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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
I've watched the first 6 series of Sons of Anarchy and whilst I enjoy it, I find it more entertaining than I should.
I'm wondering if it is some kind of public information film for Americans deterring them from joining a biker gang. Charlie says don't bother becoming a prospect, as it'll only end badly. Sam Cro's general situation seems to veer from merely catastrophic to being in deadly peril with no real upside.
As far as being successful criminals, I think Zippy and Bungle would be better. Everyone is always poor, no one seems to be making any money, or to have any medical insurance and they have to collect guns out of wardrobes to make up shipments. As a business model that blue meth production scheme on the other side looks more successful.
The lead actor sounds and looks like a Californian surfer dude, but is actually a Geordie, having made his name in Byker Grove, which may be how he got the job. 'Byker Grove? Great! He's halfway there!' I'd love to see a chapel meeting (perhaps discussing a Sam Cro pension plan), where he bangs the gavel down with a why aye man.
I'm also curious about the bikes they ride. They have two different types of Harley. The guy getting chased has a slow Harley that can't even outrun an SUV full of gun toting one-niners. Everyone else has a fast Harley and can ride from the garage to where the first one is being chased, overtake everyone and rescue the situation. I know if I were being chased, I'd ask if I could have one of the fast ones next time and save them all the trouble.
The other thing with these bikes is that they aren't stealthy. As far as covert ops go, they are a non-starter. Yet when they ride into the back of beyond on these mobile noise machines, they arrive at the Brotherhood's shack and then proceed to tiptoe about like James Bond sneaking up on their foe. If they haven't heard the bikes, then I don't think you need to worry about tiptoeing anywhere.
Another thing is that they make such silly decisions. Until Jax shoots the right person dead in series 6, they just seem to constantly do the opposite to what anyone else would do. I fully expected them to catch a guy knockadoor running the garage and upon being told he's Pope's son/cousin to the Mayans/friend of the Brotherhood or has a cup of tea with the one-niners, just decide to waste him anyway.
I'm not convinced about this gun selling business, either. The guns are imported from Russia, via Ulster, all the way to California, which seems a lot of effort. America has the world's biggest gun industry. How hard must it be to acquire them in the land of the free? And I'm sure these guns are made of chocolate, as the same people need more and more of them.
The series set in Northern Ireland was a real eye opener. Their chapter in Belfast made its living by doing protection runs for the IRA. I wasn't aware that they needed a 8-9 middle aged hairy arsed bikers to make sure no one messed around with them. I was especially impressed with the casting of James Cosmo as the priest. This guy is probably one of Scotland's most famous actors. He's that Scottish that not only has he been in the holy trinity of Rab C Nesbitt, Taggart and Braveheart, but for bonus points was in Highlander and Trainspotting.
However, for all of these things that strike me, they do get to meet Venus Van Damme and that does count for a lot  |
because they knew x amount of launchers were out there they just didn't know who had them. They put a 300m cordon round hotels etc as these had a range of 300m.
Pretty fascinating stuff. To me anyhoo! Lol
But aye, SoA is indeed Fab. Last series is amazing too.
And have you noticed that since you've watched it you see all the characters in different films and TV series all over the place. The TS guy for example, is one of the senators in 'Lincoln' and Tara's stalker cop bloke popped up in Stalker - ironically, a few episodes ago.
Think D is getting fed up of me going 'ahhhh he plays 'such n such' in Sons'
B
