First Aired: February 21st, 2003
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Network: Showtime
Summary: Family Business was an American reality TV series produced for the cable network Showtime. Based in Los Angeles, the series focused on the pornography industry and the life of Adam Glasser, a reality porn star and video director who uses the stage name "Seymore Butts". Also featured on the series were his son, Brady, along with his mother, Lila Glasser, and his older cousin, Stevie Glasser, both of whom help Adam run the eponymous "family business" of the series, which in this case is a successful porn video production and distribution house in the San Fernando Valley, known for the "Seymore Butts" line of videos.
The series first aired in 2003. In Canada it is broadcast on The Movie Network, Movie Central, and Showcase Television, in the UK on Channel 4, and in Latin America on FX. The first two seasons are currently available on DVD in North America. The series ran for four seasons.
The series won the 2005 AVN award for 'Best Alternative Release'.
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Season 2
Episode 1: FameASS
Air Date: January 30th, 2004
Summary: Season 2 premiere - finally! Adam is dating from that internet dating site again. This one enters into it already having seen the entire first season of the show, but nonetheless playing absurdly ignorant of what he actually does!
Stevie is convinced to take acting classes, which are a stereotype of all sit-com exaggerations of acting classes. After making it through the first one without exploding in expletives or walking out (or both), he actually returns for more! Lila is prim and proper with her plate of baked goodies as she pursues a publisher for her cookbook and tries to win them over with samples. If she could only NOT mention what the family business is. A terrific start to a 2nd season!
Episode 3: New ASSpirations
Air Date: February 13rd, 2004
Summary: Adam's assistant continues to pursue her new career IN the action rather than just in the office and of course, Adam is there to help. Meanwhile, mom gets Adam involved in ""speed dating"", so surely there's lots more comedy in store for this series, aside from the ongoing antics of everyone's favorite stooge, cousin Stevie. Interesting clips include a club 'poll dancer'/stripper giving serious lessons.
Episode 4: Topless in Tampa
Air Date: February 20th, 2004
Summary: There's another porn convention, this time in Tampa, Florida. Is there really a need to say more about this episode? Oh, except that cousin Stevie is trying to redeem himself (again) by handling things back in California. Only thing is, no one and nothing seems to be cooperating. Of course.
Episode 7: ASS Good as It Gets
Air Date: March 12nd, 2004
Summary: Who better than Adam to teach a class on adult film making? Obviously Bishop thinks he's learned enough and attempts to develop his own adult film line. Meanwhile, cousin Stevie visits his doctor and makes some promises we all wonder if he can keep.
Episode 8: Chicago, IllinASS
Air Date: March 19th, 2004
Summary: Telethon for free speech! There are places that Adam cannot mail his movies to - or face serious jail time for pornography. Each state has its own definitions, most of them being, ""...you know it when you see it"". So, what's considered 'art' in CA is 'garbage' in that other state and 'dangerous' in ??????
As usual, Adam Glasser is well spoken about this. Lots of fun, lots of flashing for a pretty serious debate.
Episode 10: ASS the World Turns
Air Date: April 2nd, 2004
Summary: Well, looks like this is it for a while...and the cliffhanger is Adam meeting what could be the girl he's been looking for (and his mom's been looking for, his aunt's been looking for, etc). While this provides the romantic outlet - cousin Stevie films girl on girl, providing the old fashioned hot shots this industry & series is known to be about.
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