Sons of Anarchy: Season One

It's Hamlet with motorcycles as a young biker struggles with his father's death and his own place in this mortal coil.

Why You Need It:

Well, because it's Hamlet with motorcycles! FX has done it again with a compulsively watchable series - Sons of Anarchy has been described as a "white trash Sopranos," and it might very well be just as good as its spiritual predecessor. Charlie Hunnam and Ron Perlman (as the stand-ins for Hamlet and Claudius, respectively) are especially good, but it is Katey Sagal who steals the show as the biker club's Queen, completely shedding her Married... With Children persona with her alternately tough and vulnerable performance. Get on the hog!

Talent:

Kurt Sutter (creator), Ron Perlman, Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Maggie Siff, Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Johnny Lewis, Theo Rossi