Corbin Fisher: Roman Fucks Richie West in ‘Romancing Richie’

david david says:

LMFAO! It’s crazy how they don’t even want to associate with Jesse Stone (they didn’t bother promoting his scene with Zander) but they keep bringing back the same guy who’s been in the same studio Jesse filmed with (and more). Like, Richie West just did incest scenes with Legrand Wolf himself. It’s disturbing to see that CF is now sharing models with Carnal Media and other messed up sites. At least Jesse Stone/Ashton Silvers scenes were filmed post-CF. Richie West filmed incest porn and FratX orgies right before he filmed again with CF last Christmas.

david david says:

At this point, CF is just disrespecting its own legacy. The CF I know would’ve never hired a BSB veteran, let alone bring him back in between filming with other studios. The downgrade is real. What’s even more sad is how they seem to be hoarding the good stuff and saving it for a sale while tragic updates has become the norm.

david david says:

Sure, but the difference is that Richie West has done countless scenes at BSB and has been in the industry for at least 4 years. Add the fact that he’s going back and forth filming with CF and other studios, which is baffling considering CF is serious about exclusivity. He’s more than just an experienced model from another studio like Derek and others. He’s literally an industry veteran and that’s already outside the scope of CF. That’s no different than what NDS and other non-amateur studios are doing. And in comparison, those studios have way more updates every week for more or less the same subscription price due to their non-amateur nature. So it doesn’t make sense because CF is still introducing guys ever so slowly through solos and co-eds like the amateur studio that they are. This is some serious identity crisis I’ve only seen from SC (and more recently, CM) before.

david david says:

Okay, I’ll indulge. Richie West himself said he filmed around September before having back to back shoots with two other studios. He even posed for a photo with Legrand Wolf on November. Then he was asked back to film last December (hence his photos with the other boys wearing Santa hats). So yes, I’m sure he was filming back and forth with CF and other studios.

There’s no excusing it because 1, They’ve been cutting back on releasing updates since the pandemic started to expand their vault. The fact that they released some pre-pandemic scenes last year speaks volumes on how huge their vault has gotten. 2, another independent studio (Gayhoopla) has consistently introduced new guys even during this pandemic. That’s despite the mass exodus that happened at GH last year. 3, Considering how they were flaunting as many as 8 models last December shows they have enough budget and they’re not really struggling.

I’m not gonna get into Jason’s private life with you. As frustrated as I am, I still respect the man so let’s leave that one alone.

david david says:

Did I sound cranky? LOL! Sorry. I started my message that way ’cause I have a lot to say, which is exhausting to type but I didn’t wanna ignore your message so I said I’ll indulge. Please don’t take it the wrong way.

The entire business model of CF along with their main competitors in the 2000’s is amateur studio porn. That’s what distinguished them from Falcon and other similar studios who have veterans models. They don’t have to continue saying the word Amateur ’cause they’re still following the same brand of amateur porn this studio is built upon. That’s why you have new guys being slowly introduced through solos and coed scenes, and slowly being trained by more experienced CF guys. You won’t get that with a studio like Falcon or even Men. So yeah, hope that explains my side. 😀

Scrapple says:

I forgot to add the whole issue with Marc (who was Joseph at Sean Cody) having to sit out for a few months because he was still under some kind of contract with Sean Cody. That’s why he disappeared for a while after he arrived here.

If it’s a matter of veteran status, Chase (Olivia’s ex) had performed in porn for a good while before coming here. I think he was either at Active Duty or Doug & Jay (may have been both) and at least one solo at SC. But the biggest vet was probably Ashton/Marshall. He was at Randy Blue and College Dudes. Before that he spent several years with FratMen. CF didn’t care about that. That kind of thing was never something they cared about. The issue now isn’t really about Richie. At least when they took models from other sites before, it was someone who had something to offer. Richie has nothing to offer other than giving Noah’s holes a break. And they’re acting like he’s some big get. That’s the problem. They think he is.

Calhoun came here and was totally sanitized from the way he was on CM. Jesse has shown himself to be some type of possessed dick pig, which he was never shown to be here. CF is still stuck in this whole “amateur” brand. Pretty few models are amateur these days. And when your brand is “amateur” and “collegiate” you’re really limiting yourself. It’s not just a CF problem. Helix has been circling the drain for a while. Look at the basic models they continue to hire. Or Men and CockyBoys going after these mediocre Canadians. All of these sites have problems. CF and SC refuse to admit the problems are there and we can see them. That’s what makes it more frustrating. They’re crowing about Chris fucking Richie when they should be apologizing that this is the best they’re willing to offer.

