Many people who love to watch entertainment/comedy shows/movies are frustrated by the amount of streaming services available. With many people trying to balance all kinds of different subscriptions and each month having more and more content to watch disappear from their streaming services at higher prices, it shouldn’t feel like a second job to find something enjoyable to watch. The intention of streaming services was supposed to be easy; however, this convenience has become a tedious and confusing process filled with multiple paywalls and lots of packages that cause you to end up paying more for less entertainment.
Vkdeo provides a whole new way to watch videos online for free. You have access to thousands of videos through various categories with absolutely no subscription fees required. However, just because you can find lots of content on one site does not mean that you are going to be able to efficiently maneuver your way through them. When most people visit the Vkdeo site they tend to start browsing for about ten minutes and then get overwhelmed by all the choices provided before they ultimately leave the site without finding quality entertainment.
I spent several months learning how to take advantage of all that Vkdeo has to offer when it comes to some of the best episodic television shows and mini-series that exist in the world today. Some of the most amazing examples are Thai GL dramas along with numerous other types of entertainment, independent web series, and niche items that are impossible to find anywhere else. Once you implement these strategies into your streaming habits, the frustration of browsing for content versus the enjoyment of watching content will completely transform your free streaming experience from negative to positive.
Start By Understanding Where Series Content Actually Lives
The primary error that individuals make on Vkdeo is performing their searches on Vkdeo with the expectation that it has the same organization as Netflix. When performing searches by word or by random browsing of content, most users are unable to discover the great variety and quality of material available on Vkdeo and will assume as such. The method of searching for programming on Vkdeo is to figure out where programs that you want exist before searching, which can be accomplished by determining where a mini-series, episodic series or other types of “multiple play” videos exist before starting your search.
The “Entertainment” section has most of the programming that can be classified as series. There are thousands of pieces of programming available in this section of the site and as new episodes are updated weekly and complete seasons are posted, this continues to be a productive area for anyone seeking this type of entertainment to locate a variety of quality content.
The difference between the “Films and Shows” and “Movies” sections on the site is primarily due to the name of the “Films and Shows” section appearing to encompass both types of content, the overlap does exist with a number of items in these sections. The “Films and Shows” section specifically contains items created for the internet as well as many limited and episodic type series you will be unable to find anywhere else or would be required to pay for on a number of other services.
For anyone interested in animation, do not overlook the “Animation” category. Vkdeo provides access to numerous forms of animation such as anime, Western animation and experimental animated web series. Some of the most interesting serialized storytelling on the platform is in an animated format that mainstream subscription-based services would not offer.
This is my workflow for determining which series I will watch: I start with the Entertainment category and sort the results of the most recent uploads to find new episodes then change the sort order to the most viewed to find series that have proven to be popular with a large number of followers. If I do not find a series I like in Entertainment I go to the Films and Shows category and repeat the sorting methods explained above. If I still have not found a series to watch, I look at other categories for additional options.
If you are an international content consumer then you will want to watch for these categories. Vkdeo has a large quantity of Asian Entertainment – Korean Dramas, Japanese TV Shows, Thai Movies and Chinese Web Dramas – so you should definitely visit the platform every few days so you can find new uploads before they are buried under the more recent uploads.
Master The Search Function For Finding Specific Series
Out of habit, we often browse through streaming sites searching for something new to watch, although you might know exactly what you want to see before you even visit the site. Browsing through your favourite series typically wouldn’t be an issue except when using Vkdeo, the search function has its own set of quirks that need to be explained.
When searching for any series, including Thai GL (Girl Love) series, type in the complete official title and you will receive better results returning to you versus using abbreviations. Sometimes partial titles will work, however, if you type in the complete title, you’ll not only get an exact match but will also have a much greater chance of filtering out the unrelated content returned by your search.
If you try to use a variation of the complete title given the fact that they were uploaded in many different formats, you may find that your search returns no results. For example: you can type in either the Thai name of the series, the English title of the same Thai series or the romanized Thai spelling of the series. The more variations of the title that you use while searching for the same series, the greater the chances you have of finding it.
In addition to searching for series titles using more than one variation of the title, include more descriptive keywords to further refine your search. Searching for drama only will return everything from news commentary to plays to telenovelas; while searching for “Korean drama romance” or “Thai GL series” will bring you much closer to what you want to watch.
In your searches for a specific episode of a series, make sure you search using the episode number. Typing in “Series Name Episode 5” will increase your chances of returning to the search results you want instead of hoping to find your episode by searching through an endless number of uploads that you do not want to see. Also, if you are looking to catch up on a series that is currently being produced or if you’re looking for the next episode in sequential order, this will help with your search tremendously.
Good luck with your series hunt! Remember that streaming and searching for content is a matter of knowing what you’re looking for, using all possible variations of the title, narrowing down your search results, and always using episode numbers to your advantage!
