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blues123
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:37AM
i dont understand.
she isnt very beautiful (she wasnt in her prime), she doesnt seem to enjoy sex on screen, her body was not also best in the business.
then why she is so popular??
THICK_LOVA54
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:54AM
IMO she is (or was in her prime) the definition of what The mainstream says is beautiful. To people who agree with that definition she's the best thing ever. Now for the people (like us) who don't find what she is as "all that" (dont get me wrong she is a beautiful woman), we say, "why is she so popular?", because we dont totally agree with that definition of beauty. Its all a matter of taste and I guess the majority of people (who matter...I hate to say that) just like her alot alot because they been brain washed to believe she is one of the hottest woman who ever lived.
On top of that she's a hard worker as well.
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Edited by - THICK_LOVA54 on 8/9/2010 1:50:34 PM
raybbaby
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:59AM
Don't you mean "why WAS she so popular"? I would take issue with the idea that she wasn't very pretty back in the day. If she's not your cup of tea, then she's not, but she was a cutie. And I don't think you've watched a whole lot of her back catalog if you can't find some scenes where she was having fun. I don't think she would be on top if thrown in to compete with todays crop of girls, but the fact is she isn't.
Edited by - raybbaby on 6/24/2010 11:02:27 AM
Algaliarept
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 11:59AM
Indeed. I opened this thread fully expecting it to have been started in 99
jazzyfae728
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 12:19PM
she is (or was?) so popular because howard stern decided to make her popular. doubt she ever would have been if he hadnt liked her and decided to put her in his movie and promote her constantly.
 
Algaliarept
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 12:52PM
A post from Jenna Jameson herself on the subject
georgez
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 1:52PM
I dated a porn star who also told me that Jenna doesn't really like sex.
torris
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 1:58PM
It was obvious from day one that she was, by porn terms, frigid. She was pixie cute before she pumped up her tits in the Up & Cummers and Cherry PIe (with my fave Eva Flowers) way back in the mid 90s, but once she went with Wicked, VCA and Vivid she could coast on their marketing and her scenes were wastes of time.
Has she ever had a "memorable" scene? She is one gal on this group that us mooks rarely get nostalgic about
Algaliarept
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 2:37PM
She was one of the first pornstars who had name recognition for me. In the late 90's I bought a bunch of her stuff, but like you said - I struggle to even think of a scene of hers.
In a just world, Jenna Haze would've been revered to the degree that Jenna Jameson has been. Jenna Jameson, wouldn't have been as big if she popped up today, doing the type of work she did back then.
Rubberhole
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 5:49PM
Being in the right place, at the right time, with tons of luck. Sort of like those Kardashian girls. No talent but TONS of luck.
Thanks Daddy for defending OJ...
bellend
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 9:50PM
Skinny noassatall fake blondes do very well for some reason.
Dubious_Leftovers
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:21PM
She epitomised the look of a porn star in the collective mind's eye... She's exactly how you'd imagine a top porn girl to look.
That, and brilliant levels of exposure. Agents did top work for her, she became the pop starlet of the industry.
I always found her hot in photos. Never saw too much of her in movies.
THICK_LOVA54
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:36PM
I think when she was a newbie her scenes were decent but as her popularity rose her scene quality did exactly the opposite
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monkey power
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 6:21PM
The short answer:
Mostly this is a result of viewer horniness.
She floated enough people's boats all at once that her name caught fire as the breakaway jizz magnet that got the crowd off its feet.
The real truth: (or the "It's So Big!" answer):
First and foremost, Jenna wore wigs excellently. Which fooled many into buying the movies only to find she had much shorter hair for the sex scene, but by then you'd already purchased the movie, which boosted sales, which led to notoriety, which led to even more people wanting to see what was up with this Jenna phenom, which led to peer pressure among guys to talk about Jenna as if she was so hot that you were cool for having already seen her boink someone, which led to Jenna becoming a fixture in the cultural psyche. (All of this starting off with wigs worn well).
Basically, I think another thing which doesn't get mentioned often is that the male population was waiting for a pornstar who could be jerked off to without shame. Sometimes this or that visual drawback will keep you from fully investing your lust in a naked person, you know? Something holds you back, and you find yourself asking, "Jeesh, what would Tim say if he knew how furiously I was jerking off to Latia Lopez?" Jameson was the cutie who came along and was seen as "totally legit" in her hotness, and this opened the floodgates of fantasy in people's minds so they were able to jerk away sublimely for a change, and a penis doesn't forget that. During 1993-'96, Jenna produced liftoff in people's pants and launched their lust higher into the statosphere than others did, for reasons that are ultimately as much a mystery as "What makes Brazil such a standout at Soccer? Why can't any other nation score more than 2 goals? Why only Brazil?" Sometimes, the answer is Just Because. People just responded to her in droves.
And, if people walked in on you and caught you jerking off to Jenna they'd see Jenna on the screen and they'd have to agree, "Yeah, she's an all-around hottie--I can understand why you're jerking off to her, so I'm not quite as angry at you as I would have been if I'd caught you jerking off to a more stereotypical starlet.... well, carry on!" So Jenna was a safe choice for the one to become totally enamored with because her clean cut attractiveness gave your dingus the green light to go nuts.

