According to Comicbook.com, Bojack Horseman creator, Raphael Bob Waksberg, has an ax to grind with both Amazon and Netflix for abruptly cutting the credits off of shows to quickly shuffle towards the next episode. Thanks to both Netflix and Amazon’s autoplay feature, the credits of certain shows, which pay tribute to the hard working team responsible for bringing these shows to life, are easily glossed over for the sake of consuming more content. For Waksberg, this is seen as disrespectful and a slight towards the lesser known cast and crew, such as those who work in the background. Waksberg aired his grievances over on twitter on Christmas Eve.
“Would love to work for a network that doesn’t do this. If you work at one, let’s talk.” Waksberg had said in his tweet. Waksberg later went on to tweet, “A show represents the cumulative tireless work of hundreds of creative artists who dream of one day having their names shrunk into a tiny box and then cut off abruptly by a trailer for The Witcher.”
Waksberg went on to give an example of the autoplay’s quickness while exchanging tweets with a fan. When talking to a fan about the show Undone, which is streamed through Amazon, Waksberg tweeted out, “When I watched Undone, they put up an ad for the next episode, over the picture, BEFORE it even hit the credits. The person I was watching with got so distracted, we had to go back and watch the ending again because she missed it.”
Waksberg’s reaction may serve as a reminder that every person listed on the after credits of television shows matters, and each played a role in bringing a program in front of potentially thousands to millions of eyes. Whether Waksberg’s sentiments towards the autoplay feature will be shared or echoed by other creators remains to be seen, but him bringing the matter to the attention of his followers might motivate people to think twice before using the autoplay feature.