If you are trying to find a version or season of a series, be sure to include the year in your query. Many successful series are remade many times and have multiple seasons produced over years, so adding the production year makes it easy to find the correct one without confusion.
It is important not to give up if your first search turns up nothing. The Vkdeo library is constantly adding new content to it, so something that did not exist yesterday can now be there because another creator uploaded it late last night. Personally, I write down all the series I want to find and keep checking back periodically, because at some point they will show up.
Learn Quality Assessment Before Committing To Multi-Episode Series
When you start a new show, you may invest several hours over the course of many episodes. Wasting your time after watching three episodes (and realizing the show is terrible) can be avoided. You can assess the quality of shows before investing time by looking at thumbnails from episode to episode. Series with all episodes using similar looking thumbnails (font matching, design elements matching, or having been uploaded professionally) usually indicate careful uploads of an entire series, rather than uploading some random episodes.
The clarity of the episode number within the title of the series is important. Series that have the episode number clearly identified in the title allow for easy navigation of episodes in the correct chronological order. Series with missing episode numbers in the title or with inconsistent numbering of the episodes likely come from a site that has randomly selected specific episodes rather than curating an entire series.
Before you start with episode four, check to see if the uploader has all episodes of that series posted on their channel. There are few things worse than becoming attached to a series only to find out that parts eight through eleven do not exist on the site where you started. It is very likely that an entire series uploaded under one uploader offers a consistent, uninterrupted viewing experience.
The video options offered by the uploader will help you to identify their upload quality. If the series are available in HD (1080P or 720P), then the uploading source is likely a source that wants their upload to be well presented. When the video uploads are only good for viewing on small display devices (i.e., 480P or lower), then the uploader probably didn’t put much time or effort into the upload.
Get description and subtitle information for your international/foreign language series before you start watching. Most viewers of Thai GL series and other international series will require subtitles in order to fully enjoy their viewing experience. Quality uploads clearly state whether or not they have the appropriate subtitles hardcoded or available through player options. If you go through the trouble of starting a series only to find out that episode three does not have subtitles, it ruins your viewing experience.
Comment section on the first episode of international/foreign language series provides you with a wealth of crowd-source intelligence. If early episodes have a lot of comments discussing the storyline, development of characters, and what happens next; then that means people who are viewing the series have been engaged enough to continue conversing about it. If the comment section is devoid of activity and/or contains complaints about poor-quality uploads, missing episodes, or misleading information then you should look elsewhere for content to spend your time on.
Build A Systematic Approach To Following Ongoing Series
Unlike paid streaming services that release complete seasons at once, free platforms like Vkdeo have a more traditional release model, where episodes are released according to a schedule. To stay on top of what you are watching on Vkdeo, developing certain habits is necessary.
If you follow more than one series, you should create separate playlists for each of the series you are currently following, so you have somewhere to keep track of everything you are watching. As soon as you start watching a new series, make a playlist for that series and add all the episodes that have been released to your playlist in the order they were released. Each time a new episode is released, you will know it goes to your playlist. This will save you time trying to figure out which episodes come next and whether you have watched them already.
You should also subscribe to channels that regularly upload series you enjoy watching; many creators on Vkdeo specialize in specific types of content, including Thai dramas, Korean variety shows, anime, and web series made by certain production companies. By subscribing to these channels, you will have access to newly uploaded episodes in your subscriptions section, instead of searching for them manually.
You should also check your subscriptions regularly instead of waiting for notifications about new episodes to ensure you are up to date with each of the series you follow; there is a notification system, but it’s not very reliable. I usually check my subscriptions section every few days so I can stay up to date with the channels I subscribe to and not miss any episodes of my ongoing series.
Keep track of your progress on the outside for complex viewing schedules. I keep a simple note on my phone with all the active shows I’m watching and their episode numbers. It sounds low-tech, but it avoids the situation of coming back to a show a week later and not remembering if you watched episode 6 or 7 the last time you watched it.
Adjust your expectations for how often new episodes of ongoing series will be uploaded to the platform. Most video-on-demand platforms (like Netflix with its full season releases) do not release new episodes at once. The new episodes are released in the same schedule as when they were originally broadcast (every week, or whenever the creators upload new episodes). If you accept this release pattern, your viewing will be much different than if you expect to be able to binge-view an ongoing series.
When you have more than one new episode of separate shows available at the same time, but only have time to watch one of the new episodes, use the Watch Later feature to save the other episodes for later. This way you can keep track of which episodes you planned to watch.
Discover And Enjoy Thai GL Series Content Effectively
The Thai GL series (Girls’ Love) have experienced explosive growth around the world over the last couple of years and Vkdeois now the largest source for this type of content. If you’re an existing fan or are just interested in checking out this genre of television, you can maximize your enjoyment of viewing Thai GL shows by knowing how to navigate through the GL content on Vkdeo effectively.
