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Pong Nawat has been tapped to do ‘Ban Sai Thong’

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Lyn
– November 14, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

I have not seen the original, all 100 of them or how many there are of this series. When it’s good, they keep remaking it- I believe this is the third or the fourth remake of the lakorn version. Yah. It’s one of those classics they will remake every 10 years or so.

In the latest version, Sir Pong Nawat has been approached by Daravdo productions to play the lead role of Chai Klang–the charismatic, do-gooder, who will marry our nang’ek and help her reclaim her role as the lady of Ban Saithong.

Pong feels honored to be approached for this role, it is a classic. Actors become national level Thai stars when they take part in this lakorn.  He wants to be part of it, but his schedule is packed with Exact Scenario lakorns. ‘We talked about it and they (Daravdo) invited me to play (the role of Chai Klang) and I’m interested because it’s a good role. It’s a legend. I want to take on role. Right now, I have been clearing up my schedule because I am booked for 2-3 Exact Scenario lakorns,’ said Pong.

Pong has been approached because of his booked schedule, nothing has been confirmed. I don’t know. They did say the nang’ek is ‘Min’ Pechaya Wattanamontree. This will be a Ch7 lakorn,  which is alright. The problem lies in the production company of Daravdo, they don’t make good quality lakorns–not in terms of story or acting. It’s the production quality–the way they film, it looks disorganized and I don’t want to use the C word.

A clip of the 2000 remake with “Joy” Rinlanee Sripen and Num Sornram

Source: Rakdara.net

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Game Rai Game Rai: Ep 3 ‘I will not abandon you’ scene

By
Lyn
– October 30, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

Cute and innocent are two words to describe this series. This is the stage of tenderness before the big storm when she is taken back to the real world and transformed into an ‘adult’. I’m loving their innocent love not spoiled by the ugliness of the real world. At this stage, it’s simple–she has a mind of a child and she learning about first love, how to deal with first love, the emotions involve with first love–the same for him, our naive innocent leading man Saichon in love with his Nangfah.

They don’t know it yet, but they are in love, very innocently so.

The core theme of this lakorn is abandonment, he is frequently making vows that he will not abandon her. When she breaks that vow in the upcoming episode, not intentionally of course, it will be a harsh life lesson for him.

Her leaving him will change him drastically from a young man who never wanted to leave his island out of fear of the real world to a man who will risk everything to find his one and only love. Episode 2, we start to understand Saichon more, he is very simple. Like really really simple, this guy just wants to live, fish, get marry, stay on Min island forever.

Like his confession on the beach when she asked him to take her to the stars, he refuses. ‘No way, the stars you are seeing are in the cosmos, it’s very far away…when I was a kid, I once read a book that if you want to go to the cosmos, you have to ride a space rocket. Even if I can ride a space rocket, I won’t go. ‘ She asked him ‘why’. He answered, he doesn’t like the unknown outside world. Wah. ‘You don’t know what is out there in this other world that is why I don’t want to go out anywhere.’

For now, I’m enjoying these cute moments– by next week, I know the storm is coming. It ain’t gonna be pretty, it will be a whole a lot of angst—you abandon me, you are pretending not to know me, jealousy, greed of love. It’s gonna be a THAI LAKORN.

For now this is sweet, they are just making vows–vows to stay together forever and be as one family.

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Game Rai, Game Ruk’s morning after

By
Lyn
– October 16, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

If you don’t want to be spoiled, I wouldn’t recommend you watching this or reading this post.

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Will Furious Tawan end with a TV rating of 20?

By
Lyn
– September 19, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

Considering this is Ch3, I doubt it–maybe for the Bangkok area, it could be possible. Counting for the whole nation, it could end with a TV rating of 15, which is not bad at all. Some Furious Tawan fans don’t care, they just know they like this show and TV ratings is just a number. “I’m not sure what the ratings are, but as for myself, Furious Tawan is a lakorn of value. From the lighting, sound, picture, the actors, and the crew, you guys are ‘excellent’, you won me over ka,” wrote a fan at pantip.

Last week, Furious Tawan saw a gain in TV ratings each day it aired–Friday=11, Saturday 12, and Sunday=13.

Ending recap:

With all the bloodshed and gunfight, Furious Tawan ended calmly with Tawan and Phetroong reuniting and hugging at the end. This lakorn was violent, every other minute, someone was being brutally murdered by a gunshot or a knife. ‘Hmm…it’s Tuesday, I’m gonna poke your eye out with a knife.’

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Furious Tawan: Ep 7 romantic scenes

By
Lyn
– August 29, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

To be honest, I didn’t expect to like this series at all, since I have a passionate dislike for Thai action series. Oddly, with a recommendation from my parents who are more of a drama addict than I am, I started watching it. It’s good. I can’t get enough of Mark Prin and Yaya’s on-screen chemistry.

The backstory:

Tawan played by Mark Prin is out for blood for the murder of his parents 10+ years ago. He returns to the  lawless town of Phuprakan  and Rai Fah Roong (Daybreak Sky Farm), a plot of land that used to belong to his family and is now owned by Sukda and his two daugthers Phetroong (Yaya) and Ploykwan (Mint Chalida). Tawan plans to kill Sukda and the ruthless Por Liang Jaran (Johny Anfone), the two men who organized the massacre of his father and the people who worked for him.

Tawan returns to his old town and farm but his target Sukda is nowhere to be seen. Sukda killed the town sheriff and fled the town leaving his daughters Ploykwan and Phetroong to tend the farm on their own. Tawan waits for Sukda’s return by taking a job as a guard against bandits at the Fah Roong Farm and he starts to develop a relationship with Phetroong and Ploykwan.

During happier times, Phetroong and Tawan were childhood playmates, their fathers’ were best friends and they spent a lot of time together. Even as an adult, Phetroong still longs for her beloved Tawan, now disguised as Seua, her head guard at the Fah Roong Farm.

Phetroong is going through some tough times, her father is on the lamb and she receives news from her father’s assistant Khun Yut that she must marry the new sheriff in town Narong to save her father from prosecution. Narong is a powerful man and the son of General Reungrit. He and his father wants to own the Fah Roong farm because they think there are gemstones on the property.

The ending to Ep7:

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Son gets a new leading lady in Mo Monchanok

By
Lyn
– August 22, 2011Posted in: Lakorn

I’m liking the cast, Son Songpaison pairing up with newcomer  ‘Mo’ Monchanok Saengchaipiangpen from the teen  flick “Love Julinsee” for the upcoming CH5 lakorn ‘Likhit Fah Chata Din (Fated Heaven, Fortune, and Earth)’–not really sure of the translation. The lakorn will be directed by Pa-oon Chantornsiri (Nether Mind, Taddao Bussaya, and The Garland of 3 Men) for Exact.

For the lakorn, the male cast, Son Songpaison and pop singer Pirat “Mike” Nitipaisalkul were chosen first before the script was written. They served as inspiration for the script said director Pa-oon Chantornsiri: ‘I want to tell you frankly, I saw the actors first. Soon after, the plot was written. After that, we called both actors for an audition. I will reveal, I was speechless. They acted better than I expected, I was stunned, especially with Mike, who is very talented.’

The plot centers around Son and Mike’s characters who are related (cousins, brothers? not sure yet) and how they compete with each other for love.

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