Is there a conclusion?
Since the series was cancelled mid-season, does anybody know if the un-aired episodes on the DVD will have a conclusion to the story, or will everything be left up in the air?
shareYes, there is a conclusion. The remaining episodes were posted on NBC's website after the show was cancelled.
shareYou can watch the episodes online now at:
WHERE TO WATCH KIDNAPPED:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=KnappHead
Episodes 6-13 (or 105-112): http://members.optusnet.com.au/nickhalloway/episodes.htm
And "Kidnapped Complete Series" will be on DVD April 24th release date. You can pre-order now at Amazon.
Complete series being broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.
shareJust curious for a yes and no reply. Does the series end on a cliffhanger?
shareSort of. Leo's kidnapping is resolved, but we are introduced to what Knapp's next case might have been.
shareAs someone else has said, channel 4 in the UK is showing all 13 episodes, knowing the show has been cancelled, I'm trying to view the show as a 13 part tv movie, rather than a tv show, I'm hoping that by the final episode I won't be left wondering what happens next. Does anyone remember 'Now And Again'?? The finale of that was torture!
I was wondering if Knapp's previous case of the little girl he never found is explained, or perhaps resolved??
No spoilers please!!
Sorry to disappoint guys but channel 4 finished showing Kidnapped last night, i.e. after the sixth episode. Next week's schedules don't show it.
shareYes. But Channel 4 were showing all 13 epidodes as five 100m episodes and one 150m episode. So we did get to see the conclusion. And it was really good. ;-)
Shame they cancelled the series, as I really enjoyed it.
Just wanted to throw my own opinion about this show into the mix.
I watched the finale on Friday night (on More 4's "catch up" slot), and have to admit I was a bit disappointed at the conclusion. I won't give anything away, but I just felt that the last three "days" - which I assume were intended to be the last three episodes - were a bit rushed and disjointed. After a gradual, tense build-up spanning 9 episodes, suddenly things shifted gear and started going at 100 miles per hour! It was as if the producers were told after episode 9 that the show was being cancelled, so they thought "Oh God, we'd better wrap this thing up as quickly as possible."
I had enjoyed the series very much, but felt a bit let down at the end - the frenetic pace of the finale just didn't seem to fit with the more thoughtful, intriguing mood of the previous episodes.
Oh, and don't get me started on the plot holes...!
Cheers,
cat_hat_man
That is exactly what happened. They were guaranteed 13 eps. so Jason Smilovic (creator/writer/producer)had a fallback plan to pull it all together in 13, but the original intention was for it to play out over 22 eps. giving much more time for character developement and a more developed story arc. But the show wasn't actually cancelled until 9-10 eps had already been filmed and 5 aired. They had to go back and reedit to allow for the shorter story arc and the final eps filmed with the alternate scripts. It was a complicated plot with complicated characters and to tie it up in just 13 eps meant everything was necessarily reduced to plot only. A shame.
shareI felt the same way, that the writers crammed everything in to the last few episodes, answers came a bit too easy.
And what got me is the last scene in the show. If the writers knew they wouldn't get another season, then why write the end in a way that leaves the story open for another series??
Ah, thanks auntchris - that makes perfect sense!
And sarah - I agree. The only thing I can think of is that they put the cliffhanger in to try and create enough public interest in the show to encourage NBC to rethink the decision. (Unlikely I know, but hey, it worked for Family Guy - a couple of times!!!)
Cheers,
cat_hat_man
Yes, but its about 100 times cheaper to produce a cartoon than a hour long drama with name actors.
-Brian
Because it didn't take that much to film that last scene and the hope was at the time that NBC would renew the series as a possible internet series. At the time many network were experimenting with using the internet as a possible source for original programming. The last 5 episodes of Kidnapped ended up being shown on the internet on NBC's website. The hope was, that the show would pick up popularity online and develop a niche. Unfortunately, the show was never fully advertised by the network properly and therefor never really had a chance. Even though it did better online, it never did well enough to convince the network to keep the show even as an online series. I think the scene was also left in to try and stir up the fans to get them to do some sort of write in to save the program but it never worked because they just never had enough people watching.
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