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useful Thai-orientated MDL custom lists
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elisheva_mMDL isn't all that great for finding new Thai titles, especially if we want to step out of the GMMTV and BL bubbles. It became much easier once I found other people's custom lists to tap into. We can collect them in this thread.
If you keep any Thai-specific custom lists on MDL or know of any, please add them in the comments. (Big up for custom lists, they're far more useful than the everything in one basket Completed and PTW lists.)
The Thai Drama Club account keeps several lists to help members find titles for the annual challenge. The favourites lists are good places to start.
* Gingko's Thai PBS with Eng subs (VIPA is the streaming service; the Thai PBS site is a bit slow to navigate so Gingko's well-maintained list is a big help)
* Another Thai PBS list, not sure which of these have Eng subs; most didn't when I first found the list but I know several do now
* Gingko's hidden gems - Thai titles with less than 1000 MDL viewers - this introduced me to Nha Harn so I would love it for that alone
* Anusaya is another knowledgeable member with useful lists
* Skyline's lists - many lists, no comments; I've not made much use of them yet
* GMMTV If nothing else, it's a way to keep track of how obsessive you are ;)
* Lakorns without certain tropes
* Non-lakorn/non-BL to encourage exploration outside these well known genres
These are my lists: Short BLs. In progress, making this for the comm. Other SEA countries are perhaps better than Thailand with short BL series.
* An everything else (not-BL specific) list of shorts for the comm
* My personal favourites, with a bit about why I love them
* My TDC 2024 challenge list, with notes - everything I've watched from Thailand this year. It's also where I keep links to other people's lists.
* English-subbed lakorns on youtube, which is becoming a one31 list. If there are any you fancy, let me know and we can watch together.
* Channel 3 Eng subs for most of these should be available somewhere.
* Lakorns with at least one LGBTQ+ character. I've had good luck with this as a criteria for choosing lakorns.
If you keep any Thai-specific custom lists on MDL or know of any, please add them in the comments. (Big up for custom lists, they're far more useful than the everything in one basket Completed and PTW lists.)
The Thai Drama Club account keeps several lists to help members find titles for the annual challenge. The favourites lists are good places to start.
* Gingko's Thai PBS with Eng subs (VIPA is the streaming service; the Thai PBS site is a bit slow to navigate so Gingko's well-maintained list is a big help)
* Another Thai PBS list, not sure which of these have Eng subs; most didn't when I first found the list but I know several do now
* Gingko's hidden gems - Thai titles with less than 1000 MDL viewers - this introduced me to Nha Harn so I would love it for that alone
* Anusaya is another knowledgeable member with useful lists
* Skyline's lists - many lists, no comments; I've not made much use of them yet
* GMMTV If nothing else, it's a way to keep track of how obsessive you are ;)
* Lakorns without certain tropes
* Non-lakorn/non-BL to encourage exploration outside these well known genres
These are my lists: Short BLs. In progress, making this for the comm. Other SEA countries are perhaps better than Thailand with short BL series.
* An everything else (not-BL specific) list of shorts for the comm
* My personal favourites, with a bit about why I love them
* My TDC 2024 challenge list, with notes - everything I've watched from Thailand this year. It's also where I keep links to other people's lists.
* English-subbed lakorns on youtube, which is becoming a one31 list. If there are any you fancy, let me know and we can watch together.
* Channel 3 Eng subs for most of these should be available somewhere.
* Lakorns with at least one LGBTQ+ character. I've had good luck with this as a criteria for choosing lakorns.
