How do I enjoy series and movies? I watch it without any expectations. For expectations ruin the "magic" of the show when what will happen won't align to what you expect. The only expectations I have for this, the cast will definitely deliver, even the newcomer Patrick.
This is the perfect series for Phuwin to shine. Ever since I've watched him in "My Tee"/"Cause You're My Boy", I could see his potential. There a number of scenes there where I know he improvised certain actions. And I was surprised when he guest in Dark Blue Kiss, his acting there is waaaaaay more natural.
Now about this sequel. 1.) How they will "make" Pang. I mean, in the previous season, the school administration thinks his memory is "wiped", clearly, he shouldn't mingle with the other "gifteds". Does one of the other "gifteds" develop his/her ability to make Pang "invisible" or low key, let say, Ohm. And that brings me to the next item: 2.) Do the gifted students developed/enhanced their respective gifts? Well, they should. After all is that what the "The Gifted" program is all about? Additionally, how can Pang develop his gift if he is not part of the program? Or Pang will "influence" Teacher Pom to join the class? 3.) Based on the trailer, Pang is the on the PA system that "awakens" the new gifted students. Clearly suggestive that Wave have something to do with it. 4.) Will Punn's "demon" be helpful in any way this time around? Or will Ohm's gift cast it la-la land?
Season 1 for me was Sing's breakout moment. I mean, he shines like a diamond! I mean, he's cute when playing a goofy character. But boy! He can deliver as well in a serious one, especially his episode in season 1. After watching "Angel Beside Me", I never thought that I would miss Jane's queen bee persona. Pffft! Chimon and Nanon will surely deliver evidently in the recent Blacklist series. And for my other bias, Fiat. I really want airtime for him. It's like after his episode in season 1, you rarely sees him, especially towards the end of the first season. For Puimek, the latest I saw her is in "A Gift to the People You Hate", I must admit, her character there was outshined by Aye (Prang in the series). And if my memory serves me right, she was the obedient daughter which is a complete contrast to her role as Mon. And yet, her performance in AGTTPYH can be easily forgotten. I guess it is the material that was given to her. For the 3 new gifted students. I've said my piece for Phuwin, I will go next for Prim. Her acting in Blacklist is inconsistent for me. I can't fault her, after all, her character is a support role. But I can't wait to be blown away by her this time around as she takes a main role. For Patrick, errrr, this will be his debut. So I'm so interested what he can bring to the table. So to speak.
AND NO TO A BL ANGLE! This series did well without that and ranked as the best Thai drama/series even few weeks back was taken over by 2gether but after the 13th episode, 2gether's ranking slides drastically. BL and science fiction doesn't mix well. And I'm hoping that they use little computer generated images and rely heavily in taking shots from certain angles to create illusions or do it through editing as what they did in season 1.
Thank you for sharing your points. With what you've shared, I believe that the GMMTV BL shows offer are limited…
GMM Grammy, parent company of GMMTV and Nadao Bangkok, is the largest entertainment company in Thailand. To a degree, they have a social responsibility that can affect the mind-set of many Thais. So suffice to say that GMMTV is not yet ready to challenge the social norm.
Unlike the smaller ones like TV Thunder and Studio Wabi Sabi have a small pool of talents, thus lesser influence so they are more in the position to be progressive and liberal in what they show.
You can connect it with culture or tradition that Thai people aren't fond of Public Display of Affection.
"Kissing on the lips with your Thai girlfriend or boyfriend in public may be romantic for Westerners but it is certainly a taboo in Thailand. Holding hands can be acceptable but other unrestrained gestures of intimacy displayed in public are frowned on by many Thais."
"DO NOT * It is not polite to express your private affection by hugging and kissing your partener in public places. Holding hands is OK for foreigners, but rarely seen at locals."
What viewers missed out is only to a few who bother to look it up... Touching one's head in Thailand. In Thailand, the head is considered to be the most sacred part of the body. And how many times Wat touched Tine's head? That action should speaks volume already.
GMMTV is not about to deviate to its country's social norms, traditions, culture. And if you have watched plenty of GMTTV's BL produced series, this is not the very first time they hold back on PDA's.
I can still remember when "Cause You're My Boy" aired and when Tee and Mork kissed and was captured by a CCTV, it became a big thing in their school. So I went out of my way to find the reason why. Alas! PDA's greatly frown upon by Thai.
And how many scenes in GMMTV produced BL series where you can watch when a guy is about to kiss another guy, the guy being kissed often "stopping" the kisser and saying "somebody might see us" eventhough there not a single soul is on sight. Social norms.
