The Hard Times of RJ Berger
Television series | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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. "
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
- The Hard Times of RJ Berger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of MTV
- Official website of MTV Germany
- Character description on the official website
- The Hard Times of RJ Berger on Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Play By Day: "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" starts on MTV . Serienjunkies.de . June 6, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: MTV extends "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" - Thanks to Justin Bieber? . Serienjunkies.de . August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: MTV discontinues The Hard Times of RJ Berger after season 2 . Serienjunkies.de . August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mariano Glas: VIVA with a bunch of new series from the USA and Canada . Serienjunkies.de . August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ Ken Tucker: 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' review: Where are Beavis and Butthead when we need them? . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 25, 2011.