There, asked and answered. Now after all these years, the mystery is solved.

monkey power
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 6:33PM
By the way, I do jerk furiously to Latia Lopez, so that wasn't meant as a knock on her. She'd be a great leader in a naked game of Simon Says. I just think it was easier for people to admit they watched porn when they could mention Jenna as part of their defense. Her pics made your actions seem justified, you know? Not that I'm a huge Jenna loyalist or anything. I'm more of a Jenna philosopher.
 
Algaliarept
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 8:37PM
interestin, original, and thought-provoking
screwcap
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Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 9:04PM
that's easy. Blonde, Built, and Beautiful. 3 for 3. my 2 cents.
Rosco Fuji
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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 3:09AM
Well, didn't she claim to having been raped a few times in her book? That would probably put someone off.
Royal Tee
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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 4:27AM
Not to nitpick but Jenna Jameson is THEE stereotypical starlet. Pale(later on Tan) skin, big and long blond hair and pumped up tits. Jenna would've fit right a long with the "Hair Metal Video Vixen, Sunset Strip" type babes that preceded her.
I'm with the "right place,right time" people. Sometimes, the masses just lock onto a person as "what's hot". I wasn't ever a fan, I didn't get into porn until 2000 and even then i prefered babes with a more natural look. But then and now, the majority of contract stars look the way they do because of Jenna Jameson. How many times have we seen a starlet say 'I want to be the next Jenna Jameson" or heard starlets compared to Jenna. Stormy, Jesse Jane, Riley Steele, Sunrise Adams. The list goes on.....
RandomPrecision
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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 5:26AM
One thing can do wonders for the career of anyone who needs attention - Hype. If you've got somebody who is willing to market you the right way to the right people, you don't need to have much of anything else. Which isn't to say she wasn't as decent looking as most in the business back then. But it takes more than that to climb to the top of anything.
Most people don't know (or care) what's truly special, remarkable or extraordinary. They will happily follow celebrity for it's own sake. And celebrity is frequently bestowed. If someone is "knighted" by someone else who is already a celebrity, they automatically achieve honorary celebrity status.
Really, IMO, most celebrity is bullshit. I mean having a modest cult following is one thing but most celebrities are way overinflated by pure BS.
Edited by - randomprecision on 6/26/2010 5:32:38 AM
pokerman
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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 12:23PM
She was a great lesbian performer imo.
I always thought she enjoyed the lesbian scenes more.
One of the best girls in the business at using a strap on. She could fuck like a guy lol.
She did get lucky. Right time right place
She was really cute in her prime.
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Edited by - pokerman on 6/27/2010 4:03:28 PM

