In the US Drama series Sons of Anarchy, we follow the adventures of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO). Jackson 'Jax' Teller, son of founding member John Teller, is the main character. The core business of SAMCRO is buying and distributing illegal weapons. When Jax's stepfather and President of the club Clarence 'Clay' Morrow intends to expand their business with drugs, the young man begins to question the club and his own values.

Season 3 started to air on 09/03/2008 on FX and the ratings went through the roof. With almost 5 million viewers a week, the show had become more successful than other hit shows such as Nip/Tuck or The Shield.

Creator Kurt Sutter (husband of lead actress Katey Sagal) once explained that he had enough ideas for seven seasons. Well, it looks like he's going to make it because Season 6 has started to air in September 2013 and the final Season 7 has already been confirmed.


Since there's only a limited time window for TV, a few scenes needed to be cut out. In addition to the uncut TV Versions, the Blu-ray/DVD contains a few Extended Versions.



Compared are the TV Version and the Extended Version of Season 3 Episode 1 called "So".

Length:
TV Version: 49:00 min. NTSC (no end credits)
Extended Version: 54:54 min. NTSC (no end credits)

Difference: 5 minutes 54 seconds

Among them:

2 additional scenes: 2 minutes 8 seconds
4 extended scenes: 3 minutes 46 seconds

Additional Scene Extended Version:
00:02:54
While the Sons are searching for Jax, Gemma is laying low at the Rogue River Motel. The Extended Version contains an additional scene: Tig is serving Gemma dinner, they also have a short conversation.

1 min 17 sec

Gemma: "Oh, man. Shit."
Tig: "It's me. Breakfast."
Gemma: "Mmm."
Tig: "It's low-fat bran."
Gemma: "You trying to tell me something?"
Tig: "You kidding? You're the hottest fugitive I know, baby."
Gemma: "Yeah okay, thanks."
Tig: "Need anything else?"
Gemma: "You talk to Clay?"
Tig: "No, I talked to Bobby."
Gemma: "Anything?"
Tig: "We've been here two days. Take it easy."
Gemma: "I need to talk to my family."
Tig: "I gotta go out and pick up a few burners. Okay."
Gemma: "You don't gotta go. Relax, Tiggy. I don't want you to go down on me. Just tired of talking to myself."
Tig: "I knew that."

Extended Scene Extended Version:
00:13:00
Before questioning the forger who made the fake ID for Cameron Hayes so that he could go to Belfast and take Jax's son Abel with him, Clay talks to Laroy Wayne, head on of One-Niners.

1 min 1 sec

Clay: "With Zobelle gone, I doubt if Alvarez will be tapping into white muscle and guns."
Laroy: "Me and Lin should stay consolidated. Keep pushing into the Mayan streets."
Clay: "Still gotta find out where the Mexicans are at without the AB hook-up."
Laroy: "Where they're at? You blew holes through his crew, brother. I'm guessing 'Lord of the Brown' is a little pissed."
Clay: "Good for business, right? We don't make any money if our guns sit on shelves. Bullets hitting bodies generates the need for new hardware."
Laroy: "Yeah, well, you know me. I'm all about stimulating the economy. How's he doing?"
Clay: "I'm not sure."
Laroy: "Losing a kid, shit is rough, man. Seen it crush the hardest G."
Clay: "Me too."

Extended Scene Extended Version:
00:16:40
Jacob Hale, Jr. pays his younger brother Bruder Deputy Chief David Hale, who's about to get a promotion, a visit at the station. He would like his baby brother to stand by his side. The Extended Version contains a few more shots.

1 min 36 sec in total

Cop Candy Eglee enters the office and passes a fax to David. When she's gone, JAcob and David are talking.

Candy: "Dep."
David: "Yeah."
Candy: "I just got this fax from the Oakland Port Authority. This you?"
David: "Thanks"

Jacob: "So will I see you later at Dubrowski's?"
David: "I wasn't planning on it. Going to a Samcro wake?"
Jacob: "Member of this community was murdered."
David: "Yeah. Hands to shake and babies to kiss, right?"
Jacob: "Yeah, something like that."

David gives the fax to Chief Unser in the hallway. David simply doesn't understand how the chief of police could be in bed with SAMCRO.

David: "You waiting for this?"
Unser: "Yeah. Thanks."
David: "Alice Street marina. You thinking about buying a boat?"
Unser: "Maybe. Do some fishing with all this free time I'm gonna have."
David: "Clay's boy to the very end, huh?"
Unser: "Next week this glorious empire is gonna be all yours. Until then, Sparky, keep your uptight ass out of my sandbox."

Chief Unser leaves the station. Agent Stahl and her partner Amy Tyler show up. Stahl has a meeting with a colleague. David leads them to the conference room. Agent Wright is already waiting there.

Stahl: "I'm supposed to meet someone from the Bureau."
David: "Yeah, he's waiting for you."
Stahl: "Agent Wright, this is Agent Stahl."
Tyler: "I'll be waiting outside."
Wright: "Come on in. Have a seat."
David: "Enjoy your debriefing."

Extended Scene Extended Version:
00:20:58
Gemma wants to leave the motel but Tig can stop her. He explains an APB had been put our on her and cops in more than five states knew what she looked like. Tig advises her to play it cool for now. In the Extended Version, Gemma also returns to her room and looks out of the window. She's edgy.

20 sec

Additional Scene Extended Version:
00:35:55
Dr. Tara Knowles is doing some paperwork at the hospital before going to surgery. Suddenly, Margaret Murphy shows up, she has a few questions.

51 sec

Margaret: "What are you doing?"
Tara: "I asked Dr. Namid if I could assist on his biliary atresia. My suspension has been lifted."
Margaret: "I know. But with what you just went through I never expected to see you in scrubs."
Tara: "It's better if I'm busy. I'd like to go back into the O.R."

Extended Scene Extended Version:
00:45:14
At the memorial ceremony for 'Half-Sack". Jacob Hale, Jr. is talking to his brother, Chief Unser is standing near them. Jacob calls the Sons scum. Chief Unser hears that and intervenes. When Jacob has left, Unser appologizes to David.

49 sec

Unser: "If you're here to win votes, you may wanna keep that sentiment to yourself."
Jacob: "Thanks for your advice, chief."
Unser: "I didn't mean to bite your head off earlier. I'm sorry."
David: "Yeah, me too. It's been a shitty few days for both teams."
Unser: "That, it has."