Futurama
Ranked 6 of 10 animated series by recommenders
Animated sci-fi comedy people recommend for its rewatchable seasons and sharp take on AI and human intimacy.
Animated sci-fi comedy people recommend for its rewatchable seasons and sharp take on AI and human intimacy.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Rewatchable across many seasons
“My evil agenda is to encourage people to watch every season of Futurama.”
Comment from 28 Feb 2026 in “Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year rule” “That show was able to retain it better through out the years.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “After 800 episodes, 'The Simpsons' creators look back – and ahead” Sharp take on AI and intimacy
“Futurama had a good comedy PSA on this”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Chinese government fears talking to AI might replace human intimacy” “investigate this pretty well”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved”
Other animated series people recommend
The four most recommended other animated 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | 24 | 4 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| South Park | 22 | 10 | 69% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Simpsons | 14 | 15 | 48% | 8 | — | — |
| Arcane | 13 | 1 | 93% | 8 | — | Approved |
| FuturamaThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Futurama had a good comedy PSA on this”
“A great example from the pilot is the Star Trek doors that keep closing on Fry.”
“investigate this pretty well”
“I quite enjoyed the original run of the docuseries "Futurama" on this concept.”
“put in terrible time slots that often got preempted by sports”
“My evil agenda is to encourage people to watch every season of Futurama.”
“That show was able to retain it better through out the years.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.