Timetravel Broship with a Sham Plot
Eps 7 - 22 What the hell. Such a sham, started ok then the director and script and plot and 10 new characters each episode (ok not that many but close) just made this look dumb. Speed up the dumb bits and it at least looks ok lol.Eps 1 - 6 Here for the comedy and broships. Really enjoying the pace and story. The new sets are very cool. Quishui’s costumes have been intricately made with some expert detailing included.
Some of the underlying stories are interesting so looking forward to seeing how they pan out.
The action sequences are on point.
All the discussion about Cheng Yi’s puffy cheeks are hilarious! Go the puffy cheeks.
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3 hot and funny brothers, what can go wrong!
Not gonna lie, corny delusional funny when it’s done well is really my thing 😂😂😂.Watching Boss act over-the-top in love, which has been done to death in Thai BLs, was I thought going to be a painful and cringeworthy experience but he kind of pulls it off in a really hot and funny way lmao (and no I’m not a hard core fan).
Been a long wait for these 2, nice to see a lighter different chemistry for them.
Production quality is excellent.
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I Came Here For Saint LOL
It’s not gonna win any major drama awards but if you would like an easy watch BL with lots of cute scenes and nothing too deep with a bit of silliness thrown in and love in the countryside, then take your time watching this.I’m not gonna lie there are a few cringe worthy moments but once you get past that it does have a wholesome heartfelt story lol.
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Debut's Plan: NewKids on the Starship
Some great talent, I'm 6 episodes in. I wish them all the very best. A few familiar faces so hopefully they get to debut.The set is amazing, purpose built with lots of great spaces for them.
Judging is a bit of a concern as well as the pressured setup for the talent, that same older style of ‘give them no time’ painful to watch them crash type of viewing. Chuang Asia 2 took that type of made for tv crap out and they aren’t suffering for it.
Show performance is clunky, you get to see their dress rehearsal, given notes and stress them out severely then they are on, not the greatest tv setup hence 8 from me. It would have been lower but the talent make up for the board/producers old style storytelling.
As a foreigner it’s getting harder to understand what’s happening, there are gaps in the subtitles and some quick scene/story edits so we can’t really follow each storyline easily.
OMG the acting was off the hook great! Now that was a stroke of genius, have given an extra star for that, now it’s staring to get good.
Description of this show from a press release:
21 contestants competing for a spot on 'NewKids'.
The show includes five plans, in which the trainees will compete for seven spots in the newly debuting group. What differentiates 'Debut's Plan' from other shows is that the members selected by viewers and the executive board must align. 'Debut's Plan' explained, "If the 7 NewKids that you (viewer) and the board members choose to end up matching completely, the final debut assessment for the 7 NewKids will be their debut stage. If your choice and the board members' choices differ At least 8 to 16 NewKids will be on the final debut assessment stage."
The board members include Starship Entertainment's executive producer, artist team, performance team, visual team, recruit development team, production team, and professionals who will help the trainees grow.
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Some good laughs
Glad to see all the comedy in this one and really great to see the deaf community represemted in a BL! Taiwanese BL heading in the right direction. Some great chemistry between the leads too. An excellent level of production and acting as well. Music also added to the comedy. A fun watch ☺️👍🏾.Was this review helpful to you?
WTF
What happened, there are now many strong, amazing and talented writers, directors and actors in the BL world. Someone responsible needed to step in and right the production. Such a waste of money and talent producing low quality work. All I can offer is that in the future they should get other external professionals in to coach and assist, they must have known something/s weren’t working.Was this review helpful to you?
Enigmatically ABO
Praise this Chinese Production Company for getting this on air!So many missed opportunities before this, but thank the heavens this BL made it.
Eps 1 - 3. Great storytelling and an excellent production value with very strong and specific direction. Looking forward to seeing more of the MLs and how they develop their roles.
Fast paced sci-fi with a strikingly well developed script.
Imagine how The Untamed or Addicted or Word of Honour could have been with this type of treatment!
