With the economy in the crapper and sites like RedTube, YouPorn, and PornHub making free porn readily available, the adult industry has been forced to find new ways to get folks to pay for jack-off material.
In the long term, the answer seems to be 3-D or virtual porn, but for now adult companies like Hustler and New Sensations have increasingly turned to the porno parody. XXX spoofs of popular television shows have been the saving grace of the adult industry.
This article appears in Aug 19-25, 2009.