Takeshi's Castle
Shares rank 47 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it for its funny, entertaining commentary and as a nostalgic favourite from childhood TV. No critical quotes raised any caveats.
People recommend it for its funny, entertaining commentary and as a nostalgic favourite from childhood TV. No critical quotes raised any caveats.
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
Funny, entertaining to watch
“I always had a good laugh whenever I was flipping through TV channels”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Takeshi's Castle” “had really funny and entertaining commentary too!”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Takeshi's Castle” “the best show that was on spiketv”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Takeshi's Castle”
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Takeshi's CastleThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“had really funny and entertaining commentary too!”
“Most of Beat Takeshi's work is amazing, from this, to his films”
“Used to love watching this as a kid!”
“I always had a good laugh whenever I was flipping through TV channels”
“the best show that was on spiketv”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.