hooked on Alias

So I've been reading the Alias prequels (based on the TV show, natch) at a mad rate. I've read all that I can get my hands on.
Here's the weird thing: I've never seen the show. I can't remember now why I started reading the novels, but it wasn't because I'm a huge Alias fan (though since I've been reading the novels, I've put a hold on the 1st season DVD). When I was little, though, I used to run around with a friend and pretend we were spies. We even had spy names, as well as the names of our enemies (the enemy names were all German, despite the fact that both of us are of German descent).