I'm Taken

Danger lurks around one of my favorite new television shows, Kidnapped. Admittedly, by its name alone, it is sort of ironic. Anyway, 7.3 million is a big number...depending on what you're talking about. In terms of dollars, it's huge! Anyone can retire with that amount of cash in their pockets. However, in terms of the number of viewers tuning in for a show, it's relatively low. So low, in fact, that USA Today didn't even rank it in their top 20 for that week or the top 20 for ages 18-49. (Why they even rank the latter is beyond me.)

PLEASE WATCH IT!!! Or at least, turn your television sets on to channel 3 (NBC--It's not even on cable so, no excuse!) on Wednesdays at 10 pm. The show revolves around Leopold (Will Denton), the kidnapped son of the wealthy Cain family. Upon receiving the cliche of a note that says, "Don't call the police," Mr. Conrad (Timothy Hutton) and Mrs. Ellie Cain (Dana Delany) go on to hire Knapp (Jeremy Sisto), a rogue specialist. Privacy be damned, the FBI (Delroy Lindo) gets involved so, they always clash, which makes for interesting television.

Until tonight's episode, the Leopold's older sister was missing as well. (That was just the second one so, there's time to catch up! Plus, they have a quick review at the beginning of the show for those just coming out of their caves.) All the actors are relative unknowns but they're good, and they could be great given enough buzz. Hint, hint. I dont know if I can take this clash of the networks anymore. Quite a few of my favorite shows have been cancelled in the past. Most notably, Reunion on FOX, a mystery show that was cancelled half-way (Not even. Maybe, 1/4 way?) through the first season. Cancelled mystery shows are especially hard to take.

Going back, Kidnapped will keep you on the edge of your seat. You can't help but feel for the characters. You root for Knapp, the reluctant hero (Think Nicolas Cage in Con Air or Dustin Hoffman in Accidental Hero.) and Leopold who's anything but the victim (like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone 1 and 2 but sleeker). I could go on, but it's more important for the show to go on, so keep your eye on the boobtube!