#drama tracking

[absolutebl]

First, I love all your reviews and recommendations but now my list of watched shows is getting too long and I need to organise them. Can you please give me more information on how you set up your spreadsheet. I have name, country, year, number of episodes, run time, my rating, what else should I include? Please help me organise this BL list nightmare.

BL Tracking! 

OMG you're so cute. And I am SO SORRY. 

The spreadsheet of doom has columns for the following:

code - that’s a short search code for me personally so I can find screen caps stored on my hd, but also the one you see @heretherebedork and I (in particular) using as shorthand when we chat, e.g. UWMA & FUTS.

MDL - whether the show is on My Drama List or not (Y, N, na, and R) na = Vietnam & Cambodia, R = I reviewed it. (I also use MDL as a kind of back up and because I track all the other Asian dramas I watch there, although I don’t rate the het stuff) - you probubly don’t need this one if you don’t watch VBL or use MDL. I’m considering deleting this column since it’s redundant. 

year - generally the year the show is given on MDL (release year, rather than completed year), which conflicts with when I post and talk about shows - i.e. Bad Buddy I consider a 2022 show (when it ended), MDL lists it as 2021 (when it started) 

title - generally the one we talk about it here (as opposed to whatever MDL or Viki decides on)

subtitle (or alternate title) - the other one 

origin - who produced it, I pick the dominant language for those co-produced, so Korea got Peach of Time, Taiwan got Because of You, Thailand got Present Perfect (there are so few of these I keep track of them in a post rather then on the spreadsheet) 

rating - in my case, out of 10, i dislike an out of 5 rating system

apx hrs - so this is my best guess at the finished hour total FRESH content for each series, since (for me) length of treatment is important to track when answering wave data and exponential growth questions 

length - this is the column needed to calculate the previous one, so it’s: number of episodes X length of episode - average % of credits/recaps/stingers sponsors (usually around 22%)  

main trope - so like the major romance trope foundation of the story, enemies to lovers etc... 

sub trope - cohabitation, paranormal, etc... 

setting - home, office, r&b (restaurant & beverage), university, high school, historical 

pair tone - pining, crush, soft, hard, etc... 

main pair - grumpy/sunshine, sunshine/tsundere etc... AKA archetypes in play 

couple - the names of the two lead characters 

heat - rated from 0-3

kiss - graded from 1-10 

sub paring - side dishes 

sub pairing couple - names of the side dishes 

kiss - the side couple’s rating 

source - which platform is hosting the show

link - to that show at it’s current source (that I know of) 

MDL - a link to the show on My Drama List 

R - whether I personally have digital hard copy or not, and whether I want to 

trigger - any notes I have about traumatic elements 

pitch - my short paragraph summation, if I wrote one 

review link - a link to my review on tumblr 

more - anything I don’t have a column for 

Things I wish I included from the start!

DATE I FINISHED WATCHING IT - because I didn't track this I failed to track my own taste and journey through the genre (MDL tracks this for me, now, but I didn’t have an MDL account at the start) 

actor couple/ship name - like OffGun etc... only recently has become necessary since prior to this they had maxed out at 3 

language or caption/translation notes/links etc... - this would mostly be for the Thai stuff for me, but like there’s a great convo about the language used in DNA on one of my blog posts right now and I wish I had a place to store that info 

directors - specifically because of Vietnamese BL, otherwise MDL mostly tracks this so not necessarily except for sorting reasons 

native language title - as in, in the script of the country of origin, or in the case of Japan YET ANOTHER title (I could also use this column to track things like MAMEverse, or Japan’s linked movies) - again MDL has this info 

adaptation - if it was from a manga, manwha, or y-novel and who wrote it - MDL has this info tho 

OTS - not me, but you might want to consider this since it’s a popular topic, if you happen to be into the audio side of BL tracking the MV of the theme songs might be useful  

Production house/studio - used to be there were so few it didn’t matter what their records was, now it does 

My memory is SO SO bad ya’ll. Now the spreadsheet acts as a brain back up devise too. 

I also color code:

blue for ones I am going to try to get hold of hc,

red for ones in progress (currently airing),

grey for short works (anything that’s fh total is under 45min).

pink for ones I just can not find

So my spreadsheet was designed originally for tracking wave data, hence my prioritized intersted in calculating length and run times of fresh content, then I evolved it to be a review tracking system. But that wasn’t how it started. So it’s messier and less comprehensive than I’d like for its current use. (But honestly, that’s the nature of ALL long running data sets.) 

