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I just watched ep4 of Mission to the Moon. Definitely worth ten minutes of my time, if only for MonPak in period costumes. 

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 iota:
where do you find all the vms ones?

I'm mainly using Dramabox. Because there's no rating (not on IMDB and hardly any are on MDL), it was difficult to choose which to watch. I kinda know what I like now.

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 dora:
I just watched ep4 of Mission to the Moon. Definitely worth ten minutes of my time, if only for MonPak in period costumes. 

I haven't watched it yet but definitely will - and for the exact same reason, haha.

 dora:
i know several people in this group adore Until We Meet Again but it was just too sad for me. The double suicide flashbacks almost every episode were too much.

Although I love "UWMA", I can totally understand you. I'm also generally not keen on trauma or tragedy (not to mention horror, thrillers, violence, gangs, school bullying, drugs, smoking, binge drinking, sugary desserts, bad language, etc. etc.  - it's a long list), but I have very few real triggers. I can watch pretty much anything that's really good and appeals to me in other ways. One of the many things I love about "UWMA" (in addition to being such an incredibly powerful love story) is the way that it balances the heavy with the light and feel-good. I remember, the first time I watched it, I didn't think I wanted to continue after that ultra-heavy opening scene - but then it suddenly shifted to being so cute 'n sweet, and Pharm catching his first sight of Dean. I was instantly, hopelessly in love with the series (and Pharm).

 dora:
in general I am also very sensitive to difficult coming out stories. Both my wife and I have parents who were disapproving when we came out. Over the years they have gotten better and are mostly accepting now but it’s still hard sometimes. We are well past being young and unsure but i still remember so well how tortuous some feelings were and how ashamed I felt about them.

I likewise came out in a socially ultra-conservative environment, in an era when being gay was totally taboo and unspoken, other than as a curse word from other boys in school. Coming out to myself in my final year of high school was incredibly traumatic. I didn't start dating till I was in my early 20s. Thank goodness my parents didn't find out till I had moved out of the house and was at university, because it would've been even more awful than it was. So for me as well, unaccepting parents aren't my favourite BL theme because it hits too close to home, but here as well, it's not a trigger for me, just something I'm less keen on.

 dora:
Also when I came out as bi it was not always accepted even in the gay community. (Yes, I’m old.)

I totally get you. I'm also from that binary generation when so many gays cynically dismissed "bi" as meaning "in denial". If it makes you feel any better, I always vocally rejected this self-serving narrow-mindedness, even back then.

 dora:
I have not seen Blue Canvas of Youthful Days yet. It is on my ptw list.

It's excellent, and I loved it - but be warned: There is some significant trauma. Given your triggers, I'm not sure if it's for you.

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 iota:
my memory must be getting bad already, i was so surprised by how many titles i'd watched in january lol. makes sense tho, i was lounging around as my cat recovered from surgery

I hope your cat is okay now. ;_;

Yeah, that thread has them all I believe and the 52 weeks challenge is cool. I couldn't go for it because for a month and a half this year I've been in the hospital, so I haven't watched anything. But it's fine, I can always do other challenges.

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@RXinw glad ur back Hia!

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ElixerUmeed

Hello guys does anybody know about a drama called " A gangster like me got a boyfriend " ??

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 ElixerUmeed:

Hello guys does anybody know about a drama called " A gangster like me got a boyfriend " ??

Yes, I added it to my ptw list yesterday. Is it this one? https://kisskh.at/776299-gangster-and-his-boyfriend

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dora

@p43425

yes, coming out for us older folk was not so easy. I’m sooty you had a rough time of it too. I still mostly dated men into my 20s because I couldn’t face my feelings about women or really anyone who didn’t fit the binary. It’s hard to break from that. But once I started dating women I have never really gone back to cis men, unless they were bisexual. And my wife is very masculine, so once again, not the binary.

