Pinoy BL Series

I'm dreading that this series will be so predictable like what you predicted. That's why like Rjei27, I would rather that Joey end up with Wil (or Nuan or Kenji) -- please not with Jimmy, it would be so predictable, lol!

I understand that but my comment is not only for non-Filipinos like you but for Filipinos as well. For non-Filipinos, I think pointing this out shows the importance of representing diversity in the Philippines -- not only in terms of gender orientations and sexual preferences but also in terms of ethnicities, religions, classes, etc. It's important for us to be represented in art and the Filipino Visayans have long been underrepresented in Philippine art so I think this is an important gesture on the part of My Day.

To each his own I guess. Although there are tropes I dislike, I generally like Kdramas as well. By the way, I would like to correct myself. I forgot the recent phenomenon that we now have Filipino series that are already finished with its production by the time of its premiere -- these are series found on streaming services like iWant, Cignal, etc. Oh, Mando! might be like that. Thank you as well for these exchanges. It made me rethink what I like and dislike about Filipino, Thai and Korean drama series!

Happy 20th birthday to the one and only Elijah Canlas! :)

I also saw this comment in the Hello Stranger page where I posted a reply. I'll also post my reply here for the commenters in this Gameboys page. Quoting MDL's FAQ: Why do you only have Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Hong Kong/Taiwanese/Thai/Filipino dramas and movies? Please add Vietnamese/etc dramas and movies! I love them!

Despite only having 7 countries, we currently feel that there are still enough actors/movies/dramas missing from our databases, especially from less popular territories like Hong Kong or Thailand. Once we feel like we have a large number of the Dramas/Movies/Actors from these 7 countries and our site is nice enough to progress, we will then consider adding another country. The goal is to have a great and relatively complete database on the countries we have, instead of a lousy and incomplete database for 15+ countries.

Sakristan was shot in Olongapo City with little restrictions. When they were first released, they were not yet finished with all the shootings and post-productions but since they were based in Olongapo City, they were mostly uninterrupted in their work. There are very few Filipino series (teleseryes included) that have finished shooting and post-production before airing their premiere. Frankly, I don't know of any Filipino series like that. Even My Day's post-production for Episode 2 was only finished a couple of days ago. I think production for each Pinoy BL series should be seen contextually. We do it differently with Thailand for example (where I'm based). Here, most Thai series are done shooting months before airing their premiere. There are also disadvantages to that. They are seldom responsive to criticisms because they're already done with all the shootings. In the Philippines, if their episode receives lots of criticism, they can still make adjustments in succeeding episodes.

Please understand that because of the recently declared modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a lot of the Pinoy BL series had to adjust. There are even series that had to be delayed for a month (e.g. Better Days, Boys' Lockdown) because of the MECQ. Safety is always the priority for these series as emphasized in their released statements. I think most fans understand that. As for In Between, they actually provided an explanation in their live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjiyT6INws | So, please have a little patience.

I sure hope so, lol!

I've given up trying to purchase a ticket for the FanCon :( I'm based in Thailand with a TFC account but still I couldn't buy a ticket at KTX.PH! :( It's sad I'd have to wait till August 19 to watch the Finale :(

I also watch Vietnamese BL series! But why aren't Vietnamese series included in MDL? Quoting MDL's FAQ: Why do you only have Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Hong Kong/Taiwanese/Thai/Filipino dramas and movies? Please add Vietnamese/etc dramas and movies! I love them!

Despite only having 7 countries, we currently feel that there are still enough actors/movies/dramas missing from our databases, especially from less popular territories like Hong Kong or Thailand. Once we feel like we have a large number of the Dramas/Movies/Actors from these 7 countries and our site is nice enough to progress, we will then consider adding another country. The goal is to have a great and relatively complete database on the countries we have, instead of a lousy and incomplete database for 15+ countries.