BUT, could the scene be turned into a hug? After what Wat told, and Tine agreed, so the public knows their status already, a simple hug would have a great deal of affection and wouldn't be interpreted as a friendly gesture. Even putting one's arm over to another's shoulder will be interpreted differently. =========================== Win is a better actor than Bright. I would like to believe that.
After watching Bright's guest appearance in "My Ambulance", well let's just say his acting, it is very bland. Now in 2gether. Why it seems his acting is no different? Consider the reason why he is acting to be distant, reserved and needs to put a put up a poker face? The reason was established. And can you recall how happy and energetic he is when he found the "one" and going crazy talking to Man and Boss? His character should be calculating every move he does, after all, he lost him once and he does not have any plans to lose him again.
Going to Win. Tine's character best suit him as he was able to deliver the dumb, confused, jolly, sad and crying down to the T. I could say that the material that was given to him was able to showcase his acting skill. But for Bright, it kinda limit his. =========================== Going back to expectations vs Reality.
Don't expect what you've read in the novel would actually be adapted accurately. There are just a lot of limitations. Like a novel can tell what a person is thinking, how can you show that on something you are watching? Only by a voice-over or a narrator. That alone can strip what a novel can offer because when you read, you have a certain construct in your mind how the pacing, the voice would sounds like. So you will have a certain expectation by then. And when you watch the adaptation, if that scene does not comes close to your expectation, you tend to be disappointed.
That is why I NEVER read novels. It is just one or the other and not both. =========================== Honestly, this is a bad start for GMMTV's BL drama. As compared to last year, from He's Coming to Me, which i believe is the most underrate series last year, Theory of Love and Dark Blue Kiss all ended in a high note.
And with GMMTV's track record, they are not fond of doing sequels for BL series, except for SOTUS. I do not consider Dark Blue Kiss a sequel of Kiss Me Again or Kiss the series as DBK if purely BL and the two aren't. Senior Secret Llove : Puppy Honey as non-BL, the primary story focuses on the hetero couple because without the hetero couple, there is no Off-Gun interaction. So I am not expecting a sequel for this, HOWEVER, I would like a spin-off for either Man-Type or Mil-Phukong, like what will happen with Love By Chance 2. =========================== I can rant more or even praise, but that would be useless as this series is done and over with. That goes as well with "The Shipper", the series that will replace 2G in the timeslot. Unlike "A Tale of Thousands Stars" that will still start filming.
And GMMTV will continue to produce and air both BL and non-BL series, regardless the reception of the viewers. I think GMMTV will hear the sentiments of Thai as it is their primary viewers, the inter fans are just a bonus. Inter fans do not have a direct access to the products they show in their series. So if I am part of GMMTV, I will give more weight on the locals feedback than those of the inter fans. They manage for years now and this is the first time where I watched a YouTube episode with Eng sub right away, except for the first 3 episodes.
"The Shipper" will be a litmus paper for GMMTV. If they are going to repeat what they did to 2gether as when it premiers, the Eng Sub is already available so more inter fans can watch the legit videos. If they will, then, they are now considering what the inter fans can contribute to the company's bottom line. Products in their series for the local audience, monetized YouTube channel for inter fans... Win-win. And MAYBE, they will start to listen to inter fans.
Update from Wayufilm Production FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Wayufilm/posts/3343040662373307 : "Final Draft "my bromance brother 2 the series" It took 1 years to rewrite and improve continuously. Until it's complete, now I will gradually send it to the actor's hand."
And Lazy Subber's: https://www.facebook.com/LazySubber/posts/1108823816151735 " "It's confirmed by Fluke Natouch's manager that MY BROMANCE 2 THE SERIES will be on air at the end of this year. . Fluke also has another upcoming series in the beginning of next year but they're not allowed to reveal his partner yet. . THIS IS A SERIES, THE STORY PICKS UP AFTER THE MOVIE (My Bromance 2014). It has nothing to do with the series version (Cooper x Guide). . . Summary from Line TV (I don't know if they'll make changes, this is long time ago): >>>>Five years have passed since Golf, the best brother, passed away. Bank has never forgotten his love and sacrifice. On the day of his graduation from a university in Chiangmai, Bank found out that Golf is still alive. The two brothers will meet again with many unanswered questions after five years, at a time where society has changed.
Their new and old friends are ready to help them grow their love tree again."
Hoping though that the pandemic won't hamper the production.
Yes, this mini-series is supported by a retail store in Thailand, however, they never hard-sell their product. Instead, they are smart to incorporate their "ingredients", yes pun intended, in the show. And both characters and their respective actors are growing on me.
