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| c/o AV Club |
Despite my protests to what this once-remarkable network has become, there is one program that sticks out amid the slew of trash for which MTV has become so closely identified. This is not to say that The Hard Times of RJ Berger is good, clean family fun. To be sure, the routine scenarios that stem from domestic absurdity and sex crazed foolishness are in abundance. But RJ's story is somewhat different because it goes well beyond youthful indiscretions and the inevitable lessons learned of which we've seen aplenty on television and in movies for decades now.
Despite the initially unexpected little-guy-with-a-huge-penis backstory – by which many guys only wish they were so horribly burdened – RJ is generally levelheaded and manages to remain composed amid even the most ruthless nonsense. You find yourself cheering for the guy. You want him to finish on top. You want him to pound the bully into unconsciousness. And you absolutely want him to end up with the prettiest girl in school – who, on the show, is his tormentor's main squeeze, and, in reality, looks somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 years-old.
The show might be worth the time if you get a chance.
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