Scrapple says:

They took Rick Hazzard from BSB. Leo was doing scenes for CF and BSB at the same time. They took back Elye after he worked at NextDoor. I think Colt came back too after he had worked there as Calvin. Calhoun. Countless SC models. Multiple CM models. GH models, (including that one who was a drug addict and died) and Tanner (who also went back and forth between both studios). Rocky came back after working for Clay. They’ve been doing this for years. They haven’t been concerned with exclusivity in years. I think you’re finding Richie more of a sting because he’s nothing to write home about. Trust and believe, if they could find a way to bring back Vander as Marc, they most certainly would. This isn’t a new gameplan. This has been their gameplan for a good while. It’s just now they have few players and even fewer plays left. Richie isn’t an outlier.

Scrapple says:

I’d say Marshall had even more experience than Richie when he arrived. He spent years with FratMen and he was even part of FratPad. He was far from being a newbie when he started here and that was back in 2012. As I’ve said before, CF used to share models from all over. They didn’t care where a model came from, or how many scenes they did previously. They just presented them as a new model and kept it moving. Look what they did with Aiden. They took forever to walk him through the gay side when he had already been there. Authenticity may have been the mindset when Jason started the studio all that long away, but that hasn’t been the case in years. With respect to Richie, it could be a matter of availability. Kyler was local, that’s why he did so many scenes. If Richie is also local, it would explain why they were fine with bringing him on. There’s a lot of competition in Vegas. With other studios and with other performers. They’re not going to turn down someone who is able to work, has proven they can work, when they’re in need of new models to fill in gaps. The rub with Richie is that he’s not bringing anything that Noah wasn’t already bringing. Unless of course, Noah is gone. Which who knows.

GH likes to act like they get models fresh into the industry. But we’ve seen time and time again that isn’t true. Like CF they’ve never been shy about taking cam models or models who have been elsewhere. They’ll just shade the shit out of them when they leave. They don’t care about exclusivity either. They just like to pretend that they do.

I don’t think CF’s vault is all that extensive. Look at their offerings over this last sale. If they had something of note waiting in the wings, they would’ve posted it. Okay, their Christmas Eve scene was Dylan’s bottoming. But their end of the year scene is a light dom scene with Chris and Noah? Their first official scene of the year is a solo with an average guy? Their first duo is Roman and Richie? That doesn’t seem like they had something magical waiting in the vault. It’s probably empty or filled with things of low quality which would’ve been lame releases no matter when they were released. With all these sales they keep running, I doubt they’re financially at a point to hold back tons of content they’ve already paid for while creating new content. They don’t have the resources to do that. That vault is probably made up of the CFS scenes they never re-released.

Quietist says:

If Richie is also local

Don’t think so. He had this video from the airport when going home from CF.

There’s a lot of competition in Vegas

To my understanding CF isn’t in Vegas anymore since early 2018, possibly late 2017.

I don’t think CF’s vault is all that extensive.

I agree, for all the same reasons.

That vault is probably made up of the CFS scenes they never re-released.

There is something weird about those never re-released CFS scenes. They are offered for extra pay. But some of them have been re-released and live sort of a double live as a regular ACM as well. A bit of a mess really.

david david says:

To be fair I wasn’t around yet during Fratmen days and my knowledge of Ashton is mostly his CF and post-CF career. But isn’t fratmen videos just a bunch of jerk-off and blowjob scenes? That’s nothing compared to all of Richie West scenes having full-blown sex. Same goes for Aiden who didn’t go beyond oral scene before coming to CF. Again, to me, there’s a huge difference between an experienced model like Aiden with someone who’s already done everything twenty-times over in another studio for many years and continue to do so with other low-rent studios in between filming with CF, especially when they’re only releasing one gay scene per week. All those guys you mentioned came from an era with an abundance of scenes every week and lots of actual new guys. Also, I can tolerate and learn to appreciate a Riley or a Roman whose done few scenes elsewhere that’s why I make a distinction between an experienced model and an industry veteran. To get to the same guy BSB has been offering for years especially at a time when there’s scarcity on scenes being released makes Richie West a lot worse than any experienced model in the past.

I’d still consider cam models new since most of them are solo performers anyway and their scenes aren’t exactly available in other known studios. GH can be many things but in fairness, they’ve been serious about getting actual newbies for quite a while now. Gone are the days of them sharing a model with another studio like with Philip/Tanner. And they will never get somebody like Richie West for sure. Been observing them from a distance and i have to say, in terms of recruitment, they’ve been whooping CF’s ass for quite a while now.

