Things I have learned about Jem

[morganskye]

Netflix recently added the first season of Jem to their Instant list. I've been marathoning it for a little over a week. I've learned quite a few things about my favorite childhood show.

~Kimber is contractually obligated to say 'out-RAY-geous' at least twice an episode, and always when the situation is not in any way 'outrageous'.
~Rio is either a moron, a douchbag, or a perv. Perhaps all three.
~Stormy is my favorite character, therefore she has the least lines and screen time. When she does it's usually saying 'Yeah!' or 'YEAH!'.
~By about half-way through the season I honestly felt sorry for the Misfit's manager, Eric Raymond. Yeah he's an ass, but if I had to tolerate the shit he went through then I'd be an ass too.
~Synergy needs to tell Jerrica/Jem to STFU and deal with her own problems. She then needs to get herself installed on the Normandy so EDI can have a playmate.
~Who the hell is watching the Starlight Girls while the band is having all those wacky adventures?
~For that matter, where is all of Jem's money going? Clearly it's not to Starlight House. I think she's coking it up.
~Shana's clothing designs are crap, even for the 80's. Thank goodness the doll clothes were done first, then put into the show. Also, I'd give my metaphorical left nut for an NRFB Stormer doll.
~I'd pay real money to see a Jem/Pazzazz full-on girl fight.

Netflix needs to hurry up and get the last two seasons, although I'm betting this is just a ploy to get people to buy the DVD set. I'm tempted, but $60 is too much for something I'd only watch once.

Comments

[ssfseiyakou.livejournal.com]

The reason I've yet to rewatch Jem is just as you have described.

I remember loving it in my childhood, and I'm afraid if I revisit it now, I'm going to hate it. (90% sure I will. Its happend with other shows...)

Stormer was my favorite, as well.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I feel you. I used to love She-Ra (duh lol), but you couldn't pay me to watch that crap now. How the hell did I like that as a kid? However, with Jem I found myself going 'just one more episode'. While it's not Oscar material, it's still solid enough that I can enjoy it for what it is, not what it was. It's a lot of 'omg you guys are dumb lol' instead of 22 minutes of torture. There's only one episode I skipped and that was for technical problems.

I also want to see the later seasons because after digging in Wiki I found some characters that I don't remember AT ALL.

[marziepan.livejournal.com]

Your comments seriously made me lol.

I got season 1 for christmas just for nostalgia. ^_^

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Hehe! I'm amazed at how much I enjoyed watching it. Also, Jerrica has to be bipolar or something.

"Everybody loves Jem and not me!!"
"O_o But you are Jem..."

[cassandramorgan.livejournal.com]

Before my grandmother moved in with us, she had a NRFB Stormer doll. I'm not sure what happened to those dolls. (She had quite a few of them.) I was too young to care about collectible dolls.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

PLEASE let me know if you ever find it. It's not so much about having a doll in the box, it's the joy of taking it out and playing with it for the first time.

Mom never let me get anything other than Barbie, and even then I had to beg and plead. Jem was completely off limits.

[cassandramorgan.livejournal.com]

I will. Though they are most likely gone. It's been almost 20 years since I've seen those dolls. She had Shana, Kimber...hmmm...I want to say Pizzaz but I'm not sure. I had Jem and a couple of the others but they were well played with. I may still have the cassette tapes the dolls came with.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Probably if it's been that long. I know the MiB dolls go for about $200 each. Scary isn't it?

[missmalade.livejournal.com]

OMG yes to everything.

[bandvamp01.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, oh my god JEM!! I was super into Jem when I was a kid, but I can't seem to remember anything about the show now :/

Which doll was purple? I remember having a purple doll and a cassette tape. Awwww, I wish I could find that cassette tape! I could use it to torture Nathan on road trips. *evil grin*