numbers, numbers, numbers...
Mar. 25th, 2005 11:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
enkelii love basketball as well as the next person. i love ncaa basketball even better than that. but no numbers for two weeks? OMG BASKETBALL STAB STAB.
cbs, you big fucking tease.
... but i'll endure your taunting only because NEW NUMBERS EP ON 1 APRIL. i finally saw the preview on the cbs.com site (razzlefrazzlerealmediagrrmrr) ...logic equations! WHITEBOARD! WHEEEE! *is aflutter*
in the meantime, i've now watched the first seven eps so many times, i could probably qualify for a minor in applied mathematics. or, at the very least, qualify to recap them for you. ;)
numbers 1.07 - the episode: fbi is called in on a jewelry heist w/ multiple murders. don and terry survey the scene and cannot figure out why they're there, since store robberies aren't in the fbi's jurisdiction.
the local police: "um, yeah... so we totally don't like working with the feds? but we hear your brother's some kind of genius or whatever. can u call him, plskthx?"
don: "oh boy."
come to find out, the thieves weren't there for the jewelry, they were stealing back counterfeit bills that were passed to the store not 24 hours prior. the people they killed were the folks spending the money (dead men tell no tales!). and i think we all know what counterfeit bills mean ... time for the secret service! [yes, aside from protecting the president, the secret service is in charge of investigating tons of different types of financial fraud, including money laundering, securities fraud and counterfeiting, and are a division of the department of the treasury.]
so, in comes tallish, long-legged redheaded secret service agent, who starts explaining counterfeiting to the fbi and how hard it is to track the bills, blah blah. it's at this point charlie comes in and says, "um, how much you wanna bet?" the little redheaded girl gets miffed and calls charlie brown (a.k.a. our fearless fbi agent, don) outside for a little pow wow. it seems the reason for her bit of hostility is because she and don dated when he was living in parts Not Los Angeles, and she's still a little bitter about it. the plot thickens! (don: word of advice, my friend... don't date people you work with. unfortunately, you still have to work with them after you break up, they don't go away to the Island of Misfit Relationships.) seeing the little redheaded girl again, of course, makes don nostalgic and he starts looking for this Box of Stuff, which he can't find at his apartment or at the Awesome!House. (because charlie hid it and was looking through it, shhhh.)
meanwhile, back at the ranch, it seems our counterfeiters, aside from going on a little killing spree, have also now kidnapped an artist who can copy masters freehand to draw their plates. per the norm, our heroes are pressed for time to find her: the counterfeiters have already started using the $10 bill; as soon as she finishes the $20 bill she's working on, she's dead! [they explain how counterfeiters escalate, starting w/ small bills, up to $20 bills] charlie then has to create another equation to start tracking found counterfeit bills (during which time we find out that charlie had no idea about kim, because ew girls? i dunno. i'm sure he was busy trying to solve the world.) to see if he can pinpoint the location of the artist. they find a few leads, but time is RUNNING OUT OMG.
lucky for the kidnapped artist, amita-ex-machina comes to the rescue and reminds charlie to tilt the paper. bingo! hidden message with artist's location found! [it'd been established that she hid messages, specifically her husband's name, in her other freehand drawings, don't worry.]
so, artist found! she and her husband are reunited like peaches and herb. and they all lived happily ever after!
then charlie decides that he needs to give the Box back... at 2am. so, off he goes. gives back the box and is invited for beer and baseball movie watching. really, i think don could have been watching a test pattern, and he wouldn't have cared! so happy! and i have to say i got just a little verklempt. acting = so good!
favorite things:
- don's apartment! new set = good sign.
- "you opened it? what is with you?! even as a kid, you were always going through my stuff." "you always had cool stuff."
[i don't know why i love this bit so much except that it's such a younger / older sibling moment. the brothers, they killx0rz me. <3]
- charlie so knew where that box was the whole time.
- the paper clip toss. it reminded me of my beloved chemistry teacher.
- does anyone else love the fact that the female agents on the show always get what charlie is trying to do and the males are like, "um, can you break it down for a brother?" and "how does this relate to the case again?" of course, who can blame them for paying more attention to the cute math professor? i'm sure even female fbi agents are not made of stone!
- was i the only one who was reminded of the mulder/scully "oh, is that what you were extending" conversation when terry was teasing don about kim?
- "the most statistically driven sport in the WORLD..." i'll never understand how my own brother memorised all of those damn statistics.
- i also love the part of the show where the dad has to break it down for the boys like, "okay, you're both pretty smart, but you're making your case way too complicated. here, let me break it down for you." this week's bit: "so, you say people draw these bills... tell me again why aren't you looking for art students?"
less than thrilled:
- [10 print wah no larry; 20 goto 10]. i wait for larry to say "go back to the data" like i used to wait for giles to go to the Books.
- amita is cool and everything, but seriously, the writers totally shoehorned her into this ep. either give her something to do or let her finish her thesis and be on her merry way. [also, something about the cadence of the actress' voice bugs me. and no, it's not because her character is slavering all over my tv boyfriend.]
- kim, please don't come back. you're f'ing up the vibe, man. your time could have been used for LARRY. *fangrrls larry*
the math: no big math stuff because the mean ol' fbi agents didn't want to see charlie's video-enhancement equation. :/
whiteboard moment of supreme happiness: big ass whiteboard + projection of $10 bill = teh luv
so, i think what i'm going to try to do is recap the remaining six eps and post them here in anticipation of 1 APRIL WHEE. i'm not sure how i'll post them, but they'll be here over the next week.
besides, it'll give me something fun to do since work is complete ass right now. OMG I MIGHT HAVE TO WATCH THE EPS AGAIN. say it ain't so, joe. ;)
cbs, you big fucking tease.
