Good review. I guess next time I want to gripe about BL's penchant to focus on an unrepresentative wealthy elite in Thailand, I will remind myself US entertainment suffers from the same flaw. I thought the parallel between Michael and Claire added a dimension. Also, her observation that women who become single have a much tougher time in the dating pool than men made for a sharp contrast, a reminder that the situations are not fully analogous.
hehe... but why most of the stories are not grounded? You can see Heartstopper and Young Royals, even though there were some ultra rich people ( even 1 is Prince) and still the story is grounded and here we are in Thailand, at least 1 character lives on that penthouse apartment in Sukumvit/Wireless (kinn Porsche, Our days, Bad Romeo and what not) and another that mansion ( Don't say no, Enchante, baker boys, eclipse, unforgotten night and what not) in the outskirts.
@@blcritic it’s the Nordic heritage from the 70is when everything was beige and very realistic, you can’t imagine what kind of children programs I grew up with **shudders**. Nowadays things are more well balanced thankfully. It makes sense to include some middle class people. Most of us are not super rich or very poor after all and we need a prince/princess to dream about, haha.
I haven't watched it, but knowing it has the same writers as SATC makes me want to watch it. I like NPH. He's quite a good actor. I get that he's not for everybody, but I've liked him since he was Doogie.
I think you summed up the series quite well. As a gay man over 40, a lot of the themes resonated with me, but wish they didn’t resort to every gay cliche. NPH did fairly well in this role and didn’t grate as he normally does. The rest of the cast was very good and believable. It is worth a binge watch but there is no need to need to rewatch it. Quirky side note. The actor who plays Stanley is in another currently airing documentary called The Last Movie Stars which is about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. He portrays the voice of Gore Vidal and IMHO does a great job of channeling the spirit of Vidal.
I watched it last week for the same 2 reasons you mentioned, Neil Patrick Harris and we don't see enough middle aged queer romances. And I wanted to like it which is why I binged the episodes thinking the next one will get better but I felt it somehow focused more on Michael's sex life than him healing and moving on. That only happens in the last ep in a very rushed manner. Also, to contrast Michael's situation, I would've liked to see a new love story for one of the characters flourishing so that we get some hope but that's just me.
I'm sorry ______, but I felt, as I watched the first episode, that I was an assembly line worker watching cliche' after cliche' go by on the conveyor belt. Never having watched Sex and the City, this was neither a draw to this series or a hindrance. I have a good instinct for these things and I think this Neil Patrick Harris fellow is going to be making a name for himself.
@@johnmaster3748 I slept through middle school sex ed and didn't know men had ouvres. Okay, I give in. Maybe NPH will have a video where there is a dream that he is a kid doctor or lawyer or something. That would be a hoot.
I won't say I am celibate..lol.. but I agree.. relationships are very time intensive and when you are single for long.. it feels an uphill battle to again go on sharing your life and your house with someone. you tend to enjoy your loneliness.
In addition to the many clichés and the claptrap, however, there is much that allows the tragedy behind the comedy to shine through. Both in the plot, but especially in the facial expressions. Sadness, forlornness and emptiness again and again. Never really long, after all it is a comedy, but the tragedy is there. Much like Semantic Error, it's a series that even my husband has watched. That makes it additionally valuable to me, because he's not usually into BL.
I kept thinking I should check it out, but not a real fan of NPH's brand of annoying humor and was kinda avoiding it. But since BLC gave it a review I thought what the hell. I did not hate it, had a few laughs, basicly half watched it while I was doing other things. Was it realistic? I have for sure meet guys like that in NY with less bitchy humor but I do not think that is what most gay men are like. I think it is the same old Hollywood cliches of gay men. The sassy black gay guy, the funny sarcastic over weight gay guy, the fourty year old gym body guys and the over-sexed women best friend. Being older and finding yourself alone be it man or women of what ever sexual interest is not easy. Been there done that, can relate to that. Making lite of it does not make it less painful. Interesting side note I was in LA with friends in the early 90's and we were invited to a big gay party in the Hollywood Hills when we got there, there was a lot of talking and whispering going on and of course we asked what was going on, Oh Doogie is here, NPH is here. He was maybe in his late teens, early twenties then and it was really very daring for him to be there. Have to say he was as annoying in real life as on the screen.
@@blcritic Being young and famous, I am sure you know the type. Annoying little bitch. Speaking of that, can not stop myself from laughing when I saw that someone asked a famous couple if the recent fan meet crying was acting and only fan service. It sure looked like it to me. Hahaha. The reaction of the one actor when it started was to die for, he looked like what the fxck are you doing???? I guess the other one need to do something after being roasted on Twitter.
Same writers as SATC? I remember seeing one season of SATC and that time too I found it unrealistic. SATC gave false aspirations to women especially single women. I couldn't relate to it as a young girl except for fashion & clothes. Since I knew nothing about NY or Manhattan I could dismiss it as something Americans must be doing. I suspect hippy urban young Indian women of that time were pretty much influenced by that because in my social interactions with few friends at that time the vibe was SATC like. Young women gathered around a table for coffee to talk about men or how liberated or not liberated they feel.It was boring & fake to me - couldn't really enjoy SATC.
Good review. I guess next time I want to gripe about BL's penchant to focus on an unrepresentative wealthy elite in Thailand, I will remind myself US entertainment suffers from the same flaw.
I thought the parallel between Michael and Claire added a dimension. Also, her observation that women who become single have a much tougher time in the dating pool than men made for a sharp contrast, a reminder that the situations are not fully analogous.
hehe... but why most of the stories are not grounded? You can see Heartstopper and Young Royals, even though there were some ultra rich people ( even 1 is Prince) and still the story is grounded and here we are in Thailand, at least 1 character lives on that penthouse apartment in Sukumvit/Wireless (kinn Porsche, Our days, Bad Romeo and what not) and another that mansion ( Don't say no, Enchante, baker boys, eclipse, unforgotten night and what not) in the outskirts.
