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People who liked it call it well executed and enjoyable enough to recommend. Some find it too cringe, and one says it drops off after the first few episodes.

People who liked it call it well executed and enjoyable enough to recommend. Some find it too cringe, and one says it drops off after the first few episodes.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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

  • Enjoyed it enormously

    “I enjoyed it enormously and I do likewise recommend it”

    Comment from 9 Apr 2026 in “The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Culture”
  • Decently executed

    “It is decently executed, but it is a bit too cringe for my liking”

    Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Too cringe for some

    “It is decently executed, but it is a bit too cringe for my liking”

    Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930”
  • Drops off after first episodes

    “Devs dropped off hard after the first few episodes”

    Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “How abliterated models can get you pwned”

Other TV series people recommend

The four most recommended other TV 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.

Devs compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Halt and Catch Fire1662089%7—Approved
Babylon 5862180%7—Approved
Silicon Valley (TV series)52198%12—Approved
Andor52591%9—Approved
DevsThis page5183%4——
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What people said

4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Devs dropped off hard after the first few episodes”

CriticizesComment from 20 Oct 2026 in “How abliterated models can get you pwned”

“It is decently executed, but it is a bit too cringe for my liking”

MixedComment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930”

“I enjoyed it enormously and I do likewise recommend it”

RecommendsComment from 9 Apr 2026 in “The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Culture”

“most fundamental layers are already working great”

RecommendsComment from 30 Dec 2025 in “ManusAI Joins Meta”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.