PM urges that Thai TV soap operas add some historic and patriotic contents

[Bluespunk]

North Korea soon...

But at least in North Korea we can smoke weed which is not illegal !

How will it be NK here soon?

[beautifulthailand99]

Where do you draw the line...there is no line....Brave New World.

[DrTuner]

A smile like that from a N. Koran!!!

They shot the ones who didn't smile.

Well, according to you most of the females in the top picture would be dead. It's only the high kicking babe in the lower picture that's grinning.

The top photo ones were the ones doing the shooting. Maybe the high kick & grin has something to do with a Wild West style shooting at the legs.

[surangw]

dosen't the thai viewing public get its history lessons form the chinese ghost movies ?

[Thakkar]

How are they gonna work the cartoon noises into the historic and patriotic shows?

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[Benmart]

An unusual and misguided topic IMO. There are serious issues facing the country, as he said on his numerous TV addresses. This may have been a lapse in judgement or on the advice of someone else.

Comical, puzzling and certainly fodder for the world media.

[khaowong1]

Maybe think up a new story line,they all are basically the same,nasty mother

with equally nasty daughter,mother wants her to marry hansom rich man,but

hes in love with a sweet young girl, enter overtly gay man stage left,and a

couple of maids, thats it folks!, change setting but keep story line.mind

dumbing tv, oh and don't forget the bells and whistles for effect.

bye the way i don't watch them,but watch the wife watching them.

regards Worgeordie

You forgot the hero going temporarily blind after being hit over the head or grazed by a bullet which enables a trip to Europe to see a specialist. Unless it's a costume drama of course when the trip will be to a palace in Ayutthaya.

Pretty girl always marries the hero and the nasty girl is either gang raped by a group of Burmese labourers or her family goes bankrupt.

You have a future in tv production.

[JesseFrank]

So now it isn't only the news that get dictated, but the entertainment as well.

Wonder if soon in Thailand everyone will have the same haircut.

[JesseFrank]

Maybe think up a new story line,they all are basically the same,nasty mother

with equally nasty daughter,mother wants her to marry hansom rich man,but

hes in love with a sweet young girl, enter overtly gay man stage left,and a

couple of maids, thats it folks!, change setting but keep story line.mind

dumbing tv, oh and don't forget the bells and whistles for effect.

bye the way i don't watch them,but watch the wife watching them.

regards Worgeordie

You forgot the hero going temporarily blind after being hit over the head or grazed by a bullet which enables a trip to Europe to see a specialist. Unless it's a costume drama of course when the trip will be to a palace in Ayutthaya.

Pretty girl always marries the hero and the nasty girl is either gang raped by a group of Burmese labourers or her family goes bankrupt.

You think they still need Burmese laborer stand ins ?

[maxman71]

Oh no...you mean no more Thai soaps with the women getting into cat fights, pulling each others' hair, kicking, punching, etc??? Sigh...

[maxman71]

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Much simpler to take the N. Korea and mainland China soaps and add Thai sub-titles...

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like in ... referring to the wars with myanmar, cambodia & stuff of the past, to make them feel good ?

stealing obtaining land in the south from moslims & having a war & useless killings ever since ?

And forgetting to mention the two Thai women who saw off the invading Burman, and whose famous (in Phuket anyway) Heroines Monument, aka The Chicks With Sticks, were Muslim They never mention that

Edited August 29, 2014 by jpeg

[gazmat]

As long as the production values, writing and acting quality are up to scratch, why not? Thai equivalents of the many landmark historical dramas the UK have produced over the decades would be a feast for the eyes.

Somehow, I doubt it though!

What would be good would be a Thai equivalent of David Attenbrough and the BBC Natural History unit bringing the magnificent biodiversity of the Kingdom on to the screens of the Thai people before it is forever lost to concrete cathedrals to consumerism or corrupt capitalism.

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As long as the production values, writing and acting quality are up to scratch, why not? Thai equivalents of the many landmark historical dramas the UK have produced over the decades would be a feast for the eyes.

Somehow, I doubt it though!

What would be good would be a Thai equivalent of David Attenbrough and the BBC Natural History unit bringing the magnificent biodiversity of the Kingdom on to the screens of the Thai people before it is forever lost to concrete cathedrals to consumerism or corrupt capitalism.

[bangon04]

Now he's telling people what they should watch on tv. I guess I will go out and get all 5 King Naresuan movies and watch them. That will make him happy.

Only 5 so far? Strange, it certainly seems like there are many more...... Yes it is your civic duty to sit through the whole lot...

[bangon04]

As long as the production values, writing and acting quality are up to scratch, why not? Thai equivalents of the many landmark historical dramas the UK have produced over the decades would be a feast for the eyes.

