A Decade of TVB Series: 1998 - 2008 (1)

Before the New Millennium

In the past 10 years, there are a lot of ups and downs in TVB series. Each year, there are some returning stars and some were leaving TVB. Some stars were rising to shine, some were slowly forgotten..

Here is my countdown of the past decade of TVB Series, I hope you enjoy as I am counting down the most important decade, or perhaps the most interesting decade of TVB series.

The Year: 1998
Keyword: Healing Hands



TVB starts to make popular series that dealing with our everyday jobs. Like the doctors in Healing Hands, the firefighters in Burning Flame, etc.

The Classic Series: Secret of the Heart
Forgettable Series: Rural Hero
Rising Star: Louis Koo - Burning Flame
Most Surprising Act: Nick Cheung - Secret of the Heart
Forgotten Star: Jackie Liu, for some reason, his sereis became more and more forgettable, such as Dark Tales 2, Rural Hero, Side Beat, etc, etc.

The Year: 1999
Keyword: Detective Investigation Files IV



Louis Koo became the most popular star in TVB, along with Gallen Lo, the two of them were in a major TVB production: At the Threshold of an Era, which considered as THE series of the new millennium.

The Classic Series: Witness to Prosecution
Forgettable Series: Side Beat
Rising Star: Charmaine Sheh - DIF 4
Most Surprising Act: Sunny Chan - At the Threshold of an Era
Forgotten Star: Monica Chan, her character became less and less valuable in a TVB series, that explains the fact that she is no longer filming with TVB.