You really think they can hold on to Kyler scenes for a year if their vault isn’t extensive? Granted that we don’t know how deep their vault is, but there’s no way it hasn’t expanded exponentially given how few scenes they’re willing to release every month. Imagine, we only get 4-5 gay scenes a month. Out of those, 1 or 2 are old scenes from 2020. How many scenes they’re able to film out of 5 or more models every month? I mean, Richie West even said he took on three straight tops in September and that there were five other guys filming at the time. Then he came back with 7 other guys last December. Then Noah even mentioned Chris has been with CF since April on their pre-scene interview. Even Dylan’s bottoming debut is quite old judging by his hairstyle. So it’s not that their vault isn’t extensive. They’re just releasing scenes bit by bit while hoarding tons of scenes to expand their vault. Besides, if they could gather as much as 8 models last December then they’re financially capable enough to film and hold back plenty scenes. Now, in terms of quality, that’s a whole other conversation. But it’s clear they’re saving the good stuff for a sale. The gag is that they thought the Chris/Noah scene was sale-worthy. Seems like they’re taking a page out Belami’s playbook and expand
their vault to the beyond which is why they’re only willing to release very few scenes each month. But even if their vault isn’t as extensive, why be desperate enough to bring Richie West over and over when they can easily have 7 other models in December alone? That’s not counting Dane and Barron yet plus all the other new guys that they got this year. They’re not as short on models and scenes for them to settle with BSB’s leftover, especially when he’s just a low quality Noah clone.

Quietist says:

Maybe I can bring in an indication that CF’s vault is not very extensive during the last years.
I have been analysing the locations (houses/mansions/estates) they used as a studio.
In Vegas they moved through five different houses/studios.
After their relocation to the new city, they filmed at three different estates. Let me call them in chronological order: A, B and C.
When they first published a scene recorded at A, only 4 ‘leftovers’ from Vegas were publishes, all 4 within a month time.
After the first scene from B was published, only 3 from A followed, again within the next month.
After publishing the first scene from C, only 1 from B followed within a few weeks. (Maybe there were 2, I have my doubts about one scene.)

So the transitions are very ‘sharp’.

It can’t be excluded that after a move they first published ‘everything’ (the vault) from a previous studio before publishing from the new one, and in the meantime building a new stock. But that would mean the chronology in general is maintained.

I can’t think of a very clever publication scheme that could provide a cover up.

In the Vegas time the transitions also were rather sharp. Except for the last one. After publishing from Vegas-5 for the first time (medio 2014), lots and lots and lots of scenes from Vegas-4 followed. So much that it’s my conjecture that they used two estates at the same time for a considerable period (approx. 2 years).

This analyses only includes solo and gay scenes. Not coed. All the re-publications of CFS-scenes to the ACM catalogue were left out. Their first publications as CFS are included (last ones were in 2015).

david david says:

The sex acts and the extent of work done by the models matter because that distinguishes their work at CF and with other studios. That’s why those experienced models from the past don’t bother me as much as Richie West because the amateur brand no longer applies to him considering the time he spent in the industry and the amount of work he’s done. Aiden and most experienced models over the years were still convincingly amateur especially considering the context of time when it happened so I still bought the whole amateur brand.

What’s the difference now between BSB and Clay’s site? BSB is closer to CF’s material. If I’m getting the exact same model doing the exact same things he’s been doing at a similar site like BSB for many years, what’s the point of being a CF member? That’s where I’m coming from. ‘Cause it felt like i paid for CF but I’m getting BSB content instead. They made us wait 2 months for another Dylan scene that’s clearly old but in the same amount of time, they’ve already released three Richie West scenes. Now… In Rocky’s case, I wouldn’t get at CF the same predatory videos Clay did with Rocky at BHH/RB. Not saying I won’t take issues seeing Clay’s boys at CF but like I said, Rocky’s originally a CF model so his return was warranted.

Not you calling Too Hard medicinal. 😭🤣 Yeah, that guy from SC was a questionable recruit but he’s like Roman in a sense that he’s only done one sex scene at SC. But that’s just one guy out of countless new guys they brought to the studio in the past 2 years or so. But yes, GH has its own issues so it’s not like I’m giving them huge props. I’m just saying, they’ve done better recruitment and have stayed true to their brand of amateur porn more than CF in the past few years.

They wouldn’t be able to hold on to old scenes if they don’t have a lot in their vault, else they’ll run out of scenes to release.

That whole analogy hit hard. I guess I’m really that kind of guy. I’d like to think I’m a loyal type of friend and that’s just how i am. So thank you for that. I’m contemplating on what to do next, though i just renewed my sub last month.