10 Unique TV Episodes That You Must See

10. Black Mirror - Bandersnatch

An episode controlled by the audience.

A concept thought unique to video games for a long time, interactive story-telling is now being explored in the television industry, thanks to Charlie Brooker. And is it any surprise that Black Mirror, the show that focuses on the endless possibilities of technology, is the first to produce such an innovative concept in the mainstream.

Bandersnatch follows a young programmer, Stefan, as he attempts to complete an interactive "choose your own adventure" video game of his own. The story lets you make some decisions for Stefan along the way that alter his path, a format that wouldn't be possible if not for the streaming era where viewers can use their mouse to make these decisions.

The film may not boast as much choice as a video game but the cost and time that goes into live-action productions must have limited Brooker's script. Still, with five separate "main" endings (along with multiple variations of those), Bandersnatch achieved what it set out to. They have shown that interactive-television is possible and will likely inspire many other streaming services to produce similar concepts.