Why Inside Job's Cancellation Is A BIG Deal

Today I talk about why Inside Job's Cancellation is a bigger deal than I initially realized.
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[amanderps]

As someone who worked on Inside Job, thank you. It was a real slap in the face to have that pulled out from under us. Along with other projects being cancelled....it's been a bad time for a lot of folk in the Animation Industry.

[halolasomaster]

Netflix needs to realize people have jobs and responsibility. We can't all just sit down and watch a show on release.

[jzburda]

Inside job was a breath of fresh air to the animation industry. Its sad to see that it had to be cancelled

[Toxicality]

the fact that Big Mouth is getting a 7th season and this got cancelled after it's second makes me indescribably angry. Inside Job is genuinely a funny and interesting concept. It's like if Rick and Morty had some restraint and class, and was about conspiracy theories.

I loved all the characters, the designs, and overall I think the concept was really well executed. I still rewatch it and I will never forgive Netflix for stopping the development of a genuinely enjoyable and funny show.

[skintsugi]

The Inside Job cancellation literally led me to stop giving a shit about anything they produce; how can I get into a show, love it, recommend it over and over and then have to explain to those people “it got cancelled despite being so good.” the binge-watching they push so hard for is literally LITERALLY killing good stories. and yeah part 2 wasnt as great as part 1 but sometimes its bc of network meddling

[eggdude]

Netflix would have cancelled Breaking Bad after season 1 lol

[Kittenfox_]

The idea of watching like 10 episodes of a show within 2/3 days just to make it look like a success for company that produced it is not going to make the show as enjoyable as it should be.

[jakeenns]

I just binged the whole series and I'm so upset that there won't be more. We need to make them bring it back. Inside job really had the potential to be the next futurama. It was genuinely hilarious and I loved every second of it

[rosviaport]

What I find the most frustrating is that I didn't even know when this was being released? They just silently released it and I happened to stumble across it... I've noticed a trend in this when it comes to Netflix's animated series? They don't spend ANY advertising on it and then expect the shows to get in top 10??? When we don't even know they exist??

[sodacarton]

Seriously, I've been so upset over this. The way Netflix runs themselves as a company is absolutely ridiculous, it completely strips the creators who work on projects like Inside Job of any air to breathe. Creativity has no place in a trapping corporate place like Netflix, and it hurts to see some of my favorite shows be cancelled because of it.

[Romanticoutlaw]

we live in a f'cking world where big mouth got like 5 seasons and inside job got 1. I hate it here

[foxorian]

I was a background artist on the show, (and was potentially going to be BG Lead on Season 2, ) and just want to clarify: two episodes in part 2 were cut because part 1 was overbudget and behind schedule. Part 1 and 2 were made back-to-back as one work order, and 2 episodes were cut from Part 2 WHILE we were still working on Part 1. We finished Part 2 long before Part 1 ever aired. Cutting two episodes balanced the budget and got us caught up with the original production schedule.

Anyway Star Trek Lower Decks (another show I've worked on) is a good example of letting a show find its footing with more than one or two seasons. Lower Decks had a questionable start, but has been really growing into its own since Season 3, S4 is going well, while S5 is currently in production. More of this in the industry, please!

[AwesomeDwarves]

Imagine if YouTube cut channels off if they couldn't get top viewership. We would be left with horrible click bait, broad appeal crap and the platform would lose all character. That's exactly what's happening to Netflix.

[charlesajones]

It has to be pointed out, Netflix waited an ENTIRE YEAR to air the second half of season 1. I was a huge fan of the first 10 episodes, and even I was starting to forget about the show by the time we received any information about when the rest would air. And when it finally did, and I saw it was only 8 episodes instead of the expected 10, I knew it was doomed.

[scaramouchesbf]

netflix really is putting the responsibility on the viewers. i remember when season 2 of the show young royals came out and the entire fan community came together and rewatched it over and over again for weeks on end and kept it in the top 10 just to make sure it would get its final season. and it worked. people shouldnt have to be putting in hours and hours a day into a show everyday just to keep it from getting cut

[IloveOtherPplsMsry]

It's like Netflix mines for precious stones, but only wants diamonds.

[onlyonezenn]

I would also like to add, to anyone reading, I was one of the people that DID NOT KNOW this show existed until after its cancellation. It is exactly up my alley and was 100% to my tastes, and yet the marketing felt non-existent. And I am an animation consumer (I watched Castlevania, Tuca & Bertie, etc, etc) so I am not sure why not a single algorithm put this show in my path. I can't express how upset I am that HUNDREDS of fans like me are probably part of the reason we aren't seeing a continuation. We just didn't know it was out there. I know the show saw a huge spike in viewership after its cancellation and that is even more upsetting. I would argue the IJ fanbase is bigger now than ever before and fans would flock to see a revival.

[GiftOfKnowledge-npvg]

What’s especially stupid is that Netflix’s habit of canceling shows that aren’t immediate hits everyone watches to their season’s end has conditioned some of their audience to avoid shows until they conclude for fear of getting attached to a show Netflix will just cancel; which causes Netflix to cancel more shows and drive audiences away from new shows even more.

[serenadesilhout]

Inside job is on a long list of Netflix shows that truly deserved to be given a chance. Netflix can pay a billion dollars for Friends but can’t spend that money on good content.

[JOEY-xjds]

Whoever is watching Big Mouth, stop it. Get some help