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Variety: Netflix claims Bandersnatch was a huge hit, plans several more "Choose Your Own Adventure" projects in various genres. notfabio Mar 13, 11:37

i engaged with it over several viewings but would in no way say that i enjoyed it or thought it was great {nm} professor zovek Mar 13, 11:40

Your idea of enjoyment is probably not the same as Netflix's idea of "a huge hit". Wilderness_Journey Mar 13, 11:43

but that's the whole problem with their metrics. eyeballs over time doesn't necessarily mean the same thing as popular {nm} professor zovek Mar 13, 11:50

I agree. I've tried many of their offerings thanks to crafty, well produced trailers, but I certainly haven't enjoyed all of them. RollingThunder Mar 13, 11:52

Surely this proves the success of Black Mirror as a brand rather than choose-your-own-adventure as a format {nm} numbersix_99 Mar 13, 13:07

They have stats showing multiples viewings of this particular episode, while others won't get the same repeat viewings. {nm} Antibody Mar 13, 13:11

but only because you have to do it over and over to get all the endings, or if you hit a dead end and have to start over {nm} professor zovek Mar 13, 13:22

Exactly. Wonder if the Minecraft series (also CYOA) is successful as well? {nm} numbersix_99 Mar 13, 13:29

Therefore, it's the format. Stats are what Netflix cares about. {nm} Antibody Mar 13, 13:35

but it's literally creating a type of show engineered to juke their stats {nm} professor zovek Mar 13, 13:47

How long until Netflix creates, "Spin the Wheel, see an Outcome" with new outcomes each week! {nm} holdercc Mar 13, 15:33

Not quite. It's Black Mirror that drew the audience, and it was post-modern and self-aware. This success is unlikely to be replicated {nm} numbersix_99 Mar 13, 14:00

Black Mirror may have drawn to the first viewing, but repeat viewings are due to the format. {nm} Antibody Mar 13, 14:08