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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 12:47PM
^ +1 re lesbian.
georgez
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Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 4:40PM
I was kind of thinking the same thing
WisePaul
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Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 8:18AM
Do u mean she doesn't like sex with men? She was very into her G/G scenes.
foolio101
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Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 9:52AM
The one scene that I remember from Jenna comes from "Smells Like Sex".
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It was obvious from day one that she was, by porn terms, frigid. She was pixie cute before she pumped up her tits in the Up & Cummers and Cherry PIe (with my fave Eva Flowers) way back in the mid 90s, but once she went with Wicked, VCA and Vivid she could coast on their marketing and her scenes were wastes of time.
Has she ever had a "memorable" scene? She is one gal on this group that us mooks rarely get nostalgic about
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charn
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Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 10:56AM
She introduced me to Felecia.
wmike1
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Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 2:40PM
I was thinking the same thing a couple of years ago, so I bought a Jenna dvd, couldn't figure it out, so I bought another and another, now I have about 15, so that's how she did it, people keep buying her stuff, thinking they missed something that made her stand out
badasskicker
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Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 3:00PM
[mod edit: Stop spamming for your website. Please read the 4th paragraph of the ADT forum etiquette.]
Edited by - killbillvol69 on 7/13/2010 6:44:17 PM
Rosco Fuji
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Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 1:29AM
You are so not kidding. Her cum drooling kiss with Kylie rocks. When Kylie used to post here, I asked about that scene and she gave her take on it as best she could remember.
mich
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Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 2:19AM
Why does anyone like anything? Who cares? I like the color green, I prefer savory flavors to sweet flavors, and I like french vanilla ice cream. I like women as opposed to men. Why? Again, big deal. It doesn't matter.
I don't find Jenna particularly interesting, nor do I see the appeal of Pamela Anderson nor Anna Nicole Smith nor others. But that's my tastes. But that has nothing to do with anything. Jenna came along at the right time and capitalized on a particular look that many do find appealing and was able to market her brand successfully to draw those fans in and on top of that was able to appeal to main stream interests.
But you know what? I don't have to watch scenes with her. There's so much porn out there and so many models out there that just about anyone should be able to find whatever interests them.
There's a lot about porn with which I don't get the appeal. I can't stand pro basketball, but it's immensely popular. I don't get it, it's terribly boring to me, I'd rather be at a hockey or a baseball or a football game. But I don't begrudge others their interest in basketball. I don't have to watch it.
Saying Jenna "isn't very beautiful" is not an absolute statement. She's not very beautiful to you, nor to me for that matter, but that's irrelevant. She's obviously appealing to many others.
Me saying basketball is boring and "I don't get it" is not an absolute. It's boring to me, but to others its exciting and entertaining.
So why gripe about it? Why ask why? It is what it is.
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 8:55PM
+1 Case closed:
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charn
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 10:45PM
She can act. She's not Oscar caliber, but I don't recall hearing "oh yeah oh fuck oh fuck yeah" in her sex scenes, which may be a moot point, since there's not much actual sex for the length of her career.
Kelli
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Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 1:49PM
The REAL reason Jenna Jameson became THE porn star? Plain and simple ... M A R K E T I N G!
Jenna used to tell a story how she would put on a fake British accent and call radio stations to try and book herself interviews and it worked. This was at a time when nobody else was really even attempting to market themselves like that.
She would use the same fake assistant technique to book herself at all those store signing gigs.
Sure she would do some feature dancing gigs, but not as many as some people might think. Feature dancing gigs are pretty much the only way other stars were promoting themselves, but not Jenna. Jenna knew the only way to be the most famous porn star in the world was to get out there, in the real world and get her name out.
Today companies like Digital Playground employee an entire staff to do that for their contract stars, when back then Jenna did it all herself. If nothing else, you gotta give her credit for that. :)
robocop
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Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 3:06PM
For my life I never watched a Jenna Jameson scene, so I decided to give it a go. One where she's supposedly in her prime. Well, that sure was a boring experience. All these images come back from early 90s porn where Pamela Anderson kind-of types fuck in awkward fake positions, rhythmically puffing like they are in labour and having their mouth in a perfect 'O'. Not hot.
soragesum
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Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 4:40PM
I don't get it either.. I don't dislike her, but always thought she was way overrated. Ask me to name my favorite X number of pornstars, where X is any number, and that number would have to be pretty big before Jenna would make the list.
Again.. I would rather stick to just saying possitive things about peopke I like (or giving true contructive critism). But in the case of Jenna, I'm only staring something negative due to her enormous popularity and name recognition, which I just don't get.
 
