A Tale of a Thousand Stars (2021)

I don’t get the rave reviews

Saying that watching this series was such a massive waste of time is such an understatement. If you are considering watching the series and you read this comment I seriously implore you to NOT WATCH this. This is officially the worst bl series I have ever watched. And I have watched a lot. If you are looking for a romantic series that the relationship progresses this is definitely not it. But if you are looking for a series that they stare at each other stupidly like that’s supposed to be hot. It was cute and all the first few episodes but it just became stupid and silly with no progression. Then also one of the main lead tian cries every episode sometimes for silly reasons, if you still want to proceed and watch then by all means go ahead, have at it.
The character Tian had one resting crying face throughout the series and the other one Phu had one smirk/smug resting face too. You are mad at your parents for saving your life and telling you what to do but you are so in love with Phu who also tells you what to do.
Yeah right.
To say I’m so mad that I watched this series in its entirety is once again an understatement.
I fast forwarded 75% of the time from episode 7. That’s how I managed to get through this.
I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND

Lire davantage

Just Once and Never Again

The ONLY thing I loved about this whole drama was the OST. Other than that, it did the truly exceptional job of boring me to tears. All that hype I fell for is something I regret.

The acting was average. I would even say Mix's acting was lacking. He had such a limited range of facial expressions that I couldn't even buy into whatever mood Tian was supposed to be expressing because it just didn't come through. And the pacing could give a snail a run for its money.

Anything I may have found interesting was utterly erased by the sheer boredom it put me in. I've had a lot of hype about EarthMix, but thanks to this, I can't bring myself to watch anything they're in anymore. For this, once is way more than enough.

Lire davantage

I loved it BUT

(Additional Spoiler review at the end but you can read this part without worries!)

I know my rating seems rather "bad" compared to the other reviews but I have to explain...

First, the story was good. It's a trope most us knows about but I think they executed it perfect. Now what bothered me? Well everything started to really ANNOY me with episode 9&10. Suddenly, there was a gigantic shift with another Dramatic change of a story line to spice things up which I genuinely did not understand???

I will talk about this part later.

The casting. I liked the casting but what I did not like was how monotone our main Tian was. Most of the time when he talks it felt really emotionless. I LOVE Tian though. His character growth was even more interesting than the romance part.

Music. I honestly don't understand how people could give this 10 stars. It's not bad or something but not 10 stars.

I think like modt of these cases people tend to rate everything 10 stars after watching the last episode.

Btw, I find the ending great, because who doesn't like happy endings? It was just executed very poorly imo. But as you can see many people loved it so maybe thats just me.


If you want to watch a Drama about a boy trying to define what his purpose is in life and additionally a "teacher" x Bodyguard Trope - then this is for you.



Spoiler part:


I didn't understand the logic of Phupha in the end. He told Tian to go away because he needs to live his life, to find himself- but at the same damn time Tian says his place is there wtf??? Phupha low-key sounded like Tian's mother and I really hated his mother I swear to god.

For a character who's Goal was to find himself, to be free, they ended this Drama really weird with him not even having to decide about his life.

Also, the last scene, I still don't get what he's doing there. Did he just leave USA without telling his parents - and now thats okay or what???

Oh, and his Mother saying studying education in the USA is better- this woman has no idea why does she keep deciding for him and the Father doesn't care.

Sorry, I love this Drama but seeing people only raring overall 10 stars when there were obviously some conflicts confused the hell out of me.

Lire davantage

A tale of thousand stars is a story of self discovery and second chances. This drama is a breath of fresh air in this genre. The chemistry between the leads is heartwarming and the acting is seamless. The acting is mellow and the screen time of side characters is convincingly used to further the story of the leads. Earth as the chief who is entrusted with the protection of a village for whom love is new and Mix who is young and is willing to take the road less travelled to change his perspective of life, have portrayed their characters brilliantly.

There are certain small scenes that this show just gets right without over dramatising it. When tian realises his feelings for the chief and confesses it to his close friend over a casual conversation, his nonchalant reaction to tian’s confession also shows that the programme tries to normalise love towards the same sex as a preference rather than a gender specific emotion.

The sceneries used for this drama are vivid and the scenes shot under the flickering light of a candle are beautiful. Finally found a show that ticks all the correct boxes.

Lire davantage

*No Chemistry (Or Kissing) Between The Main Characters!*

If you want a smart BL drama with true connection, an interesting storyline and decent acting, this is not it.

I wasn't planning on writing a review, but seeing as this tv show is so popular, I must ward off all of you who look for quality content because if you watch A Tale Of A Thousand Stars, you'll get super disappointed.

This is what's wrong with it:

1. The storyline had a good premise, but bad execution. The whole story was written badly, nonsensically, with minimal effort.
2. The script was awkward, empty, shallow, and cheap. No emotional depth, no feeling, no honesty or truth. It read like fanfic written by a 15-year-old.
3. There is no chemistry between the two MCs. This is my biggest problem. The character named The Chief was A. a bad actor, and B. seemed like he wanted to get as far away from Tian as possible. There were no intimate moments, no touches that felt honest, no yearning that rang genuinely, and NOTHING between the two MCs that I could appreciate.
(4. This is subjective, but The Chief was truly dislikeable and he reminded me of my ex.)

