Wonda447

It's disheartening to see the stark contrast in quality and care between GMMTV's hetero shows and their BL offerings. The hetero series consistently receive the benefit of strong writing, skilled acting, competent directors, generous budgets, and thoughtful cinematography, they are given every resource to succeed. Meanwhile, BL shows are consistently treated as an afterthought, leading to a cycle where the company prioritizes quantity over quality.

My frustration has hit a new peak after watching "Revamp." It is the perfect example of everything wrong with this system: a show with a terrible story and downright mediocre acting, where the production was clearly okay with delivering a subpar product. They gave us a fundamentally broken show and hoped the BounPrem ship alone would make us accept it, relying entirely on their fanbase to consume this rubbish.

This is why I am so tired of fans providing inflated ratings based solely on their favorite ships, rather than a show's actual merit. We must collectively raise our standards. If we don't demand better, we will never get it. To quote Tyra Banks, some of these shows are so bad you "wanna give you a 0 but that's not possible so I give you a 1."

While we have been gifted a few exceptional BLs, they are rare exceptions. Why can't studios take a creative risk on BL narratives? We should be sold a compelling story first and foremost, not just a marketable pairing. I don't care about a ship if the actors cannot deliver a believable performance, that is the simple truth.

All I want is for BL stories to be treated with the same respect and given the same production love as any other genre. I am tired of the constant letdown. Many fans accept mediocrity because BL is still considered a niche market, but being niche is no excuse for inferior quality. This genre and its audience deserve the same level of excellence, and it's time we stopped settling for less.