Sometimes being a writer makes enjoying other books, or movies, and even television shows difficult. Plot holes jump out at us, and we tend to play close attention to things like dialogue and character development. But last year I discovered a show that has me completely hooked. SONS OF ANARCHY was number one for me last season, both for entertainment and for inspiration, and this year it’s just gotten better.
It gets under your skin, then into your heart, and in my opinion, the writing is at the core of it all. The acting is a big part of it too of course, but the writing is where it all begins. The SOA writers don’t pull their punches when telling the story, and that is something I admire greatly. It’s gritty, raw, and bad in a very good way. SOA is not a glossy show with lots of fancy graphics and bright colors. It’s a gutsy one about a small town, and the outlaw MC club that lives there. It shows the good and the bad, and keeps pulling me in deeper and deeper.
The acting is unparalleled. Katey Sagal is the top biker matriarch and Ron Pearlman is the president of the club. Kim Coates and Mark Boone Junior are a couple of others I love. You might not recognize their names, but I bet you’ll recognize them as they are no strangers to hit movies or tv shows. Then there’s Charlie Hunnam. He plays Jax, the hot biker at the center of the show.
To say the show is about a motorcycle club wouldn’t be wrong, but it would be incomplete. Like all things great, it’s about so much more than that – family, loyalty, integrity, love, honor, and all the shades of grey that surround those things. If you like shows that hit you in the head, the gut, and the heart, you have to check out SONS OF ANARCHY.
If you’d like a chance to win Sons of Anarchy: Season One on dvd, just tell me in the comments what you’re watching this season, and why you love it. I’ll announce the winner on Sunday.
