For me, there was a really great age between 2003-2009 that was just awesome. Not the ones out now aren't as good or the ones that were out before weren't phenomenal, I'm just saying that I ended up becoming the biggest fan of the ones from that era.

Well in the 80's you has ginger Lynn late 90'/early 2000's you had Jenna Jameson Jill Kelly Tera Patrick Kobe tai and Asia Carrera, now you have from mid 2000's you have Bree Olsen rachel starr rachel roxxx nikki benz emma starr Eva Carrera and then you have some ladies like ava devine lisa ann and a few others that have been around for a long time I think each era has a certain star or stars that make that era great

Honestly, it's whatever era you like.  There are always hot ladies in front of the camera moaning and groaning for us.

I'll go with the 90s.  Not only were the babes smokin hot, natural boobs were still the norm

Agree...to each his own, but since you asked...my favorite would be mid 2000's.  Stars like Shyla Stylez (early years), Savannah Stern, Monica Sweetheart, Nikita Denise, Renea Cruz, Tabitha Stevens to name a few.  I used to spend hours walking up and down the aisle at the adult book store...looking at box covers.  Ahhhh...the good ole days.

I think the best era is when the stars began shaving their pussy clean. So I think the last 20 years produced the some of the best porn stars.

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Something happened around the mid 2000's when the actresses became more disposable.  Many good time periods but 1998-2004 was quality.

Mid 2000's to now I viewed a lot more what I would call "shock" porn.  Sasha Gray being the one I could definitely say that I really did not want to watch, but could not tear away from the screen and watched her anyways.  Sasha had a way of disgusting me and making me horny at the same time.  Gotta laugh at myself for that.

Also in the same era, I watched kink.com's Public Disgrace series.  That stuff was off the hook.  Mostly filmed in Germany, but entertaining as hell.

Mid 1990's to 2000's. I like to call the Jenna Jameson era.  In one scene from the movie called Blue Movie, she is getting her brains fucked out by TT Boy, that was one scene I still remember to this day.  I would also see Chelsea Blue in this same movie for the first time, and WOW what a naturally curvy body that girl had, and intense blue eyes.  I always liked Chelsea Blue, but she never made too many scenes.

My favorite porn actress is still Taylor St. Clair.  What an awesome body and pretty face framed by that wonderful cascading dark hair.  She did some of everything.  The first time I saw her was in a scene were she was a mistress stomping on some poor dude, and then sat on his face with that phat ass of hers.  Then again, he was actually the lucky dude now I think of it.

Mid 90's to Mid 2000's is my favorite era, but the variety of shock and awe of the mid 2000's to now run a close second.  Just my .02 worth.

A little Chelsea Blue for your viewing pleasure:

The best era was the 90's with Nikki Tyler, Jill Kelly, Raquel Darrian, Stacy Valentine.  This is simply due to accessability.  Nowadays, any PSE is pretty much openly available, whereas all the stars from the 90's were never available and if they were, it was only the lucky few.

was a big fan of the original Shane's World with Shane in them- mid-90's about the same time I think Buttman had his best stuff with his Bend Over Babes and vids shot in Brazil-  in addition you had Nina Hartley one of my all time favorites in her primes, along with Janine, Anna Malle, Asia Carrera, Jeanna Fine-  Vivid and Wicked had a lot of quality movies back then also

aahhh,  Stacy Valentine. Great memory.

80's, 90's whatever.  

Natural bush, tan lines, and normal tits ( in particular Cristy Canyon-and I will give a pass to Tobi Kai and Asia Carrera- they had great bob jobs) did it for me.

I was not a huge fan of the editing of the 80's, panning back and forth from two sex scenes going at once.  Made it hard to pick you spot to let the lava fly......

I was in porn from 1999 - 2009.... I loved doing scenes with Nikita Denise, Asia Carrera, Lee Stone, Billy Glide (rest his soul), Evan Stone, Lexington Steele, Nick Manning, Alexa Rae, Nikki Loren, Julian Rios, Aria, Kylie Ireland!!! I could go on but I am getting turned on!!! Not fair!!!  
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... I cut my porn teeth, so to speak, back in the mid-80s.  Perhaps it was because I was around the age of the performers, but, I still like to look at some of the clips from that era.  Yes, there was pubic hair, but, there were natural boobs and you didn't have to be a contortionist every time a penis entered a vagina.  The sex seemed more natural because the positions were more natural.  I could have done without the cheesy background music.  At times, there was some actual dialogue.

I can't relate to today's porn as much, perhaps because of the generation gap.  A 19 year-old gives a 19 year-old blow job, and, you can really see the immaturity.  The positions are unnatural and I'm not a big fan of enhanced boobs and body art.  The actresses I lust after today are those closer to my age, such as the "Ann's:"  Julia and Lisa.  

It's funny, but I like all the added features of today such as the behind the scenes and photoshoot documentaries.  I guess I imagine myself on the set.  The girls are out of character and are being themselves

Every era seems to have its share of Great Beauties and Over-The-Top Performers, but overall, the bar is continually raised.  So it is reasonable to believe that The Best Is Yet To Come.

Regarding appearance:  There is more focus on fitness clubs, daily aerobics, etc. so the standard for being in shape continues to rise.  There is a greater degree of porn acceptability with each generation, so the pool of porn participants continues to grow and, as a result, the number of truly gorgeous women in porn continues to increase.  And even though many guys rave about the "natural" look, the plastic surgeons are very busy in both mainline entertainment and in the porn industry.  When breast augmentation is done right, a nice A or B cup can be converted into a VERY NICE C or D.  And the reason that "body doubles" are used in mainstream movies is the reason most porn stars get nose jobs, tummy tucks and liposuction--porn is a visual medium, and nicely formed faces and breasts and waists and legs are simply more pleasing to watch.

Regarding performances:  Reality TV thrives on extremes and exaggerations, and that is spilling over into porn.  More and more of the "girl next door" types are getting pulled into more extreme and more daring performances.

Looking back over the past 40 years, the standouts and highlights, for me, include:
Annette Haven, possibly the first cover girl beauty to do porn
Marilyn Chambers, the Ivory Snow girl who brought porn into the average home
Ginger Lynn, gorgeous and sweet and delectable and still holding auctions
Shayla LaVeaux who early on won every imaginable award, and continues to perform
Jenna Jameson who capitalized on and leveraged the Internet into worldwide popularity
The Vivid Girls (at the peak including Heather Hunter and Janine and Jenteal and Chasey and Racquel)
The Wicked Girls (starting with Jenna and continuing with Kirsten and Jessica and Stormy)
The Jules Jordan beauties, especially Jenna Haze
The Digital Playground Girls captained by the inimitable Jesse Jane

The Future is yet to come--Bring It On!
 

Nina Hartley, Christie Canyon and Traci Lords was the mechanized beginnings of the Oxide Tape Industry, magazine racks emptied for the newly marketable media well into the 90's.

I loved your scenes!  Always super hot!