Just finished watching this. And love it. Can anyone recommend any thai series similar like this? Mystery or thriller…
"The Stranded" ... If you haven't watched it yet. And it is also in Netflix. And it has a hint of supernatural.
Another is "The Gifted", high school setting. And hoping that the second season will be aired this year, "The Gifted: Graduation". You can find it in YouTube.
You better start looking for HIStory... HIStory (the first one) has 3 stories with 4 short episodes. HIStory 2 has 2, with 8 episodes and around 20 mins each episode. HIStory 3 has 20 episodes and around 20 minutes as well.
Episode 7 is where Win's acting skill shines the brightest, so far. His acting even owned Bright's on several scenes. But make no mistake, Bright is able to deliver as well. And don't forget Green too!
The CTRL-S reference!And I hope I am not the only one who shouted in part 4!My take on Episode 7:
Now the couples are set and the conflict as well, will there be enough episodes left for the couples to evolved properly and give enough airtime? I doubt it and that could ruin the series.
Frank and Drake was able to redeem their character Mork and Tee respectively in their Episode of Our Skyy, I was hoping that they further showcase what they have in this series, but so far, I am left asking for more. But as early as now, it will hard to incorporate their relationship as they need to explore and showcase Man and Type too. Just 6 episodes to go, can they pull it off?
I understand why Sarawat seems to be manipulative. But is he? First, he is shy. The "shy-iest" among the 3, Man and Boss. Man told Tine that before he met and agreed to be his fake boyfriend, he do not see Sarawat smile. But he is now. That shows how precious Tine is for Sarawat and will do everything and anything to keep him.
Sarawat regretted that he never got the chance to ask or know Tine's name a year before. So when he got the chance to know and be with him, he didn't hesitate.
Did Sarawat take advantage of Tine? From my perspective, he haven't, aside from the 2 kisses so far, he never took advantage of Tine sexually. He likes Tine from the start! Yes, but what he said to Tine in Part 4? "It's not like I kept it a secret just to play with your feeling... Because I really wanted to hit on you."
The problem is, Tine is too full of himself, that even before Sarawat kisses him for the second time, he thinks that he is still superior and had the upper hand with the "fake relationship" but all the while, Sarawat was being true to himself and to Tine. It was Tine so dumb not to see and realize it.
Now the cards are laid down on the table, the ball is in Tine's hand, the next move is for Tine to take.
This is the perfect series for Phuwin to shine. Ever since I've watched him in "My Tee"/"Cause You're My Boy", I could see his potential. There a number of scenes there where I know he improvised certain actions. And I was surprised when he guest in Dark Blue Kiss, his acting there is waaaaaay more natural.
Now about this sequel.
1.) How they will "make" Pang. I mean, in the previous season, the school administration thinks his memory is "wiped", clearly, he shouldn't mingle with the other "gifteds". Does one of the other "gifteds" develop his/her ability to make Pang "invisible" or low key, let say, Ohm. And that brings me to the next item:
2.) Do the gifted students developed/enhanced their respective gifts? Well, they should. After all is that what the "The Gifted" program is all about? Additionally, how can Pang develop his gift if he is not part of the program? Or Pang will "influence" Teacher Pom to join the class?
3.) Based on the trailer, Pang is the on the PA system that "awakens" the new gifted students. Clearly suggestive that Wave have something to do with it.
4.) Will Punn's "demon" be helpful in any way this time around? Or will Ohm's gift cast it la-la land?
Season 1 for me was Sing's breakout moment. I mean, he shines like a diamond! I mean, he's cute when playing a goofy character. But boy! He can deliver as well in a serious one, especially his episode in season 1.
After watching "Angel Beside Me", I never thought that I would miss Jane's queen bee persona.
Pffft! Chimon and Nanon will surely deliver evidently in the recent Blacklist series.
And for my other bias, Fiat. I really want airtime for him. It's like after his episode in season 1, you rarely sees him, especially towards the end of the first season.
For Puimek, the latest I saw her is in "A Gift to the People You Hate", I must admit, her character there was outshined by Aye (Prang in the series). And if my memory serves me right, she was the obedient daughter which is a complete contrast to her role as Mon. And yet, her performance in AGTTPYH can be easily forgotten. I guess it is the material that was given to her.
For the 3 new gifted students. I've said my piece for Phuwin, I will go next for Prim. Her acting in Blacklist is inconsistent for me. I can't fault her, after all, her character is a support role. But I can't wait to be blown away by her this time around as she takes a main role.
