Saturday Morning Adventures: Jem and The Holograms

"Synergy!" Find your magical earrings everyone and let Synergy
transform you into a Hologram as for the next two weeks, Saturday
Morning Adventures becomes totally outrageous as we revisit Jem
and The Holograms.





The Human Star Wars Encyclopedia, The Padme Amidala of Anime, and
co-host of The Socially Distanced and Anime x Pop podcasts Amanda
Rivas is joined by her blood rival, real-life sister, and
Bridgerton enthusiast Vanessa Gonzales to talk about this
animated musical TV series created via a joint collaboration
between Hasbro, Sunbow Productions, and Marvel Productions that
ran from 1985 - 1988. This series follows the adventures of
Jerrica Benton, record company owner, who transforms into her
singer alter-ego Jem with the help of her computer Synergy, and
the adventures of her band Jem and The Holograms.





Vanessa and Amanda reminisce about why they fell in love with the
series, talk about the message behind the show, and who was more
interesting between Jerrica and Jem. They also talk about the
legendary rivalry between Jem and The Holograms and The Misfits,
series villain Eric Raymond, and the eternal love triangle
between Jerrica, Jem, and Jerrica's long-time boyfriend Rio.
Lastly, they talk about the legacy the show left a whole
generation of 80's babies with.





Join us next week as Amanda watches for the first time ever and
Vanessa revisits the 2015 live-action Jem and The Holograms film.
Will the movie be truly as outrageous as the show? You'll have to
tune in to find out.