A Tale of a Thousand Stars (2021)

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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Beautiful story

I may be 3 years late in watching this series. Have been binge-watching it in two days. Love it. Love the story, love the acting, love the music. I have both main leads in Midnight Chicken before watching this. Love how the lead characters have different personalities in each series.

I liked the surprises we all got at the end. If Tian was hiding a secret which he revealed towards the end, little did we know that Chief Phupha was also hiding a secret all along. Among the supporting actors, I liked Dr. Nam a lot. I like the Khama, the village head, and the school children. Interesting to know that the villagers are speaking in a dialects, as I noticed there were subtitles in Thai (I also read that Mix is actually fluent in this dialect, but since the role he played as Teacher Tian from Bangkok, he never used this dialect in the series)

Overall I loved the story, although towards the end (episodes 8-9) some scenes seemed to be a bit slow, which could be shortened, and sometimes become a not too melodramatic.

Something not too important, but I couldn't help notice is that Tian came to the village bringing a medium-sized backpack. How come he has so many different outfits throught the series. We rarely see him wear the same clothes in different episodes :-)

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An almost fairy tale BL story in a remote village in Thailand

This BL story felt almost like a fairy tale to me and is centred around the development of the relationship between two guys with very different backgrounds as they meet in a remote village all up in the North of Thailand. One being the rich city boy while the other is the country strong guy, it can sound a bit unoriginal...But the context in which they meet as well as the events leading to their encounter, bring a lot of savours to the plot.

The romance between the two main characters is completely platonic but it is still bringing all the feelings and is truly convincing. I found the chemistry between the two actors pretty great and they managed to convey a lot of emotions through just staring at each other or slight hand touches. The development of their relationship was really good with just the last 2 episodes containing too much of (one-sided) noble idiocy from one specific character for my liking.

I think what I liked the most from this drama is the character of Tian, played by "Mix Sahaphap Wongratch". I truly enjoyed his performance and for me he carried the show acting-wise as well as narration-wise. I'm not sure if it is entirely due to the actor' skills or if it is more linked to the writing, but I will for sure try watching another drama with him.

All along the course of the story, I was rooting so much for the happiness of Tian: I was able to relate to him and I empathised so much with his circumstances and all the burden he was trying to carry. He was the key element in my enjoyment of the show and I wanted him to be appreciated and loved for himself and not because of connections to others characters. Fortunately, the script really was satisfying in those aspects. The scenario maybe missed a bit the mark regarding some of the side characters which could have benefited for more in-depth storylines but overall it is a minor flaw to my eyes.

The production was clearly kind of low budget. Some action scenes and props felt very cheap to me but it did not prevent me to enjoy the series overall. I quite appreciated the soundtrack overall, it was a bit repetitive at time but I found the instrumental with the Klhui (= type of Thai flute) poetic and charming.

I would recommend this to people looking for a BL story with a lot of turmoil and feelings combined with remote village storylines and rural atmosphere. If you have enjoyed "Crash Landing On You" or even "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" where people from 2 very different worlds meet and fall in love with each other, as well as learn a lot from their interactions with villagers, this might be just right in your alley !

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A bit disappointed.. and it doesn't go well with my logic-

I knew that people think differently, so I will respect the writer's POV in this matter, but I still don't like it.

But this series is really well made and the story are nice and its fun searching for possible scenario with the minimal clues. It was fluffy yet still a drama that gets my heart racing whenever Tian gets in trouble. This is a story with a nice plot and I can fell the character's development within the story and how the cast moves and act.

!!!!! SPOILER !!!!!
First! I don't get why the story keep stating that Tian still responsible for Torfun's death. That, even though he wasn't the one who drove the car, he still "give the weapon".

