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xiaolansp/hk-tv-drama

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TLDR

A Chinese-language curated watchlist of Hong Kong TVB drama series and classic films from the 1990s through the 2000s, covering wuxia, time-travel, spy thrillers, and legal procedurals, with streaming links to Nunu Cinema.

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  root((hk-tv-drama))
    TVB golden era
      Early 1990s serials
      Late 1990s wuxia
      Early 2000s dramas
    Recent HK dramas
      Spy thrillers
      Legal procedurals
      Anti-corruption
    Film classics
      Infernal Affairs
      A Better Tomorrow
      Stephen Chow films
    Streaming
      Nunu Cinema links
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USE CASE 1

Browse curated classic TVB serial dramas from the 1990s-2000s golden era with streaming links

USE CASE 2

Find Hong Kong spy thrillers and anti-corruption procedurals alongside classic cinema recommendations

USE CASE 3

Discover wuxia and time-travel drama series from Louis Koo and Adam Cheng's TVB era

USE CASE 4

Use as a starting point for exploring Hong Kong television drama without knowing where to begin

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In plain English

This repository is a curated reference list of Hong Kong TV dramas and films, written in Chinese. It has no code and no technical content. The compiler has organized titles from TVB (the dominant Hong Kong broadcaster) alongside classic Hong Kong cinema. The TVB golden-era section covers series from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s. Notable entries include The Grand Canals (1992) with actors Louis Koo and Adam Cheng, the wuxia adaptation Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1997), the time-travel drama A Step into the Past (2001) starring Louis Koo, and War and Beauty (2004). These are long-form serial dramas, typically 30 to 40 episodes each. The more recent Hong Kong drama section includes the Invisible Vigilante spy thriller series (three seasons), the Line Walker franchise, and several legal and anti-corruption procedurals. The film classics section repeats titles that appear in related repositories: the Infernal Affairs trilogy, A Better Tomorrow, the Young and Dangerous series, and the Stephen Chow comedy A Chinese Odyssey. The README links to a streaming site called Nunu Cinema with direct search links for several of the listed titles. There are no installation steps, no dependencies, and no programming language involved. This is purely a watchlist or recommendation index for viewers interested in Hong Kong television and cinema.

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Prompt 1
I want to watch Hong Kong TVB dramas from the golden era. Based on the hk-tv-drama list, which series should I start with and how many episodes does each one have?
Prompt 2
I want to build a GitHub-hosted watchlist of Asian dramas like hk-tv-drama. Help me structure a Markdown file with sections by genre and era, including streaming links.
Prompt 3
The hk-tv-drama list covers wuxia, spy thrillers, and legal procedurals. Which of these genres is best for someone new to Hong Kong TV drama?
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