So Are You To Me

As a kid I was obsessed with television. Every show was appointment television. As I grew into my twenties, however, television almost completely disappeared from my life. Nothing could capture my attention anymore. The only show I watched with any kind of regularity was The Simpsons. I still don't go in for the big must watch shows. I have never seen more than one full episode of Seinfeld or the Sopranos. But when I know a show has decent writing and a premise I can get behind, I will give it a shot. I now usually have at least one show that is appointment television. Often times, the key to a good show becoming a great show in my eyes is the correct usage of music.

Alias was recommended to me by my best friend Stacey. It became a staple, appointment television. As this blog indicates, I am a sucker for emotional music. Alias had roots as an action show, with espionage and intrigue. But what kept me with the show especially was the growing relationship shared by this tough CIA double agent and her handler. You spend 45 minutes watching this woman kick ass and save the world, and then you get 5 minutes of her softer side. Those 5 minutes are the emotional anchor of that show that sets it aside from other action dramas, and a reason it is one of the few shows I own the entire run of on DVD.

One of the songs featured on that show is •So Are You To Me• by Eastmountainsouth. Enjoy.

As the music at the banquet
As the wine before the meal
As the firelight in the night
So are you to me

As the ruby in the setting
As the fruit upon the tree
As the wind blows over the plains
So are you to me

As the wind blows over the plains
So are you to me
So are you to me