I've had some nice responses but not nearly enough from my relaunch post of two days ago. I'm going to have to hear from a lot more readers if we're even going to consider trying to relaunch.
Here's one email I got, which I blush to post. I post it nevertheless because it touches on something that seems to me very important: the importance of videos with whole stories where the bondage with or without sm has a context, as opposed to videos which just show bondage/sm scenes.
In response to your recent blog entry with the question of whether or not to go through relaunching your website.
When I became of age, the first website I subscribed to was Bound & Gagged. Unfortunately, the website was shut down shortly after and I never really got to enjoy the site. Of all the porn sites there are out there today, Bound & Gagged would be the one website I would always keep a subscription.
What made your site so special was that you played with the fantasy. I don't mean to trash talk other directors' work, but there is so much of today's work that's just superficial and focuses more on hot models than an actual story. For me, the story has always been the most important part because it's what makes it real, it's what connects me to the characters and takes me in.
One of my favorite movies was your Bondage Under Construction video, where you had two cute guys messing around in a cabin. What you did was a work of art. You directed an actual movie, you had scenes that set up the story and my favorite part was actually where Jim emptied his backpack and the way Brent reacted when he saw it and when he was getting gagged.
Ever since Bound & Gagged, I have never seen one single male bondage film with that kind of depth and story. For me, the relaunch of Bound & Gagged isn't about getting more porn, it's about your work. And to be honest, I wouldn't care if it wasn't called Bound & Gagged anymore, I would just like to see you direct again. So even if your project doesn't succeed, I sincerely hope that you won't give up because you are, in my opinion, a legend.
I'll be writing this reader personally, but let me just say thank you here. And asking others reading this to send me their thoughts on this subject as well.
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