CynicalMonkey

The quality of series definitely varies, but you can still find decent series - you just have to be more picky. I don't mind GMMTV but you do need to go in with your eyes wide open. I am not going to name any artist names but seeing some of them after being on their roster for so many years suddenly start doing live music concerts... you kinda go: huh??!!

It's pretty obvious what they're trying to do and what their focus is. I can certainly sense the frustration at times from some of their artists. They're hoovering up everyone they can think of that is popular, and any artists who won't adapt to this new reality will likely either leave or be dropped once their contract is up.

The interesting thing about these live concerts is that they almost always feature certain "guests". The guest tends to be a member of what is probably the most popular pair at the moment...

I agree, they should stop this official pairing and exclusion of others. In fact, they seem to be moving away from that to a degree which I think is good.

However, the issue is a bit more complex for a lot of these actors - FK included. This is my brutal and honest opinion based on what I have seen GMMTV do in the past 2-3 years (maybe even longer). GMMTV has been moving away from being a series producing company to a wider entertainment business with music, variety shows, concerts etc, and of course series as well. But the series are actually no longer its main source of income. They can make a lot more money from things like live concerts and variety shows. And GMMTV is first and foremost a business and not a charity. And as with most businesses profits come first.

The focus on the type of artists they want has shifted. It's no longer about being a good actor (although that is still important). It is about being an all round entertainer. The artists are expected to host, do variety shows, concerts, sing, dance, play instruments, act, promote etc. Look at what their focus has been on recently and the type of artists they are promoting and headlining.

So, you have to ask yourself - who fits that mould? Why do some get more exposure than others? What are the expectations on the artists? Is GMMTV the right studio for some of these artists?

"Some news"...? Would this be someone on X/Twitter by any chance? Unless an official statement is made by GMMTV or the actor himself then I would say no it isn't true. However, he is free and it is his prerogative to choose the roles he wants, and he doesn't need to provide anyone with a reason or excuse.

That's because they chose to shift focus to the two young characters instead, leaving the rest of the storyline severely lacking.

I wasn’t criticising the show, I liked it. But there’s no overarching plot. That’s just fact. That doesn’t mean it’s bad. But there are separate storylines which are entertaining and compelling.

Well, they sort of have a point. There is no overarching plot as such, it's mainly a story about people's lives. Each couple has its own storyline in a way, with some crossover between them. But a missing overarching plot doesn't mean it's a bad series.

They can indeed be intricate, but as long as you show some goodwill and ensure proper royalties are paid and credit is given where due these can usually be overcome.

As I understand it this is the second "copy" series GMMTV has done from the same publisher (F4 flowers something?). So, my guess is there is history here...

Hm... yeah... That is a very convoluted and unecessarily lengthy explanation to describe the likely fact that GMMTV is, basically, not paying - or hasn't paid - the royalties that are due to the owners of the copyrighted material, and they have been served with a cease and desist letter. My guess is that there's past history of them not paying publishers - or not paying them promptly, and the publisher has simply had enough. All legal mumbo jumbo aside, it all boils down to one simple thing: MONEY! GMMTV is making money on the back of someone else's work and they need to pay for that privilege. Otherwise they are committing intellectual property theft.

There's nothing special about Japanese copyright law that makes it different or more difficult, they operate in the same way as most other nations do. GMMTV is just lazy, unprofessional and greedy. This is not the first time they have copied a series or film (and not done a very good job at it either).

There's a simple way for GMMTV to avoid this problem - stop being lazy and copying other series, create your own instead - or find stories that have not been made into series yet and negiotiate the full rights with the author. And if you are going to copy something - pay the royalties!

R.I.P 😞

For those interested; Medusa in Greek mythology was a beautiful girl with golden hair who was coveted by many men, gods and mortals alike. Poseidon, the god of the seas, abducted Medusa and violated her in the temple of the goddess Athena. Athena, who could not punish Poseidon as he was a God, punished Medusa instead and made her into the mythical monster that many are familiar with. Her golden hair was turned into poisonous snakes and her stare would turn you to stone.

Yeah, they seem to be obsessed with making him older than he is which doesn't suit him. I know he's a couple of years older than Mix but not 15 years older!

Agree about the animals. In my view the story suffered because way too much time was spent on Heart and LiMing's soppy teenage story, so they had to rush through the other stuff. Poor Earth was terribly miscast in this and is receiving a lot of flack. I don't think it's his fault, they should have either hired an older actor or made the character younger.

That's because they were given more than half the airtime! So much for a drama about adult themes. The Moonlight Heart and LiMing show! Just read all the comments... it's all about Heart/LiMing.

Character development for Wen is all over the place in this series and does not make a lot of sense. We're supposed to like him, support him and feel for him but he comes across as a selfish douchebag (sorry Wen fans). Whether that was intentional or not I'm not sure (I suspect not), but it's one of my gripes with this series. I agree with you on your thoughts on Alan.

Yes, I'm sure that's what it is.

Episode one of this has not even been out for more than 24h and has over a million views (all parts combined), meanwhile Double Savage can't even muster 200k views all episodes so far combined... talk about a flop 😂

It's a nice song but it's more or less a copy (or variation?) of "Love Lies" by Khalid & Normani. The song was part of the "Love, Simon" film official soundtrack. I recognised it as soon as a I heard the intro 😊 https://youtu.be/FGa067-f_LI

I'm trying to watch this but the whole "master" & "servant" thing is starting to become too much for me... I thought I could ignore it as something cultural but it's incredibly unappealing and off-putting. I don't know how common this is in Thailand but it really needs to be stamped out of society.

Thanks 😊

Yeah she was definitely rude and elitist. She was facing Gun when saying this. To be honest, there are so many "elitist" artists in GMMTV's roster that it does make you wonder how much nepotism is involved in their decision to bring artists on board.

At least Gun is a talented actor as opposed to just a rich pretty boy (not that there's anything wrong with his looks). He has worked his way up in this business and is recognised as a proper actor.