Do you think that if Bojack wasn’t famous or any other characters in the Bojack universe for that matter, would the show still make sense? I mean if Bojack was a normal being with a normal boring everyday job with a mundane, repetitive life would he still face the same magnitude of consequences for his actions?
It would be a very different show because he’s consistently shown to not be able to consistently do a job (like he’ll just stop showing up to go on a bender). Because he’s a famous celebrity, that works because there’s always another show or movie. And also, he’s rich, so he can afford to lose a job. If he wasn’t famous he’d probably be broke, or he’d have to reign it in to keep a job.
The results of some his actions would never come out because he’s not famous (like the Penny thing). Attacking Gina would get him fired, and he’d lose friends but he would be able to start over more easily because there’s no public reputation to ruin or to follow him around.
More interestingly, I think Bojack wouldn’t have been so toxic if he never got famous. He’s shown in the eighties when he’s a working stand up to be mostly kind and pretty normal. He’d have trauma and probably still an alcohol issue, but I think he would still be a lot more stable and normal and less of an asshole. It was only when he became famous he became an entitled arrogant arse. Beforehand he was shy and pleasant (not so shy he wouldn’t do stand up, but shy to ask penny out for one thing).