Comments on: Trial Update: Thursday’s Witnesses

By: Me

Me — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:54:06 +0000

Based on all the trial coverage I have seen (which is limited), I think Davis is going to lose and lose decisively. Anyone who has ever worked in TV production (especially reality tv) can see clearly that he never had a prayer at the deal he is claiming. That’s not to say that he didn’t *think* he did, as he seems like the type to hear only what he wants to in certain contexts, and tv producers are notorious liars (though never stupid enough to commit the lies to paper) but his map isn’t the territory as evidenced by all the testimony and evidence.

A few other interesting things that people should take note of :

- Trademark didn’t sell somewhere around 1/2, possibly more, of the homes featured in the show.

- The show was clearly created for purposes of ego and getting a free infomercial.

- Every cast of this show has now been shown to have been misrepresenting what they did/didn’t sell and did/didn’t earn on transactions.

- The Trademark national rollout, which was never defined, never happened and isn’t going to that I can see. Despite what they say, it was an attempt to franchise and failed.

- The Real Estate Pros, which was so poorly developed that it had to change it’s name after the first episode - clearly shows that Trademark’s production endeavors were not setup in a professional or well-considered manner. That show was canceled after a short run.

The opera isn’t over ’til the fat lady sings, but I’d say she’s just about to take the stage on this case. (and Trademark)

By: Me

Me — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:42:04 +0000

And at last, the hardly surprising truth comes out. Trademark was operating at a loss on multiple of the houses featured and still hasn’t sold many of them.

This show was a fraud from day one. Nothing more than an infomercial and trademark nothing more than a slightly higher-class Montelongo. Not one damned cast of this show has been real homebuilders nor made money from true real estate development. All were nothing more than con artists looking for a vehicle, which A&E gave them.

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:51:25 +0000

The rats running around must be occupying the corporate offices of A&E!

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:15:56 +0000

This is fascinating. Thanks for all the updates. We did the Post Audio work for “The Real Deal,” later re-titled Property Kings..or something like that, for TLC. After being involved in a Richard C. Davis production, this case is interesting to watch. Thanks again!