short thai bl & bl adjacent to watch for the dreamwidth comm
in progress, mini reviews on those i've seen, notes on others
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1. You and My Stars
Thai Drama - 2023, 2 episodes
MindTrio (2023), 2 eps x 12 mins "Space" comes first, "Begin" is second. Yes, I know :)
Gentle, heartfelt, loyalty and young love. Very well done, from crowd funded MindTrio
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2. Memories in Letters
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
6 x 35 mins (MDL says 21 mins) Channel 9, well worth seeking out
The first four episodes are pretty close to perfect for a sweet BL full of yearning and smiles. The last two episodes though are like the author's fever dream or something which didn't happen in the world of the story. Beck and Parky are great together. I hope they're able to have good careers off of this.
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3. Half
Thai Special - 2021, 1 episode
13 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cl7lswDJqw&ab_channel=OfficialWhiteMusic
short story adaptation of a song, which may have come from a novel. i'm a bit confused on that. Mix and Earth in short trousers and deep emotions.
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4. The Love of Winter
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
28 MDP Studio (2022), 2 x 21 mins Sweet, with great scenery in the north of Thailand
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5. Coffee Shop
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Vibie (2022-3), 8 x 10 mins or less Boy and Tod from Ghost Host, Ghost House
Individual shorts using coffee styles as metaphors for relationship situations. Entirely set in Boy's coffee shop. Diverse rep in couple pairings. -
6. On Cloud Nine
Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
MindTrio (2022), 6 x 25 mins Intentionally, artistically confusing. Needs all your concentration to try to follow it, not one to watch casually. In the end, it's very moving but getting there can be a bumpy ride.
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7. Once in Memory: Love at First Sight
Thai Movie - 2021
MindTrio (2021), 17 mins Puppy swagger, young vulnerability and some very high school boy conversations. Recommended as a stand-alone.
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8. Once In Memory: Just Found Love
Thai Movie - 2021
MindTrio (2021), 24 mins, (2 of 2) Continuation/re-telling of Love at First Sight, except with extra bits from Film's POV. The editing makes the story skip about and mostly it just confuses things. What's really going on with Film? I don't know. Things he says are in contradiction with things he's done. There are at least three ways to read it, they all raise a red flag and an ambiguous ending doesn't make it clear which flag to be wary of. The extra scenes in "Uncut" don't clarify anything. ("Uncut" is just cut scenes, not a longer version of the ep.)
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9. Once in Memory: Wish Me Luck
Thai Movie - 2021
MindTrio (2021), 34 mins. Separate story from LaFS.
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10. Once in Memory: Let Me Be Yours
Thai Movie - 2023
MindTrio (2023), 23 mins
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11. Down the River
Thai Movie - 2004
52 mins. Not Me director Anucha Boonyawatana's graduate film project. Atmospheric, metaphorical, gay and questioning characters. Pre-"BL".
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12. Spaceless
Thai Movie - 2024
19 min that hurt
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13. One Day Miracle
Thai Movie - 2024
Wayufilm (2024), 42 mins
youtube version is cut
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14. Move to Heaven
Thai Movie - 2023
17 min, ghost & human, romance but not overt BL
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15. Rainbow Lagoon
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
2 x 29 mins (Anusaya rates 8) Wayufilm
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16. The Best Story
Thai Drama - 2021, 3 episodes
LINE, 3 x 40 mins
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17. Y Universe
Thai Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
I know nothing about these. AmarinTV came up in YT algorithms with a het lakorn (Liar) which has bad reviews here. The miniseries within My Universe came up when I searched MDL for AmarinTV to see if they'd done anything which was worth watching.
Compilation series of twelve 2 ep x 45 min miniseries. All appear to be BL. Haven't looked to see if they're on YT yet. More info welcome.
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18. Ingredients
Thai Special - 2020, 21 episodes
21 x 10 minutes
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19. Present Perfect
Thai Movie - 2012
2012, 30 minutes was made into the Present Perfect below
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20. Present Perfect
Thai Movie - 2017
2017, 1 hr 50 mins, from the Present Perfect above
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21. Is You
Thai Movie - 2020
24 mins, time loop
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22. I'm Your Boyy
Thai Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
2022, 21 x 3 mins (Tik Tok); maybe only 7 eps on youtube?
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23. Our Winter
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
14 x 1 min
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24. Calculating Love
Thai Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
MindTrio (2020) 7 x 25 mins
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25. 2Day
Thai Special - 2020, 1 episode
42 mins (2020), MindTrio. comments on MDL are bad. free on GagaOoLala
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26. Wall of Dawn
Thai Drama - 0000, 6 episodes
MindTrio (anticipated 2024), 6 x 30 mins.
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27. Chapter of Green
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
12 eps x 1 min. Dropped at ep 4. Too choppy to build much of anything. Very cliched.
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28. The Middle Shade of Grey
Thai Movie - 2018
6 min
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29. Colorful Melody
Thai Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
4 x 19 min
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30. 21 Days Theory
Thai Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
4 x 38 mins