How ironic is this? On the same weekend that the Ron Howard and Dan Brown film Angel and Demons debuts, Numb3rs’ exciting season finale, called Angels and Devils airs! In this exciting season 5 finale episode, Amita (Navi Rawat) is kidnapped, and Charlie (David Krumholtz) puts aside his feelings to help find her. It seems that in the eyes of the Eppes brothers, there’s no such thing as being too close to a case. Check out the the short video preview above and catch up on the review of the Season finale.

Numb3rs creators pulled out all the stops on this one. James Callis of Battlestar Galactica fame (Dr. Gaius Baltar) stars as a sociopath named Mason Duryea, the prime suspect in this case. Sarah Drew of CW’s Everwood fame stars as Piper, a devoted follower of Duryea. (Remember she portrayed that shy young thing named Hannah Rogers in Everwood?) Lou Diamond Philips returns as Agent Ian Edgerton.

I’ve decided that British actor James Callis is a master of voices. He passes as Southerner quite nicely (Ok maybe not a Southerner from Georgia but he does well all the same. Maybe a Missouri southerner?).

Agent Edgerton does that thing again in which he manages to appear out of nowhere, and rather quietly. Guess that’s a good skill to have if you are master sniper. I’m ready to call him ninja at this point.

Duryea is a genius cult-figure, charismatic in the all the right ways to runaways and wayward girls. Those who are held by his sway become a part of his girl gang…called The Tribe, and for them, kidnapping Amita was no coincidence.

While under duress, Amita finds a unique way to contact Charlie and the team (the only way a genius girl math nerd could…). Overall, the episode was awesome, but it felt a little understated for a season finale(?)

In the end, Nikki and Edgerton end up going out after work, and Alan does a great job of summing up the season. Don mentions some spiritual elements he experienced, and Charlie ends up asking someone a very important question. By the way, if you missed this season finale, you can check it out online for free over at CBS video.

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Notably, David’s Krumholtz’s family and friends can not only celebrate his birthday tomorrow, but they can do it in style by watching the season finale episode of Numb3rs which airs Friday May 15, at 9:00 PM on CBS.

I’m particularly fond of his role as Charlie Eppes, but Krumholtz is also know for roles in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Demption, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Eric Close portrays Agent Martin Fitzgerald on Without A Trace. Close directed the latest episode of WAT, called True, which aired this week on Tuesday May 12.

Although I’m a fan of Close as an FBI agent, I admit that his roles in two sci-fi series were also my favorites (Taken and Dark Skies).

As Agent Fitzgerald on Without A Trace, he’s been through a lot. From a questionable shooting incident in Season 2, to an office romance, an estranged relationship with his dad, and a painkiller addiction in Season 4, Fitzgerald seems to have done it all.

Happy Birthday, guys!

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Charlie’s Graphics Are a Budget Killer

Ellen over at Philly.com says the graphics that pop up whenever Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) begins to explain a concept about a case is probably adding to the budget. I wondered that same thing, and overall I sometimes find the “presentations” a little distracting. That is really a good catch though. Just in case some bigwig decides to try to mess with one of our favorite FBI dramas, we’ve got at least two votes on mowing down Charlie’s graphics.

Numb3rs Has Religion?

It’s been noted at Variety that some slight religious topics have snuck into this season’s Numb3rs. Ken Sanzel, the executive producer of the show says that CBS was more open this time around to letting the showrunners “experiment” with Don (Rob Morrow…pictured above), and he cites some examples.

One of my favorite examples is from the last season, when Don is left feeling a bit uneasy after he realizes the FBI will not punish him for breaking the rules in getting the job done. Some of the others include Don going to a temple, and when he has to take a prisoner to a synagogue. I think allowing Don to touch on his faith adds more layers to the show, and am thankful that there’s a healthy balance.

Numb3rs 100th Episode – Disturbed

The biggest buzz is the “100th Episode” (Disturbed) aired last night, and was it a treat because it had a lot of goodies that serious fans of the show could appreciate (some of Charlie’s math theorems from when he first began helping to solve cases). Not only that, Charlie had to stop worrying about almost getting his brother killed from last week, and focus all of his skills on finding a serial killer who blends in much too well.

