The Pilot Project: Sons of Anarchy

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Happy Wine Wednesday! I'm back this week to discuss the pilot
episode of one of my absolute favorite shows of all time - Sons
of Anarchy.  Very special guest Lauren Sarner joins me to
discuss Kurt Sutter's version of Hamlet on motorcycles. 
Lauren is an entertainment journalist who covers TV at The New
York Post.

As always, we kick the discussion off by sharing what  drew
us to the FX series.  Next, we discuss the show's iconic
theme song and the very memorable opening credits.  We then
get into our deep dive of the pilot episode.  We talk about
the opening sequence in which we are first introduced to Jax
Teller and of course we get into our initial impressions of our
problematic fave, Gemma Teller Morrow.  Katey Sagal deserves
so much praise for her portrayal of Gemma.  Katey was not
the only perfect casting decision on the show.  We talk
about the original pilot of the show and whether we could imagine
a version of the series in which anyone other than Ron Perlman
portrays Clay Morrow.  We follow our deep dive into the
pilot by discussing standout performances and overall
thoughts.  And as always, we take a few minutes to get
thirsty.

Lauren and I both completed the entire series, so the main
discussion is followed by a brief spoiler section.  Have no
fear, you'll get plenty of warning before the spoiler discussion
begins. Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use
adult language.

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Lauren on Twitter here.

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Grand Crew, True Blood, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten
Rings, Claws, The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf,  Euphoria, The
Sopranos,  Orphan Black, Big Sky, Manifest, Pose, Bob's
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