In any case, I am baffled at the support this tv show is getting. I would not categorize it as a BL at all. And if it's not a BL, then what is it? A waste of time!

Lire davantage

Por enquanto, está perfeito.

Atualmente está tudo correndo super bem.
A atuação está incrível, o casal principal tem uma química que eu nunca vi no universo dos BLs, eles passam tudo somente com um olhar e isso é extraordinário.
A trilha sonora só ajuda a ficar melhor, ela não aparece de supetão quando há uma cena de interação do casal, ela vem suavemente te envolvendo naquele momento.
A história mesmo que tenha um enredo deveras comum, de alguém que não era feliz e encontra a felicidade em coisas e lugares simples e na pessoa amada, ainda é extremamente cativante e te prende mesmo. Além disso a história aborda também dois temas muito legais e atuais:
1- Obviamente, a normalização do romance gay, e faz isso de forma diferente, pois ainda existe preconceito no mundo atual, porém as pessoas próximas ( as únicas as quais as opiniões importam) não se incomodam com isso e sim estão interessadas no sentimento envolvido, aliás, há uma certa conversa de Tian com seu amigo que é simplesmente perfeita e mostra como as pessoas deveriam ser. Também temos o Phupha, que aparenta ser bissexual ou simplesmente não se importar com gênero.
2- Causas ambientais: fica claro que Phupha ama a natureza e aquele local mais que tudo, e que daria sua vida por ele, o que é incrível. Uma frase ou outra mostra preocupação com os animais e também temos pessoas poderosas que se dizem ajudadoras da natureza, porém só estão interessadas em aparência e dinheiro, não se importam com o meio ambiente de verdade, o que reflete muito o nosso mundo atual.
EMFIM, por enquanto está tudo ótimo e estou ansiosa para o desenrolar dessa história, se continuar assim, pode vir a ser o primeiro BL que darei nota 8,5 ou quem sabe acima disso.

Lire davantage

MENGANDUNG SEDIKIT SPOILER. BAGI YANG BELUM NONTON DIHARAP JANGAN MEMBACA!!

Sebelumnya Terima Kasih buat akun yang aku lupa namanya yang udah buat ulasan tentang serial ini pakai bahasa Indonesia. Aing jadi tertarik buat ulasan pakai bhs indonesia as there are not many indonesians can speak english. Anyway, gausa formal-formal lah ya ulasan ku ni? ^-^

Dimulai dari yang aing GAK SUKA. Bener bener Gak Suka deh pokoknya. Yakni setiap adegan jatuh pingsan a.k.a jantung seken nya tian tu yang menurut dakoeh ini,, TERLALU LEBAY! Sumpah deh lebay banget sampe2 aing ga sanggup nontonnya, kudu di skip or play it 2x. Menurut aing itu gak ada bedanya sama apa yang sering terjadi di Sinetron negara tertjintah kita ini (Tj=C, ejaan lama ihiyy), bedanya, yg ini Lebay tapi dgn kualitas acting yg hmm okelah lebih baik daripada rata rata sinetron indo. Dan mungkin juga ini karena aing sendiri yg terlalu mudah *CRINGE* dalam hal apapun. Tiap kali tian pingsan, langsung deh namanya dipanggil berkaki kali "tian! Tian!" Yg bikin kupingku iritasi. Belom lagi kalo pingsan nya di deket anak anak murid ajarannya Tian, beuhh rasanya pengen nge busekk adegan nya (Busek= hapus, bahasa jawa, 'mayan biar kelen nambah kosakata :'P, oh ya Kuping juga bahasa jawa yg artinya telinga).
Hal lain yang akikah gak soeka=
- scene yg pedagang apasi namanya uhm bubuk teh(?) yg pengen nge"trik" alias curangin penduduk desa. Kek gimana ya, itu tuh GAK REALISTIS banget. Tahu kenapa? Karena desa almarhum kakek ku yg mana 11-12 sama pha pun dao susananya, itu aja warga nya pinter2, dalam artian bisa hitung2an dasar kayak yg terjadi di scene itu. Gak tau ya, kalo di Thailand ternyata beda sama yg di desa alm.kakek, tapi ya tetep aja itu Gak Realistis anjir. Biar apa coba adegan itu di buat? Buat nunjukin kemampuan nya si Tian? Heloooow?*mode suara prilly di GGS*-_- . Gak abes pekeerr euy. Eh tapi ada satu fakta yg sedikit mengejutkan ttg negara tetangga Thailand ini, ternyata tingkat Literasi mereka tu disekitaran 93%, yg mana kalah 2% sama negri +62 yg udah 95%. Tapi gak usah overproud dulu kelen, krn Filipina ngalahin kita dgn skor 97%. Adakah ini kaitannya dengan scene diatas? Adakah hubungannya sama ketidak-mampuan nya warga Pha pun dao ttg hitung2an dasar? Well, series series kek gini tuh moga moga cuma real 100% FIKSI, gak seperti apa yg sbnrnya disana.
Dah lah ya apa yg gak suka, ntar makin petjah ni kepala nginget-nginget lagi seriesnya soalnya dah lama gak nonton lagi. Lagian kalo aing nge-rewatch pun keknya gak sanggup dikarenakan ya itu.. yah tau sendiri.

