7 Up (Up Series documentary)
Shares rank 7 of 11 documentary series by recommenders
People recommend it as an ambitious, empathy-building look at real people across decades, with later episodes that acknowledge the limits of the project. No recurring criticism appeared.
People recommend it as an ambitious, empathy-building look at real people across decades, with later episodes that acknowledge the limits of the project. No recurring criticism appeared.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Real people, empathy across time
“It’s something only empathy can make sense of and it challenges the viewer to empathize across time and culture.”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out” “Genuinely interesting content about real people in the real world.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out” Ambitious, phenomenal, astonishing television
“later episodes get even more interesting by acknowledging the limitations. A phenomenal series.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out” “one of the most astonishing and ambitious pieces of television ever made”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “We've followed their lives for six decades; now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out”
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The four most recommended other documentary series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Connections by James Burke | 33 | 1 | 97% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Triumph of the Nerds | 31 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Adam Curtis | 10 | 1 | 91% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Century of Self by Adam Curtis | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| 7 Up (Up Series documentary)This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Everybody I've ever recommended the "7 Up" series to has thanked me.”
“It’s something only empathy can make sense of and it challenges the viewer to empathize across time and culture.”
“later episodes get even more interesting by acknowledging the limitations. A phenomenal series.”
“one of the most astonishing and ambitious pieces of television ever made”
“Genuinely interesting content about real people in the real world.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.