Its like, if I lend my friend my knives so they can help me cut some vegetables but they accidentally use it to stab people instead, but its still my fault that he holds the weapon. Which didn't go well with my logic. I lend it for them to help me, without any ill intention and ill-goal. For its a person who control the knives. I know that Tian give his friend a prize if he win the match which can become an act of encouragement, but it is still not to encourage to kill people.
And I understand if Tian blame himself for "giving the weapon" which is nice so that the Chief could console him, BUT! NO, the chief didn't deny the thought that Tian did "gives the weapon". Which bring me to my next disappointment,

The 9th episode where Chief tries to console Tian, I kept on waiting for Chief to apologize to Tian for making such rushed decision, jumping into conclusion, or even apologize for involving Tian in his unsolved matter with Sakda (the antagonist). Which is a bit different from his stern character, but it could show how he treasure Tian you could even sugar coat it with how when he almost died, apologizing to Tian is what he want to do.
Dam, I'm so mad that I curse at the the Chief.

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It just missed the the no.1 position of my legendary BL Ranking

I will start with the acting. They are fabulous n fantastic. Particularly ‘ MIX’ .. I didn’t believed when some one said that this is his first drama and checked it myself. He portrayed the character with such an ease of experienced character... Hence I can see his hard work.
The chemistry between EARTH n MIX.. both main leads is awesome. They made it so romantic without even single I love you.
The story started on very right note, it grasped my attention on 1st episode itself . It not your cliche simple BL, it has story , background., little twists, beautiful locations, sweet music . They have shown Thailand’s different culture too.
Now the back lash (with spoiler) is... the makers showed it like it’s wrong to receive organs from the donor. The girl donated her organs and tian received heart transplantation.This is a great thing to be done. Tian felt bad for the girl who died n want to fulfill her dreams. But when this is revealed everyone including the chief( Earth) says that you killed her or you took her heart as if it’s a bad thing to do. Even They make it as if it’s a wrong n guilt full thing to receive an organ from dead. Chief says this dialogue in one scene “ she’ll forgive you”. Oh common forgive for what living.... breathing... This made my blood boil. Of course she shouldn’t have died, but isn’t her death is her fault also. She squatting in the middle of the road and looking at the photograph for all her sweet time, with out watching out the vehicles . Okay rest of the villagers are illiterate but the chief though. Why the makers do such a poor job in delivering this message when they throw beautiful spotlight on how it’s a normal thing to be a gay. By the way... Tul , longtae and Tian are the most likeable and my favourite characters of the series.

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People always hype this drama up and rate this as one of their favorite BL's. So naturally my expectations were pretty high. I was pretty familiar with the story so nothing seemed very shoking to me. But thats not really the shows fault. i personally thought that the main conlict was very unnecessary. It is not Tian's responsibility to tell everyone that he got Torfuns heart and that she died. First of all is the fact that she died known to Phupa who shouldve been the one telling the village months ago. The fact that he has hidden her death even though the villagers ask about her all the time, is cruel on his side and for me that couldve been the conflict not the other way around. Now that Tian didnt tell people about his heart transplantation is also very understandable hence this is a personal and touchy topic. The fact that he only went to the village because of Torfun was more questionable than the heart transplantation. Anyway im very Khaotung biased so as soon as his character got introduced i was captivated. I do think that the plot got better as the story went on and all in all this was a solid BL, i think i just expected more from the amount of love it gets. Still on the better side so an easy 8/10

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First Episode

It was refreshing to see a new angle in the boys love drama world. The first episode is well set giving time to the viewers to know the characters. The setting goes with a smooth flow. The main leads acting are awesome along with portrayal i loved the fact that they gave time for the story to build up instead of rushing into it. Building up the romance little by little. Simple thoughts and the first meeting of the main leads fits perfectly like a star crossed lovers who were never meant to meet but god pulled a trick on them and wallah they are here.And not to forget the music and background score is a cherry on the top..

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A Perfect Beginning!!!!!!

I must say that this is another taste of BL series, a perfect beginning because the flow of the story was so far not boring. The back story and meeting of the 2 lead star was happened in the first episode, which means the pacing was fast yet precise. No unnecessary scene so far. The Actor's acting were good. Basically, I can already tell that this was a love story but how will the Writer and Director will pull off this series to make it stand out above the other BL series, will see on the next coming episode. It has a promising beginning, The Actors, the story line, the OST, the editing already attract my curiosity but since Manner of Death set my standard in BL Series, I do hope my expectations will meet by A Tale of 1000 stars..

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