When was the last time you were head over heels in love with a lakorn? It has been awhile, hasn’t it? This new year however seems promising, in that the lakorns we thought would have aired in 2013, would most likely air this year! Yay us! Since channel 3 released their upcoming lakorns for 2014, it’s safe to assume that at least our highly anticipated ones will be featured in prime time TV, and soon.
Winner winner chicken dinner!
You’ve participated in a reader’s choice for best lakorn in 2013, and with the combination of unlimited voting- and obviously lots of refreshing and re-voting- you have given one particular lakorn the trophy: Exact’s Sud Sai Paan starring Vill Wannarot and Toomtam Yuthana with a total of 1,404 votes. So congratulations Sud Sai Paan fans, may your computer thank you for the closure of this poll.
Suparburoot Juthathep Series came in second with 574 votes and Nuea Mek 2 won third place! Complete with a double take! We are talking about a controversial lakorn that never got its finale aired, really, the first in primetime television. But the people have spoken and I thank you for your voice.
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Before we leave 2013 behind us, I would like to share some significant blogging milestones and stats to aid in this reflection. I certainly didn’t start blogging for numbers, and my fellow bloggers would probably agree that blogging is fun when we write about what we want to write about. Sounds intuitive right? But it’s not always easy to accomplish, because it can start out being rather scary. You’re putting yourself out there, your thoughts, perspectives (and need I say outrage) to the world wide web. Will people agree with you? Are you over thinking it? Will they hate what you have to say? Heck, would they even care?
Is the end of the year really upon us? Perhaps if I keep saying this, time will slow down? This year is not the most productive lakorn watching year for me, in spite of the collage of lakorns you see in the picture above. I find myself seemingly stuck in the former half of the year, praising primarily the Gentlemen Series. This has more to do with my out of control work schedule and busy social life for the latter half of the year, then the desire not to watch lakorns. Because I wish I have time to watch everything. Who doesn’t love a story world that takes you away from your normal world? A la the Gentlemen Series, we’ve been given an outstanding…
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Tagged: Grate Warintorn, Pream Ranida, Samee
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Tagged: Madam Dun, Mario Maurer, Ploy Chermarn
Do you care for a family drama? Perhaps with a side of nobility- old money meets new money- as well as swallowing enough pride to save your legacy? Samee (Husband) our mid week lakorn, is about to take us for an unforgettable ride, in that we’ve been here before, 13 years ago to be exact. This time around Grate Warintorn and Pream Ranida, from Khun Chai Tharatorn, reunites with a slew of dense, memorable cast. Pream takes on the role of Mom Ratchawong Rasika (Khun Ying Eye) who has been brainwashed since childhood to hate Jao Sua, a wealthy Chinese man. Ying Eye is a proud, stubborn woman who holds on to the last thread of her legacy even when she learns that her…
Tagged: Grate Warintorn, Pream Ranida, Samee
Another heartthrob premiered his newest lakorn, Madam Dun this past Monday, and if his experience in movies and lakorns are any indication, Mario Maurer has proven that he has the acting chops. He plays Next or Bakma, a country bumpkin who recently graduated and must decide his fate. Should he follow in his adopted parent’s footsteps and pursue teaching, or chase this deep-seated dream of finding his biological father? Next has never entertained his dreams before, until he meets the down and out celebrity agent Madam Butchi, who gives him a way out. The saucy Ploy Chermarn plays Madam Butchi, and their real life age difference is similar to the age difference in the storyline. About 7 years apart, Madam Butchi is an ambitious…
Tagged: Madam Dun, Mario Maurer, Ploy Chermarn
If you haven’t figured it out already, Ruk Sudrit aka Race (the English title as suggested by the production team) has James Jirayu front and center as the self prescribed bad boy with daddy issues. Something happened between his parents, which caused his mom to hightail out of Thailand, leaving her only son to deal with the controlling father alone. But Ittirit does not blame his momma who abandoned them; he blames his father instead for putting his momma through tears and strife. And to make matters worse, his father adopted his partner’s son, adding another level of competition and angst in Ittirit’s eyes. So Ittirit opts to play the misunderstood rebel. Therefore it is not surprising that during his final examination in his…
Tagged: Beam Kawee, James Jirayu, Punch Worakarn, Ruk Sudrit
You know you’ve taken too long of a break from this recapping business when you return to a series, and forgot everyone’s name. But here’s to refreshing the memory (clinks glass) and let’s proceed with Hormones. Episode 2 centers on Tar, a teenager who aspires to be a musician, but also to be noticed as someone cool. [Songs featured in this episode: Wat Jai by Silly Fools and Yang Noi by Big Ass]
Tagged: Hormones the Series
Well hello there, happy mid-month. As a personal confession, I’ve made zero progress in NaNoWriMo and I know why. Aside from the obvious no time excuse, I have discovered that perhaps I’m just not motivated enough to write a novel. A national anything shouldn’t be the only reason to motivate an aspiring someone to really do something with themselves. The person, who strives for something or to be someone, should have already been working towards his/her dream, and this challenge is a great reason to start pursuing it. It’s counter intuitive really, that I should come to this conclusion as I watch the clock rapidly ticking away. But it’s liberating all the same. So I wish the best to those who are partaking in…
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