Old Master Q
Original: First published in 1962, Old Master Q revolves around the misadventures of a middle-aged man whose traditional views on social life - he boasts of a dislike of long-haired youths, rock music and modern Western art in his early years - are reflected in his attire (bobbed hat, yellow tunic, flat-soled shoes).
Films: There has been a steady stream of Q films since the 1960s. The most intriguing is probably Herman Yau Lai-to's Master Q 2001, which blends computer-generated characters into a live-action film starring Nicholas Tse Ting-fung and Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi.
Feel 100%
Original: Viewed then as Hong Kong's answer to the stream of Japanese romance-driven manga flooding the local scene, Lau Wan-kit's romance series - which began in 1992 - is driven by the relationships among a group of twentysomethings in Hong Kong.
Films: Feel 100% (1996) provided director Joe Ma Wai-ho with his big break, and also established singer Sammi Cheng Sau-man as an actor after years working on television serials. Feel 100% Once More followed swiftly in the same year; the franchise was revived in 2001 and then 2003 with a new cast.
Teddy Boy