THAI SOAPS - DON'T YOU JUST LOVE 'EM

[Terry]

Can somebody please tell me why the Thai soaps have

such abysmal acting,
a surfeit of meaningful looks / stares,
dozens of screaming and fighting women,

interlaced with the usual skin whitening, dodgey health promotional adverts

[PeteC]

Can somebody please tell me why the Thai soaps have

such abysmal acting,
a surfeit of meaningful looks / stares,
dozens of screaming and fighting women,

interlaced with the usual skin whitening, dodgey health promotional adverts

1) Besides the fact I don't think they have any drama schools here, they try to make it look like everyday life by everyday people, although the rich most of the time. That sounds like a good explanation.

2) Adds to the drama?

3) That's to keep us men entertained!

One thing I've found a benefit. They usually speak slowly and in short sentences. From time to time I use a show to improve my Thai understanding and speaking. I sit there and try to translate to English to my Thai partner. Sometimes works but most of the time she goes screaming out of the room. I then turn the channel to ESPN. Pete

[hhfarang]

Pete,

They don't need drama schools here... all you have to do is go out and walk around and observe the Thai community and you will see plenty of drama. They're born naturals at it!

[Spitfire]

I reckon it's just the TV producers/directors love of melodrama and the actors/actoresses love to ham it up, probably encouraged to do so.

I find myself cringing when the Mrs watches them. The other thing that I often notice is the living rooms in these houses resemble the inside of an Indian restaurant and the sofa that the conversations happen on look like the sort of furniture Ming The Merciless would approve of.

I do agree Mr T that the quality of acting is really, really bad!

See a lot of amateur dramatics here everyday, wonder were that comes from, you know, everything has to be a drama for them. It couldn't possibly just be simple, that would never do.

As for advert world here.......not even going to start on it.

[sandman67]

Im also sick to death of seeing the same half dozen pasty faced prats in every program made...then seeing a Thai film and they are in that as well....screeching like parrots on PCP.

Im sick of the stupid ugly loliporn clothing they wear that looks like some bastard child of a meringue and a shopping bag, comes with accessorized loose hot pants shorts, and is available in a sickening range of powder puff pastels or wildly clashing patterns.

The men all look like Benidorm hairdressers on poppers...its their bloody fault I cant buy a sodding shirt without some stupid fecking "love life music" or "bad boy rock" nonsense embroidered on it. Its their female counterparts fault most of my missus' wardrobe, and most Thai womens' wardrobe, are so bloody awful, cheap looking and downright ugly.

Im sick of the cheap sets, the formulaic and repetitive plot lines, the constant parrot screeching women, the voilent and morally dubious males...so many cliches they pile up like dogturds at Crufts....

But most of all Im sick of watching my missus and kids turn into brain dead zombies whilst watching this crap instead of something they may learn from. Im sick of my "educational" program watching being interrupted so they can watch the latest installment of whatever screechy crap is on.

Mostly tho.....Im sick of the way they cant watch it without the volume at pain threshold levels.

And she wonders why I dont watch any TV with her.....

[migrant]

Not just lilited to Thais. My first wife was Korean and their soaps are just as bad, and just as addictive, to the Koreans I know.

[STEVE G]

One thing I've found a benefit. They usually speak slowly and in short sentences. From time to time I use a show to improve my Thai understanding and speaking. I sit there and try to translate to English to my Thai partner. Sometimes works but most of the time she goes screaming out of the room. I then turn the channel to ESPN. Pete

I’ve found that asking “What is she angry about now?” every thirty seconds also works!

[Sabai Jai]

I can't get on with soaps at all...

Occasional following of the Archers is about as far as it goes for me.

Must say when I worked in Portugal briefly, they showed Brasilian Soaps.

Enjoyed them ..very Raunchy..lots of bikinis and sexy women!

SJ

[London Boy]

I just thought I'd ask but do I take it that Mr. Sandman is not too fond of the soaps.!!!!!!