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Sons of Anarchy: Season One

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35 new, starting at $25.00

18 used, starting at $18.53

Editorial Reviews

The writer of the Shield and the producer of the Sopranos bring you the most ruthless adrenaline-packed new drama of 2009. With over 40 minutes of unaired scenes, the DVD takes you even deeper in the unexplored world of this outlaw Californian Motorcycle Club as its members struggle to balance family life and weapon-trafficking business

The roar of a motorcycle can signal freedom--or trouble. Sons of Anarchy examines a biker gang from both perspectives, as Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Nickleby) struggles between loyalty to the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Originals (aka SAMCRO or "Sam Crow," which his dead father founded) and doubts about the criminal and often brutal actions the club demands of him. The series opens with a rival gang stealing the Sons' stash of guns and the premature birth of Jax's son, two events that sow questions in Jax's mind about the life he's leading. Over the course of the season, these questions will spark dangerous conflict with the gang's leader, Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman, Hellboy) and with his own mother, Gemma (Katey Sagal, Married with Children), who's now married to Clay. Despite the macho setting, Gemma is the standout character of the first season of Sons of Anarchy: fierce and manipulative, she sets the good of the club (and her own desires) above everything else--even her love for her son. Despite the lingering presence of his junkie ex-wife (Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos), Jax finds himself drawn to his high school sweetheart, Tara Knowles (Maggie Siff, Mad Men), now a doctor, and who saved his son's life.

Throughout the first season of Sons of Anarchy, SAMCRO grapples with a multicultural array of foes: Hispanic bikers, African-American gangbangers, white supremacists, an Asian triad, and agents of the ATF. Uneasy alliances and precarious compromises rarely work out as planned, leading to nail-biting confrontations and headaches for Jax. But the rituals and emotional bonds of the club itself are the real subject of the show--how an institution built on friendship and family loyalty gets twisted by ambition and greed. One particularly compelling story line follows Jax and his best friend, Opie (Ryan Hurst, Remember the Titans), who had stepped away from the gang to make peace with his wife; to help Jax, he reenters the biker life, with horrific consequences. The creator of Sons of Anarchy, Kurt Sutter, was a writer and actor on The Shield, and fans of that show will find a similarly compelling mixture of scheming machinations and compromised morality here, grounded in excellent performances and vivid production. --Bret Fetzer

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Customer Reviews

hooked on Sons of Anarchy

Reviewed by Cheryl R. Patterson, 2010-03-05

My husband and I have become hooked on the Sons Of Anarchy series, we have ordered 2 of the first season, 1 for ourselves and 1 for my Dad, who watched some of the series while visiting us. We are waiting for series 2 to be up for sale and can't wait for season 3 to start. We always use amazon for ordering our DVDs because we feel it is very secure and usually has what we are looking for.

Sick collection

Reviewed by E. Terrazas, 2010-03-05

This is a definite buy for those of you who know and have watched
the series... I bought it because my gf got into it in the second
season so now during the spring slump of tv shows we watch the
first season... she is loving it and no commercials... and if
you have watched it before the extras and interviews really
add to the whole experience...
laterz and keep the rubber side down...
C

Excellent dark drama

Reviewed by Bryan Creel, 2010-03-03

Sons of Anarchy is a show about a motorcycle gang that is based in a small California town. It centers around Jax, a young biker who is VP of the club and sort of heir to the throne. The series writer/creator previously worked on The Shield and he brings that same kind of gritty realism and character driven drama to this new work. This is only season 1 and I don't want to hype it up too much, but it really is an excellent show. The characters are realistic and deep, the story is compelling, and it's an entertaining watch.

Ron Perlman and Katey Segal also star in the series and are doing great work. I had my doubts if Katey could step up to a serious role after a life spent doing comedies, but she has won me over. Ron Perlman does great work as always and is an excellent fit for the aging leader of the biker gang.

I really can't recommend this highly enough.

Best TV Series Ever!

Reviewed by Panamaniac, 2010-03-02

This is the best TV series ever. The DVD has great quality and great extras. You can change the audio to Spanish or add subtitles in Spanish. This is a perfect gift for the SOA lover.

So very disappointing

Reviewed by Russel Mark Ramsey, 2010-02-27

I bought this DVD set used and it came in great condition. My two star review isn't due to the product condition or quality, it's due to the quality of the DVD series itself.

I'm really shocked that this show has gotten such high ratings. Are people really that mindlessly entertained?

Writers/directors occasionally make a movie or TV series in a certain vein, usually a very specific niche (like a MC) where it will have every chance to suck. Surprisingly, some actually pull it off and don't suck. This one fell to the odds and does. Hard.

I can't take it seriously. The elements of the show that should be entertaining; the bikes, the outlaw lifestyle, the violence, end up coming off as a joke. The parts that should be a bit boring in comparison; the more dramatic parts, end up being the most interesting of the show.

The plot is trite. Contrived. It's the typical good vs evil deal, with the main character, a handsome, clean young guy (in comparison to his biker buddies), and his internal struggle of the morally right vs wrong. In the first episode he finds some old writings from his true father, the original founder of the club, which begins his conflict; do the right thing, or follow the will of his step-father, now head of the MC. The main characters name is "Jax" (which just sounds like a bad biker name), and just about every episode closes in a weak attempt at being deep, with Jax sitting on a rooftop reading his dad's writings, which generally contradict the direction that Clay, his step-father, is steering the MC. Oh, Jax is a new father too. He just had a premie baby with his ex-old lady, a junkie played by Chris' girlfriend from Sopranos (her real name escapes me).

The plot swirls around the SoA going around, doing "biker" things like dealing arms, fighting Mexicans and white supremecists, drinking, doing drugs, passing around ladys that aren't yet someone's "old lady", dueling with other MC's, etc. All along the way, Jax is second guessing the call of his step-father, the club's leader, played by Ron Perlman (the ever one demensional).

Don't get me wrong, it does get a little deeper than that with Jax' new baby, the doctor/love interest, his mom, etc, but only about an inch deeper.

There doesn't seem to be any character development. What's set in the first episode persists throughout the season. You can see each new development coming a mile away. The dialog seems fake, worn out and boring. One of the few bright spots is Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy), who portays Jax cold, conniving mother. She really does a great job, and after seeing her in it, I can't think of a better actress to play her part. She is the one character who is almost believable.

Overall, the series comes off as exactly what it is; a bunch of actors in leather vests playing bikers. There's nothing "gritty" about it. If ever there were a series that needed some grit, this is it.

I really think it could have been a cool show if done differently. That said, i can't tell you "how" to do it differently without actually following a real MC around in their day to day.

At this point, I'm only finishing the season because I paid $20 for it. I don't think I'll check out the second season when it comes on DVD. However, i just found that Henry Rollins will be appearing as a skin-head in the next season, so maybe I'll torture myself a little more after all....