WOOT WOOT!
Be Happy and Be Safe!
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If you’re waiting on Jai Rao finale summary, I’ll do it tomorrow.
WOOT WOOT!
Be Happy and Be Safe!
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If you’re waiting on Jai Rao finale summary, I’ll do it tomorrow.

The second half of the year, Ch7 lakorns dominated the ratings. Ch7 churn out ratings hit after ratings hit.
Ch7′s hit makers for the second half of the year:
-Kom Faek (Noon and Por)-set the record for the highest rated lakorn in history
-Yeeuy Fah Taa Din(Aum P. and Weir)
-Supaab Borut Satan (Pinky and Aof)
-So Saeng Tawan (Tle Thanapol and Pancake)- This lakorn help launch Tle as a leading lakorn pra’ek.
-Poot Mae Nam Kong (Jui Warattaya and Weir)- After this lakorn, Jui became super popular again.
-Muay Inter (Pancake and Stefan Sunti)- a light comedy about a young Thai-Chinese girl trying to find independence from her overprotective father.
-Sanae Nang Ngiew (Film and Tong)
-Phom Ruk Roy Ardeed (Win and Kwan), a lakorn more popular off screen than on because its feuding co-stars.
-Silamanee (Kob and Paul)- this lakorn is deemed the most beautiful lakorn of the year and possibly Kob’s final lakorn.
-Jao Ying Lam Sing (New and Pinky)

Ch3′s ratings hits:
-Jai Rao(Aff and Ken)-the tearjerker lakorn of the year.
-Rak Son Kaen (Paul and Pat)
-Sapai Look Tung (Mart and Janie)
-Pookarn Reuy Lai (Por & Yardtip)
-Botan Gleep Sood Tai (Aum and Aff)
-Dao Jarut Fah (Benz and Rome)
What surprises me the most about Ch3′s hit makers are “Pookarn Reuy Lai (The Ship Commander)” and “Rak Son Kaen (Love hidden under grudge)“, I didn’t think they were that great. Heck, I barely got through one episode of both lakorns.

Ch5
Kwaam Lap Kong Superstar (Best and Mos)- less of a lakorn and more of a Mockumentary of Thai media culture. I could have been great if they didn’t cast Best, the robotic actress for the lead female role.
Heep Lon Son Wiyaan (Dew and Fang)

Modern 9
Ubut Rak Kaam Kopfah (Golf and Mike)- Ratings were so high, they decided to come out with a Part 2 coming next year.
Kluen Fan…Wan Rak (Nat and Fangkao)
Top 6 lakorns of the Year:
Jamleuy Rak
Sawan Biang
Jai rao
Dao Puern Din
Kom Faek
Nang Tat

Lakorn of the Year:
Nang Tat is considered “Lakorn of the Year” by Thairath because of its international recognition and its popularity in terms of viewers and by the critics. Though I did not watch all of Nang Tat, I can’t protest. Nang Tat in terms of story and acting is truly the top lakorn of the YEAR.
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Now you know the hit-makers for 2008, do you agree? What’s your list of the best lakorns of the year?

For 2008, there were 83 lakorns that aired.
Ch 3 had 5 evening lakorns and 28 prime time lakorns. In total, they aired 33 lakorns.
Ch 5 had 10 lakorns.
Ch7 aired 4 youth evening lakorns, 10 evening lakorns, 24 prime time lakorns. Ch7 had a total of 38 lakorns for the year.
Modern 9 devoted their lakorn hours for “Academy Fantasia”, a singing talent reality show. They aired only 2 lakorns for the year.
How many lakorns did you watch this year? Sadly, I watched more than half of the lakorns that aired, I think I’m in the 50 range.


PloyGaemPhet magazine morphed young and scandal prone actor Mario Maurer into a modern day, Thai version of Boy George for its new year issue. Oh my gosh, why? Crazy hats, rosy cheeks, bizarre clothing, this is so fantastically ugly.

As “Borisud Bumbut Kaen (The Revenge Therapy Company)” is nearing its premier, I felt the need to translate the summary.
-The summary
Nuwaen (Jaja Primrata) returns to Thailand from aboard after hearing the news her older brother Taywan (Aum Atichart), a young architect became mentally capsized after the death of his wife Naree (Sobee Chotiros) and young son. Nuwaen and Taywan’s best friend Chok (Suthee Siangwan) admit Taywan into a psychiatric hospital for treatment.


