Numb3rs as a series has done something that many of us nerds have been waiting on for years, it has made math cool. OK, so maybe I exaggerate a little with that, but it is does at least show how useful math can be in the real world. The first two seasons of Numb3rs were mostly one-off episodes. As a general rule, there wasn't too much of a story arc, so you could watch them out of order and it really didn't hurt. Personally, I started watching the series at the beginning of Season 3, was hooked, and then started on Season One.

It doesn't take much for you to get hooked on Numb3rs. Numb3rs is about FBI Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and the cases he and his team have to take on. Don's little brother Charlie (David Krumholtz) is a mathematical genius who could multiply three digit numbers in his head at age 3. Charlie and his fellow professors, Dr. Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol) and end up using their genius to help Don and his team come up with new and creative methods to determine what criminals are going to do and where they can find them. Even Don and Charlie's father, Alan (Judd Hirsch), end up helping from time to time.

Numb3rs: Season 3 starts out with a two-part episode with returning guest star Lou Diamond Phillips as an agent tracking a couple on a killing spree who enlist Charlie's (David Krumholtz) help in determining where they will go next. Finding them, of course, doesn't prove to be very easy, especially after one of their agents is kidnapped. Even though Seasons 1 and 2 could be watched in random order, I would recommend watching Numb3rs: Season 3 in order. Now that the show has established itself, they're starting to have a lot more episodes with bigger story arcs. They continue to explore the relationship between the very odd couple of Dr. Fleinhardt, who is a total nerd, and Megan Reeves (Diane Farr), who is one of the FBI agents on Don's team. Season 3 also introduces a new character played by Kathy Najimy. The finale of Numb3rs: Season 3 throws in a very big twist that I didn't seen coming at all!

The special features for Season 3 are spread across three different discs (the last three), which means if you want to watch them all back-to-back, it's going to take some disc swapping, but it is nice to have them that way, in the sense that you can watch Crunching Numb3rs: Season 3, then watch some more episodes on the next disc, then watch the feature on the Eppes, Eppes Central, then watch some more episodes, then finish up the season and watch the Blooper Reel and the Set House Tour.

Personally, I find Numb3rs fascinating, and I've even found myself in discussions with people watching it with me on whether or not the methods they're using would work. But, even if you're not a big fan of math, Numb3rs has plenty of action to keep you watching. I recommend you go out and get Numb3rs: Season 3 today, and if you haven't seen 1 and 2, pick them up also because it is a highly enjoyable, yet mind-expanding show.