Jem - Season 3, Part 1
by Ray Lee
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Actor: Britta Phillips, Cathianne Blore, Cindy McGee, Patricia Alice Albrecht, Samantha NewarkDirector: Ray Lee
Writer: Buzz Dixon
Writer: Carla Conway
Writer: Cary Bates
Writer: Christy Marx
Writer: Clare Noto
Writer: Evelyn Gabai
Writer: Greg Weisman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 448 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Movie Reviews of Jem - Season 3, Part 1
Movie Review: A great series gets even deeper
Summary: 5 Stars
Jem was the stand-out cartoon series of the 80's....it had action for boys, romance for girls, and soap opera-esque elements for adults (I was in my teens when the show orginally aired, and my mom would watch it WITH me...I think she was just as into it as I was!). Flash to the present; the show was slipping slowing into oblivion, with only old, rapidly deteriorating VHS copies to watch, when Rhino finally listened to the desperate pleas of fans, and released Jem on DVD.
This set covers the first part of what Rhino has deemed "Season 3", although I think their count is a bit skewed. At any rate, with this season, character development really started to shine, and we started learning "background" things about our beloved rockers. The addition of Jetta to The Misfits added a new angle, as Roxy now had someone to compete with as Pizzazz's right-hand cronie. Aja (who was shamefully under-used in the series) finally garnered a love interest, and he was none other than Stormer's BROTHER. And, speaking of Stormer, we found out that her real name was Mary Phillips! It was little details like these that really fleshed out the series, and kept it from being just another half-hour toy commercial like so many OTHER cartoon series of the period. Even the songs seemed to take a step up in quality. This season also saw the show tackle more deep subjects, such as illiteracy (Roxy couldn't read), drug abuse, and the after-effects of the death of a parent. "Father's Day" (which shows Kimber's trouble in dealing with her father's death) is a heart-breaking episode, and it just makes you care for the characters (as well as your OWN parents) all the more.
Bonus features include an interview with one of the story writers, commentary tracks, and an informative interview (at last!) with Britta Phillips, Jem's singing voice. (For a VERY surreal experience, seek out the CD "Popdropper", by The Belltower. Britta was one of their lead singers, and it's eerily like hearing Jem sing REAL rock music.) The packaging, once again, is nothing to write home about, with the first two DVDs stacked awkwardly on top of each other. The package art is dreadful (though not as bad as the first set), and I just can't figure why Rhino didn't request access to Hasbro's GREAT artwork from the product line..it would have been a HUGE improvement, and really upped the retro factor. And, speaking of Hasbro...
With the DVDs selling very well (and the vintage dolls all over auction sites), Jem nostalgia is at a FEVER pitch! Most of the girls' toy lines from the 80s (My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite), are once again filling toy aisles across the country. Yet, there is one MAJOR line that's missing. Barbie has finally been PUSHED off of her throne by other, more creative doll lines, so Hasbro......it's time for the return of the Truly Outrageous Jem. 2005 is her 20th anniversary, so what better time than the present? The line has SO much potential, update her, re-size her, do whatever you have to....just BRING her BACK to us...please?
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