#the heart killers please be available for free on YT

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real question, I was watching something and they pointed out that because a show is free on youtube, it’s production quality cost is lower than say if it was on iqiyi or viki. do you agree with that?

🤔 I have no idea how the entertainment industry work. So, please don't kill me on this 🙃. But, personally, I don't think so.

Some of my favorite "free" productions on YT were amazing in terms of editing, cinematography and overall production. With other platforms, sometimes they do have "special clips" that are not available on YT (Iqiyi especially) but I don't necessarily think these platforms have better production quality than YT. Plus, their subs are atrocious 😑😑😑. If I am going to pay for a platform, I want top notch subtitles!!! Netflix is better than others (in terms of subs) but due to geographical restriction - most of the time, you won't get the series easily if is only on Netflix.

I also say "free" because even when it is available easily on YT, these series have sponsors, which help supplement the budget for the shows.

I personally think a top notch series is very much dependent on the right director(s), casting, script and editing/production team. You can get the best sponsors (i.e. heaps of money) and still a subpar production - and again, please don't kill me on this, but I think My Love Mix Up (MLMU) Thai version is a perfect example of this. I like GemFourth and the other cast members were also amazing. But the sponsors' products and the way these were incorporated to MLMU killed the joy for me while watching the show (I also have issue with how they colored the show, but that's me personally). I got the same feeling when I watched Vice Versa (VV), which aired at the same period as The Eclipse (TE). VV had the flashier budget while TE had peanuts in comparison. I like JimmySea and VV has an interesting script. However, I got irritated by the way the show incorporated their sponsored products. E.g during the proposal scene - didn't they use Lay chips? (and I couldn't help but feel that is a terrible way to use the product). I can't help compared it to TE (where they don't even have brand on the soda cans they used).

But when the production is done right, the add-on sponsor products can enhance the series (e.g. My School President - the way GemFourth playfully flirt with that fried chicken product? How cute!).

Some other productions from GMMTV that are "freely" available on YT, which I think are sleekly done include Last Twilight (even though I did not like the ending) & MLC by P'Aof, NVLM & Only Friends by P' Jojo (yes, the latter's ending may be divisive for people, but Jojo and his team always deliver in terms of cinematography/editing). For non-BLs, Enigma and Midnight Museum (the special effects!!) are great to watch. And for currently airing shows - Peaceful Property production (so far) has been on point.

And if we are looking beyond GMMTV - Gap The Series (as an example) is available on YT (and from my understanding, the production is nicely done!)