Paradise Lost
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:24 pmRecently, there was a thread on how LP had become a "porn paradise" (viewtopic.php?f=96&t=8630). While "paradise" seems like a bit of an exaggeration, I agreed with the main point: that LP has far surpassed its competition, in terms of releasing consistently nasty porn.
Unfortunately, I fear that the recent decision to ban piss scenes signals the beginning of the end of the "porn paradise" on LP, not so much because of the lack of piss itself (although many of us will miss that dearly), but rather, because of the change in direction that it seems to foreshadow. After all, kreme scenes, once a hallmark of LP, are very rare these days, and yet, the site is still thriving. However, there are two key differences between the end of the Kreme Era, and the end of the Piss Era.
The first difference is that XXX stopped producing the kreme scenes because they weren't profitable. But that's clearly not the case with the piss scenes. If you look at the best selling scene list (http://legalporno.com/best-videos), you'll see that about half the scenes on there are piss scenes, even though LP has released many more scenes without piss than with it. This is clearly not a coincidence, despite the tortured logic employed by DPC, GF and other piss haters.
The other difference is that even though XXX stopped producing kreme scenes, he did not ban the release of them on LP. In fact, SOS continues to occasionally produce them, and XXX continues to release them. If XXX had simply decided that the piss scenes were not as profitable as the same scenes without piss, then why wouldn't he continue to allow Giorgio (or SOS) to produce piss scenes and release them on LP? If they want to lose money on these scenes, that would be their choice, just like with kreme.
No, the only thing that makes sense is that XXX wants to take the entire LP site in a much different, much tamer direction. I think this is what Giorgio was referring to when he said that getting rid of the piss scenes was an attempt to "clean up the image" of the site. In other words, XXX wants to make the site more of a typical, vanilla site, like 21S or DDF.
If my theory is correct, then we will soon see a major drop-off in the nastiness of the scenes, much like what happened when they first moved to Prague. If you don't remember what I'm talking about, go back and look at about the first hundred SZ scenes. Even though there were a few gems mixed in, the vast majority of those scenes were far tamer than anything LP has released before or since. I expect to slowly see things return to that level. At that point, one of two things will happen: Either XXX will see the error of his ways, and take the site back in a more hardcore direction, or he will blame the reduced profit on still being "too offensive" and he will continue to tone down the product, until it is basically like Brazzers without the silly storylines (kind of like a European version of Jules Jordan).
I'm sure some of you will say I'm being paranoid, but I have seen this kind of thing happen many times before. A fairly recent example is Mike Adriano. For the first 2 or 3 years he was at Evil Angel, he released by far the most hardcore porn in America at that time. In fact, literally every scene he released back then was 100% anal, with tons of ATM, super sloppy BJs, etc. Then, a couple of years ago, he said that some people had been complaining that there wasn't any pussy fucking, so he was going to start incorporating a little ATP. At first, it started with just a few seconds per scene, then it became a couple of minutes per scene, and now, almost every scene he releases has significant pussy fucking, way more ATP than ATM, etc. In fact, some of his recent movies have had 3 out of 4 scenes with no anal at all, just non-stop pussy fucking. His stuff has become so lame that I usually just watch the blowjob and skip through the rest. I'd hate to see the same sort of "watering down" (no pun intended) happen to LP, but if XXX doesn't wake up, I'm afraid that's exactly what's in store.
Unfortunately, I fear that the recent decision to ban piss scenes signals the beginning of the end of the "porn paradise" on LP, not so much because of the lack of piss itself (although many of us will miss that dearly), but rather, because of the change in direction that it seems to foreshadow. After all, kreme scenes, once a hallmark of LP, are very rare these days, and yet, the site is still thriving. However, there are two key differences between the end of the Kreme Era, and the end of the Piss Era.
The first difference is that XXX stopped producing the kreme scenes because they weren't profitable. But that's clearly not the case with the piss scenes. If you look at the best selling scene list (http://legalporno.com/best-videos), you'll see that about half the scenes on there are piss scenes, even though LP has released many more scenes without piss than with it. This is clearly not a coincidence, despite the tortured logic employed by DPC, GF and other piss haters.
The other difference is that even though XXX stopped producing kreme scenes, he did not ban the release of them on LP. In fact, SOS continues to occasionally produce them, and XXX continues to release them. If XXX had simply decided that the piss scenes were not as profitable as the same scenes without piss, then why wouldn't he continue to allow Giorgio (or SOS) to produce piss scenes and release them on LP? If they want to lose money on these scenes, that would be their choice, just like with kreme.
No, the only thing that makes sense is that XXX wants to take the entire LP site in a much different, much tamer direction. I think this is what Giorgio was referring to when he said that getting rid of the piss scenes was an attempt to "clean up the image" of the site. In other words, XXX wants to make the site more of a typical, vanilla site, like 21S or DDF.
If my theory is correct, then we will soon see a major drop-off in the nastiness of the scenes, much like what happened when they first moved to Prague. If you don't remember what I'm talking about, go back and look at about the first hundred SZ scenes. Even though there were a few gems mixed in, the vast majority of those scenes were far tamer than anything LP has released before or since. I expect to slowly see things return to that level. At that point, one of two things will happen: Either XXX will see the error of his ways, and take the site back in a more hardcore direction, or he will blame the reduced profit on still being "too offensive" and he will continue to tone down the product, until it is basically like Brazzers without the silly storylines (kind of like a European version of Jules Jordan).
I'm sure some of you will say I'm being paranoid, but I have seen this kind of thing happen many times before. A fairly recent example is Mike Adriano. For the first 2 or 3 years he was at Evil Angel, he released by far the most hardcore porn in America at that time. In fact, literally every scene he released back then was 100% anal, with tons of ATM, super sloppy BJs, etc. Then, a couple of years ago, he said that some people had been complaining that there wasn't any pussy fucking, so he was going to start incorporating a little ATP. At first, it started with just a few seconds per scene, then it became a couple of minutes per scene, and now, almost every scene he releases has significant pussy fucking, way more ATP than ATM, etc. In fact, some of his recent movies have had 3 out of 4 scenes with no anal at all, just non-stop pussy fucking. His stuff has become so lame that I usually just watch the blowjob and skip through the rest. I'd hate to see the same sort of "watering down" (no pun intended) happen to LP, but if XXX doesn't wake up, I'm afraid that's exactly what's in store.
