Sons of Anarchy: Season One [Blu-ray]
Sons of Anarchy: Season One [Blu-ray]
Disc 1: 260 Minutes
- Forced Trailers:
- Trailer 01 2:00
- Trailer 02 2:00
- Trailer 03 2:00
- Trailer 04 2:00
- Trailer 05 2:00
- Pilot
- Episode Commentary on Pilot
- Seeds
- Fun Town
- Patch Over
- Giving Back
Disc 2: 200 Minutes
- AK-51
- Old Bones
- The Pull
- Episode Commentary on The Pull
- Better Half
- Episode 11
Disc 3: 150 Minutes
- Capybara
- The Sleep of Babies
- Episode Commentary on The Sleep of Babies
- The Revelator
- Episode Commentary on The Revelator
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
Stills from Sons of Anarchy: Season One (Click for larger image)
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User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Sons of Anarchy Season One
One of the best series on television. It’s a “must have”. Quality is excellent and shipping was fast.
4 Stars Great show if you ride.
I really enjoyed this show more than I thought I would considering it virtually glamourizes the outlaw lifestyle. Fortunately, the show proved a little less shallow and the characters, despite their human failings, quickly grew on me. But, even the most depraved of these outlaw bikers are probably more socially motivated and acceptable than any you would ever run across in real life. Then again, the Hell’s Angels are the originators of Toys-for-Tots.
Of course, as someone who rides, I suspect I’m in the principle demographic the show targets. But, the well scripted dialogue and human drama should play well for broader audiences too. The only thing that I didn’t find researched well enough were the principle bikes used in the production. I’ve known former members of The Outlaws and Hell’s Angels, and just can’t imagine any veteran biker sitting atop a brand new Sportster (Harley’s least expensive bike, which is probably why they were used in the show) with “prissy” handlebar attachments and such. Even less hard-core Harley enthusiasts wouldn’t dress-up their bike to resemble a foreign made crotch-rocket, much less a member of a subculture that still worships the shovel-heads and pan-heads of yesteryear. They’d probably take more pride in a leaky, dirty, old rat-bike that constantly needs fiddling with. In fact, at some bars, just parking a sport bike in the lot will get it torched. I’m not knocking sport-bikes or Harley owners who choose to modify their bike to look like something other than a Harley; that’s where $100,000 custom choppers got started. But, new and spiffy don’t fit the outlaw biker image at all. I’m mean we’re talking about people who wear jackets they never wash (on penalty of being pummeled by the other gang members), even after the entire gang has urinated on the back.
5 Stars Totally Awesome!!!
You know I loved the Sopranos, except for season 6 and the worst series finale in TV history. Sons of Anarchy blows away any show out there and is 10 times better then the Sopranos. My kids turned me on to the show midway during the 2nd season. I ordered the blu ray of season 1 and i watched the whole thing in one day!!! The writers, producers , producers and creator are brilliant!!! Trust me it will have you hanging on the edge of your seat! Season 3 which won’t start till sept. 2010 won’t come soon enough!!!
5 Stars Great show…
If you haven’t seen this show, see it. If you like vegan, metrosexual life type shows, go watch “Friends” and eat a tofu burger. If you are a man or woman who likes drama and entertainment without the neurotic crap, this is a show.
5 Stars Everything and more!
I bought this for my husband as a gift and he loves it. The Blu-Ray quality is much better than the standard definition on FX. We can’t wait for season two!
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