I think it's a safe bet to assume at this point that they are gone permanently.
I agree. And without those scenes, Sean Cody’s price isn’t worth it. Recruiting great talent with actual camera presence is hard and the original owner was very good at identifying straight guys, gay guys, and everything in between who were curious and could be convinced to be shameless.
Maybe the MG owners are straight so don’t know what and who is hot to men who like gay sex or don’t know how to recruit the right talent. Regardless, their cinematography is crap, the models are forgetful, and none of the new scenes stand out because the direction is so clueless as to male-on-male sex.
It is a damned shame when you pay more attention to lighting issues and bad filming angles while watching porn, but I swear if you pull up an old scene with Brandon, Landon, Brannon, and any number of guys (especially those older videos from way back), and compared it to the new ones, there is no comparison.
Having Sean Cody models end up on Men never works well. Brandon tried it and I think only filmed three or so scenes. He couldn’t compete with actual gay pornstars and probably needed a good director, anyway. If there isn’t enough memorable talent, Sean Cody should start using old pairings - not like we have to see new duos all the time.