Numb3rs

When the series "Numb3rs" came out, I thought it would be a watered-down crime drama that glosses over the mathematician character. However, I watched a few episodes and was very pleased. The mathematician's viewpoint is very realistic. The math itself can't be explained completely, but it's explained rather well. The most interesting part of the show (in my view) is the psychological effect of a mathematician dealing with real-life problems that effect people's lives. The stress of getting a problem correct increases with degrees of magnitude if someone will live or die due to the solution.

I don't think a math drama would work quite right, but the pairing with crime works rather well. This reminds me that I need to watch "Proof."