Family Business: The Complete Second Season DVD Review:

With all the reality television on all stations, it is no surprise that someone thought to do a show about the porn industry, but who would have ever thought to have the show be about a family run porn business. Showtime seems to have banked on a simple concept; the stranger it is, the more entertaining. Many other shows have done this as well, whether it is The Surreal Life or Strange Love. They all seem to understand that audiences don’t want to watch people that are just like them anymore, but would rather watch people completely different than anything they have known.

The show Family Business mostly follows the owner of the company, Adam Glasser, who actually seems to be rather normal considering the situation. He has a young boy who he obviously loves, he goes out of his way to help the people he loves, he wants to find someone special to settle down with, and his alter ego is Seymore Butts.

The fact of the matter is that the show would have little entertaining value aside from the naked women if it were only about Adam. The greatest humor comes from his mother, who is constantly trying to find him a wife, and his cousin Stevie. Stevie is the greatest area of humor in the show. It seems that every episode is far more humorous the moment he enters, and none of it is intentional. Stevie is a foul mouthed screw-up that has a wicked temper. He also seems to be completely oblivious to his surroundings as well. A perfect example is the first episode when Stevie tries to launch an acting career. His first audition is a highlight of the season as he stumbles through lines, after turning in Polaroid pictures in place of headshots. When asked what his experience is he goes into a story about a sex scene in the back of a limo that he saw filmed. To top it off he call his agent immediately and informs him that he has just nailed the audition.

Aside from watching Stevie screw up in many ways, including forgetting his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, there are numerous interesting aspects of the show. It is a humorous look at the porn industry, and although there is a great deal of nudity, there isn’t any explicit sex shown. It is tame enough to watch without feeling as though it is just porn. It is an industry that makes a great deal of money each year and it is mesmorizing to watch how it works and how quickly the actors “get to know each other”. One of the most fantastic aspects of Adam and the show is his unwillingness to lie about what he does for a living. As he dates women, especially when speed dating, he tells them immediately, not wanting to start off hiding anything. Just as interesting is their reaction.

The second season only has ten half hour episodes, which go by very quickly considering how interesting they are. As all of the episodes are watched, you might find yourself searching for special features, as I did, but you will find none. This two disc box set contains nothing more than the ten episodes, which are good enough to leave you wanting more, but unfortunately you may be left wanting for some time. Although this isn’t exactly the kind of DVD that I would expect a great deal of special features, it seems that there is room for a little bit of something.

One of the most humorous parts of the DVD package is the episode titles, which are similar to many porn film titles. These are the episodes from season two:

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Disc 1:
FameASS
In SicknASS and in Health
New ASSperations
Topless in Tampa

Disc 2:
The Breast is yet to come
ASS Good as it Gets
Raising AwarenASS
Chicago, IllinASS
ASS the World Turns

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