It’s very important to use the correct keywords when searching for Thai GL series; for example, searching using the term “Thai GL series” will indeed return results, as well using variations such as “GL Drama”, “Girls Love”, “Thai Lesbian Series”, and names of specific production companies that produce GL content. As so many different keywords are used by the GL community, you will find additional GL content that you might otherwise miss by searching just one keyword.
The availability of episodes for the different Thai GL series differs widely; while some uploaders have the entire series posted online at once, there are some uploaders who only upload new episodes weekly when they originally aired; while there are other channels with parts of the series but missing some episodes. Therefore, to avoid disappointment, it’s important to check if the complete series exists on the channel you’re interested in before getting invested in episode one.
If you are a non-Thai speaker, the quality of the subtitles you see while watching a Thai GL series can greatly affect your ability to enjoy the viewing experience. While there are some uploaders who use professional translators to translate the original Thai script into a grammatically correct, and colloquially suitable English script, there are also many uploads, which have been translated using either machine translations or poorly done fansub translations. You can avoid wasting hours of viewing time trying to decipher the poor translations by checking the quality of the subtitles for the first few minutes of the first episode.
In Thai GL series, production quality differs greatly. Many productions have an actual budget for good actors, cinematography and storytelling; others have very limited budgets and uses amateur level actors. Neither type of program is guaranteed to give you enjoyment per se; however, by knowing which type of GL series you are watching, you can create realistic expectations from your watch time.
As a side note, if you are looking for more GL Thai drama series to watch, be sure to follow channels that specialize in drama that features a GL theme. There are several Vkdeo uploaders that consistently upload the most current Thai Girls’ Love series as soon as they are released, which gives you a reliable way of accessing new GL series without having to spend hours searching for new content.
There are also many benefits to participating in a GL community. You will meet other fans of GL series who have knowledgeable discussions about character development, relationship dynamics, production quality and truthfully which shows are worth watching and which shows you should pass on. These discussions not only will give you an enhanced experience while watching the series, but may introduce you to GL series that you may have never known about had you not met other fans.
Finally, Thai GL series may hold a large cultural value. Many GL series review the progression of feeling LGBTQ+ acceptance in Thailand, but also illustrate some of the differences between how families are structured in Southeast Asia compared with how families are structured in the Western world; and how the differences in relationships among gay males in Southeast Asia is different from how they are viewed in the Western community. If you will view Thai GL series from a cultural curiosity standpoint, instead of a Western storytelling perspective, you may find some deeper meaning in the series.
Optimize Your Technical Setup For Series Viewing
Streaming services will experience different challenges when it comes to watching series versus occasional videos. When binge-watching, small tweaks and optimisations can make a huge difference.
Getting a good internet connection is even more important while binge-watching than it is when watching shorter videos. For example, if you are planning to watch three episodes back to back, ensure your internet connection can support streaming all three of those episodes at once! You should try to stay close to your router, switch to using an ethernet cable if you can, or make sure your internet connection is strong before you get started.
For example, if you are watching one 10-minute video in 1080 pixels (p) of resolution, then you will be OK with that download speed. However, if you try to stream three hours worth of series in 1080p, there might be issues with how much data you have downloaded/uploaded. So if your connection is having problems, then you may want to go down to 720p, so you can avoid interruptions while the storyline flows. Once again, streaming at a medium quality resolution for a long period of time is better than streaming at a high-quality resolution for a long period of time but sporadically.
Using larger screens to view series content is always going to give you a better experience. You can stream series to your smart TV or use a phone, tablet or laptop to watch them. Because you are giving the series your undivided attention, the larger the screen is, the better the series will be. If you are streaming your series from your computer or television, you will get an overall better experience than if you were to stream them from a mobile device for an extended length of time.
Finally, create an environment that helps you be comfortable while you stream an entire series (i.e., get your snacks and drinks, light the room properly, sit in the chair that you will be at for the entire night, etc.) before you start. You will not enjoy the experience of a series as much if you have to get up every ten minutes or constantly fidget around on the floor.
Watch your series in full-screen mode without distractions. Close all web browser tabs that you don’t need open at the same time and turn off any notifications on your cell phone or device. Make sure you’re committed to paying full attention to the series instead of doing something else while you watch. When you watch a series with several episodes (i.e., Lost, Breaking Bad), the story builds between episodes; therefore, your full attention will enhance the experience.
Prior to watching the first episode of any new series, make sure your audio is correctly set up. For example, plug your headphones in if you’re in a place that has other people sharing the space with you. Use external speakers if you want to hear better than the sound coming from your laptop’s speakers. Set the appropriate levels of volume before watching to ensure you don’t miss out on dramatic moments due to interruptions caused by audio issues.
