why has Numb3rs made all the changes in a set up that was working.

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Is it just me or are the attempts to change up the formula of the show coming off as contrived and stilted? Case in point: last week's episode where Charlie rushes to Amita's rescue. It was hard to swallow and just to not real. I really liked that you could count on every show ending with Charlie, Alan and John Epps eating dinner or doing some activity together. I didn't even mind when other members of the cast got included in these little get togethers. But now the endings are different and the attempts to use the university campus and outdoor scenes more than FBI building and the Epps' home just seem misplaced and to some extent far less realistic than earlier shows. Lately they have also relied less heavily on the math, which is why I started watching in the first place. The detailed explanations (at least for me a non-mathematician)are always interesting and entertaining. I like the way they manage to incorporate whatever props are at hand in the explanation too. So I miss some expects of the old formula and am wondering if anyone else does too.