Somehow, I doubt it though!

What would be good would be a Thai equivalent of David Attenbrough and the BBC Natural History unit bringing the magnificent biodiversity of the Kingdom on to the screens of the Thai people before it is forever lost to concrete cathedrals to consumerism or corrupt capitalism.

Why not "Time Team" with Tony Robinson's Thai brother. They could excavate the original Thermae Bar, or Clinton Plaza, or Washington Square would be perfect

[gazmat]

As long as the production values, writing and acting quality are up to scratch, why not? Thai equivalents of the many landmark historical dramas the UK have produced over the decades would be a feast for the eyes.

Somehow, I doubt it though!

What would be good would be a Thai equivalent of David Attenbrough and the BBC Natural History unit bringing the magnificent biodiversity of the Kingdom on to the screens of the Thai people before it is forever lost to concrete cathedrals to consumerism or corrupt capitalism.

Why not "Time Team" with Tony Robinson's Thai brother. They could excavate the original Thermae Bar, or Clinton Plaza, or Washington Square would be perfect

A Thai Tony Robinson would be quite a thing.

Which leads me to wonder what a Thai 'Blackadder' might be like...

[Jonmarleesco]

History? Patriotism [nationalism]? They're called soap operas for good reason, Mr Prime Minister. Once because of soap companies involvement, but they are also all froth and no substance - operas and characters, alike.

[atyclb]

Maybe think up a new story line,they all are basically the same,nasty mother

with equally nasty daughter,mother wants her to marry hansom rich man,but

hes in love with a sweet young girl, enter overtly gay man stage left,and a

couple of maids, thats it folks!, change setting but keep story line.mind

dumbing tv, oh and don't forget the bells and whistles for effect.

bye the way i don't watch them,but watch the wife watching them.

regards Worgeordie

it seems 80% of society focuses on soap operas. of the other 20 % 19.8% dont watch cause they are not sober enough and the other 0.2% or less may represent those outside the box critical thinkers.

nothing personal but if i ever hooked up with a wife that watches that i'd question my own sanity.

[manarak]

These broadcasts are totally worthless!

I watched a few to get a feeling for it - usually the story is for most part the same in 80% of cases and totally daft.

They should bring some reality and intelligence into these stories and promote the values of education, honesty and work.

[SteveFong]

nothing like a shot across the bow,

to awaken people to the level on control, which is encroaching

[Bluespunk]

As long as the production values, writing and acting quality are up to scratch, why not? Thai equivalents of the many landmark historical dramas the UK have produced over the decades would be a feast for the eyes.

Somehow, I doubt it though!

What would be good would be a Thai equivalent of David Attenbrough and the BBC Natural History unit bringing the magnificent biodiversity of the Kingdom on to the screens of the Thai people before it is forever lost to concrete cathedrals to consumerism or corrupt capitalism.

Why not "Time Team" with Tony Robinson's Thai brother. They could excavate the original Thermae Bar, or Clinton Plaza, or Washington Square would be perfect

A Thai Tony Robinson would be quite a thing.

Which leads me to wonder what a Thai 'Blackadder' might be like...

Libellous. Edited August 30, 2014 by Bluespunk

[Somtamnication]

The stories will be filled with blood and coups.

[klauskunkel]

coming next..

[tonbridgebrit]

"He said he would like these Thai soap operas to contain the country’s history and patriotism."

Good idea. Thailand is for the Thais. Thailand is not for the Cambodians. and it's not for people from Laos and Burma.

And whatever people say about Thailand and Japan during World War Two, it still holds true that Thailand was NEVER colonized or taken over by another country. Maybe, we as foreigners, will never understand the sense of pride that a man from South East Asia will have because of the nation never being colonized by "Europeans". How proud are the Vietnamese about winning the war against America ?

I really do think that most people want pride and dignity more than they want money and economic growth.

[luk AJ]

Anything would be better than staring at that garbage like mindless zombies........

absolutely true but Prayut should not enforce better quality but encourage..honestly looking at a football game is in my opinion not more educational than watching these mind deteriorating soaps

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[dominique355]

Most people from Europe get an uneasy feeling when "patriotism" "nationalism" and similar appeals to basic instincts are made, especially by military and governments. We know where that leads to...1914-1918 and 1939-1945.

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Which leads me to wonder what a Thai 'Blackadder' might be like...

Oh please, there are enough Baldricks here as it is ...

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BTW, don't know if it's already been pointed out here, but soap operas were so named because they were just entertainment fitted around the main attraction 'selling soap'. What are they selling now?

[DrTuner]

BTW, don't know if it's already been pointed out here, but soap operas were so named because they were just entertainment fitted around the main attraction 'selling soap'. What are they selling now?

Whitening creams. Cream opera.