Dramas in Cantonese?

I grew up watching TVB and ATV series from the late 80s and early 90s. Imho they are some of the best dramas I've watched and it's a pity that not many know them because of their age and language. Only a handful of them are english subbed and to my knowledge there are no fansubbing groups for cantonese drama.

I also grew up watching a whole bunch of TVB dramas as a kid. My favorites are definitely Crime/Mystery dramas. They have a couple good romance dramas back from the early 2000s era too. I still watch some from time to time, but I do think the quality has actually gone down unfortunately. Lots of their actors/actresses are leaving and going to China instead. 

 Knavery:

I'm currently watching Nothing Special Force and I've watched a few period ones - like Captain of Destiny (I know it's a time travel but the bulk of the show is in the past).

They remind me of Japanese dramas in a lot of way - too many of them are too silly. Everything is exaggerated. The sincere messages get lost in the exaggerated silliness. 

I tried some modern setting dramas but outside of Nothing Special Force - I have dropped them almost immediately. Things just get exaggerated to the point where they are silly.

I would add Taiwanese dramas to the list, they are just as silly and exaggerated, if not more. As someone who generally prefer serious drama, I find myself mostly watching Korean or Chinese.

I agree with what has been said above with regards to some of the Hong Kong and Japanese dramas being too exaggerated/silly (where they often tend to retract from the flow of the drama) which is why I tend to prefer Korean dramas instead. I'm Cantonese-speaking and I did grow up watching dramas on TVB when I was a kid, but haven't done so in over a decade. A lot of my friends/family agree that the quality of them has been getting worse and worse over the years. 

Some dramas from China are good too, though I'm personally not a big fan of the fact that they rely a lot on dubbing. It takes away from the authenticity and feels a bit unnatural/stiff/detached to me. Also, most of the better/more popular dramas from mainland China tend to be historical (and very long) and since I usually tend towards modern-setting dramas (which I've heard aren't as good compared to historical dramas), it's rare that I have the drive to start one of them. I have to be in a certain mood to be able to focus on a historical drama (excluding time-skip dramas, which for some reason I'm usually more intrigued by).