_The terrible and incompetent cast of first season_ ahahah you have my admiration for telling exactly what you…
I am thick-skinned and I know when I am right, so I don't fear the fans' biased inputs, I just ignore them LOL
I read a lot of your comments on BL shows and most of the time I agree with you too. I remember we had a conversation about the first season of 2 Moons and we both complained about how dumb-looking were Wayo and Phana while showing surprise or "amazement"... so it's natural for us to agree with each other again today *-*
One of my wishes in granted. The terrible and incompetent cast of the first season is gone ... Thanks God! Yet I will miss Kim Varodom Khemmonta (Ming) and Copter Panuwat Kerdthongtavee (Kit) from the first season, they were my favorite actors and characters, they were the only reason I watched the damn thing till the end.
I choose not to watch this season until it's completed, I will watch it in one sitting and spare myself the impatience, the wait and the probable disappointment. Hopefully it will be a better show, I watched the trailer and it was promising !!!
You know what people! Because of him I missed all the fun in Boundary Crossing because he was reminding me way too much of Lee Ji Hoon in The Legendary Lackey... ... but he is cuter lol
I start to understand what's the problem with this series. I think that, for the first time, I will leave a detailed review once it's over, because this show is too good to be ignored. Hopefully our reviews will help the crew make even better series in the future...
I watched the first season just for the sake of Ming and Kit (actors and characters) but now that they are no longer the same actors, I won't watch anymore. For the other actors, good riddance, the old cast was awful and the script terrible. This is just my opinion but if they have kept the characters of Ming and Kit, and made a spin-off with their relationship I would have watched it dutifully. But now ... I am no longer interested in this show!
Still that bothersome feeling after the 14th episode and the worst is that I don't know what's bothering me. Six episodes left now to find it out, hopefully.
What I noticed in episodes 13 and 14: * The episode 13 is unbalanced in my opinion. I find the flashbacks' time proportionally inadequate in comparison with the length of the episode. If it were cut in half and the other half is narrated by the older character it would have given a sense of development to the show. I felt that the episode kept the story stagnating after the episode 12... * Zuo Hong Ye and Guo Dao Yi's relationship is awesome, I wish it were a separate, detailed drama or novel to enjoy! (It would be a good BL plot as well, with two gangsters, two backgrounds, two worlds colliding...) * Jack and Li An don't have enough screen time together as main characters (in comparison with the side characters Hong Ye and Dao Yi). * Tang Yi, or rather Chris Wu, is one of the most photogenic Taiwanese men I have ever seen in a TV show, he has a presence that makes me hold my breath when he appears on the screen. He's perfect for that role.
Well, that's everything for this week. I hope things will unfold in the remaining episodes and that I'd get to find where my unease comes from.
I watched the series again (After having read the novel) and I hate it even more than before now that I saw the gap between the novel and the series. The mess can't be justified. Law restrictions can't justify the awful results.
I don't think your issue is with the actors, it's with the writing. I cannot imagine Andy pulling off a character…
These are just assumptions. For having been a screenwriter for years, I continue to assist to castings and I know how actors are picked. I can very well tell you that a talented actor can play any role but some actors just have the vibes for some roles more than others... as some actors, although talented and renowned, can't play some roles. Not anyone can play a villain for example and it has nothing to do with the script or the talent of the actor, it's a matter of vibes, of aesthetics... this is why some actors are chosen although they aren't good enough at acting, when one gives the right vibes, the movie crew hesitates very little... you may not understand but a screenwriter or a movie director would understand. When you see the right actor for a role, you just know it.. you get the feeling at first sight.. the acting comes second and rare are the actors that are irreplaceable enough to make a screenwriter rewrite a main character. This said, I'll go back to my writing.
I watched the 11 episodes in one go and I don't know what to think of this series yet. Something is definitely bothering me but I won't say what until I watch the last episode. Meanwhile, I'd just say that - it's personal - I'd have preferred to see Chris Wu and Andy Bian play the main couple. The first is for sure the perfect gangster and the latter is, for me, a better cop... he gives cop vibes that I am maybe the only one to catch lol
There's www.gcinee.com as well, but I don't know if this series precisely is available there. I watched the first episode on Youtube before dropping it lol
Contrary to Together With Me's sequel that disappointed me to no end, I like this short series. It's true that it isn't properly a sequel but I like the fact that it kept the logic of LS and LBC, the storyline and the development fit with the universes of the "prequels". My only regret is that it's done with Love By Chance's cast. LBC is a recent series, I would have preferred an "older" one ... like for example Make It Right, the series' universe is similar to Lovesick's and it would have been nice to see how the actors became. I have no comment to make about Phun and Noh, they are still perfect... as if five years haven't passed on their chemistry. Too bad they didn't have much screen time together :(
I've just rewatched both season 1 and 2 again, and my feelings are still the same. Funny, touching, intriguing ... really this show deserves a bigger exposure than the one it had. I don't understand how some "creepy" series become popular whereas some others are underrated. I know that the script is somewhat "peculiar", and it stood out more in this second season, but you ought to keep in mind that it's written like a diary. It's not conventional and that's what I liked the most about it. Funny LGBT+ shows to watch are super rare which makes Diary of Tootsies truly precious. Rewatch value: 10/10.
No, the problem of this movie is not the budget. The problems of this movie were in the poor acting and the, as much poor, screenwriting. You can't do miracles with a trite script. I watched very low budget movies and they were very good because the storylines were strong and the acting more convincing. Just to give a Thai example of a low budget movie that was good, I'd mention "Right By Me". I think its budget was lesser than Tom Gay's, yet the show was much better. So, no people. The problem was in the writing not in the funding.
I read a lot of your comments on BL shows and most of the time I agree with you too. I remember we had a conversation about the first season of 2 Moons and we both complained about how dumb-looking were Wayo and Phana while showing surprise or "amazement"... so it's natural for us to agree with each other again today *-*
I choose not to watch this season until it's completed, I will watch it in one sitting and spare myself the impatience, the wait and the probable disappointment. Hopefully it will be a better show, I watched the trailer and it was promising !!!
... but he is cuter lol
What I noticed in episodes 13 and 14:
* The episode 13 is unbalanced in my opinion. I find the flashbacks' time proportionally inadequate in comparison with the length of the episode. If it were cut in half and the other half is narrated by the older character it would have given a sense of development to the show. I felt that the episode kept the story stagnating after the episode 12...
* Zuo Hong Ye and Guo Dao Yi's relationship is awesome, I wish it were a separate, detailed drama or novel to enjoy! (It would be a good BL plot as well, with two gangsters, two backgrounds, two worlds colliding...)
* Jack and Li An don't have enough screen time together as main characters (in comparison with the side characters Hong Ye and Dao Yi).
* Tang Yi, or rather Chris Wu, is one of the most photogenic Taiwanese men I have ever seen in a TV show, he has a presence that makes me hold my breath when he appears on the screen. He's perfect for that role.
Well, that's everything for this week. I hope things will unfold in the remaining episodes and that I'd get to find where my unease comes from.
My only regret is that it's done with Love By Chance's cast. LBC is a recent series, I would have preferred an "older" one ... like for example Make It Right, the series' universe is similar to Lovesick's and it would have been nice to see how the actors became.
I have no comment to make about Phun and Noh, they are still perfect... as if five years haven't passed on their chemistry. Too bad they didn't have much screen time together :(
Funny LGBT+ shows to watch are super rare which makes Diary of Tootsies truly precious.
Rewatch value: 10/10.