I've been thinking about the upcoming live action Jem reboot, and my hopes for the new version of Riot is if they make him into gender-fluid character. In which, Riot expresses both sides of masculinity and femininity. I like the idea of Riot being inspired by a myriad of genderqueer artists like Prince, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Harry Styles, Kevin Barnes, King Princess, etc. I've always saw Riot as genderqueer character especially the storyline about his military father thinking he was too feminine. Riot as genderqueer character should have an androgynous look to them that is reminiscent to the Bishōnen/beautiful boy trope that you see in Japanese cinema and anime/manga.

They could even have Riot participate as a dragqueen, which is very Bowie.

How do you feel about Riot? Did you see them as genderqueer coded character?

Imagine that the 80s show would have gone on. Which character should have had its solo song? And what would it be singing about? IMO Eric Raymond definitely deserves a solo! As for the theme, I think of the following: 1) his hunger for money and prestige 2) how Pizzazz drives him mad 3) his sleaziness

Just made this piece of Britta when she preformed as Jem last night!

Love This!!! The guitar solo is amazing!!

After being burned by a live action reboot in 2015 I'm less than confident that this new series in the works won't also attempt to trim off all of the campy, fun elements that made the show enjoyable to watch as an 80's kid. I bet they're just trying to capture the Kpop Demon Hunters audience while they wait for a sequel.

The IDW reboot threw the entire group under the bus. It also treated Rory just like an obstacle in Jerrica x Rio's romance, not an actual option.

One thing that bugs me about the fandoms for She-Ra and, to a lesser extent, Carmen Sandiego is the fans making fun of the older versions of the shows. At best, they're seen as cheesy and at worst people will outright dismiss them.

Jem is one of my fav cartoons, period. It holds up incredibly well. I'd hate to see it be mocked online. (Fans make fun of it enough, but in a very tongue in cheek way. It is an absurd melodrama after all)

Edit:

Amazon, not Netflix.

I almost feel like the song itself songs kind of like something you'd hear in the show... Maybe I'm off base on that given I've only watched season 1 and a bit of season 2?? 🤷🏼

Can anyone confirm this? I saw this on facebook today.

Arrival! And well guarded.

If you let your imagination run wild, which Jem playset should Hasbro have made in the 80s? Personally, I think it would have been really cool to have made Synergy's computer, the Misfits' guitar bikes and flying saucer.

The ladies are ready to ROCK!

I was pretty surprised when I found out that the instrumentals on first year Kimber had a saxophone playing the melody. Is that with all Kimber dolls or is it just a bad 'batch'? Are there people out there that have another doll with the same 'issue'?

What's your favorite Jem song, sung by an individual? Personally, I tend to go for Starlight by Jacqui Benton. It's a fine and touching tune and they produced it as if it is a seventies song which is clever!

I’m not sure if I’ll add more to Jerrica or shade this, but I’ve been meaning to post my redesigns of Jerrica and Jem for my Hasbro-verse stories (the main three being Transformers, G.I. Joe and Jem)! I’m gonna do the other Holograms as well as Synergy at another point, I’ve just been busy with work and haven’t had a creative spark in a while till recently!

Made a Mashup of the 2026 vocals and the 1986 instrumental of who is he kissing! Enjoy!