Article Title: Real Deal: Steppin Up

Excerpt: What I learned: It's great to help people, but they've got to prove themselves once they get their foot in the door.

Excerpt: Final Verdict: Richard’s a tough teacher, but I think those are the best mentors. Still, Ginger had a lot to deal with this time. It’s interesting how the “plot” of this reality show tends to follow the ebb and flow of a conventional story. Skillful editing, I’d say.

Article Title: Richard and the trademark gang are back

Excerpt: I thought yesterday's show was much better than the show they did for A&E. There was more instruction and less goofing off overall. I was surprised by the pool cost. In my area, you would just drain and refill the pool, most pool owners do it once a year. Maybe out there water is expensive, here water is cheap.

Excerpt: I like the new show, too. I guess it took the awful Atlanta and San Antonio crews to make me finally appreciate the South Carolina crew. Richard it still fairly full of it, though!

Excerpt: I really really enjoyed the first eppie. It was so nice to have the Trademark people back, warts and all. It seems like the new "Flip" people are more concerned with their images than the Trademark people, who aren't afraid to show screw-ups, bad language, mistakes, and all. When Richard says stuff, I truly believe he believes what he's saying, not just posturing.

Article Title: Flip this Cast

Excerpt: It all started with a crew based in South Carolina, headed up by a dude named Richard Davis and his sidekick Ginger (whose, uh, wholesome charms reel in my boy's attentions). I got hooked on the southern twangs, the trumped up dramas, the Diet Coke chugging, and Richard's pleated pants.