look very dumb. Perhaps they expect people will buy math = crime-solving magic because nobody understands math? 😛 Maybe they’re right, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/4 "2005-01-22T17:39:57Z")
“DROP IT!! I’ve got a quadratic equation and I’m not afraid to use it!” ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/5 "2005-01-22T18:25:16Z")
No matter how good or bad the show turns out to be, I detest the title. “Numbthreers” is how it’s being pronounced around here. It’s not an ‘e’, it’s a ‘3’ dammit. Stop pretending numbers are letters. It was dumb when “Se7en”\* did it, it’s dumb when snotty l337 h@xx0r5 do it, and it’s dumb when your show does it too. \*Pronounced “Sesevenen.” ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/6 "2005-01-22T19:27:35Z")
Every time I see a commercial, I can’t resist: Dum de dum dum! Mathnet! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/7 "2005-01-22T19:46:47Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Every time I see a commercial, I can’t resist: > > Dum de dum dum! > Mathnet! HAHAHAHA!! “My name is Monday. This is my partner, Frankly…” I think it looks unbelieveably stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/8 "2005-01-22T19:48:54Z")
I don’t think I’ll go out of my way to watch it, but if I am channel surfing and it is on, I’ll probably watch. Not because I think it will be actually good of course. It’s just that I think the two main guys are hot and I think it could be quite unintentionally funny. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/9 "2005-01-22T21:02:40Z")
If is as good as “Mathnet”, then I’ll watch 🙂 [http://www.jillthepill.net/mathnet/](http://www.jillthepill.net/mathnet/) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/10 "2005-01-22T21:09:57Z")
Seems like too limited a premise to support an extended run. I wonder if they’ll just evolve into a show where the FBI agent gets the “A” story and the math guy gets an unrelated “B” story. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/11 "2005-01-22T21:14:33Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Every time I see a commercial, I can’t resist: > > Dum de dum dum! > Mathnet! Oh man, now THAT is a nostalgia laugh. Mathnet! Wow. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/12 "2005-01-22T23:04:36Z")
I think you underestimate the masses. Look at the wild popularity of The DaVinci Code. Codes and mathematics are pretty closely linked. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/13 "2005-01-22T23:29:54Z")
Yeah, but that’s also about secrets and treasure and religion. Apparently people are nuts for that crap. Not so much for math. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/14 "2005-01-22T23:50:02Z")
I think it looked good, and i don’t watch crappy shows–except for reality tv. cough. we’ll see, can’t tell yet. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/15 "2005-01-24T03:02:42Z")
So far, Rob Morrow looks like he’s trying to act like David Caruso. Ugh. That guy from that weird lawyer show is in it, too. And Alex the taxi driver. Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/16 "2005-01-24T03:09:35Z")
And it stars the lovel Sabrina Lloyd (Sliders, Sports Night). That means I will aotomatically give it an extra few shows chnace… Brian ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/17 "2005-01-24T03:23:02Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > So far, Rob Morrow looks like he’s trying to act like David Caruso. Ugh. > > … OK, I take that back. His character was doing it just for effect in the one scene. So far, it’s actualy kind of cool. In a _Jake 2.0_ kind of way. Good call on the _Sliders_ girl. I knew i should know her. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/18 "2005-01-24T03:33:40Z")
Well, so far (approx. halfway through the episode) it’s not bad. It’s not _CSI_, but it’s got some potential. And hey, Dr. Childers from _Silence of the Lambs_ is in it too. I don’t know what it is with that actor, but I really enjoy watching him act like an ass. 😉 A very specialized character actor, I suppose. I’ll keep checking it out - but I really like _House_, too. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/19 "2005-01-24T03:38:50Z")
I’m going to be looking for a technical evaluation of the show tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108/20 "2005-01-24T03:47:54Z")
How could they DNA test all those guys in the area? Don’t only a certain percentage of people secrete cells in their saliva? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numb3rs-oh-yeah-thisll-be-a-hit/286108.md?page=2)