The Hard Times of RJ Berger

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Television series
German title The Hard Times of RJ Berger
Original title The Hard Times of RJ Berger
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2010-2011
length approx. 22 minutes
Episodes 24 in 2 seasons
genre Comedy
idea David Katzenberg ,
Seth Grahame-Smith
music David Gregory Byrne
First broadcast June 6, 2010 (USA) on MTV
German-language
first broadcast		 August 22, 2010 on MTV Germany
occupation

The Hard Times of RJ Berger is an American comedy series that premiered on June 6, 2010. The idea for the series comes from David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith. The series is produced by the music broadcaster MTV, which also holds the broadcasting rights in most countries. The protagonist is the teenager RJ Berger , who is plagued by less self-confidence .

action

The series is about the student RJ Berger, the chronic " loser " who is anything but a womanizer. His only high school friends are the dream-obsessed Miles Jenner and sex-addict Lily Miran. RJ leads a dreary life and describes himself again and again as a "pale, strange creature" and is mainly driven by the basketball player and heartthrob Max Owens, the school's arrogant and self-indulgent student representative. This life takes a sudden turn, however, when RJ slips his pants down during a basketball game and the majority of the student body sees RJ's “not-so-little secret,” his huge penis . Through this unexpected fame, RJ's crush and (at the beginning of the series) friend of Max Owens, Jenny Swanson, suddenly notice him. As the series progresses, RJ becomes more and more confident and tries to make his "celebrity" work for him. In the penultimate episode of the first season, Lily is hit by a bus which, according to the bus driver, has "no brakes" any more. She is badly injured and falls into a coma. She wakes up from this coma for a short time on the evening of the prom, which is the season finale, because RJ had promised her to deflower her that evening and wants to implement this promise despite Lily's injuries. The two sleep together and the season ends with RJ leaving the hospital with the words "My name is RJ Berger and I just did the right thing". Meanwhile, Lily's heart stops beating and the doctors rush to her to resuscitate her.

synchronization

Surname actor German dubbing voice Duration of the main role Duration of the supporting role
Richard "RJ" Berger Paul Iacono Carsten Otto 1.01-2.12
Miles Jenner Jareb Dauplaise Nico Sablik 1.01-2.12
Lily Miran Kara Taitz Magdalena Turba 1.01-2.12
Jenny Swanson Amber Lancaster Kaya Marie Möller 1.01-2.12
Max Owens Jayson Blair Tim Knauer 1.01-2.12
Coach Sinclair Marlon Young Martin Keßler 1.01-2.12
Suzanne Berger Beth Littleford Andrea Aust 1.01-2.12
Amy Caitlin Crosby 2.05-2.12
Rick Berger Larry Poindexter Frank Röth 1.01-2.12
Claire Sengupta Noureen DeWulf Maria Koschny 1.06, 1.07

Charisma

United States

The Hard Times of RJ Berger was produced for the American broadcaster MTV. The broadcast of the first season began there on Sunday, June 6, 2010. The series premiere took place after the MTV Movie Awards 2010 in order to benefit from the high level of audience interest . The series pilot was repeated on the following Monday, on the same slot on Monday evening the remaining episodes of the first season ran until August 23. The extension of the series for a second season was announced at the beginning of August.

The second season was shown again between March 24 and May 30, 2011 in the USA on MTV. On August 11, 2011 it was announced that the series would not continue after the second season.

Germany

In Germany, the series The Hard Times of RJ Berger is shown on pay TV on MTV Germany and on free TV on VIVA , which belong to the same corporate family as the American MTV. The German series premiere took place on August 22, 2010 on MTV Germany. The season ran there until October 31, 2010.

The second season was shown on MTV from August 21, 2011, while it was seen on free TV on VIVA from September 22, 2011.

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
1 1 pilot pilot June 6, 2010 22 Aug 2010
2 2 Yes we can't Yes we can't June 14, 2010 22 Aug 2010
3 3 The Berger Cometh The Berger Cometh June 21, 2010 29 Aug 2010
4th 4th Here's to you, Mrs. Robbins Here's to you, Mrs. Robbins June 28, 2010 5th Sep 2010
5 5 The rebound The rebound 5th July 2010 Sep 12 2010
6th 6th Over the rainblow Over the rainblow July 12, 2010 19 Sep 2010
7th 7th Tell and Kiss Tell and Kiss July 19, 2010 26 Sep 2010
8th 8th Nerds Gone Wild Nerds Gone Wild July 26, 2010 Oct 3, 2010
9 9 It's all about the Hamiltons It's all about the Hamiltons Aug 2, 2010 Oct 10, 2010
10 10 Behind enemy lines Behind enemy lines Aug 9, 2010 Oct 17, 2010
11 11 Lily pad Lily pad 16 Aug 2010 Oct 24, 2010
12 12 The right thing The right thing 23 Aug 2010 Oct 31, 2010

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
13 1 RJ's Choice RJ's Choice 25th Mar 2011 28 Aug 2011
14th 2 Cousin Vinny Cousin Vinny 28 Mar 2011 4th Sep 2011
15th 3 The lock-in The lock-in Apr 4, 2011 Sep 11 2011
16 4th Ugly Jenny Ugly Jenny Apr 11, 2011 Sep 18 2011
17th 5 Deadliest Crotch Deadliest Crotch Apr 18, 2011 25 Sep 2011
18th 6th Saving Dick Saving Dick Apr 25, 2011 Oct 2, 2011
19th 7th You, Me and Weezer You, Me and Weezer May 2, 2011 Oct 9, 2011
20th 8th Give Me a P Give Me a P May 9, 2011 Oct 16, 2011
21st 9 Hunkeez Hunkeez May 16, 2011 Oct 23, 2011
22nd 10 Sex. Teen. Candles. Sex. Teen. Candles. May 23, 2011 Oct 30, 2011
23 11 Steamy surprise Steamy surprise May 30, 2011 Nov 6, 2011
24 12 The Better Man The Better Man May 30, 2011 Nov 13, 2011

criticism

The series has often received very damning reviews. Ken Tucker of the US television magazine Entertainment Weekly wrote :

"The new show was a mixture of attention-getting, badly-phrased crudity, cheap racism, and contempt for anyone in front of the camera. Berger's friends are just horny idiots; his parents lascivious lushes. "

“This show was a mix of attention-grabbing, poorly formulated rawness, cheap racism, and disdain for anyone in front of the camera. Berger's friends are just horny idiots, his parents lecherous idiots. "

- Ken Tucker : Entertainment Weekly

Trivia

  • The series is based on the short film The Tale of RJ , directed by David Katzenberg and produced by Seth Grahame-Smith. In this short film, RJ is played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse , who is also in Superbad and Role Models ?! portrayed dramaturgical loser types.
  • Each episode of the first season was filmed in just three and a half days.
  • On the iTunes online service and the Maxdome online video library , each episode appeared three days earlier in the German version.
  • Scenes (especially flashbacks) that were too difficult to depict were shown in animation .
  • Although Jareb Dauplaise , Kara Taitz and Amber Lancaster are over 30 years old, they play 16-year-olds on the series.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Play By Day: "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" starts on MTV . Serienjunkies.de . June 6, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: MTV extends "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" - Thanks to Justin Bieber? . Serienjunkies.de . August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: MTV discontinues The Hard Times of RJ Berger after season 2 . Serienjunkies.de . August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 2 . MTV.de . Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 14, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mtv.de
  5. ↑ Mariano Glas: VIVA with a bunch of new series from the USA and Canada . Serienjunkies.de . August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ Ken Tucker: 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' review: Where are Beavis and Butthead when we need them? . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 25, 2011.