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"... And finally we went to a nearby theatre for a screening of the pilot movie of the Witchblade series premiering on TNT on August 27. Now, they told us ahead of time that there would only be seating for 200 at this screening. By the time we got there, a line of about 600 was winding its way through the little mall where the theatre was found. So Kenn and Joe got dutifully in line, while I went up to the front to look for somebody in charge. Things were a little disorganized, so I hung around and talked for a while with a couple of guys who were first in line, until I saw someone who looked like he was running things. They were about to let the people in. I flashed my press badge and asked if there was reserved press access. He told me, "Press goes in first." I ran to get Joe and Kenn, and we got the heck inside. Naturally, they looked at me with unadulterated admiration. For a second or so, anyway. At least, I think it was unadulterated... there may have been something else in there, but I'm frankly too optimistic to care.

Afterward, star Yancy Butler and creator Mark Silvestri hung around with a few other cast members while drooling fanboys crowded around. (Ms. Butler, you see, is rather attractive, and we'd just spent the last couple of hours watching her look attractive and doing a lot of kick-boxing on the big screen; hence the drool.) We got some names and numbers, and we headed on our way."