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The 90s is the full maturity of TVB martial arts dramas. While the actors and actresses of the 90s may not be able to compete with the talent of the 80s, there were visible improvements to plotting. This period also saw a whole slew of Jin Yong adaption remakes, along with a lot of spinoffs from his stories and characters - most of the spinoffs were not too notable though. The last remake in the 90s, The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 1999 and then the subsequent Heavenly Sword of Dragon Saber 2000 were probably what triggered Jin Yong to stop licensing his works to TVB to remake. For me, it also signalled the end of an era for TVB martial arts dramas as the quality has never quite reached the same level again.