Claus
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 8:17AM
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Edited by - killbillvol69 on 8/9/2010 11:01:15 AM
elgringoviejo58
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 11:07AM
Many excellent posts. IMO Kelli is totally spot on.
ControlFreak
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 12:10PM
Luckily for her, I think her supremacy coincided with the birth of the internet. I tend to think she was the next "ultimate porn queen" right after Sunset Thomas. But Sunset's peak was a little too early for the web. But still, I never could get with Jenna being more popular than Juli Ashton who started around the same time. Juli was better looking, had a far better personality, and was a 1000% better performer.
Edited by - ControlFreak on 8/9/2010 12:11:19 PM
Edited by - ControlFreak on 8/9/2010 12:13:01 PM
Samantha Dennison
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 1:25PM
It's complicated :)
Jenna make a few things first (sorry if I'm wrong)
- quit from Wicked Pictures and found Club Jenna. That give her independence.
- make with Wicked Pictures a few good movies (really good) exmpl. Flashpoint, Dreamquest, Conquest, Blue Movie etc. A this time she have no competition.
- Jenna's career this is beginning of Internet.. and she use this opportunity very wisely. Almost every website, BBS (who remember this???), you can find her's pictures. If she has any competition.. must be very small :)
- Jenna is no very beautiful women, but (very important) can be. Like a Madonna, through whole career, she change face, makeup, hairstyle.. so.. if you don't like blond, I can be redhead, or brunette.. hair long, short, curly? anything.. but I'm still Jenna. It works.
- Media. Big point. Jenna rich the point (almost terra incognita), where no any pornstars was before. I mean: interviews for commercial TV station, working with Canal+ (Cannes), MTV Awards, own TV Show, etc.. I think that was very helpful for whole Industry. Generation 1990-2000 can a last understand, what porno is. (they born after 1970, so they don't remember sexual revolution and "Taxi Driver" watch like sci-fi. I mean scene when de Niro invite Shepard to cinema.) Jenna is s eloquent, smart, can speak proper English.
- Huge social connection.. from Huge Heffner, through Suze Randall to important people in Hollywood ( no names :)). Helpful? A lot!
- First DVD porn: Flaspoint (I'm not sure about that)
- first porn stimulator etc..
When I read about Jenna's extremaly hard working.. I think.. wait a minute.. Alexis Texas make 75 movies in first year her's career.. Jenna 33 (?) through whole career.. hard work? Are you kidding me?
jenna.jpgthat was 2004, I think
Edited by - Samantha Dennison on 8/9/2010 3:29:54 PM
kaiser1one
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 2:21PM
She only made 33? Really?
Samantha Dennison
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 3:28PM
really.. and a lot of compilations (over 350). I don't count archive footage too. for exempl.. a lots of services count Jenna's appperance in DVD when she appear in commercial at the end.
Edited by - Samantha Dennison on 8/9/2010 9:19:08 PM
elgringoviejo58
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 4:19PM
Excellent observations Samantha Dennison.
Samantha Dennison
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 4:39PM
Thank you very much. :)
Thyrium
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 8:08PM
There is something about jenna that makes her extremely sexy that age cannot take away...
I think it's her sinister smile ;)
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Karloff
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 8:42PM

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+1 Case closed:
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elgringoviejo58
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Posted - Aug 9 2010 : 9:06PM
She actually looks anorexic in that pic.



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