(TiT) Lakhon, Thai series
Magnus
society.
Seniority, relations with parents, monks, civil or religious festival,
Thai food, life after death, ghosts are always part of Thai TV series.
TV series usually reflect the long-standing traditional values,
especially the importance of the family institution, seniority and
respect. Almost all Thai TV series are funny.
Detractors call them soap operas ("LAKHON NAM NAO" - ???????????). It
is true that most Thai TV series take place in palatial suburban
estate house and that actors drive either a BMW or a Mercedes Benz.
Actors are always very beautiful. Those people argue that those movies
don't show reality of life and are western influenced.
Thai series or "LAKHON" (????) must be viewed from a Thai point of
view. Thai people want to dream. Thai people tell it is no way to
watch TV series, which deal with same life as theirs. Thai people
don't like films in which they must think a lot, it is not funny, not
"SANUK" (????).
Thai TV series lasts often more than 10 episodes. Thai series are
broadcasted twice a week. Each episode lasts about one hour but is
broadcasted almost one hour and half due to advertising every 10
minutes. Most of TV series are about rich families, non reciprocated
love, blazing jealousy, ungrateful children and overbearing parents.
This is guaranteed to capture the widest audience!
Most of TV series always have a happy ending. TV series are often
remakes of old TV series but with new actors and minor modifications
in the scenario. To have new variations on the same themes, producers
add supplementary sex, violence and vulgarity.
In Thailand TV are everywhere. Even in up-country administrations like
post office or district council a TV and a videotape recorder is
available for people waiting (and for people working!). Also in barber
shops, in small groceries and so on...
Importance of physical aspect in Thailand can be seen with many
advertisements for shampoo, beauty products. Thai serie magazines with
pictures and posters are also available. They relate recent series in
full details including all episodes.
These Thai terms are used for Thai TV series and Thai movies:
* ?????? or "NANG EK" is the leading actress. A few years ago
"NANG EK" was always a kind and nice person. She never kissed her
boyfriend neither held his hand. Now the role of "NANG EK" is
changing. In some Thai TV series she played a very bad woman.
* ???????? or "NANG ITCHA" is the bad girl. She tries everything
to be the main actor's girlfriend and always tries to get rid off the
leading actress. She is often a stereotypical character who does not
hesitate to do bad, bad things to the leading actress including trying
to steal her boyfriends before wedding.
* ?????? or "PHRA EK" is the leading actor.
* ?????? - ??????? or "DAO PO" is a kind of actress which is
disappearing. A few years ago, the "DAO PO" was an actress who always
played the girl friend of the Mafia boss, the jealous woman, the
temptress, the prostitute or the woman who dressed in sexy clothes.
* ?????? or "TUA TALOK" are funny comedians that support the
leading actor. Nowadays it is often a "KATOEI" (????? - man dressed
like a woman) who always has a silly but funny role to play.
* ????? or "TUA KONG" are the villains.
The rich "PHRA EK" finally gets to live happily ever with the poor and
pitiful "NANG EK". The nasty stepmother and her spoiled daughter
("NANG ITCHA") face their karma. Thai people are hooked on soap operas
because they are fun to watch, whether they are rags to riches sagas
or sad love stories. Around the 1980s this group of "TUA TALOK", "DAO
PO", "TUA KONG" disappeared from Thai films but reappeared in Thai TV
series.
Thai TV serie are popular because most people are able to identify
with and respond readily to the simple messages that Thai TV series
convey.
Ubiquitous soap operas advocate heroes raping their women as a means
of expressing love or bad girls being gang raped as producers believe
"a bad girl deserves bad things". The women's groups always complain
as those TV series are suggesting to the audience that crime is
acceptable in certain circumstances.
In year 2008 Thai Airways flight attendants urged the government to
remove a prime-time TV drama ("SONGKHRAM NANG FAH" - ????????????)
because it showed stewardesses wearing short skirts and fighting while
in uniform over a male pilot. They complain the soap opera portrays
hostesses in a negative light (...)
whole article with photos at:
www.thaiworldview.com/tv/tv2.htm
_
Actually, the funny side of the Thai TV series is the fact that most
of the stories are understandable by the average Farang
:-o
Mort Beauregard
LarbGai
> Actually, the funny side of the Thai TV series is the fact that most
> of the stories are understandable by the average Farang
>
> :-o
> Mort Beauregard
******** Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The penny drops.
This is where Maggie gets his knowledge of Thailand. From the soapies.
Suddenly it all fits.
55555555555555555555555555555555
Frawley
When things start fitting for the misfits, probably time for me to
sponsor a round!
Regards,
- Frawley
LarbGai
Frawley
I'm a bit if a cheap charlie. Chang or Leo is fine with me.
Takin & Kanoknuan
"Frawley" <frawl...@aol.com> wrote in message
>> LarbGai <lar...@lycos.com> wrote:
>>>On Jun 16, 3:28 pm, Frawley <frawley...@aol.com> wrote:
>>> > LarbGai <larb...@lycos.com> wrote:
>>> >>On Jun 15, 6:08 am, J...@Vance.com (Magnus) wrote:
>>>
>>> >> Actually, the funny side of the Thai TV series is the fact that most
>>> >> of the stories are understandable by the average Farang
>>>
>>> >> :-o
>>> >> Mort Beauregard
>>>
>>>
>>> When things start fitting for the misfits, probably time for me to
>>> sponsor a round!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> - Frawley
>>
>>
>>****** I'll have a Tiger. What about you???
>
> I'm a bit if a cheap charlie. Chang or Leo is fine with me.
**I'll have a Singha Gold - and my amigo Trivino will have a large glass of
embalming fluid.
Cheers!
:-)
maxwell
>> LarbGai wrote:
>>>Frawley wrote:
>>> > LarbGai wrote:
>>> >>On Jun 15, 6:08 am, J...@Vance.com (Magnus) wrote:
>>> >> Actually, the funny side of the Thai TV series is the fact that most
>>> >> of the stories are understandable by the average Farang
So there's *something* about Thailand that 'mort' figures _others_
understand?
Remarkable ! ;~)
>>> >******** Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The penny drops.
>>> >This is where Maggie gets his knowledge of Thailand. From the
>>> >soapies.Suddenly it all fits.
>>> >55555555555555555555555555555555
. . . knowledge . . or behavioral model? 8~)
( . . . only more venomous and tiresome, 'ala mort' . . )
>>> When things start fitting for the misfits, probably time for me to
>>> sponsor a round!
>>> Regards,
>>> - Frawley
>>****** I'll have a Tiger. What about you???
> I'm a bit if a cheap charlie. Chang or Leo is fine with me.
10-4 that!
Chang is BIG ! ;~)