TVB Serials

Okay, yet another 80's nostalgia post from me :)

The early 80's also marked the start of the videotape craze. For those pre-Astro days, the humble video recorder was a perfect avenue to while away the hours between work and rest.

In those days, the videos mostly came from recordings of the popular TVB series broadcasted on Singapore TV, which had been dubbed in Mandarin, even the theme songs

Nowadays, both Astro Wah Lai Toi and Xing He channels repeat quite a number of these series. In addition, you can also buy the series in disc sets online.

Long after the stories had faded from our memories, the theme songs remained. Mostly composed by the prolific Joseph Koo, they were amazing pieces that matched the melodrama of the stories well. There are too many to cover here, so I have chosen a few for your enjoyment. For the rest, just surf around Youtube and you will be rewarded :)

First off, The Twins, which came out in 1979 (!).

Then, The Dynasty, which was from 1980.

Another popular series was Tai Chi master Zhang.


This next one needs no introduction - it was THE series of 1984:


Finally, a series that we were all watching when we were in Form 5: