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The Hard Times of RJ Berger

  • TV Series
  • 2010–20112010–2011
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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7.4/10
5.7K
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The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)
  • Comedy
The daily life of an unpopular high school student.The daily life of an unpopular high school student.The daily life of an unpopular high school student.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Creators
    • Seth Grahame-Smith
    • David Katzenberg
  • Stars
    • Paul Iacono
    • Jareb Dauplaise
    • Kara Taitz
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  • Creators
    • Seth Grahame-Smith
    • David Katzenberg
  • Stars
    • Paul Iacono
    • Jareb Dauplaise
    • Kara Taitz
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    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Paul Iacono
    Paul Iacono
    • R.J. Bergeras R.J. Berger
    24 episodes24 eps • 2010–2011
    Jareb Dauplaise
    Jareb Dauplaise
    • Miles Jenneras Miles Jenner
    24 episodes24 eps • 2010–2011
    Kara Taitz
    Kara Taitz
    • Lily Miranas Lily Miran
    24 episodes24 eps • 2010–2011
    Amber Lancaster
    Amber Lancaster
    • Jenny Swansonas Jenny Swanson
    24 episodes24 eps • 2010–2011
    Jayson Blair
    Jayson Blair
    • Max Owensas Max Owens
    24 episodes24 eps • 2010–2011
    Marlon Young
    Marlon Young
    • Coach Jeriba Sinclairas Coach Jeriba Sinclair
    21 episodes21 eps • 2010–2011
    Beth Littleford
    Beth Littleford
    • Suzanne Bergeras Suzanne Berger
    20 episodes20 eps • 2010–2011
    Larry Poindexter
    Larry Poindexter
    • Rick Bergeras Rick Berger
    20 episodes20 eps • 2010–2011
    Ciena Rae
    Ciena Rae
    • Robin Pretnaras Robin Pretnar
    15 episodes15 eps • 2010–2011
    DeVaughn Nixon
    DeVaughn Nixon
    • Hamiltonas Hamilton
    8 episodes8 eps • 2010–2011
    Caitlin Crosby
    Caitlin Crosby
    • Amyas Amy…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2011
    Chris Warren
    Chris Warren
    • Pattersonas Patterson
    6 episodes6 eps • 2010–2011
    Andrew Fiscella
    Andrew Fiscella
    • Rogeras Roger
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010–2011
    Adam Cagley
    Adam Cagley
    • Kevin Sternas Kevin Stern
    5 episodes5 eps • 2010–2011
    Mathew Dunlop
    Mathew Dunlop
    • Basketball Playeras Basketball Player…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2010–2011
    Justin Cone
    Justin Cone
    • Guillermoas Guillermo
    3 episodes3 eps • 2011
    Omar Leyva
    Omar Leyva
    • Doctoras Doctor
    2 episodes2 eps • 2010
    Najarra Townsend
    Najarra Townsend
    • Bitsyas Bitsy
    2 episodes2 eps • 2010–2011
    • Creators
      • Seth Grahame-Smith
      • David Katzenberg
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    The daily life of an unpopular high school student.
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    • high school student
    • teenage crush
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    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
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    • Trivia
      Even though the central characters, of which she is one, are all 15-year old, Amber Lancaster (Jenny) was actually 29 when filming began - beating actresses of other 15-year old characters such as, for example, Charisma Carpenter at the beginning of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (age 27), and matching Gabrielle Carteris' age at the start of Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990.
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Animal
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      Performed by Miike Snow

    User reviews8

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    Top review
    8/10
    Hard times, R.J. Berger, hard times...
    "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" is a mildly entertaining comedy from the good folks over at MTV. This is a strange and very scandalous show (I suspect that an unrated DVD is in the works) that walks a very fine line between John Hughes-style teen comedy and full-blown adult sex romp (like "American Pie" combined with "The 40-Year-Old Virgin").

    "Hard Times" follows the comic misadventures in love and lust of high schooler R.J. Berger (Paul Iacano) as he lusts after the pretty popular girl Jenny Swanson (Amber Lancaster). Of course there's an overweight best friend, and his name is Miles (Jareb Dauplaise). Even though R.J. is unlucky with the ladies, he has no idea that another classmate named Lily (Kara Taitz) is actually lusting AFTER HIM, and she's always trying her best to lure him into her clutches with many scandalous come-ons that are just too scandalous to list here.

    This is a mildly funny and entertaining teen comedy with OK acting performances from its cast. R.J. is a likable lead character who is representative of all the high school nerds who were over-looked in those days by all the pretty popular girls. His friend Miles is pretty much the typical best friend and provides many of the show's best comedic moments and mature-rated dialogue.

    But being that this is MTV, they have no problem whatsoever giving teenage characters sensationally raunchy dialogue and portraying them as horny, under-sexed outsiders (what else are such characters to be in these types of set-ups?). But this is MTV; what else do you expect? I wouldn't advise teenagers to watch this show because of the adult-sounding dialogue, but my warning has no meaning here. I stated my case, and it's up to today's teens if they want to watch this show.

    8/10
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    • dee.reid
    • Dec 18, 2010

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hard Times
    • Production company
      • MTV/Remote Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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