The Hard Times of RJ Berger: Will Teens Watch?


amber lancaster RJ Berger
amber lancaster RJ Berger

Got teens? If so, you're probably already hearing a lot about "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" and its stars Paul Iacano and Amber Lancaster. If not, you probably found the nearly endless RJ Berger promotion during last night's MTV Movie Awards nothing less than baffling. Let's start out by saying that this show, described by USA Today as "Hung for Kids" is strictly for the teen set (or oldesters nostalgic for Beavis and Butthead).

Paul Iacono plays RJ Berger, a well-endowed 15-year-old who happens to be "scrawny and weird-looking, awkward and pale." He's loveable to viewers, but not so much to the bullies at school - and his hugeness hasn't yet helped him win over his super-crush, played by Amber Lancaster. It's raunchy, silly, and set in a high-school. All hooks for the under-18 crowd.

But will teens actually watch it? More here...