Official Streaming Links for Internationl Fans

Let me get this straight. This is only available to those who pay? I honestly believe I have succeeded in watching all Thai BL series on their official channels to date, and now I feel such sadness to discover that this series, however excellent, may only be seen by those who pay - and pay a lot. Here in Britain the cost is greater than going to the cinema, and more than buying 5 books.  And it isn't even real "buying", - it's very short-term rental. I have seen the comments from those who say there are ways of seeing it for free - but I tend to like supporting official channels (which so far I've never had to pay for), plus the quality of the bizarre  free copies is often shocking. So it's nice to read the enthusiastic reviews and I'm glad others who made the choice to pay enjoyed it so much. But ... I can't follow their example. What a pity. What a loss.

I am willing to pay for LGBTQ titles in order to support the LGBTQ community but if I were to pay over $50 dollars for 5 episodes, I better be owning them and not only renting.  I paid for quite a few Strong Berry titles ...paid extra to own them than rent. I even paid for almost $15 for a TharnType special but at least I can watch it still after 30 days. There should be an option to rent or buy. Maybe like $3 to $5 each episode to rent and $10 t $15 to buy so at least more people would be watching on official sites and willing to swallow the cost and also prevents others to go on non-official streaming sites where they can watch for free.  Just my two Canadian cents. 

 Tanky Toon:

I am willing to pay for LGBTQ titles in order to support the LGBTQ community but if I were to pay over $50 dollars for 5 episodes, I better be owning them and not only renting.  I paid for quite a few Strong Berry titles ...paid extra to own them than rent. I even paid for almost $15 for a TharnType special but at least I can watch it still after 30 days. There should be an option to rent or buy. Maybe like $3 to $5 each episode to rent and $10 t $15 to buy so at least more people would be watching on official sites and willing to swallow the cost and also prevents others to go on non-official streaming sites where they can watch for free.  Just my two Canadian cents. 

Exactly. Well put. Your two Canadian cents' worth is much appreciated. The issue is really the absence of any option to buy. I have bought all sorts of titles in all sorts of formats over many years, not least - as you point out - to support the LGBTQ community. But I .... BOUGHT those items. I am not willing to rent something for a mere 30 days.  Whether I buy a comic book or a CD or a digital recording or a DVD or an antique encyclopaedia, I exchange my money for the pleasure of owning some creative work that I want to be able to enjoy when I wish, yes, as long as I continue to own it, meaning most likely for the rest of my life. I am totally baffled as to why the makers of this series have insisted on making it only temporarily available to viewers via this truly exceptional and downright bizarre Vimeo rental arrangement. I have never come across such an arrangement before. And at the end of the day, I feel it completely does this outstanding series a huge disservice - it's as though the production company wants to hide their product, making sure that only a few people have access to it - and then only for a very limited period of time! I simply cannot make head of tail of their thinking. It's as though they are damaging their own interests, the actors' livelihoods, and the status and reputation of the series. 

@jarabaa  ITSAY has the potential to become as popular as 2gether if they make the drama available to everyone for free. Perhaps the production company wanted to recoup some money by using a pay-per-view business model, but they don't realize that making the series easily accessible using official links will drive more viewers to their official site and that will counts towards their ratings and therefore attract more sponsors who will bankroll the stars and to an extent the production company, thereby feeding their next project, namely the 2nd part of ITSAY.

Now, because of their steep rental pricing, people outside of Thailand are kinda forced to go to free sites to watch this.  By the way, Vimeo lets creators set up both buy and rent options, it's just they didn't choose to do so. But why???? Imagine a drama with 10 episodes, I would have to pay over a hundred dollars just to watch it in 30 days?? Not even my Disney+ subscription cost that much an entire year and I could watch 1000s of titles. Hopefully, they would make more sense when they release the 2nd part in March as it is sad if this amazing drama doesn't get the exposure and recognition it truly deserves.

@aprillen....it is $48 dollars for me + tax in Canada.

 -Aprillen-:

US dollars or Canadian dollars?  I should have clarified that I was talking  about USD, since that's what most international viewers would pay in.  Sorry for that.

Since I am in Canada, Vimeo would charge me in Canadian dollars. 

By comparison, I pay $ 199 per month for a Gagaoolala subscription. *smiles* When it comes to the Internet, remember that things may not be precisely the same all over the world.

To me personally, living in the EU, I always get chocked by the fact that taxes are not always included in the listed price...

 Kess:

By comparison, I pay $ 199 per month for a Gagaoolala subscription. *smiles* When it comes to the Internet, remember that things may not be precisely the same all over the world.

To me personally, living in the EU, I always get chocked by the fact that taxes are not always included in the listed price...

That is steep. Are you perhaps missing a dot there somewhere?? My monthly to Gagaoolala is $6 cad  + tax which amounts to around 5.50 usd or 4.50 eu.