It was the cinematography that drew me in. It was the crew that snatched me into Smallville
Yes, I can totally understand that. For me, SV was a struggle for a while, as I'm usually a very textually-oriented person, but the visual quality of SV is highly addictive, and once it clicked in my mind that the visual symbolism is highly significant and layered, I fell in love.

Another publishing industry person?! *waves*