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Worth A Rewatch When Your Ready
Definitely in my top 10. The acting is so restrained in some scenes. The chemistry in the silence between the leads shows how authentic BL stories can be when acted and directed so superbly. I personally love when BL are filmed in the city and in the country it really shows off rural landscapes and living that we would not necessarily see internationally. Cheers to the director as well and the script writers for a phenomenal series. I hope this one wins lots of awards.Was this review helpful to you?
Stoic Power
I enjoyed this series more than rhe first as I felt this story runs in a more believabke sequence. Acting was really strong throughout I thought.Likes: the soundtrack is hot! Cinematography and colour palette were gorgeous.
Not so much: actually enjoyed most of it but I’m an all action fan tbh.
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Tooth decay by too much sweetness
Sadly this is terrible. It’s more like a never ending badly scripted tvc. Such a shame.The leads are actually really talented but the script, production and direction are very lacking. Why people are giving this 10s across the board is just weird.
Had the potential to be funny and good but soooooooo corny in a very bad way.
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More like a doco than a series…
I give this kudos for showing a slice in time with a BL feel. The doco style Warholesque/Westwood/Banksy feel is refreshing.Some of the acting is very obvious eg over glancing at each other so we know that your glancing at each other, Acting and story is getting better. Supporting actors particularly are strong.
Leon and Pj save this BL for me. Especially Pj, what a slow burning, intense, obvious yet subtle portayal of Baabin, I see great things for him as an actor.
Lacked emotional depth. Excellent production quality.
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Welcome to the Farside of the Moon
Ep 2 - I’m dying from the hair, makeup and fashion alone lol.But seriously, I’m in love with Man Love! My BL heart is all a flutter over Krailert and Naran’s library literary lip liaison.
This has political unrest, classism, sexism, bigotry and econimicism (that ain’t a word 🤣).
Script is scripting for me, ‘I’ll shine your shoes again if I ever get the chance.’ And this is what you call an OST, I still have BL PTSD from The Last Prince OST but this is not an interference or it’s own character, it’s sound design and engineering. Slot Machine, what a vocal in such a different genre for them, I hope ‘Am I in Love’ charts well for them, it’s on fiya.
Ep 1 - The psychedelic opening credits were groovy! Apo (Dr Trin) is lookng like the next James Bond, the cinematography is giving.
Miles (Tanwa) first track in the Moonshine band was sexy. Background music is atmosphericly on point.
As Miles alluded too in interviews this is a Man Love series and a fascinating look back in time at Thailand in the late 60s. I would say it’s had more script rewrites than many other Thai BLs moving this more into T-drama rather than a straight out BL and I’m here for it, the more sophisticated the writing the further this can go worldwide.
WOW is all I can say to Be On Cloud and Pond.
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An Unexpected Emotional Flotilla of a Ride!
Kian is awesome! What a ride and to have Jin on board is super fantastic. From producer Jung Hyo-min who gave us Hyori's Bed and Breakfast, get ready for an unexpected emotional flotilla of a ride!For fans of Kian, there are lots of ‘Kian-esque’ features in the B&B! Jin really is a superstar who gives anything a try and is cutest when he calls out ‘Boss’ all the time.
Such an oddball setup but with all the good feels you could want. It’s a relaxing watch even tho it looks quite stressful lol relaxing because I’m watching from the comfort of my home and laughing at what he, his two fabulous staff members, the part-timer lol and guests have to go through.
The Ha Family story was heartbreakingly inspirational, get ready to grab a tissue.
Fun and moving to the end. I’ll look forward to season 2.
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Such A Same It Had So Much Potential
China censorship sucks badly. No use in sugar coating that fact.The cast to a great job, really interesting story, great production value all let down by stupid censorship.
It definitely deserves a 10 from me because of the fact that it was able to be produced and everyone did a great job in such a restrictive regime.
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Sweet like Silver Chrysanthemum Tea with a touch of Sadness
Some great story telling in this short series. Well worth a binge watch. It’s a low key small budget kind of a situation but I’m here for it. Why? Because of it’s simple but effective script, simple but effective cinematography and simple but effective acting.The old style tenement building with grandma looking after her grandson gives this BL some authentic nostalgia, the hard working bar owner and the arranged marriage third story weave a trio of sad but true to life stories.
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