Take Advantage Of Free Streaming’s Unique Benefits
Once you know how to use Vkdeo’s concepts, you will find out how to work around the constraints of conventional paid streaming services. The free streaming model provides opportunities for exploration and viewing flexibility that subscription-based streaming platforms specifically do not promote in their business models.
The lack of financial risk allows viewers to genuinely experiment with new series without any worry about wasting their time. With paid services, a viewer is in effect making a financial commitement to the series; should the viewer spend an hour or so watching the first episode and find it to be ridiculous, then they have lost a valuable hour of their lives. Because of this, paid streaming services lead most viewers to choose from content they are already familiar with and do not experiment with new content. However, using Vkdeo, if a viewer watches 2 episodes of a new series and does not enjoy it, they can stop watching and not feel like they wasted money.
In terms of the international content offered by Vkdeo, the availability far exceeds the amount of international content that can be viewed on any subscription based streaming service due to the geographic restrictions imposed by the majority of paid streaming services. On Vkdeo you can access Thai GL Series, Korean dramas, Japanese variety shows, and Chinese web series without any need for a VPN or geographic restrictions. In general, the variety in Vkdeo’s international catalog would appear to exceed the variety in regional catalogs of Netflix, even considering that Netflix generally distributes more new and exclusive content than Vkdeo’s global catalog.
Because the catalogs of paid streaming services tend to focus on new releases, the range of older series and the extent of back catalog content on Vkdeo will usually be far greater than with conventional paid streaming services. For example, if you want to find and watch a Thai series from 2018 or a Korean drama from 2015, you will likely find it on Vkdeo. Due to this expansive resource, you can explore genres and production eras that contemporary streaming services disregard.
Finally, many niche genres and other niche content can be found on free streaming services because there is no commercial viability requirement associated with hosting a particular series. GL series serve as an example of this; although the GL series may have a dedicated audience, the audience size may be insufficient to warrant a major streaming service investment, but allow the GL series to exist period.
Free-to-use social media sites are different from paid social media sites when it comes to how communities discuss various subjects. A clear example is the comments / reviews section of video series found on Vkdeo. These type of comments will contain different types of information, such as fan theories, cultural context of the series, production related information, and general discussions between the people who love a certain series. Because of the ability to comment like this, the audience creates additional value for themselves beyond simply watching the series.
If you look at the various ways you have been uploaded to these videos (i.e. subtitle options, format, size, etc.) you can see that all of the uploads to that video series can then be utilized to determine which of the multiple upload options are the best for you to watch. In the event that you were to look at uploads to video series that are offered on paid sites, you would only receive the upload independently, without being able to choose which of the uploads is best for you to watch.
In addition, vkdeo does not direct users towards exclusive content by way of any type of manipulation within algorithms. The real relationship between views, how popular has been the content, and not on the business partnerships or contract agreements between owners of the content, is how the viewer is presented with suggested content. What the viewer is presented with is based solely on what the user has actually watched, compared to what the platform wants the user to watch.
Making Vkdeo Your Go-To Platform For Series Content
To achieve the greatest benefit from free streaming platforms such as Vkdeo, view them as a viable source of entertainment as opposed to simply a possible backup when paid services fail you. Investing in these sites is not so much a monetary investment as it is a time investment in which you need to spend a lot of time creating and maintaining various playlists, researching quality uploaders, figuring out how to navigate these sites, etc.
For series viewing, Vkdeo offers an exceptional value to viewers because of the extraordinary amount of series available from around the world, in hundreds of niche categories, the opportunity to connect with other members of the Vkdeo community, and most importantly, they are 100% free! You are able to access incredible series that may not be available anywhere else (meaning you are NOT paying for the convenience and exclusivity of the latest releases).
The Thai GL Series are just one example of the many different types of content ecosystems that exist within the Vkdeo community. You can find and enjoy free access to Korean Variety Shows, Japanese Anime, Chinese Web Dramas, Independent Web Series and Documentaries that will be available to you for free – once you learn how to locate them and navigate your way around to them.
If you follow the strategies outlined in this article to optimize your experience with the Vkdeo free streaming service, you will be able to build new habits for organizing categories, developing search skills, pre-screening content as an indication of the quality of that content, tracking your progress and using the Vkdeo technical process most efficiently. It will be much more enjoyable for you to watch series on Vkdeo – without having to spend any more money on your entertainment.
With the streaming revolution, everyone was supposed to have access to entertainment. All we’ve really got from the streaming services we’ve paid to use so far is the continued consolidation of media companies and more unaffordable content. There are many platforms available, such as Vkdeo, that can help you keep your entertainment budget in check, but you need to find out how they work before giving them a serious shot and possibly cancel your unnecessary subscriptions to streaming services that you aren’t using much anymore.
