Again, the day started early. Luckily I had some friends that were willing
to start even earlier and let me hang out with them. Once the doors opened, we all got into the Warner
Bros autograph line. Even though we were early, there were still several hundred
people in front of us.
Friday had lots of options at the WB booth. Game of Thrones,
Veronica Mars, and Banshee were high on my list. By the time we got our chance to pull a
ticket (and the line was incredibly long and no hope of going through a second
time) several shows were already closed.
The WB drawings are a little different. They have all of their shows at one table and you tell the people behind the table which bag you want. They put it front of you and you reach in. Voila, you win or lose.
I have never had much luck at the WB drawings. I’m told that
most of the tickets are winning tickets and only a few losers are in the mix. I
must be a loser magnet. Over the years I
have repeatedly struck out at WB. My Big Bang autograph was from the CBS booth drawing
and The Following autographs came from another friend giving me her wristband.
With my losing streak well on my mind, I watched countless
people win on Veronica Mars. I felt if I
chose that I was destined to lose. I figured
I would try for Banshee. My friends went
through and both got willing raffle tickets. Now the pressure was on. I knew the
laws of probability were just waiting for me to pull a losing ticket to continue
the losing streak.
I have no idea why I changed my mind. I panicked. Instead of saying Banshee, a show both the
wife and I enjoy, I said Mad Max. Something
I didn’t even know about. I figured it
was for the movie. 'Okay, I can do that, I
say to myself. I’ll get a movie poster and see some of the actors.' I’m pumping
myself up like the people on Family Feud when they say ‘Good Answer, Good
Answer’. We both know the answer
sucked.
Then I pulled a ticket and I won. Actually I surprised myself. I smiled. I thought wow, the streak continues. I broke that tradition of losing at the WB. It’s
all going to change now. With the wristband
proudly dangling from my arm, I met up with my friends and got into another
line.
At the anointed time, I got in line at the WB booth. Currently the Game of Thrones
cast was signing. Wow, what a hard hitting line up that was. While jealous I missed out on that, I KNEW my signing
would be good. I’m excited. The anticipation
builds. They start moving us through the cattle gates and the line is moving
fast. Even fast for these signings. As I
get closer to the front I see it’s just one person. Hmm, not good. Maybe the director is signing? It happens.
The mini poster is signed and passed to me. Instantly I
realize it was for the video game and not the movie. I'm not much of a video game fan. And the guy
signing, Shane Davis, a talented artist and does not get the recognition he
deserves, was not who I expected to see.
So, the WB curse continues. No movie poser. No cast members. Past results do seem to be indicative…
AH
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