# Friends TV series

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Friends TV series and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Friends as an enjoyable sitcom that feels relatable. One critic says it has not aged well.

## Why people recommend it

- Relatable to viewers (1 comments): "because of how relatable it is" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46724388))
- Enjoyable sitcom to watch (1 comments): "For the record, I do enjoy some Series: Friends, The Office, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46174490))

## What people warn about

- Cannot choose which version (1 comments): "it's kind of a shame since it'd be nice if we had the choice to select which version we wanted to see" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46135002))
- Has not aged well (1 comments): "for me it didn't age well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46184393))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Office](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office.md): 23 recommend
- [Red Dwarf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dwarf.md): 20 recommend
- [Utopia (Australian comedy TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/utopia.md): 14 recommend
- [Yes Minister](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-minister.md): 9 recommend
- [It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Friends TV series", https://hackerapproved.com/p/friends/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).