Performances from the older veteran actors are top-notch. Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal put on a show worthy of award nomination and supporting clubber Robert `Bobby' Munson (Mark Boone Junior) solidifies the show's reputation for superb performances. Charlie Hunnam has promise, but the first season doesn't really show-off his chops in comparison to other actors in the show. Maggie Siff plays an ex-love interest to Jackson who might be something more - but either way she's one of the more compelling younger thespians in the mix.
Blu-ray Extra Features:
Only some of the episodes have audio commentaries, but they're not really what will draw you into the extras section of the disc. There are a variety of "making of" featurettes (one of considerable length) and others covering cool and contextually important facets of the show. One such featurette takes a look at the tattoos of the gang and their women (many of whom are branded with the troupe's iconic crow) while another takes a cursory glance at the Harley Davidson Dynas used in the production.
Sons of Anarchy is a great reinvention of Shakespeare and it's really interesting to watch it all unfold - even knowing how it all has to end. Few plots can keep an audience entrenched when they know how it has to end (Valkyrie, anyone?). With the show so deeply rooted in the Shapespearian lore, what's really interesting is to see the show's tie-in to the channel-making drama that came before it: The Shield. Now, having an ex-Shield star as one of the supporting characters is a nice touch - but it's not the best; one of the rival gangs has been cleverly titled the One-Niners - one of the main gangs faced by Vic Mackey and his crew.
Sons of Anarchy: Season One
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