Shane Tyler posts on ADT: As someone who spent seven years in the XXX biz, I still don’t understand people’s [performers & fans alike] fascination with AVN – The magazine or their joke of an awards ceremony?!
First of all, AVN (the magazine) is nothing more than a glorified promotional tool for adult companies to ‘push’ their product to retailers. As of late, this “rag” has even elimimated the majority of reviews they used to offer [something which originally made the magazine noteworthy to both retailers and fans] in order to make room for more advertising = $$$$$! And, speaking of advertising, the more ad space a company purchases the better chance they have of being nominated for, and eventually walking-away with, an AVN award <~ this has been proven in years past!.
As for performers, are the girls (or guys) honestly thinking of their performance as “award-worthy” while having sex on camera?!! If so, that’s a performance I [as a fan] would have no interest in watching. Are there female performers who believe, while on-set .. “Maybe if I take a few additional cocks up my ass, I’ll walk away with an award come January?”! (this doesn’t apply to Mila) lol
And what, honestly, is the notoriety that comes with receiving an AVN Award? Except for the production companies and directors who use their award as a promotional tool to retailers (and then place it on a shelf in their office and allow it to collect dust), for performers these awards are quickly deemed worthless!
It’s obviously not at all like the mainstream film business, where a “prestigious” award affords you more and/or ‘better’ work. In the porn industry, if you’re casted, show-up (not even on-time mostly), show a little ‘energy’ while having sex on-camera and remain up-to-date with your tests you’ll continue to work .. As simple as that!
And besides “Fashionistas” [which most definitely deserved it’s praise], are there any non-industry people who can, honestly, (off the top-of-their-head) remember award winners of years past?!! .. Or really ‘care’ about it one way or the other?!
If these awards were being presented and/or voted-upon strictly by fans of XXX, or perhaps unbiased “industry insiders”, I could possibly understand the ‘hype’ and fascination (and potential benefit) of such an event; however, AVN, both the magazine and awards show, are strictly in this for the MONEY! Period (.)! Even their advertisers [their ‘life’s blood’ financially] have to purchase seats and tables for the event. It’s the same reason TV Guide produces their own awards show … Cause they know they ain’t the Emmys or Golden Globes! lol
Again, I’m just simply trying to understand people’s fascination with the AVN Awards?! $250.00 of a porn fan’s “hard-earned” money is (in my opinion) much better spent on .. a date!? .. food!? .. rent!? .. or, perhaps, buying more porn?!!
I say screw AVN! It’s ‘high’ time for the ADT Awards!!!