Tag: Thai series

WHILE YOU ARE WAITING

Red, White, and Royal Wait, by Rich Paschall It's Pride Month, and some of you may be looking for some BL (boys in love) movies or series. While you are waiting for the sequel to the movie Red, White, and Royal Blue (Prime) coming up at the end of the year, or early next year, … Continue reading WHILE YOU ARE WAITING

THE HEATED RIVALRY FOR BL VIEWERS

My Top Ten BL Dramas of 2025 by Rich Paschall With the success of the 2023 movie Red, White, and Royal Blue (Amazon Prime), based on a novel of the same name, and the 2025 TV series Heated Rivalry (HBO Max and Crave), based on the Game Changers novel series, there has been an increased … Continue reading THE HEATED RIVALRY FOR BL VIEWERS

BEST BL SERIES

My Top 20 Favorite Asian mini-series, by Rich Paschall The popularity of the BL (Boys' Love) series has exploded around the world. While Southeast Asian countries are the leaders in producing such series, especially Thailand, other countries are making some as well. You will find a handful from the US, the UK, and others. The … Continue reading BEST BL SERIES

WHY WE DON’T GIVE UP

The Bad Buddy fandom, by Rich Paschall When a BL (boys' love) or Yaoi series becomes popular, you can usually depend on the management of the lead actors to send them on personal appearances together. Often, they are encouraged to act as if they are boyfriends, just like in their TV series. Some actors will … Continue reading WHY WE DON’T GIVE UP

BRIGHT SHINY BALL

And Other Distractions, by Rich Paschall If you roll a ball past your dog he is likely to chase after it. He may bring it back to you wet and covered with his slobbery mess. Then the game is on. Sorry, but you started it. If you throw the ball across the yard or the … Continue reading BRIGHT SHINY BALL

THE RETURN OF BAD BUDDY

Welcome Back, Pat and Pran, by Rich Paschall Pat (Ohm Pawat) and Pran (Nanon Korapat) have finally come home. At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Bad Buddy Series (BBS) became an international hit. It is the story of two boys whose families tried to teach them that they should hate one … Continue reading THE RETURN OF BAD BUDDY

CROSSING THE PARENTAL BOUNDARY

Bad Buddy Series Revisited, by Rich Paschall All parents set boundaries for their children. We would expect nothing less. In some cases, the boundaries may be too extreme. This could cause family conflict between the parents and children. Such is the case for Pat and Pran in the award-winning Thai television series, Bad Buddy. Right … Continue reading CROSSING THE PARENTAL BOUNDARY

DIRTY LAUNDRY

A Midnight Series review, by Rich Paschall Yes, I have been watching another Thai mini-series, and this time it is just for laughs. The Midnight Series is three separate mini-series, Dirty Laundry, Midnight Motel, and Moonlight Chicken. The first two are six episodes apiece and the last is eight episodes. If you are willing to … Continue reading DIRTY LAUNDRY

LGBT AND THE SMALL SCREEN

Gay Storylines and Television, part 1 OK, maybe your television is not a small screen, but at one time our TV sets were much smaller. In fact, some of my Top Ten memorable LGBT series were seen on a small screen. Now we can watch in high definition on a much larger set. Some of … Continue reading LGBT AND THE SMALL SCREEN

SO HOW DOES IT END? – RICH PASCHALL

Bad Buddy Series, by Rich Paschall Sometimes an intelligent series with likable characters comes along. This is one of those. We don't get insulting stereotypes in this Romeo and Romeo love story. Nor does everyone love and hug one another at the end. Should we expect that everything we have seen in the first eleven … Continue reading SO HOW DOES IT END? – RICH PASCHALL