I don't get it:
1) How does these two performances, messieurs Steeves and Williams differ? Yes I understand that mr. Williams had a chance to go to a "better" show that had some fancy camerawork, but fundamentally was there really any difference. Is it really so, that better production sanctions all?
2) Why does anybody need to be qualified to call someones performance "bad taste"? And let's not go down the live like you preach road; If Tom Cruise were to make a cheap adult movie, I believe that even Ron Jeremy had the right to call it as he sees it! Or if he were to cut animal carcasses with a chain saw "let's see if the Texas chain saw massacre could be real!" It would be a show of bad taste even if; 1- Tom knows it all when it comes to movies. 2- It would be entertaining, I would watch it for sure! and 3- It would be informative, in its limited way.
And no, I don't think the movie people would get into an argument whether it is "classical" movie making, or if Tom claims to make "classical" movies...
BTW: I am in no way qualified: I have seen both the Steeves, and the Williams performance, numerous times now, I would watch Tom and chain saw and while I am not an advocate of the adult industries, I would applaud Tom's brave new career!