Extras
Shares rank 6 of 8 sitcoms by recommenders
People recommend this comedy series for its consistently funny episodes and a standout guest performance by Patrick Stewart, calling it a small gem.
People recommend this comedy series for its consistently funny episodes and a standout guest performance by Patrick Stewart, calling it a small gem.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- 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: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 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
Hilarious, consistently funny episodes
“His episode (the finale of season 1) of Extras is absolutely hilarious.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “Almost every episode of extras is awesome”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “It's a small gem of a series.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” Patrick Stewart's comedic performance
“perfectly describes his performance as a lecherous version of himself”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “it proves he can be comedic because he is just that good of an actor”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game” “his finest work here, in Extras”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died”
Other sitcoms people recommend
The four most recommended other sitcoms, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Office | 23 | 14 | 62% | 7 | — | — |
| Red Dwarf | 20 | 2 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Utopia (Australian comedy TV series) | 14 | 1 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Yes Minister | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| ExtrasThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it proves he can be comedic because he is just that good of an actor”
“his finest work here, in Extras”
“perfectly describes his performance as a lecherous version of himself”
“It's a small gem of a series.”
“Almost every episode of extras is awesome”
“His episode (the finale of season 1) of Extras is absolutely hilarious.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.