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Check out this short video promo for a special broadcast of Numb3rs – which kicks off 4 new episodes that lead up to the 100th episode.

What your math teacher told you was true. Don’t ever forget a math concept because you’ll use it again! Will Charlie’s (David Krumholtz) confidence survive this week, and even more important, will Don (Rob Morrow) survive Charlie’s math equation? Read more about Numb3rs‘ The Fifth Man.

Friday nights has been an amazing night for crime drama on CBS. Flashpoint and Numb3rs air back-to-back. Although we’ve had a few Numb3rs repeats here and there in the past few weeks, things are getting tense as Charlie makes a critical error in his math calculations, and it puts Don in serious harm’s way in Friday’s upcoming episode of Numb3rs, called The Fifth Man.

The team investigates related occurrences of home invasions, and Charlie is called in to use math calculations to help profile the suspects. Don is severely injured and his life is in danger due to a problem with Charlie’s miscalculation.

Michael Gaston (Fringe, Jericho) and Alan Blumenfeld (Heroes) guest star on this episode which airs on Friday, April 24, at 9:00 PM ET on CBS.

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Seeing these kind of makes me wonder what percentage of Numb3rs fans are Mac users versus PC users. Whatever the case, the series must have quite a following of fans who use both.

These promos were created for season 4 of the series, but whenever gift shopping time comes around, I am again wistful to see these two guys banter back and forth about math and catching bad guys.

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It seems that FBI agents Liz Warner (Aya Sumika) and Nikki Betancourt (Sophina Brown) were paired together in a recent episode of Numb3rs called Scan Man, and they worked well together. The episode aired on October 31.

According to the show’s executive producer, they will be a team again, but at some point, Agent Warner has a new opportunity that will come her way.

Also it seems that Agent McGowan (Keith Carradine), the icy senior agent who proved to be an obstacle in Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) getting his FBI security clearance back will return to the show in another episode. We were left to wonder if he was going to resign after his sobering conversation with Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) in a recent episode.

Finally, it’s also been revealed that Charlie and Amita’s (Navi Rawat) relationship will be moving forward a bit, and perhaps that’s a good thing now that Charlie is no longer stressed about getting his clearance back.

Don’t forget to check out the next episode, which airs tomorrow night, Friday, November 14 at 10:00 PM on CBS.

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The film stars Brad Pitt, and follows him as a Tennessee hillbilly who leads a group of men against the Nazis. The team consists of eight Jewish American soldiers. Krumholtz would portray one of Pitt’s character’s team members.

Production is scheduled to begin in Germany on October 13., according to THR. Every report so far seems to indicate Krumholtz may be in the film, but that there could be a scheduling conflict. Other actors in the film include Simon Pegg and B.J. Novak.

Directed and written by Tarantino, this tells the tale of men who must either face death, or head to Nazi occupied France to complete a mission for the allies. It’s also been noted that he worked on the script for a decade. Interestingly, this is a sort of re-vision of a 1977 Italian film with the same title, directed by Enzo G. Casterllari.

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More breaking news from the Festival! If you’ve wondered what David Krumholtz of Numb3rs is really like, he shares some amazing stuff with us this week at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. He talked with b5media at the festival about his life, his passions, and his role in Numb3rs.

Find out what the heck is going on with his character Charlie Eppes, and see if he’ll be wearing a wedding ring next season, after the jump:

I don’t know which is more exciting, knowing that David is an organized whiz who loves the kitchen, or that he has spilled some secrets about the next season of Numb3rs. In the interview, David talks about his relationship with Rob Morrow, who portrays his brother Don Eppes on Numb3rs, and shares his excitement of working with real mathematicians.

Here’s the quick points on what he had to say about the next season of Numb3rs, and you are encouraged to read the full David Krumholtz interview by Lisa over at b5media’s industry news site, Media Scribbler:

• Charlie will be getting his clearance back, but he’s really going to have to work for it.
• At some point, Don learns to trust Charlie again.
• Charlie and Amita will not be getting married this season, but their relationship will change.

So after reading this interview, how do you feel about the show itself?

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