@@blcritic it’s the Nordic heritage from the 70is when everything was beige and very realistic, you can’t imagine what kind of children programs I grew up with **shudders**. Nowadays things are more well balanced thankfully. It makes sense to include some middle class people. Most of us are not super rich or very poor after all and we need a prince/princess to dream about, haha.
I haven't watched it, but knowing it has the same writers as SATC makes me want to watch it. I like NPH. He's quite a good actor. I get that he's not for everybody, but I've liked him since he was Doogie.
I think it is okay for a one time watch. It is somewhat realistic.
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@@blcritic your welcome ☺💕
I think you summed up the series quite well. As a gay man over 40, a lot of the themes resonated with me, but wish they didn’t resort to every gay cliche. NPH did fairly well in this role and didn’t grate as he normally does. The rest of the cast was very good and believable. It is worth a binge watch but there is no need to need to rewatch it.
Quirky side note. The actor who plays Stanley is in another currently airing documentary called The Last Movie Stars which is about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. He portrays the voice of Gore Vidal and IMHO does a great job of channeling the spirit of Vidal.
Umm The Last Movie Stars... I am yet to watch it. TBH i watch youtube ( gmmtv and other channels) more than Netflix. hehe
I wasn’t going to watch it,but I am now. Curiosity has gotten the better of me.
Hi liked your review and the series also. 👍😊.
I watched it last week for the same 2 reasons you mentioned, Neil Patrick Harris and we don't see enough middle aged queer romances. And I wanted to like it which is why I binged the episodes thinking the next one will get better but I felt it somehow focused more on Michael's sex life than him healing and moving on. That only happens in the last ep in a very rushed manner.
Also, to contrast Michael's situation, I would've liked to see a new love story for one of the characters flourishing so that we get some hope but that's just me.
Agreed... it focused a bit more on sex... well sex sells so may be the makers took less risk.
@@blcritic Perhaps... But when they chose such a unique plot, they should have had a little more faith in it I feel...
I cant find you on audea - can you post audio versions of your videos there? I would love to listen to them! thanks again for the great content
I forgot to add to my post: Good review over-worked and tired BL Critic!
Thank you. hehe
I'm sorry ______, but I felt, as I watched the first episode, that I was an assembly line worker watching cliche' after cliche' go by on the conveyor belt. Never having watched Sex and the City, this was neither a draw to this series or a hindrance. I have a good instinct for these things and I think this Neil Patrick Harris fellow is going to be making a name for himself.
Good read on that NPH fellow. Now you should binge his entire ouvre.
@@johnmaster3748 I slept through middle school sex ed and didn't know men had ouvres. Okay, I give in. Maybe NPH will have a video where there is a dream that he is a kid doctor or lawyer or something. That would be a hoot.
Right now, I'm voluntarily celibate, because being in a relationship is very time intensive.
I won't say I am celibate..lol.. but I agree.. relationships are very time intensive and when you are single for long.. it feels an uphill battle to again go on sharing your life and your house with someone. you tend to enjoy your loneliness.
@@blcritic solitude, but yes.
In addition to the many clichés and the claptrap, however, there is much that allows the tragedy behind the comedy to shine through. Both in the plot, but especially in the facial expressions. Sadness, forlornness and emptiness again and again. Never really long, after all it is a comedy, but the tragedy is there. Much like Semantic Error, it's a series that even my husband has watched. That makes it additionally valuable to me, because he's not usually into BL.
I kept thinking I should check it out, but not a real fan of NPH's brand of annoying humor and was kinda avoiding it. But since BLC gave it a review I thought what the hell. I did not hate it, had a few laughs, basicly half watched it while I was doing other things. Was it realistic? I have for sure meet guys like that in NY with less bitchy humor but I do not think that is what most gay men are like. I think it is the same old Hollywood cliches of gay men. The sassy black gay guy, the funny sarcastic over weight gay guy, the fourty year old gym body guys and the over-sexed women best friend. Being older and finding yourself alone be it man or women of what ever sexual interest is not easy. Been there done that, can relate to that. Making lite of it does not make it less painful.
Interesting side note I was in LA with friends in the early 90's and we were invited to a big gay party in the Hollywood Hills when we got there, there was a lot of talking and whispering going on and of course we asked what was going on, Oh Doogie is here, NPH is here. He was maybe in his late teens, early twenties then and it was really very daring for him to be there. Have to say he was as annoying in real life as on the screen.
lol... oh god.. 'he was as annoying in real life as on the screen'..
@@blcritic Being young and famous, I am sure you know the type. Annoying little bitch.
Speaking of that, can not stop myself from laughing when I saw that someone asked a famous couple if the recent fan meet crying was acting and only fan service. It sure looked like it to me. Hahaha. The reaction of the one actor when it started was to die for, he looked like what the fxck are you doing???? I guess the other one need to do something after being roasted on Twitter.
Same writers as SATC? I remember seeing one season of SATC and that time too I found it unrealistic. SATC gave false aspirations to women especially single women. I couldn't relate to it as a young girl except for fashion & clothes. Since I knew nothing about NY or Manhattan I could dismiss it as something Americans must be doing. I suspect hippy urban young Indian women of that time were pretty much influenced by that because in my social interactions with few friends at that time the vibe was SATC like. Young women gathered around a table for coffee to talk about men or how liberated or not liberated they feel.It was boring & fake to me - couldn't really enjoy SATC.