The Hard Times of RJ Berger ** Spoilers **

JONJO THE MISER

New show from MTV premiered last night in the States, apparently its full of sexual content, will give it a go later.

Richard Dower

HA!....great show man, it's like Hung meets Blue Mountan State, but set in high school. Had some genuine good laughs and gags. RJ is the biggest loser in high school, but he has a secret weapon!

A donkey sized d*ck! , it's actually one of those rare MTV shows i like, pity the language is bleeped....hoping for an uncensored version.

Ep. 1-2 are out now....i think it's worth a look!

Oh and check out super hottie Amber Lancaster

Richard Dower

Ep. 2 - not too bad, not as many laughs, but still entertaining enough, you've got some likeable characters, and hot babes.

Richard Dower

Ep. 2 ratings, not sure if this is good or bad in terms of MTV:

Hard Times of RJ Berger (10pm, 32 minutes)
- 1.172 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.5/2 A18-49
- 0.5/2 W18-34

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/15/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-huge-for-history-plus-real-housewives-secret-life-wwe-raw-more/54268

JP Liz V1

Yes I seen it advertised a few times now

American Pie tv series :rolleyes:

RolandIRL

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055940499

thread already about it.
might give it a look later though, just to see if it's any good.

Mr E

Threads merged.

Richard, the "Search This Forum" function is your friend.

Richard Dower

Mr E wrote: »

Threads merged.

Richard, the "Search This Forum" function is your friend.

Search function dosen't always work well.

Gekko

It's way better than Blue Mountain State in my opinion.

Have watched first 2 eps and enjoyed it.

Especially enjoyed the line

"That's how a man smells, bitch."

:D:D

One of the funniest lines ever.

JohnnyRyan99

Is this being shown on MTV over here or is it still only in America?

Richard Dower

^ US right now, pity it's bleeped.

Richard Dower

Ep. 3 - not that great, much less gags and comedy lines. Seems to have been watered down since the initial two episodes. Ratings fell as well, i doubt MTV are happy with these numbers:

Hard Times of RJ Berger (10pm)
- 0.834 million viewers
- 0.6/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49
- 0.3/1 W18-34

If it continues to side it's the end for RJ, thought you gotta admit it's got two smokin' hot chicks in the cast.

Gekko

It was ok, the chicks are hot all right.

Those viewing figures are terrible though. It's MTV though...they should show it on their Europe/UK & Ireland channels and make it pay that way.

It is June though, so also what do they expect.

Richard Dower

Seen 5 eps. now, i feel they have totally toned down the show since the pilot....it went from a 15 rated movie to 12A, it dosen't even have **bleeped** language anymore save for one or two sh*ts. Pity, the pilot was a riot.... very risque for an MTV show.

If this had been on Spike or a subscriber cable channel it could work quite well, i'm still enjoying it enough, the toliet talk is very juvenile as well.

ScumLord

Richard Dower wrote: »

Seen 5 eps. now, i feel they have totally toned down the show since the pilot....it went from a 15 rated movie to 12A, it dosen't even have **bleeped** language anymore save for one or two sh*ts. Pity, the pilot was a riot.... very risque for an MTV show.

If this had been on Spike or a subscriber cable channel it could work quite well, i'm still enjoying it enough, the toliet talk is very juvenile as well.

Might watch the earlier episodes so, I watched episode 5 and thought it was just ok.

Richard Dower

Ep. 5 ratings....i doubt it'll get a second season based on these numbers:

Hard Times of RJ Berger
- 0.799 million viewers
- 0.6/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49
- 0.3/1 W18-34

Richard Dower

Ep. 6 - the best one thus far, and by all accounts it was Noureen Dewulf that stole the show!, i suggest you Google her pics....astonishingly good looking girl. she put on a very convincing English accent, nerd glasses, talks comic books, is a member of the purity club....and she STILL looked like a sex kitten!

Twas a funny ep. with Claire getting some of the best lines, she's in next weeks ep. as well. I must keep an eye out for her in future.

Gekko

Thought this episode was great as well.

Phwoar she's hawt!

Richard Dower

Ep. 7 was also pretty good...loved seeing fatty getting his ass kicked by a girl!, much less Claire this week, pity. It had some laughs and wasn't too bad overall.

Seems RJ is getting a super hottie babysitter next week....body from hell!