Unfortunately, not all mothers are like Leila (Gameboys) and Sandra (In Between). A lot of them are like My Extraordinary's Monica who most probably loves her son but still can't accept he's gay. I'm actually interested in the mom's character development in the series -- how she'll learn to accept her son for who he is. I expect lots of crying and drama, lol! I like those series that not only make me think but also make me feel something -- I want to laugh, be mad, or cry -- I just want to feel something, lol!

Episode 3: Family Ties was such a good episode -- Hook Up's best so far! Because this episode discussed about family, it was so relatable. Our family ties: we love them but we also hate them at times. They can be demanding like Henry's mother but also supportive like Mark's aunt. One of the best things about this episode was that it was able to provide some character backgrounds for both Henry and Mark. We now know more about Henry and Mark after this episode. Screenplay [with shout outs to the different Filipino (Pinoy) boys' love (BL) series] was golden! There were also a lot of cute and sweet dialogues. The inspiring lines didn't go overboard and avoided being preachy. Sure, JC's acting needs improvement but for a newbie, he was alright. But whatever his shortcomings were, he made up for singing in this episode. He has such a good singing voice! By the way, I took note that Mark played Mobile Legends (ML) with a certain Kevin. Does this mean we'll also get to see Wex in Hook Up? Hook Up was said to be related somewhat somehow to Truly Very Yours where Wex portrayed Kevin. In Truly Very Yours, Marky was also Mark and Dana was also Des. I'd love to see Kevin in Hook Up but I'll probably be torn on who I would like Mark to end up with -- Kevin or Henry? Henry's also an endearing character like Kevin. Time for ML -- ML is life! Till next week, Hook Up!

Happy birthday to the one and only Elijah Canlas! #HappyElijahCanlasDay

Yes, I enjoyed My Day Ep. 2 & Hook Up Ep. 3 :)

My Extraordinary's full trailer was released today. It was really good. I can't wait for August 30!

Chukchuk is the star of this series, lol! All the dogs were super adorable! Chukchuk needs to improve his acting though; there were times when he lost attention while all the drama was happening around him, lol! But jokes aside, I liked Episode 2. There were still problems but there were also noticeable improvements especially in terms of acting and audio. Aki still needs to show range in his acting but his performance in this episode was better than in the pilot episode. He was irritating as Ace. While I don't condone what the restaurant manager and waiter did to his chicken, part of me thought Ace got exactly what he deserved. Audio quality was clearer and more even in this episode. The more I watch My Day, the more I realize it's really soapy (akin to soap operas) which is not bad per se. It just means I need to temper my expectations especially with regards to realism and relatability because it's really like a Filipino drama series (teleserye) (with its rich and poor/middle class characters fall in love with each other trope). But My Day did depart from most Filipino teleseryes in terms of language. Similar to its pilot episode, this episode showcased a Filipino Visayan language which is usually not the case for most Filipino teleseryes which are mostly in Filipino Tagalog (with a mix of English) language. Other Filipino languages deserve to be featured in Filipino (Pinoy) boys' love (BL) series! Kudos to My Day for promoting a Filipino Visayan language! All in all, I enjoyed this episode. Just a final note: why were there lots of chocolate flavored food in Chukchuk's party? Chocolates are bad for dogs, lol!

No In Between Episode 6 tonight. Technical difficulties. They did have a live session where they announced a Season 2 and a possible spin-off.

Yes, I know the production's not that good and the script's cheesy but I really find this series cute and funny. Episode 4 introduced Zirgo. In this episode, we found out that's it's not the female character Zebbie who's the antagonist to the ZigZag relationship but it might actually be the newly introduced character Zirgo. But the most important reveal in this episode was that Zig's actually developing feelings for Zag. The stuffed toy was a nice gesture. Editing still needs improvement (still a lot of dead air and long pauses) but all and all, this was a good episode.

Noting much is known but last July 22, right after the airing of Episode 1, the producers (Firestarters Productions) tweeted that "Announced during the Kapamilya Chat, #KumustaBro will be filming the full narrative series soon!" No information yet when that full narrative series be shown especially given the lockdown in the Philippines :(

Yes!