My latest obsession....

Over this summer, my husband bought the first 4 seasons of Sons Of Anarchy. My first thought? *YAWN*
My second thought? "I don't wanna sit and watch some dumb show about dumb bikers!"  But, I made him sit through all of the seasons of True Blood, so I owed the man.

I was hooked immediately. I was so hooked that I insisted that we watch the show basically non-stop until we got caught up. I ordered season 5 from Amazon and we finished it just in time to begin season 6.

Are you not familiar with SOA? Let me give you a rundown.....

From Kurt Sutter, writer/producer of The Shield,  Sons of Anarchy, is a dark drama set in Charming, a sheltered community watched over by a renegade motorcycle club intent on protecting the town from the newcomers that threaten it. Jackson "Jax" Teller is one member of the brotherhood, who finds his own loyalty to the group tested when he experiences its increasing lawlessness and notoriety, while at the same time adjusting to life as a father. But confusing matters are Jax's mother and stepfather, two ruthless individuals who happen to be the masterminds behind the club. Sons of Anarchy is broadcast on FX, and produced by FX Productions, Art Linson Productions and Fox 21.

The cast:
 (thanks to IMDb)

	Charlie Hunnam	...	Jackson 'Jax' Teller (72 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Katey Sagal	...	Gemma Teller Morrow (72 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Mark Boone Junior	...	Robert Munson / ... (71 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Kim Coates	...	Alex 'Tig' Trager (71 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Tommy Flanagan	...	Filip 'Chibs' Telford (71 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Maggie Siff	...	Tara Knowles (71 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Theo Rossi	...	Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz / ... (69 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Ron Perlman	...	Clarence 'Clay' Morrow (68 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Dayton Callie	...	Chief Wayne Unser (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Ryan Hurst	...	Harry 'Opie' Winston (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
	William Lucking	...	Piermont 'Piney' Winston / ... (52 episodes, 2008-2011)
	David Labrava	...	Happy (48 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Christopher Douglas Reed	...	Philip 'Filthy Phil' Russell / ... (35 episodes, 2010-2013)
	Winter Ave Zoli	...	Lyla (32 episodes, 2009-2013)
	Michael Ornstein	...	Chucky Marstein / ... (29 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Johnny Lewis	...	Kip 'Half Sack' Epps / ... (27 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Emilio Rivera	...	Marcus Alvarez / ... (24 episodes, 2008-2012)
	McNally Sagal	...	Margaret Murphy (24 episodes, 2009-2012)
	Taylor Sheridan	...	Deputy Chief David Hale / ... (21 episodes, 2008-2010)
	Rockmond Dunbar	...	Eli Roosevelt / ... (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
	Ally Walker	...	Agent June Stahl / ... (19 episodes, 2008-2010)
	Kurt Sutter	...	Otto / ... (19 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Jeff Kober	...	Jacob Hale Jr. / ... (18 episodes, 2009-2012)
	Benito Martinez	...	Luis Torres / ... (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
	Danny Trejo	...	Romero 'Romeo' Parada / ... (15 episodes, 2011-2012)
	Nicholas Guest	...	John Teller (15 episodes, 2008-2011)
	Niko Nicotera	...	Ratboy (15 episodes, 2011-2013)
	Jimmy Smits	...	Nero Padilla (14 episodes, 2012-2013)
	Ray McKinnon	...	Lincoln 'Linc' Potter (14 episodes, 2011)
	Jamie McShane	...	Cameron Hayes (14 episodes, 2008-2010)
	Drea de Matteo	...	Wendy Teller (13 episodes, 2008-2013)
	Mitch Pileggi	...	Ernest Darby (13 episodes, 2008-2010)

.....and that's just a few of the cast! Whew!

Here's a bit more about the show, thanks to Wikipedia and FX:

 The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focuses on the original and founding chapter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original referred to by the acronym SAMCRO or Sam Crow. This nickname is also reflected in the original title of the show, Forever Sam Crow. The Redwood chapter is headquartered in (the fictional town) Charming, California, in a clubhouse adjacent to the Teller-Morrow auto mechanic shop. Led by President Clay Morrow, and later Jax Teller, the club protects and controls Charming through close community relationships, bribery, and violent intimidation. In early seasons they are particularly vehement about keeping "hard" drugs, and drug dealers, out of Charming.

 Club members wear vests known as kuttes (jackets with the sleeves cut off). The SOA patch on the back is a Grim Reaper holding a crystal ball with the anarchy "A," and wielding the Reaper's traditional scythe, the handle of which has been replaced by the M16 rifle that the club's founders wielded in Vietnam. Only full members can wear the "patch." Other, smaller patches on the vest have specific meanings, such as "Men of Mayhem," which is worn by club members who have spilled blood on the club's behalf, and "First 9," worn by all the original nine SOA members.

Now, I have to tell you, I've gone totally "outerlimits" with my love for this damn show. I am watching creator, Kurt Sutter's Youtube channel, WTFSutter, for updates and tidbits, I'm looking up cast members online, I'm buying SOA gear, the works. It's bad, bad, I tell you.

Just check out the first few episodes on Netflix and see.....get back to me when your done....we'll talk. 


Sons Of Anarchy airs on FX Tuesdays at 9pm Central