Thai television as a source of entertainment can be funny. Not the shows but the various channels. It all seems quite antiquated compared to the sophistication of TV in the west. I have known where films have been advertised and not shown an alternative film having taken its place. When watching a film recently, it suddenly switched to another programme altogether and never came back. It is likely you can settle down to watch a sporting event that has been advertised and find something totally different being shown. Last year I was watching Roger Federer playing a very exciting tennis match and it got into the final set. Federer was serving the last game to win the match when the channel switched to a basketball game in the USA - no explanation, no apology, no showing the conclusion of the match. Thai soaps are very poor and probably can be likened to the quality dished up in the USA during the 50's. Poor and obviously flimsy sets and embarrassingly poor acting. You might see someone being struck and propelled backwards but there is no reality as they stop themselves against a piece of furniture. The actors not speaking all look bored and embarrassed to be there. It is all very unbelievable which makes me smile on the very few occasions I might be watching.
Its not all bad though as they do show the majority of football premiership games, european games and internationals live and a lot of the bars show live sport from all around the world - apparently its all about where the satellite dishes are pointing and what services are being picked up.
There is a lovely phrase, This is Thailand, which is an all encompassing statement to explain away a lot of situations and events that happen. The similarity is with the French C'est la vie. So, on finding the TV not exactly as it should be, oh well, This is Thailand.
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