For Patrick, errrr, this will be his debut. So I'm so interested what he can bring to the table. So to speak.
AND NO TO A BL ANGLE!
This series did well without that and ranked as the best Thai drama/series even few weeks back was taken over by 2gether but after the 13th episode, 2gether's ranking slides drastically. BL and science fiction doesn't mix well. And I'm hoping that they use little computer generated images and rely heavily in taking shots from certain angles to create illusions or do it through editing as what they did in season 1.
Unlike the smaller ones like TV Thunder and Studio Wabi Sabi have a small pool of talents, thus lesser influence so they are more in the position to be progressive and liberal in what they show.
https://www.facebook.com/chaaiteerapat/photos/a.265236840327849/1378801368971385
Yes, that high five is cringe-worthy, but why?
You can connect it with culture or tradition that Thai people aren't fond of Public Display of Affection.
"Kissing on the lips with your Thai girlfriend or boyfriend in public may be romantic for Westerners but it is certainly a taboo in Thailand. Holding hands can be acceptable but other unrestrained gestures of intimacy displayed in public are frowned on by many Thais."
http://www.thailawforum.com/blog/public-display-of-affection-in-thai-culture , blog date: JANUARY 8, 2014
For more "official" website:
"DO NOT
* It is not polite to express your private affection by hugging and kissing your partener in public places. Holding hands is OK for foreigners, but rarely seen at locals."
https://www.thailanda.travel/presentations/category-general/dos-and-donts-in-thailand/
What viewers missed out is only to a few who bother to look it up... Touching one's head in Thailand. In Thailand, the head is considered to be the most sacred part of the body. And how many times Wat touched Tine's head? That action should speaks volume already.
GMMTV is not about to deviate to its country's social norms, traditions, culture. And if you have watched plenty of GMTTV's BL produced series, this is not the very first time they hold back on PDA's.
I can still remember when "Cause You're My Boy" aired and when Tee and Mork kissed and was captured by a CCTV, it became a big thing in their school. So I went out of my way to find the reason why. Alas! PDA's greatly frown upon by Thai.
And how many scenes in GMMTV produced BL series where you can watch when a guy is about to kiss another guy, the guy being kissed often "stopping" the kisser and saying "somebody might see us" eventhough there not a single soul is on sight. Social norms.
BUT, could the scene be turned into a hug? After what Wat told, and Tine agreed, so the public knows their status already, a simple hug would have a great deal of affection and wouldn't be interpreted as a friendly gesture. Even putting one's arm over to another's shoulder will be interpreted differently.
===========================
Win is a better actor than Bright. I would like to believe that.
After watching Bright's guest appearance in "My Ambulance", well let's just say his acting, it is very bland. Now in 2gether. Why it seems his acting is no different? Consider the reason why he is acting to be distant, reserved and needs to put a put up a poker face? The reason was established. And can you recall how happy and energetic he is when he found the "one" and going crazy talking to Man and Boss? His character should be calculating every move he does, after all, he lost him once and he does not have any plans to lose him again.
Going to Win. Tine's character best suit him as he was able to deliver the dumb, confused, jolly, sad and crying down to the T. I could say that the material that was given to him was able to showcase his acting skill. But for Bright, it kinda limit his.
===========================
Going back to expectations vs Reality.
Don't expect what you've read in the novel would actually be adapted accurately. There are just a lot of limitations. Like a novel can tell what a person is thinking, how can you show that on something you are watching? Only by a voice-over or a narrator. That alone can strip what a novel can offer because when you read, you have a certain construct in your mind how the pacing, the voice would sounds like. So you will have a certain expectation by then. And when you watch the adaptation, if that scene does not comes close to your expectation, you tend to be disappointed.
That is why I NEVER read novels. It is just one or the other and not both.
===========================
Honestly, this is a bad start for GMMTV's BL drama. As compared to last year, from He's Coming to Me, which i believe is the most underrate series last year, Theory of Love and Dark Blue Kiss all ended in a high note.
And with GMMTV's track record, they are not fond of doing sequels for BL series, except for SOTUS. I do not consider Dark Blue Kiss a sequel of Kiss Me Again or Kiss the series as DBK if purely BL and the two aren't. Senior Secret Llove : Puppy Honey as non-BL, the primary story focuses on the hetero couple because without the hetero couple, there is no Off-Gun interaction. So I am not expecting a sequel for this, HOWEVER, I would like a spin-off for either Man-Type or Mil-Phukong, like what will happen with Love By Chance 2.
