Reception
Early reception for Larry was positive. Larry was a favorite character for CBS executive Nina Tassler. Tim Goodman, of the San Francisco Chronicle, liked MacNicol’s performance as Larry, calling him “nutty” and “wonderful”. Toni Fitzgerald of Media Life Magazine stated that MacNicol, as Larry, “brings a welcome eccentric flavor to “Numb3rs” that’s missing from “CSI” and its ilk”. Robert Bianco of USA Today called Larry “the show's most original character”. Creator and executive producer Cheryl Heuton acknowledged in an interview with TVGuide.com’s Michael Ausiello that Larry is a fan favorite.
At Larry's mention of DZero's research effort, real-life researchers with the project were pleasantly surprised. Interestingly, DZero members have taken a fondness to the show's reference to their research and have created an office for the fictional particle physicist in the assembly building.
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“To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul. A true conversion, a true Christ, is now, as always, to be made by the reception of beautiful sentiments.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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