I moved in with my boyfriend John last summer, and after many talks we decided we would skip a cable package and bill. I will admit that for me this was a hard decision. I love TV. I love mystery shows, comedy shows and yes, it’s true, I love reality TV.

Not shows like "The Bachelor." I’ve never gotten into "The Bachelor" or "The Apprentice," but I do confess to liking ALL the "Housewives" shows on Bravo and I even like "Jersey Shore. Yet at the same time I enjoy reality shows like "Survivor," "Pawn Stars" and "Top Shot."

How would I survive with no cable at the apartment? I mean, there is the Internet, and I can catch shows a week after they air, which is fine with me. John had another solution to my problem. He already had Netflix streaming. I could go on and get all sorts of TV shows. I could get older TV shows that had aired years ago or I could get current TV shows, just not the current season. To me that sounded fabulous! Shows with no commercials! What’s not to love?!

The first show I became addicted to - because, let’s face it, if I didn’t have Netflix I would probably own every episode -  was "Numb3rs." "Numb3rs," which revolves around a math genius who helps his FBI brother solve crimes by making predictions from known information, aired from 2005 to 2010, so it's not completely an oldie but it is a goodie.

I kid you not when I say that no matter which show I watch I become a friend of the characters. They are no longer on the screen, but people I feel I know and love. I cry when they struggle and I share in their joys and triumphs. "Numb3rs" was no different, and when John criticized anything about the show I took it personally, because the characters on "Numb3rs" really are my peeps, and how dare he say something hurtful, even though I will probably never have a friend in the FBI.  

The pilot episode is a roller coaster ride about finding a serial rapist who is now killing his victims. When FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) has trouble locating the murderer they call in his genius mathematician brother Charlie (David Krumholtz), who uses complex equations to predict and narrow down where he might live. Charlie assists the FBI with solving the case, and they use what they already know about the victims, paired with Charlie’s predictions. Along the way Charlie simplifies the equation so that others, such as the FBI agents and myself, will understand his thought process.

If you aren’t doing so already, I recommend adding "Numb3rs" to your Netflix queue.

As Charlie says, “Everything uses numbers.”

Lesley Foss lives in Maine with her boyfriend, who lets her hog the remote.