Gekko

Was there any reason for fatty wearing a green T-Shirt in ep7 that said "Everyone Loves an Irish Boy"??

Richard Dower

^ god knows, fattie is just pathetic fratboy, useless character....he ain't even that funny.

Richard Dower

ROFLMAO!....haha, that was great!, ep. 8 - the ending...brilliant way they did the comic strip, all puking on each other...hehe!, very funny ep., i think this show is improving quite a bit the last 3 eps. Fatty was much better in this ep., he actually made me laugh a few times.

And Jenni is some hot sauce!

Richard Dower

YES!...great news!, MTV renewed RJ Berger for a second season :-)

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a254825/mtv-orders-season-two-of-hard-times.html

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/02/hard-times-of-rj-berger-renewed-justin-bieber/

As i said in my ^ post...the show has improved the last three episodes.

[thanks for the edit mods]

Richard Dower

I don't belive this Justin Bieber BS...it may have helped a bit, but the show itself improved in the last 3-4 eps.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Justin-Bieber-MTV-1021262.aspx?rss=breakingnews

But, will ratings go up for tonights ep.?...hmmm, Bieber's name is mentioned in every article related to the renewal, and the Twitterverse will mention both...be interesting to see if the ratings go up again tonight, that might prove the theory.

Conor108

I have just seen the trailer for this. I could not believe MTV made it. I always thought they'd only make sh*t like 'The Hills' (sorry Richard), or '16 and pregnant'. I'll give it a go later

Richard Dower

Ep. 9 - very weak, probably the worst ep. of the season....won't say more.

Richard Dower

Hmmm...the ratings are up, does this prove the theory then?

Hard Times of RJ Berger
- 1.040 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.4/1 A18-49
- 0.5/1 W18-34

Gekko

Richard Dower wrote: »

Ep. 9 - very weak, probably the worst ep. of the season....won't say more.

Yeah it was a bit weak, a little bit laboured in parts I felt.

The opening scenes were screwball humour and there weren't any more laughs to be had really.

Basq

Hmmm.. having just watched the trailer, it does look suprisingly promising for something MTV has produced.

Will give it a go.

Richard Dower

^ the pilot is very funny, some class lines...it drops off then until ep. 5 and picks up.

Richard Dower

HOLY CRAP!...what an ending!..i have to spoiler this 'cause it's pretty big

Lilly getting hit by the bus!!!!!!!!!!!....i was totally shocked at first, then burst out laughing!, then i felt guilty, one of those scenes you're not sure if you're supposed to be shocked or laugh

Better ep. then the last two, had a few good lines, season finale next week!

Gekko

Richard Dower wrote: »

HOLY CRAP!...what an ending!..i have to spoiler this 'cause it's pretty big

Lilly getting hit by the bus!!!!!!!!!!!....i was totally shocked at first, then burst out laughing!, then i felt guilty, one of those scenes you're not sure if you're supposed to be shocked or laugh

Better ep. then the last two, had a few good lines, season finale next week!

It was some ending all right. Next week should be interesting, lol.

Richard Dower

Best ratings since the pilot!

Hard Times of RJ Berger
- 1.143 million viewers
- 0.8/1 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
- 0.5/1 W18-34

Richard Dower

Lily ain't dead...bugger!

Gekko

Richard Dower wrote: »

Lily ain't dead...bugger!

You know this how?! :eek:

Richard Dower

Another shocker ending!...on sooo many levels!, this is very balsy of the produers imo, twas a very sad episode as well, RJ was in tears for most no it, no humour at all in this ep. - it felt like a season finale of One Tree Hill, it was all drama and tears.

Totally different feel to the ep. compared to all the others, but the ending

so Lily *IS* dead!, and coma sex...wtf?

Jenny isin't your atypical cheerleader with hot jock BF stuck up her own arse type....she actually seems really sweet, i do like her.

I kinda felt for fatty tbh, but did he really think

Robin was gonna take him to the prom?

. I think the writers were digging into personal homecoming experience on this one.

The ep. was totally out of line with the rest of the season, but i think it was a strong and kinda balsy finale...if the ending stays put. Wow the music was overpowering!...again OTH.

Gekko

wtf indeed, lol.

I guess there will be a long wait for series 2.

L31mr0d

Love this show.

It's actually surprising at first just how adult the humor is. Like the semi-hentai scene in Episode 6.

