As long as they do it sparingly, it may be ok. But going from the experience of the between-seasons episode of Stretch Armstrong that one of the grandkids like

As long as they do it sparingly, it may be ok. But going from the experience of the between-seasons episode of Stretch Armstrong that one of the grandkids likes to watch, I'd be really annoyed if they did that treatment to any of my favorite shows. First, when I sit down on the couch to watch TV, I want to relax and have the entertainment fed to me. If I want to play a video game, I'd fire up the Atari system. Really don't want to be jumping for the remote and make a decision several times in the show, and keep track of all the plot lines so I can see everything. Now if you can set it to not prompt you, but randomize each pivot point, and / or give each permutation a number that you can select at the beginning, then it may be interesting to watch the episode multiple times to catch each variation.