# Futurama

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/futurama/

7 people recommended Futurama in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Animated sci-fi comedy people recommend for its rewatchable seasons and sharp take on AI and human intimacy.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Rewatchable across many seasons (2 comments in the sample): "My evil agenda is to encourage people to watch every season of Futurama." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47201712)) "That show was able to retain it better through out the years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47063627))
- Sharp take on AI and intimacy (2 comments in the sample): "Futurama had a good comedy PSA on this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444649)) "investigate this pretty well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47468053))

## Other animated series people recommend

- [Star Trek: Lower Decks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-lower-decks/): 20 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [South Park](https://hackerapproved.com/p/south-park/): 14 recommend, 5 mixed, 7 criticize
- [The Simpsons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simpsons/): 11 recommend, 2 mixed, 14 criticize
- [Arcane](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arcane/): 10 recommend, 2 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Futurama", https://hackerapproved.com/p/futurama/ (7 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.