But I still derive great enjoyment from lusting after beautiful Asians actors. especially when they kiss other men. Lol. I am permitted this indulgence in my marriage as long as i don’t fill our space with pin ups or pillows with their photos. (Ever since Kiseki:Dear to Me my bl bestie and I have wanted to exchange Nat Chen pillows. I did get her one with her favorite K-pop star instead, but I had to give up on the kiseki swag.)

regarding shows that are triggering, it often depends on my mood and how emotionally resilient I feel that day. Sometimes I can handle difficult and traumatic situations and sometimes I can’t.  So I keep multiple shows in rotation and switch to fluff or comfort shows if I need to.

thank you for the heads up about blue canvas of youthful days. I will be prepared if I watch it.

based on your recommendation, i believe, i have started About Youth. I am halfway through. It is lovely.

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dora
 ElixerUmeed:

Hello guys does anybody know about a drama called " A gangster like me got a boyfriend " ??

I have heard of it but know nothing about it. Can someone enlighten us?

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p43425 VIP
 ElixerUmeed:
does anybody know about a drama called " A gangster like me got a boyfriend " ?

I've not heard of it so far. There are so many reel-format BLs now that it's hard to keep track. Reviews on this one are mixed, but I think I might give it a shot and decide for myself. Thanks for the tip.

The title reminds me of  "Dominant Yakuza and Wimpy Corporate Slave", a Japanese reel-format BL from a few months ago which was quite good, despite the choppiness and lack of development inherent to reels.

 dora:
based on your recommendation, i believe, i have started About Youth. I am halfway through. It is lovely.

I'm so glad you're enjoying it. The situation with Ye Guang's parents gets a bit tense and emotional, but I think you'll be fine with it: it's fundamentally a feel-good story of young first love. The ending is really sweet! And gosh, Qi Zhang's mother ("Mama Xu") has got to be one of the best BL moms ever, so she more than makes up for Ye Guang's parents.

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iota
 seen at 143 pm one day 3:
I hope your cat is okay now. ;_;

she's doing great, thank you :) it was just her getting spayed but she refused to wear any kind of cone so i had to be with her all the time. gave us plenty of time to watch dramas together tho lol

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 iota:

she's doing great, thank you :) it was just her getting spayed but she refused to wear any kind of cone so i had to be with her all the time. gave us plenty of time to watch dramas together tho lol

Glad she's doing fine now! Cones can be annoying and confusing, I bet.

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dora

I watched the first episode of Eye Contact. It looks like your typical campus romance drama, but I’m ok with that. The characters are interesting so far and New Chunnawan is especially pretty, although his character is not likeable yet. There is also a GL side couple which makes me happy.

I do find it annoying when characters who are supposed to speak English really well sound horrible at it. I  can believe a lot of improbable and ridiculous things in dramas but that ruins my suspension of disbelief, at least for awhile. So if that bugs you too, be warned.

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 dora:
i know several people in this group adore Until We Meet Again but it was just too sad for me. The double suicide flashbacks almost every episode were too much. I may be extra sensitive because I have mental health issues and also know people who have died by suicide. But still I can usually handle suicide as part of a storyline anyway. For some reason UWMA just hit me too hard. Maybe because it’s moving.

I do love UWMA a lot, but it's definitely one you HAVE to be mentally and emotionally prepared to watch. Never feel bad or feel sorry for not being able to watch one that others love, especially when it has a very heavy underpinning storyline. Each series resonates or doesn't with each of us for different reasons and at different times in our lives and for reasons like you mentioned.

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RXinw

The Bangkok Boy - episodes 2 - 3

I really enjoyed these two episodes. I did not really enjoy the first episode because it laid the ground work for the plot in such a way that it felt like the reading of an introductory paragraph to me. However these two episodes really held my attention and I like the plot. There is so much that can happen here and I look forward to seeing it all unravel because the plot without the BL aspect is already captivating enough, so I know with the BL romance thrown in it will be an awesome watch.

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