Finally got all six Mad Men seasons in the mail from DVDPlanet.
Was lookin' into Sons of Anarchy and that show looks tough. How is it? Is the whole series worth buyin' if I never seen it before? I heard that it's really good from co-workers and the net is mostly in favor of it, but I don't want to get caught up in the hype.
It's mature as anything. Profanity, sex, violence, sexual violence, drugs, guns...
For story, it's basically a motorcycle club situated out of California that has to deal with rival gangs, law enforcement, and daily dealings that keep their club afloat since they moonlight as gun runners. But every season has quite a bit of progression that builds upon one another...fall 2014 is the final season, and I can say that the whole thing is spectacular (it's essentially dealings, plots, and whatnot...if you're used to the whole 'plots within plots' mechanic...betrayals, double crosses, triple crosses, alliances, so on). This show, Justifed, Archer, Wilfred...they each have made F/X (which IS a Fox-owned channel) stand out. And I own three out of the four shows above, and will plan to get the fourth when it's over and done with.
Also...while it's another big notch in Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal's acting belts, it put Charlie Hunnam (aka Pacfic Rim, who also works again with Ron Perlman in this movie) on the map. Not to mention that this guy, along with Stephen Moyer in True Blood, and Andrew Lincoln in Walking Dead, all three of which have leading roles in these really popular American series...are all British and can hide their accents damned well!
TL;DR answer: If you love engaging stories on a very mature, gritty, modern level, yes. Yes, it is worth owning. BTW, who do you have for your avatar?
