Where to start with this topic. I absolutely hate television here in Thailand. It's so fake!! Everything from their tv series, which they follow religiously, to their news.
First I will start off with their tv series. I have no idea how many different series my Thai family watches but there is too many to keep track of. Thai shows combine violence, drama, and shitty acting all into one. They also upgrade the cheesiness by incorporating stupid sounds, such as displayed in this video at 1:40.
They have spin offs of American tv shows such as "I dream of Jeannie." They include animated characters in some of their shows, which looks like they have been created by a twelve year old.
Thai news is somewhat of an interesting experience in itself. They have no problem showing the bodies of the deceased including the blood and gore that accompanies it. For the weather, the broadcaster usually dresses up in some ridiculous outfit and has a holographic image which she interacts with. One time the weather broadcaster was dressed up in a fisherman's jump suit and was on a boat. Another time she dressed up in a sundress and was running through a holographic park.
The ironic thing is even though the news shows dead bodies, and most of their shows have people getting shot or stabbed, it is considered very bad to show the use of liquor on TV. In the TV shows if the actors are portrayed to be drinking alcohol it is blurred out. Some shows also blur out knives or guns which I consider to be pointless.
Everything is dubbed here, unlike in Taiwan or Sweden subtitles are used. There are some cartoons which are in English and we have three English channels but when I want to watch a movie or a tv show I turn to youtube, itunes, or pirating.
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