Underplayed Gems

Gameboys (2020)

Gameboys poster
Directed by
Ivan Andrew Payawal
Genre
yaoi
Country
Philippines
Length
2 seasons, 22 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During the pandemic lockdown, a popular gamer and his online fan start a flirtatious video call relationship. The two young men navigate courtship, insecurities, and connection entirely through screens.

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What happens

Gameboys is a 2020 Philippine boys' love web series directed by Ivan Andrew Payawal and written by Ash M. Malanum. Presented as a screenlife film, it stars Kokoy de Santos and Elijah Canlas as two boys—a live-stream gamer and his fan—who found each other online during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Luzon Island community quarantine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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