But at 400+ is now too large for me to modify from memory, and 80% of BL I never want to watch again, so it takes a lot to add a new column now. 

Tabs 

I also have a tab where I track my rating system. 

And a tab where I track my tumblr posts and reviews and such. I started doing that because I am terrible at tagging (and tumblr keeps shadow banning tags and I can never remember which ones are “safe”) so I just could never find anything in my own blog. I needed to do this because people would ask the same question here. 

Speaking of which, I’ve actually answered this question before. But I didn’t track it, to my shame. 

When I do this:

(source)

at the bottom of a post it means I am tracking that post for reuse/update. 

Other tabs that might have been useful

A tracking tab for announced/never made BLs with notes and sources of information. Or for the “coming next year” BLs. 

Currently I keep this info as part of my big end of year summation post as a draft here on this platform, but I’m petrified Tumblr will delete that or otherwise crash. It’s a MONSTER post while it’s in progress. 

#asked and answered #spreadsheet of doom #bl spreadsheet #tracking system #just bl stuff #thai bl #asian bl #drama tracking

[bu99erfly]

KARINA DRAMA, 231112

#aespa #karina #aespainc #femaleidolsedit #femaleidol #femadolsedit #kgoddesses #dailymusicqueens #kpopedit #99 #09 #gifs #*p #* #aespaedit #i couldnt gif the drama mv when it came out but thoughts: #the ep is a mess... i like the 3 first tracks tho #the tt is really good i needed harcore cuntness from aespa

[succulentul]

the real deal and the false pretender

#hypmic #hypnosis mic #ramuda amemura #jakurai jinguji #sasara nurude #ichiro yamada #kuko harai #ヒプマイ #i think about the united emceez drama track a lot #my art

[lygma-nygma]

Being a batfam fan is funny because people will make a post like “here’s my headcanon-“ and it’s just something that’s directly canon to the story then post about major canon events and get everything wrong.

#this post was inspired by me remembering the experience of reading death in the family #after only knowing the fanbase version and realizing oh none of that shit happened okay #like girl you don’t understand it’s so bad #Jason wasn’t even fired as Robin #He’s not accused of murdering anyone by Bruce #He’s not trying to prove himself at all he’s just looking for his mom #The reason Bruce didn’t go after him right away is because he was tracking down a goddamn nuke the Joker stole #Then after he finds it and handles the problem he helps Jason track down moms 2 and 3 #Also Jason died in like 20 minutes?? even less?? #He died in less time than it took his mother to smoke a cigarette #Bruce literally went ‘wait here I’ll be right back’ and was gone for less time than a trip to the grocery store #and then you go into the Jason Todd tag and they act like Bruce pulled the damn trigger on him #Like besties I don’t know how to tell you this he basically did everything right he possibly could have #Even him benching Jason from Robin temporarily happens so that he can get Jason into therapy about his trauma #Like the whole point is that neither of them did anything wrong bad shit just sometimes happens #That’s the tragedy. The drama. #Bruce couldn’t have made better choices in the position he was in and Jason was never going to make different ones #It was inevitable #Anyway rant over please read death in the family before I lose my mind #batfam #batman #jason todd #tim drake #dick grayson #damian wayne #bruce wayne

[gunsatthaphan]

he got confused lmao

#cooking crush #cooking crush the series #offgun #tenprem #off jumpol #gun atthaphan #gmmtv #thai bl #bl drama #KJHDKFJGD LMAOOO #this took me out jdkdf #cant blame him though lmao theres so many OG shows its normal to lose track #also why is Gun called Ryan lmao thats so random #screaming #im so excited for this show #🧡

[vashti-lives]

I feel like not enough people are highlighting the fact that not only did James Somerton monetize his apology video (!!) but he claims he's going to give all the money he makes to Hbomberguy's team to distribute which like, if he does it great?? BUT ALSO this suggests that a) he has no idea who he's plagiarized from or how many there are and b) he is completely unwilling to work it out!!!!! So he's just going to piggyback off of all Harry's work!!!!!!! JAMES!!!!!!!!

and then he also says, or maybe I'll donate it charity, because this way he has an out when he doesn't actually give any money to anybody.