Don't judge it by the fact it's set in an American High school, or the fact it's made by MTV or the fact that Richard loves it so much (lol, j/k) it's actually very well written and consistently funny.

Richard Dower

^ well...i wouldn't say it's consistently funny....i think it's rather patchy, but for an MTV show i think it's has or would have a bit of bite, i just wish they showed it uncensored.
I guess the DVD will have that.

Richard Dower

Season finale sees highest ratings of the series:

Hard Times of RJ Berger
- 1.288 million viewers
- 0.9/2 HH
- 0.5/1 A18-49
- 0.4/1 W18-34

calex71

Love it !!!! But from watching online the bit at the end where they show a snip from the next ep always lies and makes the next one look more raunchy than it actually is. After a full season I have learned to love it and not believe the lies

The

I'm taking your balls tonight bit in he last ep and the nutmusk bit in the 1st ep being season highlights for me

pure gold!!!!!!!!

Edit the last scene was both

awwwwwwwwwwwwww and lmfao and WFT ? at the same time

DOC09UNAM

Brilliant, The coach is a goddamn legend.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Just watched the pilot for this. Better than I thought it would be. About to watch episode 2.

Basq

Watched the 1st season in it's entirety last weekend with the girlfriend.. and enjoyed it!

Kinda like a slightly tamer version of 'The Inbetweeners' - the dynamic between the three leads sort of reminded me of these three in 'Mean Girls' for some reason.

Very very enjoyable series that really found it's feet as it went on. The finale was fantastic too!

Must be starting over here soon, as they seem to be advertising it quite heavily now too. Saw a couple of billboards for it in Dublin and saw a couple of ads for it on TV.

EDIT: Just checked.. and it's starting tonight on MTV at 10pm.

MTV 10:00pm Sun 5 Sep

New series. RJ Berger is a desperately unpopular 15 year-old, but when his anatomical gift is dramatically revealed in front of the whole school, he goes from anonymous to infamous. In this episode, RJ's social life is turned upside down when most of the basketball team is benched

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Just watched all 12 episodes today. Great show. What an ending. I really hope they don't cop out in season 2 though and undo that last scene.

Richard Dower

^ glad you guys liked it, hope now it's on MTV UK more people can watch and appreciate it for what it is, it's not fine art, it's crude and rude but without the nude....but i think i could attain cult status over time.

http://tv.sky.com/the-hard-times-of-rj-berger

"Best described as Hung meets The Inbetweeners, this laugh-out-loud coming of age comedy is a superb take on the slippery slope of high school's social ladder and an outrageous show that's well worth checking out."

http://www.tvguide.co.uk/titlesearch.asp?title=The%20Hard%20Times%20Of%20RJ%20Berger

Richard Dower

Aw fudge!....so

Paris Hilton

is making a guest apperance in S2?

[edit] - she bloody did! - http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/hard-times-rj-berger/paris-hilton-shoots-rj-berger-guest-spot-429311

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_zCSmO_nQ

And i thought

Lily was dead?

Weezer to feature on RJ: http://blog.mtvasia.com/2010/11/19/weezer-rehearse-long-and-hard-for-rj-berger-cameo/

Vinny from Jersey Shore has a guest spot on S2: http://www.wetpaint.com/jersey-shore/articles/vinny-to-appear-on-the-hard-times-of-rj-berger

Basq

Richard Dower wrote: »

And i thought

Lily was dead?

That was implied, but I never actually thought they'd do it..

..

odds are it's her woken up pulling out her heart monitor (etc)

.

Richard Dower

Finally!...some news, re; season 2:

http://www.examiner.com/jersey-shore-in-national/hard-times-with-rj-berger-season-2-premieres-after-jersey-shore-season-3-finale

The MTV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger Season 2 will premiere immediately following the Jersey Shore Season 3 finale on March 24, MTV announced today (Thursday). Hard Times will premiere on a special day and time (11pm) to take advantage of what's expected to be a record Jersey Shore viewing audience. The series will move to its regular timeslot - Monday at 10pm ET/PT - beginning March 28.

^ really looking forward to this!

Richard Dower

Woah!....promo vid for season 2, based on the vid it looks like

Lilly really IS dead!, a funeral!

http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/03/hard-times-of-rj-berger-season-2-promo.html

Basq

Richard Dower wrote: »

based on the vid it looks like

Lilly really IS dead!, a funeral!

Definite red herring tbh!