Sons of Anarchy: Season One |  | Directors: Allen Coulter, Bill Gierhart, Charles Haid, Guy Ferland, Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal, Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Junior
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 594 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 2257031
UPC: 024543570318
EAN: 0024543570318
ASIN: B0024FAR5M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: August 18, 2009
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Product Description
Genre: Television: Series
Rating: TVMA
Release Date: 18-AUG-2009
Media Type: DVD
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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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Love It February 9, 2010
Kimberly Falcetti
Very happy with this set. Love the show, but missed the first season. It was nice to get this season, and be able to watch it while waiting for season 3 to come out. I can't wait for Season 2 to be available on DVD.
EXCELLENT!! February 6, 2010
Kat Balou (Texas)
I ordered this DVD as a gift. I received it very fast. I am very pleased with my purchase. I will shop here again.
great custmer relations February 5, 2010
Paul Wells (G.A.)
awsome series the first shipped to me was stolen in transit all i recv.was an empty evlope so i called and amazon sent a replacement right away ups and im a truck driver and only have limited time at home but i received it in time to take with me on the road thanks amazon you will have my continued buisness paul wells.P.S.great great show
"following in the right father's footsteps" February 4, 2010
Clinton Ervin (Murfreesboro, TN USA)
I took my title from a Gemma quote in the first episode. It sets up Jax's conflict between two rival visions of the club: his long-dead father John Teller's and his step father Clay Morrow's. The Jax-Gemma-Clay dynamic dominates the show, my favorite since its debut in Sept.2008. You've got bikers, crooked cops, white supremacist, the IRA, rival street gangs, junkies, and even a new baby in this family-street justice saga. It's the street justice aspect that I love the most, exemplified by the club's castration and execution of the child rapist clown in episode 3, "Fun Town." The ficticious town of Charming is not for the timid.
This is Hamlet and Macbeth re-told in modern northern California. The constant references to backstories draw out the maximum from each character and add to the ever-increasing tension. This is very well acted; I cannot overstate this. The characters are in constant turmoil searching for the right balance and the right path for their lives to follow, and the viewer cannot help but be drawn into each conflict.
I'm deducting ½ star for the DVD extras. I enjoyed them somewhat, but they don't play continously. They include chapters on the bikes, the tattoos, deleted scenes, etc. which are good but could also be more customer friendly. Long Live SAMCRO.
Sons of Anarchy February 1, 2010
Cindy L. Lee (Alabama)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The quality and shipping of the DVD was outstanding. Thanks for the great price. I will be checking with you before I purchase anymore DVD's.
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