#the oh i'll give it to hbomberguy's team thing IS SO FUNNY #oh my god #you aren't even willing to personally track down the people you stole from????? #so glad the fairy walrus thing is also happening so i'm at least also deriving joy from something good and wholesome #and not just one man's attempt to fund every drama youtuber's career for the next six months #james somerton

[candlewinds]

- Why are you helping me? Why the change of heart? - Because we are guilty of the same crime. I am also guilty of existing when I should not.

ALCHEMY OF SOULS: LIGHT AND SHADOW (2022)

#alchemy of souls #alchemyofsoulsedit #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kdrama #alchemy of souls light and shadow #my silly little show is back......my bbs are back.....and nothing is wrong with them 👍🏼 #the thing about getting aboard the train that is a thirty episode hong sisters fantasy drama is you can crane your neck out the window #anxiously checking to see if there are still tracks ahead #or you can sit back drink some beverages and have a ball 😌 #[jenny slate 'well I love to have fun'.gif] #*edits

[froqpi-art]

you poor thing

#sorry idk captions #paradox live #paralive #1nm8 #kei miyama #miyama kei #rokuta #itsuki #i’ve been listening to the drama tracks during lunch #my art

[tianhai03]

hi ive been introduced to a new guy and i may or may not have spent the past day learning many things about him (kazui from milgram project)

#ive heard abt this thang for awhile now actually. did not know deco*27 worked on it. took me 3 years to find out abt that #anyways ive caught up with most things except the drama tracks and interrogations. and also stuff from the milgram protal app #i did all that in 1 day. needless to say im invested #very interested to see how things turn out for kazui <3 #milgram project #mukuhara kazui #allyart

[maxsix]

#is tumblr slowing down the gifs? why is everything so glitchy #song mingi #mingi #ateez #mingi gif #ateez gif #maxsixgif #from the Tunnel mv #i so love a long tracking shot #and i love the desolation and brutalism setting he picked for this #10/10 understands the drama but of course he does #Leos live and die for the drama

[mihuzeyo]

based on that fucking steven universe vs hitler comic

#doppo kannonzaka #hypnosis mic #hifumi izanami #matenrou #hypmic #honobono keitoin #hypmic drama tracks #hypmic drama track spoilers

[psychicvoidtale]

THEM ARE CUTE

#fan art #drawing #idk #sam kinitopet #kinito x sam #kinitopet #kinito the axolotl #kinito fanart #sam the sea anemone #sam the anemone x Kinito #gay #bisexual #art #couple #mmmh~ #i love them 🥹🥹 #THEM💖💖💖💖 #💖 #gay couple #drama track

[akkivee]

quite literally the hypnosis mic experience lmao

#this is vee speaking #two different sets of radios one of which has been nuked from its only streaming service #the hypster fc exclusives such as the magazines and drama tracks #discord servers with dedicated fans for each divisions coming together to share info with each other #arb a treasure trove of info that’s not canon on a technicality (real info fake series type thing lmao) #the bum ass wiki and a fun tv tropes page lol the list can go on

[disteal]

Photomatt reblogging an Ao3 incest writers reply where she calls someone ‘brainless’ for thinking calling the cops over hammercar is unreasonable and violent? An interesting turn for him

#sorry i feel like a drama blog at this point #but he’s literally tracking predstrogen down on twitter now?!?! #like ok dude thought you were on vacay #dis.txt #tumblr staff

[starryluminary]

I said “It might blow up in your pretty face”

I’m not saying do it anyway… but you’re going to

With the title for funsies!!

#FINALLY I LIKE THIS ONE. ITS SO PRETTY I THINK #that’s in part because this album cover is really really pretty but still!! My painting looks pretty!! #anyway im officially caught up on system swift and am READY for rep tv #cough cough. any day now /j #total drama #total drama vito #td vito #taylor swift #1989 tv #1989 taylor's version #system swift #Starry makes art #id like to add that I limited myself to the vault tracks for the caption lyric and will continue to do so for rep tv and debut tv #and that slut! is. a good fit for Vito in my opinion. If he’s all dressed up they might as well be looking at him you know

[totaled-drama]

Some more requests I got!!!!

#total drama #marsh’s td art #total drama gwen #total drama lindsay #total drama wayne #total drama emma #gwensay #? I think that’s their ship name #emwayne #idk if emwayne is a rarepair but I drew them because I like them ajshsjsg #I’m still doing rarepair requests btw!!!! I have like a little list of them that I’m keeping track of