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    Image of jenrobe jenrobe
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    NOOOOOOOOOOOO. MAKE IT STOP. I'm still recovering from that Rainbow Brite abomination you guys posted the other day. Go find some new ideas, Hasbro. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback

    AHAHAHA, YES! Now I'm one step closer to getting the brutally outrageous crossover of my dreams. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @robyngraves: That's fucking awesome. #jemcomback
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    This is depressing news. #jemcomback
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    If they ruin Jem, they will rue the day!

    I stil have bootleg Jem VHS tapes. My favorite episode is the Charity Shindig! #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @thesciencegirl: I keep meaning to get the Jem DVD set, but I'm afraid it will ruin wonderful childhood memories. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @Ipomoea: One of my friends bought the DVDs right when they came out when we were seniors in college. I watched the first 3 hours worth in one night, and it was wonderful. I mean, yeah, I'm not 7 anymore, but I still loved it. I want the whole set for myself (*updates Christmas wishlist*). #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @thesciencegirl: Ok, I just looked on amazon. Looks like the DVDs were discontinued, and what was once a $40 set is now going for $100. :( #jemcomback
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    Image of dangergus dangergus
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    I loved this show - correction - I loved the Misfits on this show, especially Stormer (the Misfit that always felt bad about being mean to Jem) and Jerrica/Jem's sister Kimber.

    What always weirded me out was Jem/Jerrica's identity issues & their relationship with her boyfriend. Jerrica was this strong, successful record exec and she was intimidated by her own alter ego Jem. If I remember correctly her boyfriend dated both Jem/Jerrica without the knowledge they were the same person and this REALLY bothered Jerrica but not so much Jem.

    It really bothered me too because the boyfriend wasn't depicted as swarmy, even though he was dating two girls (to his knowledge). He was a "catch."

    Jerrica's alter ego Jem seemed to really screw with Jerrica's head way too much. They really gave the impression to me that they were two different people. Not a Clark Kent/Superman alter-ego way. #jemcomback
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    11/05/09

    @dangergus: So you're saying Jem actually has split personalities a la Sybil (Sally Field) and needs therapy?

    That's deep, man. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @Cunning_Linguist: Yeah, I even remember an episode where it really got to Jerrica and she went to Synergy to talk about it and Synergy's explanation was that Jem and Jerrica were NOT the same person. At least that's what my 12-year-old brain came away with.

    It was a real wait-WHAT?! moment for me. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback

    Casting suggestion for leader of The Misfits: #jemcomback
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    Image of SouthernSatine SouthernSatine
    11/05/09

    @jenilane: PIZZAZZ! #jemcomback
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    Image of aclikeslater aclikeslater
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    Technically isn't Hannah Montana the contemporary take on this?

    I really, really don't want Jem re-done. I've sat idly by when other paragons of my youth were denigrated in contemporary re-tellings...let Jem's original badassery live on in the annals of time! #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    IF this is done well, and that is a BIG if, and then if my daughter becomes a fan, then perhaps I may be persuaded to give my mint-condition Jem doll to my daughter to play with. But only if she lets me play with it too from time to time!

    Srsly, the earrings still light up. It has to be worth something!! #jemcomback
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    I'll watch it only if they keep the hair and makeup. That shit is glorious. #jemcomback
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    Image of SouthernSatine SouthernSatine
    11/05/09

    @Cunning_Linguist: I was Jem for Halloween this year, and let me tell you, that eye makeup took forever. Also, it was incredible. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @SouthernSatine: Or, I should say, outrageous. Truly truly truly outrageous. #jemcomback
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    11/05/09

    @SouthernSatine: I'd like to out-outrageous you and wear that makeup out on a regular ol' night out on the town. Maybe I should start practicing. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    I blame Jem for my severe wish fulfillment issues... Want a new car? Sure, Synergy will whip that right up. New wardrobe? One touch of the earring and it's yours. But since I didn't have a holographic projector with earrings that could give me whatever I wanted when I wanted it, I settled for credit cards instead. I love you Jem, but damn. Maybe those don't-talk-to-strangers PSAs at the end of every episode were the creators' way of feeling better about themselves for having just spent a half hour telling kids they can have the world without working too hard for it. #jemcomback
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    Image of BeSarcastic BeSarcastic
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    I'm waiting for a live-action Care Bears movie, with Christopher Walken as Professor Coldheart. #jemcomback
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    Image of hortense hortense
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    This kind of bums me out, actually, considering Hasbro's other revivals. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @hortense: Show's over, Synergy. Honestly, I don't know whether to be excited or horrified. #jemcomback
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    Image of FroderickFronkensteen FroderickFronkensteen
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    I do believe they've already re-made a really lame version of this; her name is Hannah Montana? #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    They're going to turn the Misfits into hipsters, aren't they? #jemcomback
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    Image of meg9 meg9
    11/05/09

    In reply to Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback
    Why do these toy execs try to bring every single toy from our childhoods back? Leave Jem and Jerrica alone!! :) #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @meg9: Thoses execs aren't movie makers, they are marketing droogs. They don't have to work as hard to market it if people have already heard of it. They don't give a rat's ass if the movie is good or not. #jemcomback
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    11/05/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I didn't think about that, they'll have a built in audience that way--- and lots of Gen X ers have kids now, so they'd be happy to take them to see stuff like that. I do hope that nobody EVER messes with Holly Hobby or her friend Amy. I loved them and don't want to see them in thigh high boots and tank tops! #jemcomback
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