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"appearance fees" sounds like publicity/marketing/fan appearances to promote the film, not the salary they were paid to make the film itself. This MDL writer lo_ve is the worst. Her English is spotty, so most of her articles make no sense.

First you say they haven't been paid for "appearance fees," but later you state that they haven't been paid anything at all. Which is it?

hahaha...people all over the world cheat and even more people love to watch dramas and movies about cheating. "Shameless..." is an easy sign of where you come from on this: sex=shame. Screw that.

Spoken like a true, sex-obsessed Church Lady.

Whatever. It's a stupid show.

First half was intriguing, second half was boring.
The FL, as an actor AND a character is annoying af. I felt absolutely nothing for her. She could have been murdered on screen and I wouldn't care.
Kora Kengo is the best part of this flick but there's not enough of him to save it.

All I really want to know is if the tongue thing is for real in both cases. I don't think CGI was advanced enough 16 years ago for those to be fake. But especially in KK's case, that could never go back to normal and yet it looked 100% real. When he did the cigarette thing early in the flick I was both fascinated and repulsed.

6.5/10

I just read the synopsis of My Stand-In. While normally I can't bear amateur, silly time-travel and, body swapping, and supernatural silliness in BLs, I will give this one a shot on your recommendation. I can always drop it if I find it stupid.

Thanks for the well-written and interesting reply. Most MDLers consider it outrageous to expect them to read anything beyond three sentences.

OK, sometime I will try MoD again. I've become so annoyed with bad Thai BLs that the sound of the Thai language annoys me. :D Also, way too many bitchy, stereotypical, squealing trans women in them. Most of them behave in a manner that is more an exaggerated parody of female behavior, like an American drag queen. And they're usually mean.

Good flick. Not the greatest but good.

8/10

"you have a mental problem" lol And you have an attitude problem. Learn how to write succinctly someday.

:) Agreed.

lol, the only show I liked from your list was ATOTS. And even that was full of amateurish moments when I had to look away from the screen. :) I thought the acting of the shorter co-lead was quite awful at times. I remember a crying scene in which his fake crying was embarrassingly bad. The kind where there is extreme anguish and pain, the face is all scrunched up, and there are no tears.

I agree with you completely about the Little Girls on MDL who will squeal and moan over complete trash because it is "cute" and worst of all, "fluffy." Apparently, they don't notice all the bad acting and pacing, hallmarks of Thai BLs, all to be blamed on the director.

In MoD I felt the subject matter was beyond the ability of the writers, director, and actors. Again, it felt amateurish and a little silly, as though I was watching a college-level thesis piece. I wanted to like it because I like both of the actors from Together With Me, especially the dark-haired one. I think he's actually talented. Instead, I felt I was wasting my time and dropped it after two episodes.

Yes, the abdomen does not fully retract immediately after birth, but it retracts to some extent immediately because the baby is gone. There was no baby, so his bump should have gone down somewhat. Instead, it was still whatever he was wearing to make him look pregnant. I know this. I was present at the birth of all three of my kids. I also know about C-sections. I don't recall any indication that that was going to happen.

Regarding the doctor/supreme court judge, first of all, the way in which it was written and acted made it ham-handed and lame, as I already said. Amateurish.

Finally, why is a Thai movie concerning itself with judicial rulings in the United States? I know people all over the world watch what's happening here all the time, but it makes no sense to address something that has no effect on the Thai audience.

Other than that, I stand by everything I wrote above. This show is terrible..

Pretty good crime flick. Awesome fight scenes with creative filming.

JC Lin is hot.

8/10

what a lame cop out.

What's with the super-short eps? That said, this show is excellent, considering its tiny budget. The acting and production make it feel like a much better-financed show. I am NOT going to pay $6 a month just to see an extra three minutes of footage, even if it is naked banging. I can get that on a porn site free.

What a bunch of prudish Church Ladies you three are. lol Newsflash: cheating happens IRL all the time and is one of the most engaging, exciting dramatic elements a writer can include in their story. This show is excellent for what it is, and part of that is the cheating angle.

Here we go again with the "normalization" thing. Do films/series that feature murder mysteries, kidnappings, theft, destruction of property, blackmail, embezzlement, alcoholism, drug use, etc. "normalize" all those activities?

What would be the downside of "normalizing" same-sex incest? There is no possibility of procreation, and since genetic abnormalities are the go-to objection to incest, that is not a problem. Do you fear there would be a massive explosion of same-sex sibling romance/incest, just because people saw it on screen? Would they go home and fall in love with their brothers?

Finally, the most fascinating aspect of a blood-brother BL would be its forbidden/taboo nature and how the lovers involved dealt with that. Presenting incest in such a scenario of fear and consequences would hardly be "normalizing" it. To the contrary, such a show would make real just how painful such a relationship would be.

It's interesting and a little sad...when I first found BL nearly four years ago, the first dramas I experienced were all Thai. I was thrilled and excited to find this new genre telling tales that touched my own experience and made me feel powerful emotions. Love Sick, Love By Chance, Make It Right, Grey Rainbow, Together With Me, Tharntype, etc. I also watched both Scotus series, but being brand-new to the genre I didn't realize they were crap until later.

The Thai dramas I first found engrossing, funny, and meaningful had what almost all now lack: a great big heart at the center of the storytelling. The last one I enjoyed was Moonlight Chicken. I realized while holding on by my fingernails to get through two episodes of this thing, that the sound of the Thai language has become annoying to me. lol I think because I now associate it with bad productions featuring bad acting and lots of over-the-top, screeching drag queens and trans character stereotypes.

Oh well, I'll keep trying them as they come out. There's sure to be a watchable one again someday.

Truly, I haven't found anything worth watching since Moonlight Chicken.