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I get that you think you're being a wise-ass, but are you not familiar with the functions/responsibilities of administrators and a ten-member approval staff which, you know, APPROVES stuff that is submitted?

So of course, if some approval staff person, who works under an administrator, is stupid enough to give a copy and pasted article you submit under your name the OK to be published on MDL, then yes, its presence and every word in it, becomes the responsibility of MDL.

Whose responsibility would it be? Jesus's?

Hi. No, I haven't heard of that one. I will give it a look. Thank you!

What, the articles? Wrong.
MDL has editors and approval staff. Nothing goes on that front page or anywhere else that isn't given the the OK by MDL. Thus, it is entirely MDL that is responsible for this article.

"lol"

Thanks so much for this thoughtful post. I agree with every word you said. And you write very well.

BTW: "TOOTS," did you get that from...someone I know? :)

I came upon BL Universe just three and a half years ago, and almost all of the first shows I found were Thai. But they were...you know, good.
Love Sick (BL cut)
Together With Me
TharnType
Make It Right
Views of Love: Grey Rainbow
Love By Chance
I Told Sunset About You
I Promised You the Moon

The last two above are #s 1 and 2 on my top 30 BLs list, and all the others are on the list too except LBC. Thing is, they were all made before 2022, maybe even 2021. The only watchable Thai BL since then is Moonlight Chicken. There are a few other early Thai bls that should be on the list above, but I can't think of their titles right now.

I watched SOTUS and SOTUS S early on too, because I kept seeing them on Youtube, but I had no idea what a BL was, and didn't know any better. Now I consider both of those to be well-made but without a heart or soul. And of course, the absurd dead fish/mannequin kisses freaked me out.

Oh god, don't get me going on Bad Buddy. I like the actor Ohm, but he's the only good thing about that horrible show. So, naturally, it has an 8.4 rating on MDL. lol

Wow, since you've not started "Unknown" yet, see if you can wait until it has finished airing so you can binge it at your leisure. I wish they had released it all at once, as some Korean BLs have done. I made the mistake of watching the first episode when it aired because I was desperate for new BL material, and was instantly hooked. The quality of this show, as BLs go, cannot be overstated. So, there is no way I could then hold off for three months to be able to binge it. Thus, I am one of the many BL addicts spending their weekdays longing for Saturday to come. :)

I'm not young, so the shipping and fan service stuff never interested me, except as an interesting and bizarre phenomenon. Thanks for all you wrote above about shipping and fan service. I was aware of both, but you fleshed it out for me a bit. Having left Thai BLs behind for Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese BLs, I've also left those two stupid things behind. I do often give a new Thai BL a first look, but usually drop during the first episode. You can tell pretty quickly what you're about to get, which is another assembly line hack job.

Have you seen the early Chinese (before the gay ban) BL called "Like Love?" I have a feeling you'd like it. It is delightfully quirky and totally unique, as well as funny and touching. It's at #9 on my best BLs list. I boycott Chinese "censored" bromances. They can take their Gay Content Ban and shove it.

Check out my 30 worst BLs list. You might find it entertaining.

The bizarre ratings are largely because 25% of the MDL membership are Puritanical, prudish, PC/SJC American girls with bad taste. Took me quite a while and some research to get that figure.

The better a film/drama is, the lower its rating and vice-versa. The sex-phobics adore "fluff," rainbows, unicorns, and dead-fish kisses. They hate sex. They also hate anything with grit and heart, like this excellent short, #2 on my fave gay short films list. Great stuff like this goes100 feet over their heads.

My second-favorite gay short film after "Going South." Remarkable.

10/10

Perfect. Strongberry strikes again. Bravo!

Great acting from Park Hyun Joon, both off and on the stage. :)

9.5/10

How are the subs? coherent?

Going South is my favorite short film. Definitely worth hunting down, and definitely NOT a sequel to Suddenly Last Summer.

Got to blparadise. co and search for Going South. It's there. As I recall, some subs are missing right at the beginning and maybe once or twice during, but they're mostly there, and I don't remember thinking they were bad.

Oh, I don't know if GS is free to non-subscribers at blparadise, but it's worth the $2 a month to have a membership and that is where I have found LOTS of films I couldn't find elsewhere; also feature films, 18+, and BLs. You could pay the $2 and watch your heart out for a month, then drop the subscription if you like. I've kept it because it's so cheap and again, I frequently find short films especially I've not seen anywhere else.

I am definitely going to give it a go here soon. With all these people singing its praises in comments, I'd be stupid not to, right?

Thanks for the input!

I agree about MBM and this one.

I'm glad you enjoyed my contributions to whatever discussion you read there. I do remember the body-builder thing. As if kiyoi looked anything like a body builder. :D

I admit, I do really sink into the BLs that I find engaging, and they're engaging because they're well-written, acted, and directed, and there's a beating heart at the core of the show. That goes for any film or drama. It won't surprise you to learn that I generally despise "fluffy," juvenile dramas like Bad Buddy or any of the other horrible BLs Thailand is pumping out these days.

Oh well...you do you and I'll do me, OK?

I vaguely remember the abs discussion but I don't know what would be arguable about abs, you know? :) Oh well, I'm usually up for a spirited debate regarding something I find interesting.

"You justifying bullying people to off theirselves is beyond rude."

Ummm...this is the exact opposite of my position on this matter, you dunce. I'll assume that English is your second or third language, or that you have cognitive disabilities, in which case I'll let it slide because you are, whatever the cause, of limited intellectual capacity.

Go write to someone else.

Bravo!!! Korea's celeb suicide cult has learned nothing at all from the dozens of entertainer suicides over the last 25 years. We lost Lee Sun Kyun just three months ago, and regarding Korea's "scandal" industry, it's as though he never existed or died by suicide after being harassed, humiliated, and canceled.

I'm worried for Yoo Ah In, who they've been after for a year now. Next month will be the first anniversary of the suicide of popular K-Pop idol Moonbin at the age of 25. The netizens and psycho fans just go on as if it never happened and start hacking away at their next victim.

Horrifying.

As many MDLers who despise me know, I rarely hesitate to "comment more." :D My Beautiful Man is high-up on my Top 30 Best BLs list. Great show.

It's one of many Thai BLs that feel like Disney TV afternoon specials for kids.

Don't waste your energy on these psycho, Korean celeb/fan suicide cult members.

"Either way, she was a bad person in the past."

That moronic statement is all you need to read to understand that this person is intellectually limited and immature.

Hmmm...thanks for the input. I appreciate it. Perhaps I will give it a shot when I'm desperate for BL and have watched everything else. :) I can't imagine a Thai BL doing justice to a plot like that. Costumes, sets, and period details from a hundred years ago is not easy to pull off.

Thanks again.

I read the synopsis for "I Feel You Linger In the Air" and that was enough for me to take a pass. I'm not big on time travel, supernatural, and other gimmick-based BLs. I'm glad you enjoyed it though.

I'm not saying there are no good Thai BLs. There are lots of them, but they mostly were made more than two years ago. I have eight Thai BLs on my top 30 fave BLs list, but they're all oldies.