... but i'll endure your taunting only because NEW NUMBERS EP ON 1 APRIL. i finally saw the preview on the cbs.com site (razzlefrazzlerealmediagrrmrr) ...logic equations! WHITEBOARD! WHEEEE! *is aflutter*
in the meantime, i've now watched the first seven eps so many times, i could probably qualify for a minor in applied mathematics. or, at the very least, qualify to recap them for you. ;)
numbers 1.07 - the episode: fbi is called in on a jewelry heist w/ multiple murders. don and terry survey the scene and cannot figure out why they're there, since store robberies aren't in the fbi's jurisdiction.
the local police: "um, yeah... so we totally don't like working with the feds? but we hear your brother's some kind of genius or whatever. can u call him, plskthx?"
don: "oh boy."
come to find out, the thieves weren't there for the jewelry, they were stealing back counterfeit bills that were passed to the store not 24 hours prior. the people they killed were the folks spending the money (dead men tell no tales!). and i think we all know what counterfeit bills mean ... time for the secret service! [yes, aside from protecting the president, the secret service is in charge of investigating tons of different types of financial fraud, including money laundering, securities fraud and counterfeiting, and are a division of the department of the treasury.]
so, in comes tallish, long-legged redheaded secret service agent, who starts explaining counterfeiting to the fbi and how hard it is to track the bills, blah blah. it's at this point charlie comes in and says, "um, how much you wanna bet?" the little redheaded girl gets miffed and calls charlie brown (a.k.a. our fearless fbi agent, don) outside for a little pow wow. it seems the reason for her bit of hostility is because she and don dated when he was living in parts Not Los Angeles, and she's still a little bitter about it. the plot thickens! (don: word of advice, my friend... don't date people you work with. unfortunately, you still have to work with them after you break up, they don't go away to the Island of Misfit Relationships.) seeing the little redheaded girl again, of course, makes don nostalgic and he starts looking for this Box of Stuff, which he can't find at his apartment or at the Awesome!House. (because charlie hid it and was looking through it, shhhh.)
meanwhile, back at the ranch, it seems our counterfeiters, aside from going on a little killing spree, have also now kidnapped an artist who can copy masters freehand to draw their plates. per the norm, our heroes are pressed for time to find her: the counterfeiters have already started using the $10 bill; as soon as she finishes the $20 bill she's working on, she's dead! [they explain how counterfeiters escalate, starting w/ small bills, up to $20 bills] charlie then has to create another equation to start tracking found counterfeit bills (during which time we find out that charlie had no idea about kim, because ew girls? i dunno. i'm sure he was busy trying to solve the world.) to see if he can pinpoint the location of the artist. they find a few leads, but time is RUNNING OUT OMG.
lucky for the kidnapped artist, amita-ex-machina comes to the rescue and reminds charlie to tilt the paper. bingo! hidden message with artist's location found! [it'd been established that she hid messages, specifically her husband's name, in her other freehand drawings, don't worry.]
so, artist found! she and her husband are reunited like peaches and herb. and they all lived happily ever after!
then charlie decides that he needs to give the Box back... at 2am. so, off he goes. gives back the box and is invited for beer and baseball movie watching. really, i think don could have been watching a test pattern, and he wouldn't have cared! so happy! and i have to say i got just a little verklempt. acting = so good!
favorite things:
- don's apartment! new set = good sign.
- "you opened it? what is with you?! even as a kid, you were always going through my stuff." "you always had cool stuff."
[i don't know why i love this bit so much except that it's such a younger / older sibling moment. the brothers, they killx0rz me. <3]
- charlie so knew where that box was the whole time.
- the paper clip toss. it reminded me of my beloved chemistry teacher.
- does anyone else love the fact that the female agents on the show always get what charlie is trying to do and the males are like, "um, can you break it down for a brother?" and "how does this relate to the case again?" of course, who can blame them for paying more attention to the cute math professor? i'm sure even female fbi agents are not made of stone!
- was i the only one who was reminded of the mulder/scully "oh, is that what you were extending" conversation when terry was teasing don about kim?
- "the most statistically driven sport in the WORLD..." i'll never understand how my own brother memorised all of those damn statistics.
- i also love the part of the show where the dad has to break it down for the boys like, "okay, you're both pretty smart, but you're making your case way too complicated. here, let me break it down for you." this week's bit: "so, you say people draw these bills... tell me again why aren't you looking for art students?"
less than thrilled:
- [10 print wah no larry; 20 goto 10]. i wait for larry to say "go back to the data" like i used to wait for giles to go to the Books.
- amita is cool and everything, but seriously, the writers totally shoehorned her into this ep. either give her something to do or let her finish her thesis and be on her merry way. [also, something about the cadence of the actress' voice bugs me. and no, it's not because her character is slavering all over my tv boyfriend.]
- kim, please don't come back. you're f'ing up the vibe, man. your time could have been used for LARRY. *fangrrls larry*
the math: no big math stuff because the mean ol' fbi agents didn't want to see charlie's video-enhancement equation. :/
whiteboard moment of supreme happiness: big ass whiteboard + projection of $10 bill = teh luv
so, i think what i'm going to try to do is recap the remaining six eps and post them here in anticipation of 1 APRIL WHEE. i'm not sure how i'll post them, but they'll be here over the next week.
besides, it'll give me something fun to do since work is complete ass right now. OMG I MIGHT HAVE TO WATCH THE EPS AGAIN. say it ain't so, joe. ;)