Sons of Anarchy

Ridin' through this world

All alone.

God takes your soul,

You're on your own.

The crow flies straight;

A perfect line.

On the Devil's bed

'Till you die

This life is short,

Baby that's just fine.

Better live it right

'Cause you aint comin' back.

Gotta raise some hell,

'Fore they take you down.

Gotta live this life!

Gotta look this world

In the eye.

Gotta live this life

'Till you die.

You better have soul

Nothing less.

'Cause when it's business time

It's life or death.

The king is dead,

The light goes on.

Don't lose your head

When the deal goes down.

Better keep your eyes on the road ahead.

Gotta live this life.

Gotta look this world in the eye.

Gotta live this life

Until you die.

Those are the lyrics to This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers.



So those weren't just random lyrics (I may do that from time to time though), that is the theme song to my favourite T.V. show, Sons of Anarchy.

It follows the trials and tribulations of the fictional Sons of Anarchy, a 1% motorcycle club (Bike gang) operating in southern California.



Now, yes this show has awesome music:

- I was listening to this song on repeat all day yesterday.

- This song is pretty awesome too

But SOA also has a really good plotline, not to mention well written.

It has all the classic bike gang activities; gun running, gang fights, hits, etc.

But it also has some internal drama, a Hamlet-esque subplot involving a dead father and an usuper.



The show airs on the FX network, I don't get it and I don't even know if you can get it in Canada. Even if I could find it on T.V. it isn't the kind of show my parents would appreciate watching. So, I am stuck downloading the episodes as they come out. My sincere apologies go to Kurt Sutter, the writer of the show who has ranted on his blog about people illegally downloading his shows, but I have no choice.



That all being said, this show isn't for everyone.

The show is labeled MA for a good reason.



First of all, the language. There are 2 swear words they don't say; cunt and fuck. But other than that, they say everything. All the time. I think in one episode I counted 15 "pussy" and 12 "nigger" references.



Second of all; the sex. Technically, there is no actual nudity, because seeing a naked woman with a man's hands covering her nipples is technically not nudity, but there are plenty of sex scenes, all kinds as well, from bathroom sex to hooker sex. Also one of the main settings in the second season is a porn studio, and everything associated with it.



Lastly, violence. Now, I consider myself fairly assimilated to violence. I watched Pulp Fiction without flinching, etc. But this has made me cringe quite a few times. I don't want to give anything away, but if you can watch a bullet being extracted, initials being carved into dead bodies and someone's back being covered in whiskey and lit on fire, you're all set.



If you still are interested in watching this, either download them all yourself, watch them online, or ask me and I can give you the first two seasons. The third season is slotted to come out right around my birthday (September) and I can't wait.



Thanks for reading,

-MAESTRO