===========================
I can rant more or even praise, but that would be useless as this series is done and over with. That goes as well with "The Shipper", the series that will replace 2G in the timeslot. Unlike "A Tale of Thousands Stars" that will still start filming.
And GMMTV will continue to produce and air both BL and non-BL series, regardless the reception of the viewers. I think GMMTV will hear the sentiments of Thai as it is their primary viewers, the inter fans are just a bonus. Inter fans do not have a direct access to the products they show in their series. So if I am part of GMMTV, I will give more weight on the locals feedback than those of the inter fans. They manage for years now and this is the first time where I watched a YouTube episode with Eng sub right away, except for the first 3 episodes.
"The Shipper" will be a litmus paper for GMMTV. If they are going to repeat what they did to 2gether as when it premiers, the Eng Sub is already available so more inter fans can watch the legit videos. If they will, then, they are now considering what the inter fans can contribute to the company's bottom line. Products in their series for the local audience, monetized YouTube channel for inter fans... Win-win. And MAYBE, they will start to listen to inter fans.
"Final Draft "my bromance brother 2 the series"
It took 1 years to rewrite and improve continuously.
Until it's complete, now I will gradually send it to the actor's hand."
And Lazy Subber's:
https://www.facebook.com/LazySubber/posts/1108823816151735 "
"It's confirmed by Fluke Natouch's manager that MY BROMANCE 2 THE SERIES will be on air at the end of this year.
.
Fluke also has another upcoming series in the beginning of next year but they're not allowed to reveal his partner yet.
.
THIS IS A SERIES, THE STORY PICKS UP AFTER THE MOVIE (My Bromance 2014). It has nothing to do with the series version (Cooper x Guide).
.
.
Summary from Line TV (I don't know if they'll make changes, this is long time ago): >>>>Five years have passed since Golf, the best brother, passed away. Bank has never forgotten his love and sacrifice. On the day of his graduation from a university in Chiangmai, Bank found out that Golf is still alive. The two brothers will meet again with many unanswered questions after five years, at a time where society has changed.
Their new and old friends are ready to help them grow their love tree again."
Hoping though that the pandemic won't hamper the production.
It already has english sub in less than a day!
Now, everything makes sense... From the start to the recent episode... What wasn't shown previously....
Did someone count how many times did Sarawat touches Tine's head?
This scene in Ep 10:
https://content.screencast.com/users/Raynemaker/folders/Jing/media/b4760891-be67-49e8-b5c6-0e261ff1de92/2020-04-27_2142.png
Relate it to the scene in Ep 4:
https://content.screencast.com/users/Raynemaker/folders/Jing/media/101b1f7c-4ffa-4479-9cdf-3c1f4eb9b4d4/2020-04-27_2143.png
A cunning Sarawat. Deliberate in exposing Sarawat Expo!
Another is "The Gifted", high school setting. And hoping that the second season will be aired this year, "The Gifted: Graduation". You can find it in YouTube.
They definitely up not just a notch... but couple of notches!
And looks like Marwin is slowly having resemblance with Fluke Teerapat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xk4jialMxc
Frank and Drake was able to redeem their character Mork and Tee respectively in their Episode of Our Skyy, I was hoping that they further showcase what they have in this series, but so far, I am left asking for more. But as early as now, it will hard to incorporate their relationship as they need to explore and showcase Man and Type too. Just 6 episodes to go, can they pull it off?
I understand why Sarawat seems to be manipulative. But is he? First, he is shy. The "shy-iest" among the 3, Man and Boss. Man told Tine that before he met and agreed to be his fake boyfriend, he do not see Sarawat smile. But he is now. That shows how precious Tine is for Sarawat and will do everything and anything to keep him.
Sarawat regretted that he never got the chance to ask or know Tine's name a year before. So when he got the chance to know and be with him, he didn't hesitate.
Did Sarawat take advantage of Tine? From my perspective, he haven't, aside from the 2 kisses so far, he never took advantage of Tine sexually. He likes Tine from the start! Yes, but what he said to Tine in Part 4? "It's not like I kept it a secret just to play with your feeling... Because I really wanted to hit on you."
The problem is, Tine is too full of himself, that even before Sarawat kisses him for the second time, he thinks that he is still superior and had the upper hand with the "fake relationship" but all the while, Sarawat was being true to himself and to Tine. It was Tine so dumb not to see and realize it.
Now the cards are laid down on the table, the ball is in Tine's hand, the next move is for Tine to take.
And I hope I am not the only one who shouted in part 4!
My take on Episode 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbP8_9iNwdA