Rottweilers Ate My Laptop

Rottweilers. Computers. Cameras. World Domination. Not necessarily in that order.

Rottweilers.
Computers. Cameras.
World Domination.
Not necessarily in that order.

Tuesday TV break: Glee, Sons of Anarchy

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Continuing on as one of the very few members of the crossover audience for Glee and Sons of Anarchy, here is my previously-promised SoA rant followed by some thoughts on tonight’s episodes.

I’ll rant first so I can hide anything spoilerish under the “continued” jump.

I think it’s great that Sons of Anarchy has become popular with a diverse general audience and isn’t just a biker cult thing. Many of my co-workers and my husband’s co-workers watch the show, and only a few of them are bikers or motorcyclists (there is a difference). We look forward to discussing the show on Wednesdays (or Thursdays if someone is DVRing).

But I have a problem with one sector of the fan base: the posers. And to them, I say: it’s okay to not be a biker and still like SoA. It is not okay to pretend you are a real biker and try to live SoA. It’s offensive, though still mildly amusing, when you try to impress and it’s obvious your knowledge comes from your one neighbor who was in the local H.O.G. chapter for a year and actually rode a motorcycle on a long trip once, and from watching Gangland on The History Channel. It’s not amusing at all when you wear the ripoff merchandise that resembles a three-piece patch and act like you think you are in a real club or something.

I’m also not too thrilled with actual bikers who nitpick the show to death rather than enjoy it for what it is: a biker soap opera with one of the best casts and possibly the strongest writing on television right now. I know it’s easy to be critical when it’s a lifestyle, subject area, or location you are very familiar with. But too many of us have lost the ability to suspend disbelief and just enjoy.

Rant over… for now.
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Quick TV break

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  • I’m still deciding whether or not I like the new Hawaii 5-0. I’ll keep watching to support anything filmed in my hometown while I decide, though. I’m interested to see how they keep it local enough for, well, the locals… and of course the expats… without having to overexplain for the rest of the audience, and without making it seem forced.
  • On Rottweiler Nation, I saw an announcement that a Rottweiler plays the role of the main character’s dog on the new NBC show Chase. Since it’s on at the same time as Hawaii 5-0, the dogs and I will have to check out an episode online or on On Demand.
  • I joke about being the entire crossover audience between Glee and Sons of Anarchy. Please tell me there are others of you out there!
  • Speaking of Glee, this week’s episode killed it, unlike last week’s Brittany/Britney trainwreck. One thing in common that several of my favorite shows share is the ability to go from over-the-top absurd to gut-wrenching emotion without missing a beat, and this episode did just that. I was cringing in advance at the idea of a Glee episode featuring religion. But as someone who has both lost and found my own faith a few times over many years, I could actually relate to most of the portrayals of the different characters’ expressions (or rejections) of religion, faith, and spirituality.
  • Speaking of Sons of Anarchy… well, that might involve a rant. Not about the show which is still one of my favorites and in my opinion has some of the best writing out there, but about some of its fans. So I think I’ll save that for another day.

(NaBloPoMo | October ’10: 6 of 31)

An unreasonable request

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As you know, I follow only a few TV shows. Rescue Me and Mad Men were done with their seasons before our vacation started. Not the case with Sons of Anarchy, with two episodes to go. The final one will be airing when we are in the air somewhere between HNL and ORD. We are missing tonight’s episode because FX is conspicuously missing (hmmm, along with AMC, I now notice) from Dish Network’s Bronze package.

I never really considered FX and AMC to be premium offerings, but seeing as they, along with USA, have given us some of the better shows over the last couple of years, maybe they are!

Oh, the unreasonable request? Should be obvious… please try not to spoil me until I catch up via a hopefully timely Comcast On Demand!

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 24 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 269 of 274)

Rottweilers are everywhere!

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For those who haven’t seen Sons of Anarchy episode 210 (“Balm”), this is not a plot spoiler, especially since I’m not quite ready to talk about this episode yet.

I just wanted to mention that I was quite tickled to see a couple of shelves full of Rottweiler stuff (figurines, plates and possibly photos) in Piney’s cabin.

Freya (that would be the hopefully-ready-to-trial Freya) just wants to remind you all that Rottweilers are everywhere you want to be, even on Sons of Anarchy.

That is all.

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 10 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 255 of 274)