1-2: "Special Delivery" 2006.09.27 - TWoP Forums: I missed the first episode but this won me over. Good storytelling, which means any cliches, silliness or implausibilities are kept within the realm of acceptability.
Plus they spotlighted Slake's Limbo in the scene between the daughter and the bodyguard. That is an excellent kids book, the type which is written so a 6th grader can understand it, but it works easily well as an adult novella with a minimalist style. It's about a resourceful kid who lives in a subway tunnel after being abandoned...but told in a fascinating style. I recommend it.
It has become a popular book amongst a certain type of well read kid, i.e. like our kidnap victim, since it came out in the 80s and early 90s. For this alone I have an affection for the show. Someone who knows that book knows kid who read, even if the reference might be a tad out of date - although books often have a longer cultural life than other media and if it gets a boost from Kidnapped, awesome.