Numb3rs

As I have seen every single episode of NCIS, NCIS:LA and Castle mulitple times I don´t watch old episodes of those series very much but rather the new one´s with excitement. And now that exam season is upon me at University I had to find a series to watch that would be entertaining, intelligent, I had not seen before and would help me rest my brain from all the studying. And the series I ended up choosing was Numb3rs.

I know that is kind of strange since Numb3rs was cancelled two years ago and I don´t get the feeling that a lot of people watch it anymore. But the series looked interesting and fun, I had seen some episodes before that I liked and I thought the characters were likeable and realistic. And I have not been disapointed in this series. I have infact enjoyed watching it very much. It´s not the best series I have seen but it´s very high quality and has a lot of things about it I appreciate. And in some respects it´s even better than my current favourite series. And here´s why

-There is a great emphasism on family. You meet the Eppes brothers and their dad and you watch their relationship and interaction and how they grow and develope. They are not perfect and there are troubles that come up regularly. In fact they behave like a normal family and this is a component of the show I particularly enjoy.
-All the women in the show as portrayed as intelligent, strong and successful in their careers. There is no sexualisation or degrading portrayance of women. Their looks are not important and it´s their personalities that matter, They are good characters on their own and are very strong. It´s such a relief to watch a series that manages to portrayes women in such a positive and empowering and yet realistic light. I am very happy with the characters of Megan Reeves and Amita.
-The relationship between men and women and coworkers is so well portrayed, both nuanced and realistic and I gratly appreciate that. 
-The characters are all realistic and nuanced. They are highly skilled at their job but they are portrayed as hman with their positive and negative traits that both empower them and prove a hindrance in their job. No one is perfect and here is obvious care in developing and portraying realistic round characters.
-The math component is brilliant. I am certaintely no math geek but I love the quality that math brings to the show. It makes it more intelligent and the math is explained (most of the time) in a simple and intriguing way. I know that the way with which they use math in the episode is not the most realistic but it´s so cool to watch. I personally love discovering those math theories and how they work in the show.
-The storylines are always interesting and well executed. There is ample respect towards various things and great care in delivering a good and thoughtful hour of entertainment.

In some ways it´s a great pity that Numb3rs was cancelled as it really is a brilliant show but the good thing is also that because it was only 6 season, the episodes were high quality and enjoyable to the end. And I am now a proud Numb3rs fan.

PS. I feel like I should say something on the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. My hearts and prayers go to the families that lost their children that day and to all the people that lived through terrible circumstances that day. May God heal their souls and bind their wounds.