Sapphicace

I feel bad too sometimes for disliking this cultural trait but it is one of the main reasons I have trouble enjoying Thai BLs (alongside the rigid actor ship system)😔

Okay maybe I’ll skip then XD

Is it very wattpad?I’m not sure whether to give it a try or not.

I wonder how the pitch for this got approved because this seems like a hard sell to viewers: too comedic and tropey for those who want to watch serious genre heavy BL while for those who love campy romcom BL this is not exactly the ideal concept or setting.

I’ve noticed small studios sometimes start behaving kind of weird and say contradictory things when their project is not going well behind the scenes. Hanyang studio back when Wuju Bakery first started stalling said they need more time because they will extend episode length to 50 min (would not have been possible without filming new footage). Last year right before Mike went silent about Vamp he suddenly claimed it was a BL and said filming would start in January😅That was the last we ever heard of that project. So maybe the Q2 is Jeff version of this.

Khemjira was pretty big last year too but still nothing compared to Kinnporsche. I remember even on tumblr if you went to the BL tag it was nothing but KP no matter how far you scrolled😂 In the future even if the actors act in exspensive netflix productions they will never experience this kind of cultural moment again haha Tbh to this day it kind of baffles me that something like this could be made. I know Mile invested some of his own money but even so it is still crazy how they got this funded. I want more blockbuster BL series but am starting to think this was a once-in-a-lifetime series😅

I don’t think so? It’s hard to say about the future direction of this company, but if they make adapting famous IP into their specialty they cannot use the same pair many times.

Right? People have too much blind trust in Jeff imo. He is just a human being like anyone else, not some supernatural being who can make anything happen. Having passion and ideas are admirable, but they can only take you so far—you have to be able to execute them. Investors especially care very little about passion and are more concerned with commercial viability. The leap from making songs and MVs to long-form series storytelling is massive. I can’t help but feel like Jeff (and Mike) learned that the hard way😅

I have to say though, this is kind of a hard project to sweep under the rug after all that visibility. Fans will keep asking about it for sure….If Jeff does not give clarity this risks becoming baggage for him, his studio and indirectly also Bc.

Another thing that I feel is very limiting in many BL (not all)is that they assume prior attachment to the actor ship. As a result a lot of series do not develop the romance between the characters properly. But viewers like me who don’t watch this reality show stuff or follow
off-screen interactions are often left feeling cold with the
romance. We have no prior attachment so you can’t really take shortcuts with us. The romance has to feel earned and not just like something that happens because the actors happen to be locked in a
ship. For example, I feel like you have to be really invested in ZeeNunew in order to like let’s say the Next Prince. The entrance barrier for casual viewers is very high. I guess my point is that BL could gain a much larger audience if they stopped assuming attachment and did the work in writing.

I can’t wait for this because most BLs are made basically for teens and comfort watching. Like dude, people who love genre fiction and are over 25 want gay romance too😅

I kind of hope Mandee learns something from it too because characters in their series played by more feminine presenting actors are often not written that well. For example, Nunew is basically always made to play the same character (although Zee kind of too so maybe it’s more of a problem of trying to sell the actor ship instead of creating compelling characters) Another thing is agency. Many feminine presenting characters in Mandee series are given little agency within the story and they often don’t come across as fully fleshed out individuals. Any character, regardless of how they present themselves, needs strengths and weaknesses, desires,hopes and fears. And I have to say, Namping’s character in Uke showed us 1000% more personality than anything else we have seen from him so far (which makes me conclude it is mostly a writing issue)

I think he was forced to give up on the idea due to practical realities (just like Mike with Vamp) but who knows atp

Please don’t take this the wrong way but the things you just said are actually very compelling arguments against the series happening. As for the rest of the year, both Jeff and Barcode are pretty much booked (Barcode will start shooting Kiss me remember soonish and Jeff wants to do a world tour later
in the year)

I know many people were/are looking forward to this series, but it is best to lower expectations

It’s made by Rise up Production. As far as I know it’s their first work.

Prosecutor’s proposal will start airing soon. Looks like might be to your taste.

Why must everything be made into a fluffy romcom🤦‍♀️

I don’t think it is that odd considering how sensitive Thailand is to any criticism of the monarchy

One thing I’m a little bit concerned with when it comes to this is the acting. If the acting is not good it will distract from the message and themes. I’m not saying anyone in particular is a bad actor, but this series definetly requires everyone to give their A game. It will probably get a lot of mainstream viewers too due to Karn Sivaroj being the director, so the audience might not be very forgiving if the performances are not up to par.

I hope so. Thanks for sharing!

Looks good. I have to say though, maybe a bit too many BLs set in the entertainment industry these days (not just domundi)