Anakhot

I'm very pleasantly surprised by this Thai scifi drama series. Both the acting, writing, and production value are too notch.

The show explore various social and moral issues that are present in the real world and also in a what-if scenario when our technology brings said issues to the next level. The show explore these issues in all angles in a quite objective way and states arguments of both sides objectively. Unlike most recent Western shows that tend to take a preconceived stance to begin with.

The pacing of the show is on a slow side with deliberate long pauses throughout. This might be a cultural choice which might not sit well for the Western audience's fast-food-way of tv consumption. But be patient and let each scene sink-in. It's we'll worth the time.

It is evident that this dilemma between Buddhist Practice & Sanghahood discipline need a revisitation. Rather, sticking to Vinyaya Pitaka is the best way as Gautama Buddha prescribed upon. Having a Buddhist Law-abide statuotory will be again another external force which support to defy Dhamma. This episode is a very good take of the said issue as it urgently needs to be addressed. The tv series like these needed to be promoted to empasize buddhism and its applications in the current society, and as a promotion to the vauable teachings to be heard by the public as they are needed to inspire most contemporary human issues.

AN EDITOR. Someone with a pair of scissors to chop the length of these shows down by about half. Having never seen a Thai-produced series before, I have no idea if this is standard for Thai TV, but for the love of all things holy, EDIT these goddamn shows!

When you belabour a point, its impact is totally lost, and what might have been a poignant moment ends up feeling like you're being beaten with the soggy end over and over again.

Other than that, it's fine. It's no Black Mirror, but not many people have the writing chops of Charlie Brooker, so we can't hold that against them. Some quality visual effects, but you know... only so much lipstick you can put on a pig.

These stories are interesting, but all episodes have pacing issues and could have used some serious editing. They drag on and on forever. The plots of this anthology series have the potential to be thought-provoking, but I had a difficult time sitting through them. For me, there were quite a few "wait there's more???" moments throughout the viewing. Some of the dialogue also sounds really weird and unnatural in Thai, and a lot of the acting doesn't seem to come from a genuine place. The whole thing is a commendable effort with the attempt to create an Asian version of Black Mirror, but it appears to be half-baked and could have used some polishing and tightening up.

Greetings from the other side.

This series is the Thai version of Black Mirror. Short stories with a sci-fi twist. There are four stories here, and each are interesting.

However, my big issue with them, is that they were way too long. They dragged it out so much that it was very boring in parts.

The special effects were top notch, and the stories leave you thinking about them. There are usually good and bad reasons for just about every idea.

Again, the stories are just too long. They are almost full length movies, and that causes many boring sections.

In the future, I would recommend making each episode 30 or 40 minutes tops, and add more episodes.

Oh, and these are dubbed, but I didn't notice after a time.

Anyways, I enjoyed the episodes, but felt they were too long for my taste.