[1st pic: Aum, some kid, Sobee] [2nd pic: Jaja and Aum]
Taywan is revengeful towards Chanai (Ann Thongprasom), an aristocrat and the daughter of Tawan (Somphob Benjatikul), the owner of the hotel “Sirin”. Chanai is engage to Charit ( Pip Ravit Terdwong), a filthy rich aristocrat and the son of Khun Nai Pimpa (Panarat), a partner of the hotel “Sirin”.
On her wedding day, Chanai (Ann) chased down Naree (Sobee) with a gun because she thought Naree was having an affair with Chakrit. Luckily, Taywan arrives in time to pick up Naree and their son. As he is driving away, he loses control of his car and cascades down a cliff. The car explodes at the bottom, leaving Naree and their son dead. Oddly, Taywan survives the crash with major injuries which included a burnt face.
As Taywan is receiving treatment for his mental issues at the hospital, Chanai also finds herself in that very same hospital for hallucinations. Chanai and Taywan find themselves in the same group and Taywan takes the opportunity to bully and torment Chanai with his hideous face.
Fearing Taywan would go too far with Chanai, Chok decides to check Taywan out of the hospital. However, this does not stop Taywan. On her second wedding ceremony to Chakrit, Taywan kidnaps Chanai and takes her to the site where his wife Naree and son died. They argue about the affair between Chakrit and Naree. Taywan does not believe his wife had an affair with Chakrit, Chanai tells him she has proof. She takes out her cellphone and shows him a clip of Chakrit and Naree “plotting love” with each other. I guess “plotting love” means they were planning to run away with each other. (?) That’s my guess. Out of the blue, Chok runs them over with his car. They both lose consciousness and the memory of that discussion disappears forever. Weird!
One year later, Jom (Aum Atichart) opens a spa near the hotel “Sirin” named “Spa Arak”, a relaxation center catering to the rich. Jom is a psychologist at the spa. At this point, Chakrit and Chanai are now married and are working at the “Sirin” hotel. Jom befriends Chanai and invites her to seek mental therapy at his spa. She takes his offer and even invites him to come work at the “Sirin” hotel to improve their hotel spa. He takes the offer because Jom is actually Taywan and he is here for revenge. I’m assuming at this point Taywan has had plastic surgery to correct his hideous facial scars.
Annon (Art Pasut), Chanai’s cousin has a weird feeling about Jom and his sister Waen who has come to work at the hotel.


As Jom begins to have therapy sessions with Chanai and listens to her problems, he rethinks his perception of her. He realizes that she is not an evil person like he previously thought. Her mental transformation occurred because she was drugged when she drank tea given to her by Pimpa and his two minions Detchat ( Yuan Nithichai) and Lawan (Junya). Pimpa wanted to take over the “Sirin” corporation and Chanai was in his way.
At this point, Jom decides to help stop his revenge and help Chanai because he was falling in love with her. During this time, Annon was falling in love with his sister Waen. Jom wanted to know more about the clip in Chanai’s phone. The only person who knew about this secret was Salin (Gik Mayurin Pongphudphun), Charit’s ex-wife.


Jom accepts Salin and her son into the “Spa Arak” and sends out Rarerngchon to investigate Charkrit because Salin mentioned that the man in the clip was Chakrit. Chanai learns about it and decides to cut ties with Jom.
Chakrit decides to kill Rarerngchon and put the blame on Chanai. Instead of shooting Rarengchon, he shoots Salin and flees the scene, leaving Chanai in utter confusion and despair. Luckily, Jom and Waen witnessed Chakrit running away and found Chanai sitting in a pool of blood and holding a gun. Jom takes Chanai to Pearl Island to hideout.
There, he transforms himself back to Taywan, the hideous face guy. He torments her to help her remember the past. What the fudge? HAHA.
Eventually Chanai remembers the past…the phone clip, the reason why she became ill. Chakrit was cheating on her with Naree. Taywan is shock and she comforts him.
They stay together happily on the island until one of Chakrit’s minions finds them. Chanai is taken away and also receives a head injury. She forgets about Jom and their past together. That is so lame. Oy!
Chanai returns to Chakrit and becomes crazy again. Because everyone believes she is unstable, they decide to give everything– the hotel ownership, her wealth to Chakrit.
Blah Blah….I’ll stop here because it is really absurd. They made Ann lose her memory twice. What?
It’s the day of his engagement to Gaew Gao. He looks dejectedly at the ring, obviously he doesn’t want to go through with it. His mother interrupts him.
Win’s mom:“Chewin, how can you sit there and stare off into space. You’re going to get engage soon. Stop acting as if you’re going to die.”
Win:“Mom, this is the best I can do.”
His mother has the most annoying voice.
HAHA!! You know it was pretty darn funny when Nop got electrocuted, look at that expression. HAR HAR!
Once last look at Namphet before going in.