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Title: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: brimic on January 09, 2019, 11:53:15 AM

I've enjoyed some of the Black Mirror episodes, but this new episode not only ties a lot of the Black Mirror universe together, but it has something I have never seen in a TV show before.
If you have Netflix, do watch it.
*Mild spoiler below.







* This show uses viewer options to control the plot and outcome of the show. I only watched it through once, and want to try it again, because its a bit confusing whether I was being manipulated into making choices... I won't say any more about it....

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: Declaration Day on January 09, 2019, 01:06:43 PM

My girlfriend and I watched it the other day.  What I really like is that the transitions are seamless; there is no "loading" depending on your choices.  While the concept could use some polishing, we enjoyed it, and it's a good first attempt at this sort of thing.

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: brimic on January 09, 2019, 01:46:10 PM

I also enjoyed the allusions to other things like 'Metl Hedd,' 'Nohzdyv,' and 'White bear' (which finally makes sense when put into context).
The transitions to reverting back to different pathways was sort of trippy, when you see the details played back.

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: gunsmith on January 09, 2019, 09:27:41 PM

where is the name "bandersnatch" from?
it seems like i have seen the name before?
Delany? PKD?

I love black mirror, i hope i will beable to watch it soon

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: Doggy Daddy on January 09, 2019, 10:35:30 PM

Quote from: gunsmith on January 09, 2019, 09:27:41 PM

where is the name "bandersnatch" from?
it seems like i have seen the name before?
Delany? PKD?

I love black mirror, i hope i will beable to watch it soon

Quote

A bandersnatch is a fictional creature in Lewis Carroll's 1872 novel Through the Looking-Glass and his 1874 poem The Hunting of the Snark. Wikipedia
Personality: Cruel, Ominous, Furious, Powerful, Hungry, Beastly, Destructive, Murderous, Subservient, Kind, Loyal, Angry, Voracious
Appearance: Black mouth gums, Canine-like beast, MORE
Friends: Alice
Foes: Jubjub bird, Red Queen, Knave of Hearts
Portrayed by: Peter Newell
Creator: Lewis Carroll

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: zxcvbob on January 09, 2019, 11:00:58 PM

Quote from: gunsmith on January 09, 2019, 09:27:41 PM

where is the name "bandersnatch" from?
it seems like i have seen the name before?
Delany? PKD?

I love black mirror, i hope i will beable to watch it soon

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/jabberwocky

Title: Re: Netflix Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Post by: gunsmith on January 10, 2019, 12:35:35 AM

thanks, I never really read thry the looking glass / alice in wonderland- glanced at a first edition as a kid tho