That's pretty much how it went with me and Xena. I watched off and on when I was in high school, but once I decided to play her I went and watched all 6 seasons from the beginning two or three times. I totally understand wasting your life on catching up with shows. And Xena? She rocks, although I'm not sure how jazzed she'd be about Mr. Speedy Cockyface. We'll just have to torture them and see. Giselle is very win. I'm sure she'd get along with Bart as long as he was able to tolerate random singing and much too much cheerfulness.
Oh, and Pandora is plotting ways to test this theory of awesomeness making blood taste different.