I remember not wanting to watch it when it came out. The concept didn't really interest me.
Then the family got hooked and it was just on every Thurs. I remember seeing "Chasing the Bus" and "Cats in the Cradle" but I still couldn't get hooked, I was too much of an NBC fan at the time.
Then came the advertisements for "Grave Danger" and it looked good, the QT stuff looked interesting, and nothing else was on so I watched it.
My biggest regret was not taping it that day. I spent the summer researching everything to do with George Eads and Nick Stokes and renting the first four seasons until I finally had to buy them.
I thought his acting was so spectacular, I had to see more of him. Now I can't go a day without watching an epi or two.
I really like this topic, too. It's my first post, even though I've been lurking for quite a while.