SAG Awards Viewing Party

Today, I went to my first SAG Awards viewing party at SAG headquarters as a SAG member. This was very exciting for me.

It was also the first year I was eligible to vote in the SAG Awards as I joined too late last year.

Unfortunately, only a couple of my choices won this year. But it was quite something to view the Awards show on the big screen with a room full of actors, cheering for their favorites.

They also supplied us with a nice lunch... turkey wraps and fruit salad. Popcorn and strawberry twists. Diet cokes, cokes, water and coffee.

They also had raffle tickets for SAG swag, but as is usual, I didn't win anything.

SAG President Ken Howard twice gave us a video message about how SAG and AFTRA boards had voted merger. Something everybody in the room knew. It seemed a heavy handed way to push it down our throats since everybody reads the trades in some form and this was supposed to be a viewing party. There were many boos at his speeches.

On our way out, we were given little duck plushes which if you squeezed, said "Aflack."

Then on the sidewalk, there were guys handing out flyers against the merger. This will be interesting as in all the coverage and Ken Howard's speeches, there is nothing about what we'll have to give up in this merger.

Video Clips from Merlin's Third Episode of Season 3

According to the press release for Friday January 20, 2012's episode of Merlin on Syfy, destiny calls for Merlin and Arthur. This third episode of the fourth season is called "The Wicked Day" and it is indeed for Merlin, Arthur and all of Camelot.

The first video supplied as a teaser by FremantleMedia is called "The Mind of a Child".

The second video is called "Knives":




Remember, these clips are copyrighted to FremantleMedia and are used here with permission.

Video Clips from Merlin's Second Episode of Season 4.

According to the publicists for Merlin, last Friday's fourth-season premiere attracted the biggest-ever first-episode audience in its Syfy history, with viewership 29% higher for Season 4 than Season 3. The new season continues this Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT with "The Darkest Hour, Part 2," the epic conclusion to the two-part season-opener.

However, since Suite101.com isn't set up to post video clips, I wanted to give my readers a chance to see them so I'm posting them here.

Once again, these are the property of FremantleMedia and are used here with permission. Please do not copy elsewhere.

This clip is called Balance of the World:




This clip is called Dragon:




The third clip is called: Morgana and Agravaine:



Thanks to John Singh and Gary Miereanu for Fremantlemedia.