Yok move on yokk, sama mantan aja bisa move on masa kek gini engga? *Ehem* ᕙ (° ~͜ʖ~ °) ᕗ

singkat ae wes yoh rek, berikut ini hal hal sing kulo senengi/Sukai =
- ide cerita nya yang TUMBEN unik gak ngangkat tema pertjintaan di universitas. Meskipun tetep sih, Mahasiswa Engineering alias Teknik masih jadi yg ber-jasa disini>.<
- OST. Yupppiee OST nya mantep puol. Tapi masih di bawah OST nya Theory of Love sih, hehe. Chill chill elah.
- Scenery/Pemandangan dan Sinematografi nya. Kebetulan aing hobi nya fotografi bonus videografi, dan aing perhatiin di setiap jengkal sudut serial ini, uhh sungguh memanjakan mata. Surgawi banget buat orang kyk aqyu.
- DOKTER NAM!. BEST CHARACTER OF THE SERIESSSSSSS. NO DEBAT NO KECOT HIKSROT.
- Kulit pemerannya engga terlalu di putihkan, gak kayak di 2gether. Ini menunjukkan natural beauty dan itu sesuatu yg sangat precious. Jangan dianggap remeh, kawan!

'Pa lagi ya? Udah sih keknya. Segini aja dulu, mohon maaf yang sebesar besarnya meniko ada kesalahan kata yang dapat membuat mu sakit hati *plays cita citata's song*. Dah kemaleman juga nih, waktu nya bobo. Met malam semua 😴😴

Lire davantage

Overall perfect

First, I want to thank all the crew and actors who took part in the production of this series, you are all really great. I really like the way they shoot and the atmosphere they present in this series.

Second, I'm sorry for Torfun's passing, but also grateful because she has given Tian a new life.

Third, I was really impressed with the acting skills that Earth and Mix had when playing the characters Phupha and Tian. The two of them are very compatible, a teacher and a chief.

Lastly, I really like how P'Aof chose the village as their filming location, it's really a very beautiful and peaceful place, I really want to go there someday. Then, I like their official soundtrack with a flute as a heartwarmer when listening to it.

I like it all, love the whole thing. They are all perfect, I never get bored of watching this series over and over again.

Lire davantage

beautiful, minus a few things, a few episodes perhaps

the fact that i loved phupha absolutely incredibly so much and then he didn't apologize to tian.. it really hurt. and the fact that i still love him way too much that i can't get over the disappointment of that one part of the plot.... it felt so unlike how phupha would handle such a situation... that i think it's the writer's mistake, as if the writer didn't understand their own character. or that it was such an unnecessary trouble in the story that i find very difficult to make sense of. i was in such a bad mood after the diary confronting scene that i didn't enjoy anything since then so i stopped watching after episode 9 and took a break. (what was all that misunderstandings, followed by even more misunderstandings as if they didn't know each other the least bit. both of them seemed so out of character & out of chemistry all of a sudden. also, what if it really was tian who, accidentally, hit torfun? just cause it wasn't tian behind the wheels changed so much for him?? why, how? i couldn't quite relate to this sentiment :c)

the ending was really beautiful tho. made me feel love for it again. so.. i don't know, maybe i should rewatch it from the start to accept it. :(
beautiful drama btw.
earth's acting was beyond expectation, so very good portrayal of his character. to the point that i loved every time he appeared on screen. i'd like to watch him again in some other work though i think it'll depend more on the character whether i'll like him there or not.
also, incredible how he could show affection so beautifully, just by looking at a person.
the storyline is nice and fresh for the most part.
khama & longtae are the mvps. <3
overall, refreshing, but also, unexpectedly overdramatic at times.
(might change my rating after i get over the disappointments)

Lire davantage

Forever My Favorite

I want to start off by saying I've watched this show some time ago, just as I read the novel around the same time.

This series is SO MUCH MORE than a bl. It has a solid plot and awesome acting.
It teaches the importance of life and how you can live to be a better person, as it's never too late to become the better version of yourself.

I find Tian's character to be one of the best BL characters ever written, and I was able to prove my point not only thanks to Mix's acting ( who perfectly captured Tian's existence and brought it to life), but also thanks to the novel — which was amazingly adapted by GMMTV and P'Aof.
The show can be understood as a lone piece, managing to pass down such a strong message through the portrayal of love.

Clearly, this isn't your series if all you're looking for is hot actors playing gay for the camera.
Though, the romantic scenes are still present and so heartwarming.
Earth and Mix are a fantastic match, and it shows. Their bond is so sweet, they're comfortable around each other and truly care for one another.

Nonetheless this show is truly amazing and perfect in every way.
Many people would disagree, but I find this to be EarthMix's best project.

For months, I've kept on watching other shows. Not only thai bls, but in general.
Yet, this always held a special place in my heart, to the point I'd say I'm part of its own fandom.

A tale of a thousand stars is a true gem that everyone should watch at lest once in their life 💗

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