A TV cancellation is causing uproar over a popular soap opera mini-series that was aired in Thailand, according to reports.
United Press International reports soap opera, Nua Mek 2, was taken off the air on Friday because of its "inappropriate" content. Viewers and critics are in an uproar that the final episodes not being shown.
The show, which began Dec. 14 and was aired three nights a week, followed the story of a fictitious Thai prime minister, his corrupt deputy, black magic and political manipulation. After the station's announcement, the final two two-hour episodes, which were scheduled for Friday and Saturday, were not broadcast.
While it remains unclear what triggered the station's decision to pull the show, scripts posted on the websites of Thai newspapers showed that the prime minister was to be assassinated by the end of the series. Some fans are making accusations of government censorship.
Several Facebook pages sprung over the weekend from supporters of the show.
"How come in this society you're being attacked when you speak the truth? I want the show to run until the end. At least it can open our eyes wide enough to see what our country is really like!!!" a fan wrote on the "Bring Me Back Nua Mek 2" Facebook page, which gained more than 47,000 followers over the weekend.
